The song was written by the group with co-producer Ruud van Rijen and peaked within the top 10 in at least eight countries.

Twenty 4 Seven formed in 1989 by Dutch producer Ruud van Rijen, consisting of singer Nancy "Nance" Coolen and rapper Ricardo Overman (a.k.a.

After releasing the single "It Could Have Been You", which was unsuccessful on the charts, Seedorf was unsatisfied with it and decided to introduce producer Ruud van Rijen to a song he had written, "Slave to the Music".

[1] At first, van Rijen was unsure if Seedorf could write a song, but after hearing it the next day, he was amazed and thought it would be a hit.

But then the song entered the Dutch tipparade, before climbing on the charts in Europe, Australia, Israel and South-Africa.

The single debuted on the Eurochart Hot 100 at number 84 on 28 August 1993,[8] after charting in Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands.

It was directed by Fernando Garcia, Steve Walker and Leontine Willese,[11] featuring group members Stay-C & Nance Coolen performing in front of different coloured backgrounds.