Sunchyme
| "Sunchyme" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Dario G | ||||
| from the album Sunmachine | ||||
| Released | 22 September 1997 | |||
| Format |
CD single 12" Vinyl | |||
| Genre | Dance, house | |||
| Length | 3:54 | |||
| Label | Warner Music UK | |||
| Writer(s) |
Paul Spencer Scott Rosser Stephen Spencer Nick Laird-Clowes Gilbert Gabriel | |||
| Producer(s) | Peter Oxendale | |||
| Dario G singles chronology | ||||
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"Sunchyme" is a song by British dance trio Dario G. It was released in September 1997 as the lead single from the album, Sunmachine. The song reached the top 5 position in many European music charts. It also topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the United States following its release there in May 1998.
In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart whilst Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997" was at number-one. A record was achieved by this: the largest amounts of sales difference between a number-one and number two song on the chart.
Content
The song features a sample from the song "Life in a Northern Town" by the dream pop band The Dream Academy.
Music video
The music video of this song features a tribe of African people having their bodies covered with colourful paint to portray animals like in their native land. Later, they jump into a river to wash away the paint.
Chart performance
Peak positions
| Chart (1997-1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[ 1] | 22 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[ 1] | 4 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[ 1] | 5 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[ 1] | 15 |
| Canada Dance (RPM)[1] | 3 |
| Denmark (IFPI)[2] | 2 |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] | 4 |
| France (SNEP)[ 1] | 28 |
| Germany (Media Control AG)[ 1] | 7 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[4] | 3 |
| Italy (FIMI)[5] | 16 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[ 1] | 8 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[ 1] | 4 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[ 1] | 41 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 1] | 2 |
| United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[6] | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100[7] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club/Play[8] | 1 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany[9] | Platinum | 1998 | 500,000 |
| United Kingdom | Gold | 1998 | 400,000 |
References
- ↑ Canada dance peak
- ↑ Danish peak
- ↑ "Hits of the World: Eurochart Hot 100 (IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research) 12/27/97". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media) 109 (52): 61. December 27, 1997. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ↑ Search for Irish peaks
- ↑ Top Italian singles of 1997
- ↑ UK peak
- ↑ Bubbling Under peak
- ↑ US peak
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Sunchyme')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved August 6, 2008.