Control (Traci Lords song)
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"Control" is a song recorded by American actress and singer Traci Lords, from her debut studio album, 1000 Fires (1995). It was released as the lead single from the album by Radioactive Records on December 20, 1994. The song was written by Lords, Wonder Schneider and Ben Watkins. Produced by Juno Reactor, "Control" is a techno song with ambiguous lyrics about a dominant female who nurses a broken heart of her lover. Lords later stated she initially wrote the song about a drug addiction.
"Control" | ||||
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Single by Traci Lords | ||||
from the album 1000 Fires | ||||
Released | December 20, 1994 (1994-12-20) | |||
Recorded | 1994 | |||
Genre | Industrial techno | |||
Length | 6:44 | |||
Label | Radioactive | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Juno Reactor | |||
Traci Lords singles chronology | ||||
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The song received positive reviews from music critics. In the United States, it failed to enter the Billboard Hot 100. However, it managed to be successful on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart, peaking at number two. In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at number eighty-one on the UK Singles Chart. An instrumental version of "Control" was released on the soundtrack to the film Mortal Kombat (1995), which was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),[1] and earned Lords her first music award.[2]
The accompanying music video for "Control" was directed by Graeme Joyce. Inspired by James Bond, Lords portrays the female version of the character driving and walking in the streets of Los Angeles. She also portrays the character of Jill Masterson from the film Goldfinger (1964), when various images are projected on Lords' body as well as being depicted as the "golden girl" from that film. Her long-time collaborator John Waters also appears in the video.
Juno Reactor did an Instrumental of the song on for the Mortal Kombat (soundtrack).