Underwater Love (Smoke City song)
| "Underwater Love" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Smoke City | |
| Released | 1997[1] |
| Recorded | 1994[2] |
| Genre | Acid jazz, trip hop, bossa nova[2] |
| Label | Jive Records[2] |
| Writer(s) | Nina Miranda, Marc Brown[3] |
| Producer(s) | Marc Brown, Nina Miranda, Mike Peden, Chris Franck[3] |
Underwater Love is a 1997 song by Smoke City. Originally recorded in 1994,[2] the song became an underground hit after being used in a commercial for Levi's jeans.[2] Lead singer Nina Miranda, who was on holiday in Brazil at the time, was asked to return to London to discuss signing the project.[2] Upon release, in 1997,[1] the song made the charts in ten countries (see below).
The track features a sample of "Bahia Soul" by Luiz Bonfá.
Chart performance
| Country | Position | References |
|---|---|---|
| AUS | #41 | [3] |
| AUT | #23 | [3] |
| BE-FL | #42 | [3] |
| BE-WA | #33 | [3] |
| GER | #55 | [3] |
| NLD | #97 | [3] |
| NOR | #18 | [3] |
| SWE | #58 | [3] |
| SWI | #32 | [3] |
| UK | #4 | [1] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 510. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Nina Miranda". Ninamiranda.com. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 Steffen Hung. "Smoke City - Underwater Love". charts.org.nz. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-25.