"People" is a 1990 song by British R&B band Soul II Soul, released as the third single from their second album, Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade (1990). It features singer Marcia Lewis, who also performed on their previous single "Get a Life", and was a notable hit, peaking at number ten in Italy, number 16 in the Netherlands and number 46 in Germany. It is one of the few songs by the band not to chart in the UK. It reached number three on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in the US.

"People"
Single by Soul II Soul featuring Marcia Lewis
from the album Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade
Released	1990
Genre	Downtempo funk soul
Length	3:50
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Beresford "Jazzie B" Romeo Hayden Maclaren Browne
Producer(s)	Nellee Hooper Beresford "Jazzie B" Romeo
Soul II Soul singles chronology
"A Dream's a Dream" (1990) "People" (1990) "Missing You" (1990)
Music video
"People" on YouTube

Critical reception

Greg Sandow from Entertainment Weekly noted that the band "sometimes [are] in a more lighthearted mood", as in "People", "where, to the pulse of a house-music beat, comments on crowds passing in the street evoke a vision of the humanity all of us share."[1]

Track listing

• 7", UK (1990)

1. "People" – 3:50
2. "Feelin' Free" – 4:14

• 12", UK & Europe (1990)

1. "People" (12" Mix) – 5:35
2. "People" (Alternate # 2) – 9:25

• CD single, UK & Europe (1990)

1. "People" (7" Mix) – 3:50
2. "People" (12" Mix) – 5:35
3. "People" (Alternate #2) – 9:25

• CD maxi, Europe (1990)

1. "People" (7" Mix) – 3:50
2. "People" (LP Version) – 4:55
3. "People" (12" Mix) – 5:35
4. "People" (Alternate #1) – 5:26
5. "People" (Acappella) – 4:56

Charts

References