Ocean Drive (Lighthouse Family song)

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"Ocean Drive"
Lighthouse Family Ocean Drive.jpg
1995 CD single
Single by Lighthouse Family
from the album Ocean Drive
Released2 October 1995 (1995-10-02)
Studio Battery (New York City)
Length3:46
Label
Songwriter(s) Paul Tucker
Producer(s) Mike Peden
Lighthouse Family singles chronology
"Lifted"
(1995)
"Ocean Drive"
(1995)
"Goodbye Heartbreak"
(1996)
Music video
"Ocean Drive" on YouTube

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [17] Gold400,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom2 October 1995
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
[18]
United Kingdom (re-release)20 May 1996 [19]

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