# In the Springtime of His Voodoo > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/In_the_Springtime_of_His_Voodoo > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/In_the_Springtime_of_His_Voodoo.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Springtime_of_His_Voodoo > Source revision: 1348969732 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1996 single by Tori Amos "In the Springtime of His Voodoo" Single by Tori Amos from the album Boys for Pele Released September 24, 1996 Studio A church (Delgany, Ireland)[1] A Georgian house (County Cork, Ireland)[2] Genre Baroque pop Length 5:32 (LP version) Label Atlantic Songwriter Tori Amos Producer Tori Amos Tori Amos singles chronology "Hey Jupiter" (1996) "In the Springtime of His Voodoo" (1996) "Spark" (1998) "**In the Springtime of His Voodoo**" is a song written by American singer-songwriter and pianist [Tori Amos](/source/Tori_Amos). It is a [harpsichord](/source/Harpsichord)-driven track on her third studio album, *[Boys for Pele](/source/Boys_for_Pele)* (1996). The song was released in September 1996, by [Atlantic Records](/source/Atlantic_Records), as the fifth single from the *Boys for Pele* album in the U.S., containing remixes by [house music](/source/House_music) producers Steve Donato and Vinny Vero. The song was removed from the 1997 re-issued version of *Boys for Pele* in the UK and Australasia, due to time constraints after adding the Armand's Star Trunk Funkin' Mix of "[Professional Widow](/source/Professional_Widow)". "In the Springtime of His Voodoo" was also remixed and released as a dance single, but was a much smaller club success.[3] Interest in the album resurfaced when Amos sang vocals on "[Blue Skies](/source/Blue_Skies_(BT_song))", another club and dance hit by dance music artist [BT](/source/BT_(musician)) that reached No. 1 on the U.S. [Hot Dance Club Play](/source/Hot_Dance_Club_Play) chart exactly one year after the release of *Boys for Pele*.[4] ## Critical reception [Larry Flick](/source/Larry_Flick) from *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* magazine wrote, "Who'da thunk that Amos would become the belle of clubland? She has accomplished this feat thanks to several crafty [12-inchers](/source/12-inch) that have placed her amid state-of-the-floor grooves. No doubt, her hot streak will continue with this sprawling and spacious post-production, which sews her vamps into a quickly shifting arrangement that mines [electro-trance](/source/Trance_music) and [deep-house](/source/Deep-house) ground." He added, "Remixers Vinny Vero and Stephen Donato had a field day with this tune, dissecting the melody and rebuilding it with a seemingly bottomless bag of sound effects and percussion rolls. Perfectly designed to give peak-hour club journeys a trippy, otherworldly feel."[5] ## Personnel (of original recording on *Boys for Pele*) - Tori Amos: [Bösendorfer](/source/B%C3%B6sendorfer) piano, harpsichord, vocals - Alan Friedman: organ, drum programming - [Manu Katché](/source/Manu_Katch%C3%A9): drums - [Steve Caton](/source/Steve_Caton): guitars - George Porter Jr: bass - Mino Cinelu: percussion - Nancy Shanks: additional vocals - Michael Deegan and Bernard Quinn: bagpipes ## Charts Chart performance for "In The Springtime Of His Voodoo" Chart Peak position US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[6] 20 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[7] 6 ## Singles and compilations ### CD single 1. "In the Springtime of His Voodoo (LP Mix) – 5:32 1. "In the Springtime of His Voodoo (Hasbrouck Heights Single Mix) – 4:25 1. "In the Springtime of His Voodoo (Hasbrouck Heights Club Mix) – 10:04 1. "In the Springtime of His Voodoo (Quiet Mix) – 4:30 1. "In the Springtime of His Voodoo (Sugar Dub) – 8:52 ### 12" single 1. "In the Springtime of His Voodoo (Hasbrouck Heights Single Mix) – 4:25 1. "In the Springtime of His Voodoo (Hasbrouck Heights Club Mix) – 10:04 1. "In the Springtime of His Voodoo (Quiet Mix) – 4:30 1. "In the Springtime of His Voodoo (Sugar Dub) – 8:52 ### Compilations - 2016 – the "[Boys for Pele](/source/Boys_for_Pele)" 2 CD Deluxe includes "In the Springtime of His Voodoo (Rookery Ending)". ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [*Boys for Pele*](/source/Boys_for_Pele) (US CD album booklet). Tori Amos. Atlantic Records. 1996. 82862-2.{{[cite AV media notes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_AV_media_notes)}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_others_in_cite_AV_media_(notes))) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [*Boys for Pele*](/source/Boys_for_Pele) (US CD album booklet). Tori Amos. Atlantic Records. 