More, More, More

This article is about the Andrea True song. For other uses, see More, More, More (disambiguation).

"More, More, More"
Single by Andrea True Connection
from the album More, More, More
Released	1976
Format	7" single, 12" single
Recorded	1975
Genre	Disco
Label	Buddah Records
Writer(s)	Gregg Diamond
Producer	Gregg Diamond
Andrea True Connection singles chronology
- "More More More" (1976) "Party Line" (1976)

"More, More, More" was the signature song of Andrea True, who performed under the name "The Andrea True Connection".

The song has been covered a number of times since by artists including Samantha Fox, Bananarama, Rachel Stevens and Dannii Minogue. In 1999 Canadian band Len sampled the instrumental break in "More, More, More" and used it as the backdrop for their top-ten single "Steal My Sunshine". The song has also been used in television promotional advertisements, such as for American television series Sex and the City.

The Andrea True Connection version

The song was originally recorded in Jamaica where True, a porn star, had been appearing in a television commercial. An attempted coup prevented her from leaving the country with her wages from the commercial. Resourcefully, True called on Gregg Diamond to come down to Jamaica to write and record the song with her.^[1]

Buddah Records originally released the song only to discos in the winter of 1976. The popularity of "More, More, More" was immense. Widespread listener interest convinced Buddha to release the single commercially in the spring. The song rose to number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and number twenty three on the soul singles chart.^[2] The single was a successful disco hit peaking at number two.^[3] Overseas, the song peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart.

Chart performance

Chart (1976)	Peak
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	4
U.S. Hot Dance Club Play	2
U.S. Easy Listening	23
UK Singles Chart	5

"More, More, More"
Single by Bananarama
from the album Please Yourself
Released	March 1993
Format	7" single, 12" single, CD single, CD Maxi
Recorded	January 1993
Genre	Pop, Dance
Length	3:07 3:21 (Dave Ford Single Mix)
Label	London Records
Writer(s)	Gregg Diamond Sara Dallin Keren Woodward Mike Stock Pete Waterman
Producer	Mike Stock Pete Waterman
Bananarama singles chronology
"Last Thing on My Mind" (1992) "More More More" (1993) "I Found Love" (1995)

Bananarama version

"More, More, More" was covered by English group Bananarama for their album Please Yourself. It was produced by Mike Stock and Pete Waterman (two-thirds of the Stock Aitken Waterman [SAW] trio). Their version maintained the disco feel of the original and also incorporated elements of ABBA-like production, as was the case with the entire Please Yourself album. Sara Dallin, Keren Woodward, Stock and Waterman added a second verse to their version of the song which was not present on Andrea True's original. The music video featured them performing the song and dancing (in one of their few unchoreographed videos) in a cabaret-style club with several male dancers backing them up.

Bananarama's single version (which was remixed from their album version) climbed to number twenty-four in the UK singles chart. It was their last single to be released by London Records, their label since 1983. The duo would not see another single-release in the UK until "Move in My Direction" in 2005.

Track listing

UK CD 1 single

1. "More, More, More" (Dave Ford Mix) - (3:24)

   Remixed by Dave Ford

2. "Love in the First Degree - (3:31)
3. "I Want You Back" - (3:47)
4. "I Heard a Rumour" - (3:24)

UK CD 2 single

1. "More, More, More" (Dave Ford Mix) - (3:24)

   Remixed by Dave Ford

2. "More, More, More" (12" Mix) - (5:18)
3. "Give It All Up for Love" - (3:57)
4. "More, More, More" (I Can't Techno More Mix) - (5:01)

Chart performance

Chart (1993)	Peak Position
UK Singles Chart	24

"More More More"
Single by Rachel Stevens
from the album Funky Dory (Re-release)
B-side	"Shoulda Thought of That" "Fools" (Princess Diaries 2 Version)
Released	October 4, 2004
Format	CD single, CD Maxi
Recorded	2004
Genre	Pop
Length	3:33 (album version) 2:47 (single version)
Label	Polydor
Writer(s)	Gregg Diamond
Rachel Stevens singles chronology
"Some Girls" (2004) "More More More" (2004) "Negotiate with Love" (2005)

Rachel Stevens Version

"More More More" was a 2004 hit for pop star Rachel Stevens. The song was taken from her debut album Funky Dory and was her final release from that album. The song was featured in an advertising campaign for Sky Sports' football coverage for the 2004-2005 season. It sold a total of 68,000 copies, of which 25,600 were in its first week. The Stevens version hit number three in the UK, outpeaking all of the previous versions of the track, and also reached number five in Ireland.

Track listing

CD 1

1. "More, More, More" (Single Mix)- 2:47
2. "Shoulda Thought Of That"- 3:14

CD 2

1. "More, More, More" (Single Mix)- 2:47
2. "Fools" (Princess Diaries 2 version)- 3:13
3. "More, More, More" (The Sharp Boys Sky's The Limit Club Mix)- 7:43
4. "More, More, More" (CD-ROM Video)

Chart performance

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles	8
Ireland Singles Top 50	5
UK Singles Chart	3

In popular culture

The Andrea True Connection's version of "More, More, More" has appeared in two episodes of The Simpsons. In the 2003 episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch?", after Moe Syzlak kidnaps David Byrne (who guest-starred in the episode as himself), a parody version of the song plays on the radio featuring Moe singing, "Moe, Moe, Moe! How do you like me? How do like me? Moe, Moe, Moe! Why don't you like me? Nobody likes me." The song is credited to "The Moe Syzlak Connection". The song also appears in the episode "Sweets and Sour Marge", where Disco Stu plays the song after "snorting" lines of sugar. In 2006, the song appeared on Click and was used during one of the flashback scenes.

"More, More, More" also appears in the documentary Inside Deep Throat, and late professional wrestler Larry Sweeney formerly used the song as his entrance theme.

References

1. ^ Jason Ankeny (2007-07-02). "Biography: Andrea True". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p21149. Retrieved 2007-07-01. 
2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 591. 
3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 264.