- Corporation Of One was US based DJ Freddy Bastone.
- In 1988, he took Theme For Great Cities and sampled "This is the real life" from Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody
to create a track called The Real Life. (This was three years before Simple Minds' released an album called Real Life.)
- It was originally released by Smokin', a sub-label of Tuff City Records in New York.
- A smash club hit, it was picked up by Desire Records in the UK and released on three formats.
- The Original Mix was closest to Theme For Great Cities. The House Mix moved things on with a slightly
different melody line and some limited male vocals. The Dub mixes were instrumental versions of the House Mix.
- Desire Records issued the records in both picture and card sleeves.
- Despite being well known in the clubs, the record failed to chart.
- Smokin' issued another 12" in 1989. The House Mix Vocal, based on the House Mix,
added a rap by Mystique, additional male vocals, Sandman samples and extra synth melodies. The record was titled Corporation Of One with Mystique.
- The House Mix International was simply an instrumental version of the House Mix Vocal whilst the dubs were all reworkings
of the original House Mix - in fact, Part Two and Part Three were simply the Dub and
Rub-A-Dub mixes.
- In 2001, Dave Lee remixed the Original Mix and issued it under his own Raven Maize moniker.
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the real life: quick reference
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| 7" |
The Real Life |
Desire WANT 16 |
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A1. | The Real Life | [Edit] | (3:45) |
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B1. | The Prayer | [Edit] | (4:35)
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| 12" |
The Real Life |
Desire WANTX 16 |
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A1. | The Real Life | [Original Mix] | (5:55) |
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B1. | The Prayer | | (4:50)
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| 12" |
The Real Life |
Desire WANTXR 16 |
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A1. | The Real Life | [House Mix] | (5:53) |
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A2. | The Real Life | [Original Mix Fade] | (4:02) |
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B1. | The Real Life | [Dub Mix] | (5:40) |
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B2. | The Real Life | [Rub-A-Dub Mix] | (3:50)
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