Shine (Aswad song)
"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 | |||
Length | 3:39 | |||
Label | Bubblin' | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Aswad | |||
Aswad singles chronology | ||||
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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.
Critical reception
[edit]James Hamilton from Music Week's RM Dance Update described the song as a "bouncy reggae bubbler".[2]
Music video
[edit]A music video was produced to accompany the song, directed by D. Red.[3] It was A-listed on France's MCM in November 1994.[4]
Track listings
[edit]UK 7-inch and cassette single[5][6]
- "Shine" (Beatmasters 7-inch mix)
- "Pickin' Up"
UK 12-inch single[7]
- A1. "Shine" (Beatmasters 12-inch mix)
- A2. "Shine" (Beatmasters 7-inch mix)
- B1. "Shine" (Majorwad mix)
- B2. "Pickin' Up"
UK and Australasian CD single[8][9]
- "Shine" (Beatmasters 7-inch mix)
- "Shine" (Beatmasters 12-inch mix)
- "Pickin' Up"
- "Shine" (Majorwad mix)
Scandinavian CD single[10]
- "Shine" (Beatmasters 7-inch mix)
- "Shine" (Beatmasters 12-inch mix)
Charts
[edit] Weekly charts[edit]
| Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[31] | Silver | 200,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 4 June 1994. p. 21. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ Hamilton, James (18 June 1994). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 7. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "aswad - shine ( viva tv )". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Station Reports > MCM/Paris" (PDF). Music & Media. 26 November 1994. p. 22. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Shine (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Bubblin' Records. 1994. BUBB 3.
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ignored (help) - ^ "Aswad – Shine" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Aswad – Shine" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 32. 6 August 1994. p. 8. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary Europe Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. 1 October 1994. p. 18. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ Week 30, 1994.
- ^ "Aswad – Shine" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Aswad – Shine" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (01.9.–07.9. '94)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 1 September 1994. p. 16. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Aswad". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 36, 1994" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Aswad – Shine" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Aswad – Shine". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Aswad – Shine". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 2 July 1994. p. 26. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 14 May 1994. p. 4. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Árslistinn 1994". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 2 January 1995. p. 25. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1994". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 Singles 1994". Music Week. 14 January 1995. p. 9.
- ^ "British single certifications – Aswad – Shine". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 October 2020.