| "P.A.S.S.I.O.N." | ||||
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| Single by Rythm Syndicate | ||||
| from the album Rythm Syndicate | ||||
| B-side | "P.A.S.S.I.O.N." (house mix), as well as "The Ghetto Mix", Hip House edit & New Jack Edit | |||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Recorded | 1990-1991 | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop, dance-rock | |||
| Length | 4:15 | |||
| Label | Impact, MCA | |||
| Writer(s) | Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers | |||
| Producer(s) | Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers | |||
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"P.A.S.S.I.O.N." is the lead single from the eponymous debut album by the dance-rock band Rythm Syndicate. Written, arranged & produced by main vocalist Evan Rogers & guitarist/keyboardist Carl Sturken, the single was a smash on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 2 in 1991, behind Bryan Adams' smash hit, "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You".
The track uses a typical pop song structure and arrangement for most of each verse, but utilizes a spelling out of some words to match the cadence of the vocal; as in the end line of the second verse ("The S-E-X is just too good"). After the second verse, the chorus is repeated twice and leads into a bridge. This promptly melts into a screaming guitar solo. Nearly twenty seconds later, Rogers institutes a rap vocal, which dissipates into the chorus that repeats until the song fades out.