Sweet Harmony (Liquid song)
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1995 ('95 version)
2004 (2nd re-release)
2007 (3rd re-release)
| "Sweet Harmony" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Liquid | |
| from the album Culture | |
| Released | March 9, 1992 (original release) 1995 ('95 version) 2004 (2nd re-release) 2007 (3rd re-release) |
| Genre | Breakbeat hardcore |
| Length | 4:22 (original mix) |
| Label | XL Recordings |
| Songwriter(s) | Model, Ame & Jefferson |
| Producer(s) | Model & Ame |
"Sweet Harmony" is a song by British dance act Liquid, originally released on the Liquid EP in 1991, and as a single in 1992. The song samples heavily from CeCe Rogers' "Someday" released in 1987.[1] New remixes of the song were released in 1995, and it was re-released in 2004 and again in 2007, featuring more new mixes.
In the UK, the original 1992 version peaked at No. 15; the 1995 release at No. 14; and the 2004 release at No. 87.[2]
Upon the 1995 re-release of the song, Sarra Manning from Melody Maker said, "'Sweet Harmony' is a gospel groove sung by angels and I'm off to Ibiza for a spot of foam-dancing."[3] The magazine's Simon Price described it as "boombastic".[4] Tony Marcus from NME wrote, "Liquid's happy rave anthem gets reissued and its cheery beats, CeCe Rogers riff and uplifting sense of fun feel like perfect pop."[5] Another NME editor, Ian McCann, noted that "breakbeat bursts through" the track, "a piano-banging Italo-house tune that doesn't altogether slap its aces on the table although it has been played plenty since it first emerged in 1992."[6] Andrew Diprose from Smash Hits gave it a top score of five out of five, saying, "If there was an award for the most wicked, uplifting bit of piano in a dance track ever, 'Sweet Harmony' would have it sewn up! A massive Rave anthem back in the heady Hardcore days of '92. Liquid "rrrewind and come again" with a revamped, 1995 house style. So... HANDS IN THE AIR!"[7]
Charts
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (OCC) | 15 |
| UK Dance (Music Week)[8] | 1 |
| UK Club Chart (Music Week)[9] | 13 |
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Europe (European Dance Radio)[10] | 19 |
| UK Singles (OCC) | 14 |
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (OCC) | 87 |
