Give Me the Light

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"Give Me the Light"
Ice MC-Give Me the Light.jpg
Single by Ice MC
from the album Dreadatour
B-side "Remix"
Released1996
Studio Session Studios
Genre
Label Club Zone
Producer(s) Masterboy
Ice MC singles chronology
"It's a Rainy Day"
(1994)
"Give Me the Light"
(1996)
"Music for Money"
(1996)
Music video
"Give Me the Light" on YouTube

"Give Me the Light" is a song recorded by British, Italy based Eurodance artist Ice MC, featuring vocals by Italian singer Valentina Ducros. [1] Produced by German Eurodance project Masterboy, it was released in 1996 by Club Zone as the first single from Ice MC's fourth album, Dreadatour (1996). The song was a moderate hit in Europe, entering the top 20 in Finland (19), and the top 30 in Austria (30), France (23) and Italy (23). On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Give Me the Light" peaked at number 51 in July 1996. Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "With a crafty production and strong chorus, this US-born, Italy-residing artist once again proves that he is one of the prime exponents of the Euro-dance scene." [2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Give Me the Light" (Cold as Ice Mix)
  2. "Give Me the Light" (Club Mix)
  1. "Give Me the Light" (The Light) — 3:51
  2. "Give Me the Light" (Club Mix) — 5:44
  1. "Give Me the Light" (Radio Edit) — 3:51
  2. "Give Me the Light" (Air Cut) — 3:56
  3. "Give Me the Light" (Tek Time Mix) — 5:44
  4. "Give Me the Light" (Club Mix) — 5:23
  5. "Give Me the Light" (Instrumental) — 4:19
  1. "Give Me the Light" (Chico Y Chico 7" Latino Remix) — 3:41
  2. "Give Me the Light" (Chico Y Chico Latino Club Remix) — 5:39
  3. "Give Me the Light" (Brain Progressive Summer Mix) — 4:55
  4. "Give Me the Light" (Unit Mix) — 4:30

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [3] 30
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [4] 44
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [5] 51
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)19
France (SNEP) [6] 23
Germany (Official German Charts) [7] 48
Italy ( Musica e dischi ) [8] 23
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [9] 56
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 42

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