{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{italic title}} {{Infobox album | name = World Power | type = Studio Album | artist = Snap! | cover = WorldPower-Snap.jpg | alt = | released = 15 May 1990 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = {{hlist|House|Eurodance|hip house}} | length = 52:53 | label = Logic | producer = Snap! | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = The Madman's Return | next_year = 1992 | misc = {{Singles | name = World Power | type = studio | single1 = The Power | single1date = 3 January 1990 | single2 = Ooops Up | single2date = 1 May 1990 | single3 = Cult of Snap | single3date = 10 September 1990 | single4 = Mary Had a Little Boy | single4date = 10 December 1990 }} }}
'''''World Power''''' is the debut album by German-American Eurodance project Snap!, released in May 1990 by Logic Records.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wBAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA50&dq=snap|title=New Generation|magazine=Billboard|date=27 June 1992|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|via=Google Books}}</ref> The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, as the project's musical style and its vocalists, Turbo B and Penny Ford, were well received. It also achieved considerable commercial success with the help of four international top-ten hits, including its best-selling single "The Power".
== Reception ==
=== Commercial performance === The album reached number seven on Germany's Media Control Charts,<ref name="GER">{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.de/charts.asp?cat=a&country=de&year=1990&date=19900910&x=18&y=14|title=Top 100 Longplay Official Media Control (10-9-1990)|language=German|publisher=charts.de|accessdate=2010-07-27}}{{dead link|date=May 2026}}</ref> number 25 on Australia's ARIA Charts,<ref name="AUS">{{cite web |url=http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=a&artist=Snap%21&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts|title=Interpret: Snap!|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=2010-07-27}}</ref> number four on the Ö3 Austria Top 40,<ref name="AUT">{{cite web |url=http://www.austriancharts.at/search.asp?cat=a&artist=Snap%21&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts|title=Artist: Snap!|language=German|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=2010-07-27}}</ref> number 20 on the Topplistan chart in Sweden,<ref name="SWE">{{cite web |url=http://www.swedishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&artist=Snap&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts|title=Artist: Snap|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=2010-07-27}}</ref> number four on the Swiss Music Charts,<ref name="SWI">{{cite web |url=http://www.swisscharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&artist=Snap&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts|title=Artist: Snap|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=2010-07-27}}</ref> number 10 on the UK Albums Chart,<ref name="UK">{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/|title=UK's Singles/Albums Positions to Snap!|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=2010-07-27}}</ref> and number 30 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart.<ref name="US">{{cite web |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the snap|chart=Billboard 200}}|title=US Albums Positions to Snap!|publisher=Billboard Magazine|accessdate=2010-07-27}}</ref> Although it did not chart on the Dutch MegaCharts,<ref name="NDL">{{cite web |url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?cat=a&artist=SNap%21&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts|title=Artiest: SNap!|language=Dutch|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=2010-07-27}}</ref> it earned gold certification from the NVPI, for sales in excess of 50,000 copies in the Netherlands.<ref name="NVPI"/> ''World Power'' has also been certified gold in Australia,<ref>{{cite book|first=Gavin|last=Ryan|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}</ref> Austria,<ref name="AUScert"/> Sweden,<ref name="GLF"/> the United Kingdom,<ref name="BPI"/> and the United States,<ref name="RIAA"/> while it has received platinum certifications in both Germany and Switzerland.<ref name="GERcert"/><ref name="CHcert"/> Worldwide, the album sold in excess of 5 million copies as of June 1992.<ref name="Billboard, June 27, 1992">{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wBAEAAAAMBAJ&dq=the+power+single+snap+sold+worldwide&pg=PA50|title=New Generation|date=27 June 1992|publisher=Billboard Magazine|accessdate=2018-08-28}}</ref>
