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Saltwater (Chicane song)

{{Short description|1999 single by Chicane}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Saltwater

| cover = Chicane Saltwater.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Chicane featuring Máire Brennan

| album = Behind the Sun

| released = {{start date|1999|5|24|df=y}}{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1999/Music-Week-1999-05-22.pdf|title=New Releases – For Week Starting 24 May, 1999: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=23|date=22 May 1999|access-date=19 July 2021}}

| recorded =

| studio = Modena One, Mothership (UK)

| genre = Trance{{cite magazine|title=Chart Commentary|last=Jones|first=Alan|magazine=Music Week|page=15|date=5 June 1999}}

| length =

  • 10:03 (original mix)
  • 3:29 (original radio edit)

| label = Xtravaganza

| writer =

| producer =

| chronology = Chicane

| prev_title = Strong in Love

| prev_year = 1998

| next_title = Don't Give Up

| next_year = 2000

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| header = Alternative cover

| type = single

| cover = Chicane - Saltwater 2012.jpg

| border =

| alt =

| caption = 2012 re-release cover

}}

}}

"Saltwater" is a song by English musician Chicane featuring the vocals of Irish singer Moya Brennan, who is the sister of

Enya. The track uses parts of Clannad's 1982 hit "Theme from Harry's Game" with both re-recorded and newly written lyrics.

It was released as a single in May 1999, reaching the number-six position on the UK Singles Chart and becoming a popular trance track in clubs across Europe. In 2003, the song was used in a national tourism campaign for Ireland and also by Belfast City Council in adverts promoting the city.{{cite web|url=http://www.bittersuiteband.com/music_tv-commercials.htm |title=SONGS & MUSIC ON TV ADs / COMMERCIALS" and re-issued as a single|website=www.bittersuiteband.co|accessdate=11 August 2008}}

Music video

Filmed in February 1999, the music video for "Saltwater" juxtaposes calm surfing footage, which was shot in Woolacombe, North Devon, where many beaches that are popular surfer destinations are located, with frenzied nightclub footage, which was shot at a studio on Old Street in London as well as at the actual Gatecrasher One club in Sheffield (known as "The Republic" at the time).{{cite web | last = England | first = Kelly | url = http://www.lifeofamodel.com/teknic_chicane.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070112182019/http://www.lifeofamodel.com/teknic_chicane.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 12 January 2007 | title = Chicane Saltwater Music Video Shoot Review | website = www.lifeofamodel.com | access-date = 1 September 2006 }}{{cite web |last1=Nick |first1=Bracegirdle |title=The Story Of Chicane 'Saltwater' {{!}} The making of a trance anthem |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-sts9TKl7g |website=YouTube |access-date=27 June 2021}}

Formats and track listings

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UK CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Saltwater|others=Chicane|year=1999|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Xtravaganza Recordings|id=XTRAV1CDS}}

  1. "Saltwater" (original radio edit)
  2. "Saltwater" (original mix)
  3. "Saltwater" (Mothership mix)

UK 12-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Saltwater|others=Chicane|year=1999|type=UK 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Xtravaganza Recordings|id=XTRAV112}}

:A. "Saltwater" (original mix) – 9:49

:B. "Saltwater" (Tomski vs. Disco Citizens remix) – 8:45

UK cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Saltwater|others=Chicane|year=1999|type=UK 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Xtravaganza Recordings|id=XTRAV01CS}}

  1. "Saltwater" (original radio edit)
  2. "Saltwater" (Mothership mix)

European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Saltwater|others=Chicane|year=1999|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Dance Pool|id=DAN 667284 1}}

  1. "Saltwater" (original edit)
  2. "Saltwater" (original mix)

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Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Saltwater|others=Chicane|year=1999|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Epidrome|id=667548.2}}

  1. "Saltwater" (original edit)
  2. "Saltwater" (original mix)
  3. "Saltwater" (Mothership mix)
  4. "Saltwater" (Tomski vs. Disco Citizens remix)

US maxi-CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Saltwater|others=Chicane|year=1999|type=US maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=Xtravaganza Recordings, C2 Records|id=44K 79518}}

  1. "Saltwater" (original mix) – 9:48
  2. "Saltwater" (Tomski vs. Disco Citizens remix) – 9:08
  3. "Don't Give Up" (Peter Rauhofer Roxy Anthem) – 10:00
  4. "Don't Give Up" (Johnny Vicious club mix) – 9:31
  5. "Autumn Tactics" (Chicane's End of Summer remix) – 8:41

