S'Express

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title: "S'Express" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["english-house-music-groups", "english-electronic-music-groups", "english-dance-music-groups", "acid-house-groups", "sire-records-artists", "capitol-records-artists", "musical-groups-established-in-1988", "electronic-music-groups-from-london", "djs-from-london", "rhythm-king-artists"] description: "British dance music group" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S'Express" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary British dance music group ::

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Field	Value
name	S'Express
background	group_or_band
origin	London, England
genre	House
years_active	1988–1994
label	{{flatlist
associated_acts	Billie Ray Martin
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| name = S'Express | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = London, England | genre = House | years_active = 1988–1994 | label = {{flatlist|

• Capitol
• EMI
• Rhythm King
• Sire
• Warner Bros. | associated_acts = Billie Ray Martin | past_members =
• Mark Moore
• Pascal Gabriel
• Jocasta
• Mark D
• Michellé
• Linda Love
• Sonique

S'Express (pronounced ess-express; sometimes spelled S'Xpress or S-Express) was a British dance music act from the late 1980s and early 1990s, who had one of the earliest commercial successes in the acid house genre.

"Theme from S'Express", which contained elements from Rose Royce's "Is It Love You're After", was one of the earliest recordings to capitalize on the emergence of sampling culture. The song went to number one in the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in April 1988. It made the Hot Dance Club Play chart in the US (also scraping into the U.S. * Billboard* Hot 100 at number 91). In 2016 Mark Moore released a remix album called Enjoy This Trip which retooled S’Express’s music for the 21st century through working with guests such as Punks Jump Up and Chris & Cosey.

Biography

The main player in the act was disc jockey and producer Mark Moore. In 1989, the group released its debut album, Original Soundtrack, which featured a line-up of Moore, Pascal Gabriel, Jocasta, Mark D, Linda Love, and Michellé. The album consisted of slightly longer versions of S-Express's "Theme", its follow-up hits "Superfly Guy" (UK No. 5) and a cover version of Sly and the Family Stone's "Hey Music Lover" (UK No. 6; its b-side was remixed by minimalist composer Philip Glass).

By the release of the second album Intercourse, the act was reduced to a duo of Moore with new vocalist and DJ Sonique. Although not as successful as its debut, Intercourse spawned several mid-charting UK singles and club hits, including "Nothing to Lose", co-written with Martin Gordon, as were several other tunes on the record. Sonique, already a successful DJ, eventually embarked on a solo career and produced one of the biggest club hits of the late 1990s ("It Feels So Good"). Moore went on to release many singles, remixes and albums on his own and also formed the band Needledust.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

::data[format=table] | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | UK | UK Indie | AUS Australian (ARIA) chart peaks: | FIN | GER | NL | NZ | SWE | Original Soundtrack | Intercourse | Enjoy This Trip | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | 5 | 1 | 69 | 19 | 58 | 85 | 41 | 31 | | | | | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Compilation albums

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Title	Album details	Ultimate S'Express	Themes from S'Express – The Best Of
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EPs

::data[format=table] | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | UK | AUS | Find 'Em, Fool 'Em | Excursions | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | 43 | 179 | | | | | | | — | — | | | | | | "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | | | | | | | ::

Singles

::data[format=table] | Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | UK | AUS | BEL (FL) | GER | FIN | IRE | NL | NZ | SWI | US | US Dance | "Theme from S'Express" | "Superfly Guy" | "Hey Music Lover" | "Mantra for a State of Mind" | "Nothing to Lose" | "Find 'Em, Fool 'Em, Forget 'Em" | "Theme from S'Express – The Return Trip" | "Stupid Little Girls" | "Last Mission Helsinki" (as Eon vs S'Express) | "Funky Killer" (Red Snapper remix) | "Sneakin'" (as S'Express x Lady Bunny x T-Total) | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1988 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 91 | 1 | | Original Soundtrack | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 35 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 11 | — | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1989 | 6 | 53 | 31 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 33 | 31 | 25 | — | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 141 | — | — | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | | Intercourse | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1990 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1991 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1996 | 14 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles}} | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Notes

References

References

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