Down That Road (Shara Nelson song)

"Down That Road"
Single by Shara Nelson
from the album What Silence Knows
Released	12 July 1993 (1993-07-12)
Genre	Pop-soul [1] dance pop [2]
Length	5:15
Label	Cooltempo
Songwriter(s)	Attrell Cordes Shara Nelson
Producer(s)	Michael Peden
Shara Nelson singles chronology
"Safe from Harm" (1991) "Down That Road" (1993) "One Goodbye in Ten" (1993)
"Nobody" (1994) "Inside Out" / "Down That Road" (1994) "Rough with the Smooth" (1995)

Weekly charts Chart (1993–1995) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [10] 102 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [11] 71 Europe (European Dance Radio) [12] 1 Europe (European Hit Radio) [13] 39 Germany (GfK) [14] 68 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [15] 16 Netherlands (Single Top 100 Tipparade) [16] 4 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [17] 21 UK Singles (OCC) [18] 19 UK Airplay ( Music Week ) [19] 9 UK Dance ( Music Week ) [20] 3 UK Club Chart ( Music Week ) [21] 6 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [22] 9 US Hot Dance Club Play ( Billboard ) [23] 16

Year-end charts Chart (1993–1995) Position Europe (European Dance Radio) [24] 22

Release history

Region	Version	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	Original version	12 July 1993	7-inch vinyl 12-inch vinyl CD cassette	Cooltempo	[25]
	Remix with "Inside Out"	30 August 1994	12-inch vinyl CD cassette		[26]

References

1. Masterton, James (18 July 1993). "Week Ending July 24th 1993". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
2. Panahpour, Nilou (1 December 1994). "Recordings". p. 122. Rolling Stones .
3. Spencer, Neil (26 September 1993). "The Soulful Sound of Silence". The Guardian .
4. Beevers, Andy (10 July 1993). "Market Preview: Dance" (PDF). Music Week . p. 8. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
5. Moody, Paul (17 July 1993). "Singles". NME . p. 14. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
6. Beatnik, Brad (19 June 1993). "Hot Vinyl Buzzing" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). p. 7. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
7. Hamilton, James (17 July 1993). "Djdirectory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). p. 7. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
8. Sawyer, Miranda (August 1993). "New Singles". Select . p. 111. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
9. Higginbotham, Adam (October 1993). "New Albums". Select . p. 91. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
10. "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 17 February 2016" . Retrieved 17 February 2016– via Imgur.
11. "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 10, no. 33. 14 August 1993. p. 15. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
12. "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 10, no. 37. 11 September 1993. p. 19. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
13. "EHR Top 40" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 10, no. 34. 21 August 1993. p. 26. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
14. "Shara Nelson – Down That Road" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
15. "Shara Nelson – Down That Road" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved 18 July 2021.
16. "Shara Nelson – Down That Road" (in Dutch). Single Top 100 . Retrieved 16 July 2021.
17. "Shara Nelson – Down That Road". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
18. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
19. "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week . 14 August 1993. p. 28. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
20. "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 24 July 1993. p. 26. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
21. "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 24 July 1993. p. 4. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
22. "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles". Billboard . Vol. 107, no. 21. 27 May 1995. p. 109. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
23. "Dance Club Songs" . Billboard. 10 September 1994. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
24. "1993 Year-End Airplay Charts: European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 10, no. 51/52. 18 December 1993. p. 18. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
25. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 10 July 1993. p. 21.
26. "Single Releases". Music Week. 27 August 1994. p. 27.

External links

• Shara Nelson at AllMusic