The Gift (Way Out West song)

"The Gift" is a song by the English electronica duo Way Out West featuring English singer Miss Joanna Law. It was released on the since defunct record label Deconstruction Records on 2 September 1996,^[1] and reached #15 in the UK Dance Chart that year. It is the third single from their eponymous debut studio album Way Out West.

"The Gift" received a 2010 update when Deconstruction re-released the song with additional remixes by Gui Boratto, Michael Woods, Tek-One and Way Out West themselves. The group's own remix of the song featured on their 2010 remix album, We Love Machine – The Remixes.

Background

The song uses a sample from Joanna Law's cover of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", titled "First Time Ever",^[2] looping the lyrics "the moon and the stars", sparsely throughout the song.

Track listing

CD single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Gift (Radio Edit)"	4:25
2.	"The Gift (Original Mix)"	7:20
3.	"The Gift (Club Mix)"	8:18

Vinyl

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Gift (Original Mix)"	7:20
2.	"The Gift (Club Mix)"	8:18

2010 re-release

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Gift (Way Out West's 2010 Remix)"	7:54
2.	"The Gift (Gui Boratto's Fallopian Remix)"	7:43
3.	"The Gift (Michael Woods Remix)"	6:45
4.	"The Gift (Tek-One Remix)"	6:25

Trivia

The song is featured as the theme music for the 1998 MTV television series, True Life.
The song was performed live on the British television show Top of the Pops in 1996.

Charts

Chart	Peak position
UK Singles Chart (OCC)	15^[3]

References

↑ "Way Out West - The Gift". Discogs. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
↑ "Way Out West featuring Miss Joanna Law - The Gift". Discogs. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
↑ "Way Out West - Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 August 2017.

Way Out West
Jody Wisternoff Nick Warren
Studio albums	Way Out West (1997) Intensify (2001) Don't Look Now (2004) We Love Machine (2009) Tuesday Maybe (2017)
Compilations	We Love Machine – The Remixes (2010)
Singles	"The Gift" "Intensify" "Killa" "Only Love" "Oceans"
Record labels	Deconstruction Records Distinct'ive Records Hope Recordings Anjunadeep
Collaborators	Kirsty Hawkshaw Ally Kennen Eli & Fur Doe Paoro Richard Walters Krister Linder
Related articles	Discography Hybrid Josh Devine

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