Shine (Aswad song)
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| "Shine" | ||||
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| Single by Aswad | ||||
| from the album Rise and Shine | ||||
| B-side | "Pickin' Up" | |||
| Released | 6 June 1994[1] | |||
| Genre | Reggae[2] | |||
| Length | 3:39 | |||
| Label | Bubblin' | |||
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| Producer | Aswad | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Shine" on YouTube | ||||
"Shine" is a song by British reggae group Aswad. It was written by Joe Cang and Aswad, who also produced it. Released on 6 June 1994, by Bubblin' label, in a radically remixed form courtesy of the Beatmasters, it was the first single from the group's seventeenth album, Rise and Shine (1994). The song is the band's second-biggest hit in the United Kingdom, after 1988's "Don't Turn Around", reaching number five on the UK Singles Chart. "Shine" also became a top-40 hit in several European countries and New Zealand. It was nominated in the category for Tune of the Year at the International Dance Awards 1995.[3]
Swedish band Ace of Base's successful remake of "Don't Turn Around" as well as a remix of the song by Aswad for Ace of Base, helped reintroduce the group to the European pop audience with "Shine".[4] Sales of some 75.000 copies of the single was achieved in its first two weeks on release in Britain.[4] In Japan, it became a number-one airplay hit.[4]
Critical reception
James Hamilton from Music Week's RM Dance Update described the song as a "bouncy reggae bubbler".[2]
Music video
A music video was produced to accompany the song, directed by D. Red.[5] It features the group performing on the beach, in front of local people dancing to the song. The video was a Box Top on British music television channel The Box in July 1994.[6] Two months later, it received "break out" rotation on MTV Europe and was B-listed on Germany's VIVA.[7][8] In November 1994, the video was A-listed on France's MCM.[9]
Track listings
- "Shine" (Beatmasters 7-inch mix)
- "Pickin' Up"
- UK 12-inch single[12]
- A1. "Shine" (Beatmasters 12-inch mix)
- A2. "Shine" (Beatmasters 7-inch mix)
- B1. "Shine" (Majorwad mix)
- B2. "Pickin' Up"
- "Shine" (Beatmasters 7-inch mix)
- "Shine" (Beatmasters 12-inch mix)
- "Pickin' Up"
- "Shine" (Majorwad mix)
- Scandinavian CD single[15]
- "Shine" (Beatmasters 7-inch mix)
- "Shine" (Beatmasters 12-inch mix)