=== Critical response === {{Album ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Hamilton"/> | rev2 = ''Chicago Tribune'' | rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="May"/> | rev3 = ''Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' | rev3score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>Larkin, Colin (2006). ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music''. Omnibus Press. p. 578.</ref> | rev4 = ''Entertainment Weekly'' | rev4score = A−<ref>Sandow, Greg. ''Entertainment Weekly''.</ref> | rev5 = laut.de | rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kabelitz |first1=Sven |title=Bei der Macht von Grayskull - Snap! haben die Kraft. |url=https://laut.de/Snap!/Alben/World-Power-120226 |publisher=laut.de |access-date=24 March 2026 |language=de}}</ref> | rev6 = ''Melody Maker'' | rev6score = (favorable)<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Andrew|last=Smith|work=Melody Maker|title=Albums|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52099567150/|date=5 May 1990|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> | rev7 = ''Select'' | rev7Score = 1/5<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Snap Crackle And Flop|last=Harrison|first=Andrew|date=July 1990|magazine=Select}}</ref> | rev8 = ''The Village Voice'' | rev8score = A−<ref name="Christgau"/> }}
Upon its release, ''World Power'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. ''Chicago Tribune'' writer Mitchell May called it "a dance record you can listen to", noting that "pulsating synth chords, slashing guitar riffs, thundering drums and the gospel-like wails of Penny Ford combine to give Snap a riveting sound".<ref name="May">{{cite web|last=May|first=Mitchell|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527133146/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1990-08-09/features/9003060711_1_star-snap-raps|title=Snap: ''World Power'' (Arista)|work=Chicago Tribune|date=9 August 1990|access-date=22 August 2010|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1990/08/09/snapworld-power-arista-starstarstarthe-power-the-lead/|url-status=live|archive-date=27 May 2012}}</ref> Greg Sandow of ''Entertainment Weekly'' called the album "smart dance/rap, full of surprises", giving it an "A−". Robert Christgau also gave ''World Power'' an A− rating in his consumer guide for ''The Village Voice''.<ref name="Christgau">{{cite web|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv790-90.php|title=Consumer Guide|work=The Village Voice|date=31 July 1990|accessdate=22 August 2010}}</ref> indicating "the kind of garden-variety good record that is the great luxury of musical micromarketing and overproduction. Anyone open to its aesthetic will enjoy more than half its tracks".<ref>[http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/bk-cg90/grades-90s.php CG Grades 1990– : Key to Icons]. Robert Christgau. Retrieved on 2010-02-15.</ref> Christgau noted it as "in the great transcultural Technotronic tradition" and described its music as "crazy and radio-ready at the same time. Also funny".<ref name="Christgau"/> In a retrospective review, AllMusic writer Andrew Hamilton perceived rapper Turbo B's enunciation as a flaw, but commended his "energy" and singer Penny Ford's vocals.<ref name="Hamilton">{{cite web|last=Hamilton|first=Andrew|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/world-power-mw0000314697|title=''World Power'' – Snap!|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=22 August 2010}}</ref>
== Track listing == {{Track listing | all_writing = Benito Benites (Michael Münzing), John Virgo Garrett III (Luca Anzilotti) and Durron Butler, unless otherwise specified | title1 = The Power | writer1 = B.Benites, J.Garrett, D.Butler | length1 = 5:44 | title2 = Ooops Up | writer2 = Benites, Garrett, Butler, Penny Ford, Lonnie Simmons, Rudy Taylor, Charlie Wilson, Robert Wilson, Ronnie Wilson | length2 = 6:42 | title3 = Cult of Snap | length3 = 5:21 | title4 = Believe the Hype | length4 = 4:50 | title5 = I'm Gonna Get You (To Whom It May Concern) | length5 = 5:20 | title6 = Witness the Strength | length6 = 4:57 | title7 = Mary Had a Little Boy | writer7 = Benites, Garrett, Butler, Penny Ford | length7 = 4:53 | title8 = Blasé Blasé | length8 = 4:30 }}
{{Track listing | headline = Reissue bonus tracks | title9 = Only Human | writer9 = Butler | length9 = 3:11 | title10 = The Power (Jungle Fever Mix) | writer10 = Benites, C., Garrett | length10 = 7:23 }}
== Personnel == * Artwork – Ariola-Studios, Tom * Lyrics – Durron Butler (tracks: 3 to 10) * Lyrics – Penny Ford (tracks: 2 and 7, and the single version of track 3) * Music – Benito Benites, John "Virgo" Garrett III * Original sound – Master Musikproduktion GmbH * Photography – Markus Löffel * Producer – Snap!
