Scorchio (instrumental)
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| Single by Sasha and Darren Emerson | ||||
| Released | 18 September 2000 | |||
| Length | 9:36 | |||
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"Scorchio" is an instrumental by Welsh DJ Sasha and English musician Darren Emerson, credited mononymously as Emerson.[1] It was released on 18 September 2000 by Sasha's vanity label at that time, Excession, through Deconstruction Records.[2] The song peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart in 2000, and reached number 1 on the UK Dance Chart.[3] The song also charted in the Netherlands, and has been included on numerous compilations.[4]
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The collaboration had started after Sasha and Emerson met at a show in Uruguay that they had both been performing at, shortly following Emerson's departure from electronic music group Underworld. The song was co-written by Sasha, Emerson and Spooky member Charlie May, the latter performed song's main riff, on a Roland Jupiter-8 synthesiser.[1]
The instrumental was named after a recurring sketch in the BBC comedy sketch show The Fast Show.[1]
The song was written with a tempo of 135 beats per minute in the key of F minor.[5] On the topic of the song's composition, Sasha stated that "[it] just came together so effortlessly, [...] and it really captured a moment".[1]