In 1991, after American singer, composer, songwriter and dancer Thea Austin joined the line-up and helped to write "Rhythm Is a Dancer", which was initially planned to be the lead single from the second album but later was pushed back to be the second single from the second album. The first single, "Colour of Love" managed to peak at No.9 at Snap!'s home of Germany, but did poorly in the UK peaking at No.54 only. "Rhythm Is a Dancer" was released as the second single in July 1992 which uses a sample from the song "Automan" by early-80s American electronic hip-hop band Newcleus, it went on to become their biggest hit yet. The single shot to No.1 in Germany, the UK, France, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium. In the U.S., it peaked at No.5 collecting another Gold for sales of 500,000 units. At home in Germany, the single went Platinum for 500,000 units, and picked up a Gold in the U.K. for sales of 400,000 units. The third single "Exterminate" from the second album, which charted at No.3 in Germany and No.2 in the UK, was awarded with a Gold certification in Germany.
Despite that the second album, The Madman's Return did well in the charts, peaking at No.3 in Germany and entering a Top-10 in the UK, the Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland, Turbo B decided to leave the project due to disagreements with the act's producers. The album went Gold in Germany and the UK, for sales of 250,000 units and 100,000 units respectively.
Follow-up singles "Exterminate" (charting No.2 in the UK and 3 in Germany) and "Do you see the light?" featured Niki Haris, a professional vocalist also known for her long-time work with Madonna, on lead vocals.
"Rhythm Is a Dancer" is a song recorded by German group Snap!. It was released in March 1992 and achieved huge success in many countries around the world, topping the charts in France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom. It also reached the top 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play Singles. The single spent six weeks at the top in the UK where it was the second biggest selling single of 1992, surpassed only by Whitney Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You".
The music video for "Rhythm Is a Dancer" was directed by Howard Greenhalgh and shows singer Thea Austin and Durron Butler (Turbo B) playing a bass guitar in the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex's rocket garden filled with smoke. Austin and her group perform the song on elevated platforms while a group of dancers dance on a closed ground platform below them. Interspersed throughout these scenes are animated shots of flickering astronomy/aviation maps and animated figures dancing.
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