== Charts == {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
=== Weekly charts === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- !Chart (1990) !Peak<br>position |- {{album chart|Australia|25|artist=Snap!|album=World Power|refname=Australia|rowheader=true|accessdate=4 January 2015}} |- {{album chart|Austria|4|artist= Snap!|album=World Power|refname=Austria|rowheader=true|accessdate=4 January 2015}} |- {{album chart|Canada|12|chartid=1313|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 4, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|11|artist= Snap!|album=World Power|refname=Netherlands|rowheader=true|accessdate=4 January 2015}} |- !scope="row"|Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)<ref name="Finland">{{cite book |url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=239|first=Timo |last=Pennanen |year=2021 |title=Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 |section=Snap!|page=239|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava |location=Helsinki|access-date=1 June 2026}}</ref> |align="center"|31 |- {{album chart|Germany|7|id=1056|artist= Snap!|album=World Power|refname=Germany|rowheader=true|accessdate=4 January 2015}} |- {{album chart|New Zealand|2|artist= Snap!|album=World Power|refname=New Zealand|rowheader=true|accessdate=4 January 2015}} |- {{album chart|Sweden|20|artist= Snap!|album=World Power|refname=Sweden|rowheader=true|accessdate=4 January 2015}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|4|artist= Snap!|album=World Power|refname=Switzerland|rowheader=true|accessdate=4 January 2015}} |- {{album chart|UK|10|artist=Snap!|album=World Power|refname=ukpeak|rowheader=true|accessdate=14 January 2015}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|30|artist=Snap!|refname="billboard1"|rowheader=true|accessdate=4 January 2015}} |} {{col-2}}
=== Year-end charts === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- !Chart (1990) !Position |- !scope="row"|Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=a&id=1990|title=Jahreshitparade Alben 1990|website=austriancharts.at|accessdate=21 June 2021}}</ref> |align="center"|11 |- {{album chart|Canada|54|chartid=9145|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 4, 2025|refname=CA_YE90}} |- !scope="row"|Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1990&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 1990|website=dutchcharts.nl|accessdate=21 June 2021}}</ref> |align="center"|52 |- !scope="row"|German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1990|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=de|work=GfK Entertainment|publisher=offiziellecharts.de|accessdate=21 June 2021}}</ref> |align="center"|30 |- !scope="row"|Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/1990/alben|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1990|website=hitparade.ch|accessdate=21 June 2021}}</ref> |align="center"|10 |- !scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1990/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=21 June 2021|archive-date=23 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123035744/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1990/the-billboard-200|url-status=live}}</ref> |align="center"|80 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- !Chart (1991) !Position |- !scope="row"|German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1991|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=de|work=GfK Entertainment|publisher=offiziellecharts.de|accessdate=21 June 2021}}</ref> |align="center"|68 |- !scope="row"|New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/1991-12-31|title=Top Selling Albums of 1991|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref> |align="center"|38 |} {{col-end}}
'''Singles''' — ''Billboard'' (United States)<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the snap|chart=all}} Billboard.com – Artist Chart History – Snap! – Singles]</ref> {| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="500px" !Year !align="left"|Single !align="left"|Chart !Position |- |rowspan="8"|1990 |rowspan="4"|"The Power" |The Billboard Hot 100 |align="center"|2 |- |Hot Rap Singles |align="center"|1 |- |Hot R&B Singles |align="center"|4 |- |Hot Dance Music/Club Play |align="center"|1 |- |rowspan="3"|"Ooops Up" |The Billboard Hot 100 |align="center"|35 |- |Hot Rap Singles |align="center"|3 |- |Hot R&B Singles |align="center"|18 |- |"Ooops Up"/"Believe the Hype" |Hot Dance Music/Club Play |align="center"|4 |- |rowspan="2"|1991 |rowspan="2"|"Mary Had a Little Boy" |Hot R&B Singles |align="center"|56 |- |Hot Dance Music/Club Play |align="center"|4 |- |}
==Certifications and sales== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''World Power''}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|award=Gold|type=album|artist=Snap|title=World Power|relyear=1990|certyear=1990|refname="AUScert"|accessdate=23 September 2021}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|award=Platinum|type=album|artist=Snap|title=World Power|relyear=1990|certyear=1994|salesamount=1,000,000|salesref=<ref name="GERcert">{{cite book|author=Wolfgang Spahr|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JQ8EAAAAMBAJ&q=whitney+houston+japan+bodyguard&pg=PA64|title=Grammy's Two Way Street|publisher=Billboard|date=13 May 2000|access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|award=Gold|type=album|artist=Snap|title=World Power|relyear=1990|certyear=1991|refname="NVPI"|accessdate=23 September 2021}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|award=Gold|type=album|artist=Snap|title=World Power|id=1991-03-29|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|relyear=1990}} {{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Spain|artist=Snap|title=World power|award=Platinum|certyear=1990|relyear=1990|certref=<ref>{{Citation | title = Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990 | year=2005 | url=http://www.mediafire.com/view/x263f6daopkswo8 | publisher=Iberautor Promociones Culturales | language=Spanish | isbn=8480486392| accessdate = 25 April 2018}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|award=Gold|type=album|artist=Snap|title=World Power|relyear=1990|certyear=1992|refname="GLF"|position=549|accessdate=23 September 2021}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|award=Platinum|type=album|artist=Snap|title=World Power|relyear=1990|certyear=1991|refname="CHcert"|accessdate=23 September 2021}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|award=Gold|type=album|artist=Snap|title=World Power|relyear=1990|certyear=1990|refname="BPI"|id=8352-667-2|accessdate=23 September 2021}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Gold|type=album|artist=Snap|title=World Power|accessdate=20 August 2016|relyear=1990|certyear=1990|refname="RIAA"}} {{Certification Table Bottom}}
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== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.snap-world.com/}} * ''[http://www.discogs.com/Snap-World-Power/master/70499 World Power]'' at Discogs
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