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“Sesame's Treet” by Smart E's
From the album Sesame’s Treet (1992)
“Sesame's Treet” by Smart E's appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 1992. It was first released in 1992 on the album Sesame’s Treet. Its best result is #89 on the WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1992. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #261 alternative song of 1992.
"Sesame's Treet" took a children's TV theme to the rave in 1992: English rave outfit Smart E's remixed "Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?" and named the result with a pun on the show. It rode a craze for dance tracks built on samples of kids' TV themes, and it broke out on the radio at a time when the major stations wouldn't touch dance music: Kiss FM DJ Steve Jackson got hold of the record and played it, demand shot up, and Atlantic signed the group.
It reached number 2 in the UK that July and made the top 10 in Australia, Ireland and New Zealand. In America it got to 60 on the Hot 100 and went all the way to the top of Billboard's Maxi-Singles Sales list. Nick Arnold, Luna-C, Mr. Tom, Joe Raposo, Jon Stone and Bruce Hart share the writing credit.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 106.7 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1992 | 107 |
| 1992 | 89 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1992 | 100 |
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