Ocean Drive (Lighthouse Family song)
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1995 CD single
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| Single by Lighthouse Family from the album Ocean Drive |
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| Released | 9 October 1995 27 May 1996 (Re-release) |
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| Format | CD, 12", cassette | ||||
| Recorded | Battery Studios | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 3:46 | ||||
| Label | Wildcard / Polydor | ||||
| Writer(s) | Paul Tucker | ||||
| Producer | Mike Peden | ||||
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| 1996 CD single | |||||
"Ocean Drive" was a pop song written by British duo Lighthouse Family, for their debut album Ocean Drive (1996). The song was produced by Mike Peden. It was released as the second single in October 1995 and reached the top 40 in the United Kingdom.
It was later re-released in May 1996 and reached the top 20 in the United Kingdom.
The song was written in 1989 by Paul Tucker. He wrote and composed the lyrics, but he did not sing it. It was this song that the Lighthouse Family formed where Tunde Baiyewu provided the vocals.
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[edit] Track listing and formats
| # | Title | Length |
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| UK CD single (1995)[1][2] | ||
| 1. | "Ocean Drive" (7" Mix) | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Ocean Drive" (Linslee R&B mix) | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Ocean Drive" (Rokstone dub mix) | 5:19 |
| 4. | "Ocean Drive" (Tactica mix) | 3:06 |
| # | Title | Length |
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| UK CD single (1996)[3][4] | ||
| 1. | "Ocean Drive" (7" radio mix) | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Ocean Drive" (Linslee R&B mix) | 4:01 |
| 3. | "Ocean Drive" (Linslee '96 mix) | 4:46 |
| 4. | "Lifted" (acoustic version) | 3:15 |
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart | 34 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 | 87 |
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart | 11 (Re-release) |
| Eurochart Hot 100 | 40 (Re-release) |
[edit] Chart performance
When the Lighthouse Family originally released "Ocean Drive", they reached to #34 in the UK Singles Chart. However, they decided to re-release this due to their successful re-release of their debut song "Lifted". After their re-release of "Ocean Drive", they reached to #11 and were in the UK singles Chart for 8 weeks.
The single "Ocean Drive" also went in the Eurochart Hot 100 twice. The single peaked at #87 during the original release in October 1995. After the re-release, the song re-entered at a new peak of #40 in June 1996. They stayed in the charts for a total of 6 weeks.
[edit] External links
- Chart Stats - UK chart performance of the original release of Lighthouse Family's "Ocean Drive"
- Chart Stats - UK chart performance of the re-released version of Lighthouse Family's "Ocean Drive"
- Eurochart Hot 100 which shows the peak position of Lighthouse Family's "Ocean Drive"
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