Southern Sun/Ready Steady Go

""Southern Sun" / "Ready Steady Go""
Single by Oakenfold
from the album Bunkka
Released May 2002
Genre Electronica (Trance)
Label Perfecto Records
Oakenfold singles chronology
"Planet Rock"
(2001)		 "'Southern Sun"
(2002)		 "Starry Eyed Surprise"
(2002)

"Southern Sun/Ready Steady Go" is a double single produced by Paul Oakenfold and released on his 2002 album Bunkka. It features vocals by Carla Werner. Remixes by DJ Tiësto appear on the single release and on Tiësto's album In Search of Sunrise 3: Panama of the same year. The original version and various remixes have been included in 70+ album compilations.[1]

Contents

Music video

The song was promoted with a video that tells the story of a fashion model. The model faints during an outdoor photo session, then walks away from the session into a forest. There she recovers her lost youth and then travels into outer space in a scene reminiscent of 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Licensing

The track has been licensed in a number of other media, including video games and high-profile movies. The track was used in the video games Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003, DDR Ultramix and Juiced. It also appears in the films Stormbreaker, The Bourne Identity and Collateral.

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs 9
UK Singles Chart[2][3] 16

References

  1. ^ "Track Search: Southern Sun". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/search/track/Southern+Sun/order:default-asc. Retrieved 18 October 2011. 
  2. ^ UK Charts Search for respective song (Reference only valid for songs with charting under 40)
  3. ^ "PAUL OAKENFOLD | Artist". OCC. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/paul%20oakenfold/. Retrieved 18 October 2011. 
Paul Oakenfold
Mix albums
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Bunkka · A Lively Mind · Pop Killer
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