: Saunderson composed the instrumental in his apartment using basic equipment: a Casio CZ-5000 synthesizer and a Roland TR-909 drum machine.
: It peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1989.
: Saunderson, along with Juan Atkins and Derrick May, are credited with inventing Detroit techno. While his peers focused on futuristic sounds, Saunderson used Inner City to blend that techno foundation with a "disco feel". Global Chart Success