1996. 82862-2.{{[cite AV media notes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_AV_media_notes)}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_others_in_cite_AV_media_(notes))) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Hot Dance Club Play – Chart Listing For The Week Of November 23, 1996"](http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-11-23/dance-club-play-songs). Billboard. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20071222042644/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=359&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Dance+Club+Play&ci=3025088&cdi=7122078&cid=11%2F23%2F1996) from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved October 14, 2007. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Hot Dance Club Play – Chart Listing For The Week Of January 25, 1997"](http://www.billboard.com/charts/1997-01-25/dance-club-play-songs). Billboard. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20071222042649/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=359&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Dance+Club+Play&ci=3025611&cdi=7140727&cid=01%2F25%2F1997) from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved October 14, 2007. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Flick, Larry](/source/Larry_Flick) (September 7, 1996). ["Reviews & Previews: Singles"](https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1996/BB-1996-09-07.pdf) (PDF). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. p. 99. Retrieved December 3, 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardbubbling100_Tori_Amos_6-0)** "[Tori Amos Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Tori-Amos/chart-history/HBU)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_Tori_Amos_7-0)** "[Tori Amos Chart History (Dance Club Songs)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Tori-Amos/chart-history/DSI)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. ## External links - [In the Springtime of His Voodoo](https://www.discogs.com/Tori-Amos-In-The-Springtime-Of-His-Voodoo/release/6225027) - [Misheard lyrics of In The Springtime Of His Voodoo at Am I Right](http://www.amiright.com/misheard/song/inthespringtimeofhisvoodoo.shtml) v t e Tori Amos Discography List of songs Studio albums Little Earthquakes Under the Pink Boys for Pele From the Choirgirl Hotel To Venus and Back Strange Little Girls Scarlet's Walk The Beekeeper American Doll Posse Abnormally Attracted to Sin Midwinter Graces Night of Hunters Gold Dust Unrepentant Geraldines Native Invader Ocean to Ocean The Music of Tori and the Muses In Times of Dragons Compilations Tales of a Librarian A Piano: The Collection Little Earthquakes – The B-Sides Live albums To Venus and Back The Original Bootlegs Legs and Boots Live at Montreux 1991/1992 From Russia with Love Diving Deep Live EPs Crucify Hey Jupiter Scarlet's Hidden Treasures Exclusive Session Flavor (Peter Rauhofer Mixes) Christmastide Singles "Baltimore" "Me and a Gun" "Silent All These Years" "China" "Winter" "Crucify" "Cornflake Girl" "God" "Pretty Good Year" "Past the Mission" "Caught a Lite Sneeze" "Talula" "Professional Widow" "Hey Jupiter" "In the Springtime of His Voodoo" "Spark" "Jackie's Strength" "Cruel"/"Raspberry Swirl" "Bliss" "1000 Oceans" "Glory of the 80's" "Concertina" "Strange Little Girl" "A Sorta Fairytale" "Taxi Ride" "Don't Make Me Come to Vegas" "Mary" "Sleeps with Butterflies" "Sweet the Sting" "Big Wheel" "Bouncing Off Clouds" "Welcome to England" "Maybe California" "A Silent Night with You" "Carry" "Flavor" "Trouble's Lament" "Cloud Riders" "Speaking with Trees" Other songs "Putting the Damage On" "Dātura" Videos Little Earthquakes Live from New York Complete Videos: 1991–1998 A Sorta Fairytale Welcome to Sunny Florida Fade to Red Live at Montreux 1991/1992 Tours 5 ½ Weeks Tour Night of Hunters Tour Gold Dust Orchestral Tour Unrepentant Geraldines Tour Native Invader Tour Related articles Piece by Piece Comic Book Tattoo Delirium Y Kant Tori Read Y Kant Tori Read "The Big Picture" "Cool on Your Island" "Blue Skies" RAINN The Light Princess Original Cast Recording Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [In the Springtime of His Voodoo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Springtime_of_His_Voodoo) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Springtime_of_His_Voodoo?action=history)). 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