Music Week described it as "chanting monks and a sensual muttering rolling over a hypnotically rolling slow beat". Not only have the Germans demolished the Berlin Wall, they had the good sense to make this a number one "sod - as in (Marquis De Sade) ness." Kim Såtvedt from Norwegian newspaper Laagendalsposten picked the song as one of the best cuts of the album. Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report wrote, "Listeners may not have a clue what it's about, but the mood created by this totally unique production will keep 'em glued and wanting more. Swedish newspaper Expressen noted that church song are used "as a very reliable vocal generator". Evening Herald called it "one of the most seductive dance records of the past couple of years". Larry Flick from Billboard described it as "brilliant and quirky", stating that "it is currently the fastest-selling single in German recording history." He added that it "has already raised the ire of religious groups for its use of traditional Gregorian chants within the context of orgasmic groaning and a tribal hip-hop groove." Complex included it in their list of "15 Songs That Gave Dance Music a Good Name", commenting, "We doubt that something like this, with lyrics in Latin and French that dealt with religion and the sexual desires of Marquis de Sade, would fly in today's pop charts, but there's something that was so undeniable about this new age/ downtempo track that it was featured everywhere, from Single White Female to Tropic Thunder." Leah Greenblatt from Entertainment Weekly described it as a "incense trance". Ned Raggett from AllMusic commented, "Snippets of monks invoking the Almighty effortlessly glide in and out of a polite but still strong breakbeat, shimmering, atmospheric synth and flute lines and a Frenchwoman whispering in a way that sounds distinctly more carnal than spiritual (as her gasps for breath elsewhere make clear)." Keith Clark from Bay Area Reporter called the song "suggestive". The Extended Trance Mix from the CD single contains some additional male lyrics in French. In Christian theology, the words have been taken to refer to the ascension to heaven. Lift up your heads, O ye gates and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors and the King of glory shall come in is the King James Version. A section of the Latin text quotes directly from the psalm:
Procedamus in pace! is related to Psalm 24. French lyrics whispered by Cretu's then-wife, Sandra, who at the time of Enigma's formation had already hit singles as a solo artist.The vocals were at first used without permission a lawsuit followed in 1994 and was settled by compensation. Particularly prominent is music from " Procedamus in pace!", an antiphon which is the second track on the album. Gregorian vocals mostly taken from the 1976 album Paschale Mysterium by the German choir Capella Antiqua München with conductor Konrad Ruhland.So pretty quickly the song came out." Music He said he didn't get it, but everyone else seemed to love it. You'll never get that on radio." We started thinking, "Oh shit." An hour later, our contact at Virgin tells us his secretary and other people at the office are fucking amazed by the song. He was sitting there listening and said, "That's very heavy going. Michael's manager, who also managed Sandra, came out to Ibiza with us for a weekend, and we played him the track. In the 2017 book Stars of 90's Dance Pop: 29 Hitmakers Discuss Their Careers by James Arena, producer Frank Peterson told, "Well, we finished the song, and we were in total awe of ourselves. Sales took off purely on the strength of radio and club play. The record company Virgin had done virtually no promotion on the song. The track reached number-one faster than any new release in German history - before its video clip had even been finished. It is a sensual track based around "questioning" the sexual desires of Marquis de Sade hence the German release name of "Sadeness", as opposed to the English word of " Sadness" used in the UK release. The song was named "Sadeness (Part I)" on its single release in Germany, and "Sadness Part I" on its single release in the United Kingdom and Japan. Gregorian), and Fabrice Cuitad (under the pseudonym David Fairstein). "Sadeness" was written by Michael Cretu (under the pseudonym Curly M.C.), Frank Peterson (under the pseudonym F.
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