Tetris (Doctor Spin song)

The original composition that the main theme of Tetris is based on is the Russian folk song "Korobeiniki", which is a musical recreation of a poem by Russian poet Nikolay Nekrasov. The song used in the Game Boy version of Tetris was composed by Hirokazu Tanaka. In 1992, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Nigel Wright collaborated under the name Doctor Spin to record and release a Eurodance version of Tanaka's arrangement. The track was officially licensed by Nintendo. ==Release and success==

Doctor Spin released "Tetris" through Polydor Records and Lloyd Webber's sublabel of Polydor, Carpet Records, on 21 September 1992 in four formats: CD, cassette, 7-inch vinyl, and 12-inch vinyl. The song debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 22 on 27 September 1992 and ascended to its peak of number 6 three weeks later; it spent a total of eight weeks in the top 50 and was the 75th-best-selling hit of 1992 in the UK. In mainland Europe, the song charted in Austria and Finland. In the latter country, "Tetris" peaked at number four on the Finnish Singles Chart in November 1992, On British music television programme Top of the Pops, the song was played as several dancers dressed in outfits resembling the Tetrominos from Tetris danced along. Along with "Supermarioland" by Ambassadors of Funk (which charted simultaneously with "Tetris"), "Supersonic" by H.W.A. (a charity single based on the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise) and "Pac-Man" by Power-Pill, the success of the composition began a brief period of popularity for novelty rave music. ==Track listings==

• UK and European CD single • "Tetris" • "Play Game Boy" • UK 12-inch single :A1. "Tetris" (12-inch mix) :A1. "Tetris" (hardcore mix) :B1. "Tetris" (7-inch mix) :B2. "Play Game Boy" ==Credits and personnel==

Credits are lifted from the UK CD single liner notes. Studio • "Play Game Boy" recorded at Skratch Studios (Surrey, England) Personnel • Andrew Lloyd Webber – traditional arrangement, executive production • Nigel Wright – traditional arrangement, production • Robin Sellars – engineering ==Charts==

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