# Can You Identify this Dance Song?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 3, 2002, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-dance-song/106983 "2002-05-03T02:23:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![tsunamisurfer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a698b9/32.png) [@tsunamisurfer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tsunamisurfer)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-dance-song/106983/1 "2002-05-03T02:23:16Z")

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I’ve heard this song at lots of clubs.

It has a fast, funky, hip hop kinda beat/sound. The lyrics go something like, “You got the power.” Female vocalist with a male rapper. Great dance tune.

Any ideas re: what this group is?

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**Author:** ![bibliophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bibliophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophile)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-dance-song/106983/2 "2002-05-03T02:32:56Z")

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I think the group was Snap, and if I’m not mistaken, the name of the song is The Power

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-dance-song/106983/3 "2002-05-03T02:50:11Z")

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Bibliophile is correct. The song hit #2 in 1990. They also had a hit with “Rhythm Is a Dancer” (#5 in 1992).