US 12-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Saltwater|others=Chicane|year=1999|type=US 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Xtravaganza Recordings, C2 Records|id=44 79518}}

:A1. "Saltwater" (original mix) – 9:48

:A2. "Halcyon" (Airscape remix) – 7:00

:B1. "Saltwater" (Tomski vs. Disco Citizens remix) – 9:08

:B2. "Autumn Tactics" (Thrillseekers remix) – 8:07

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{{Listen

|filename = Chicane saltwater sample.ogg

|pos = left

|title = "Saltwater"

|description = A 30 second sample of "Saltwater" utilizing vocals from the Clannad song "Theme from Harry's Game"}}

{{Listen

|filename = Themeharrysgame.ogg

|pos = left

|title = "Theme from Harry's Game"

|description = A 30 second sample of "Theme from Harry's Game" demonstrating the original version of the vocals used in "Saltwater"}}

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Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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|+Weekly chart performance for "Saltwater"

!Chart (1999–2000)

!Peak
position

{{Single chart|Australia|31|artist=Chicane feat. Maire Brennan|song=Saltwater|rowheader=true}}
{{Single chart|Flanders|5|artist=Chicane feat. Maire Brennan|song=Saltwater|rowheader=true}}
{{Single chart|Wallonia|24|artist=Chicane feat. Maire Brennan|song=Saltwater|rowheader=true}}
{{Single chart|Flanders Dance|1|artist=Chicane feat. Maire Brennan|song=Saltwater|rowheader=true|access-date=20 September 2020}}
scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-06-12.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=16|issue=24|page=8|date=12 June 1999|access-date=11 June 2020}}

|29

{{Single chart|Germany|16|artist=Chicane feat. Maire Brennan|song=Saltwater|songid=3982|rowheader=true|access-date=31 January 2019}}
scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40){{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2985631#page/n9/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn (3.6–10.6. 1999)|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=10|date=11 June 1999|access-date=5 October 2019}}

|39

{{Single chart|Ireland2|14|song=Saltwater|rowheader=true|access-date=31 January 2019}}
{{Single chart|Dutch40|25|year=1999|week=31|rowheader=true}}
{{Single chart|Dutch100|23|artist=Chicane feat. Maire Brennan|song=Saltwater|rowheader=true|access-date=31 January 2019}}
{{Single chart|Scotland|4|date=19990605|rowheader=true|access-date=31 January 2019}}
{{Single chart|Spain|19|artist=Chicane feat. Maire Brennan|song=Saltwater|rowheader=true}}
{{Single chart|Switzerland|32|artist=Chicane feat. Maire Brennan|song=Saltwater|rowheader=true}}
{{Single chart|UK|6|date=19990605|rowheader=true|access-date=31 January 2019}}
{{Single chart|UKdance|1|date=19990605|rowheader=true|access-date=31 January 2019}}
{{Single chart|Billboarddancesales|18|artist=Chicane|rowheader=true|access-date=1 January 2024}}

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=Year-end charts=

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|+Year-end chart performance for "Saltwater"

!Chart (1999)

!Position

scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1999|title=Jaaroverzichten 1999|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=31 January 2019}}

|34

scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1999|title=Rapports annuels 1999|publisher=Ultratop|language=fr|access-date=31 January 2019}}

|98

scope="row"|Germany (Official German Charts){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1999|title=Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1999|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=21 April 2018}}

|86

scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=http://www.top40web.nl/jaarlijsten/jr1999.html|title=Jaarlijsten 1999|language=nl|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=11 May 2022}}

|163

scope="row"|UK Club Chart (Music Week){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2000/Music-Week-2000-01-22.pdf#page=54|title=Dance Charts|magazine=Music Week|page=32|date=22 January 2000|access-date=24 April 2022}}

|16

scope="row"|UK Pop (Music Week)

|17

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Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Saltwater"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1999|certyear=1999|access-date=31 January 2019}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Chicane|title=Saltwater|award=Gold|relyear=1999|certyear=2023|id=15767-1812-1|access-date=6 January 2024}}

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References

{{Reflist}}

{{Chicane}}

{{Moya Brennan}}

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Category:1999 singles

Category:1999 songs

Category:Chicane (musician) songs

Category:Songs written by Chicane (musician)

Category:Songs written by Ciarán Brennan

Category:Songs written by Pól Brennan

Category:Trance songs