Stimulation (song)

"Stimulation" is the debut single from Australian pop group Wa Wa Nee. The song was released in April 1986 as the lead single from their self-titled debut studio album. The song peaked at number 2 on the Australian singles chart.^[1]

"Stimulation"
Single by Wa Wa Nee
from the album Wa Wa Nee
Released	21 April 1986
Recorded	Studios 301, Sydney
Genre	Synth-pop
Length	3:46
Label	CBS Records
Songwriter(s)	Paul Gray
Producer(s)	Paul Gray, Jim Taig
Wa Wa Nee singles chronology
"Stimulation" (1986) "I Could Make You Love Me" (1986)

The group performed the song live on Countdown on 20 July 1986.^[2]

At the 1986 Countdown Australian Music Awards the song was nominated for Best Debut Single.^[3][4]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1987, the song was nominated for Highest Selling Single.

In 2015, the song was listed at number 25 in In the Mix's '100 Greatest Australian Dance Tracks of All Time' with Nick Jarvis said "its dad-dance-inducing extended mix, a seven-minute slap-bass odyssey that rivals Prince's finest work for generating dancefloor fire".^[5]

Track listing

7" (CBS - BA3373)

• Side A "Stimulation" - 3:46
• Side B "Headlines" - 3:36

12" (CBS - BA12182)

• Side A "Stimulation" (Extended Mix)
• Side B "Stimulation" (Dub Version)
• Side B "Headlines" - 3:36

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1986–1988)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1]	2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6]	11
US (Billboard Hot 100)[7]	86

Year-end charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8][9]	5

References

1. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 331. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
2. "WA WA NEE - Stimulation (Live on Countdown).mpg". YouTube. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
3. "Australian Music Awards". Ron Jeff. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
4. "Final episode of Countdown". 1970scountdown. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
5. "The 100 Greatest Australian Dance Tracks of All Time". 2015. Archived from the original on 16 December 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
6. "charts.nz > Wa Wa Nee in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
7. "Billboard > Artists / Wa Wa Nee > Chart History > The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
8. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 438. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Music Report annual charts were calculated using a points system based on chart runs rather than sales.
9. "National Top 100 Singles for 1986". Kent Music Report. No. 650. December 1986. Retrieved 24 January 2023 – via Imgur.