On the Beach (Chris Rea song)

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"On the Beach"
Chris Rea On the Beach 1986 Single Cover.jpg
Single by Chris Rea
from the album On the Beach (1986 version) and New Light Through Old Windows (1988 version)
B-side
  • "If Anybody Asks You" (1986)
  • "I'm Taking the Day Out" (1988)
ReleasedMay 1986 [1]
Genre Soft rock [2]
Length
  • 5:04 (album version)
  • 4:20 (special remix)
  • 6:02 (special extended remix)
Label
Songwriter(s) Chris Rea
Producer(s)
Chris Rea singles chronology
"It's All Gone"
(1986)
"On the Beach"
(1986)
"Hello Friend"
(1986)

"Que Sera"
(1988)

"On the Beach (Summer '88)"
(1988)

"I Can Hear Your Heartbeat"
(1988)

Personnel

Charts

York version

"O.T.B. (On the Beach)"
York OTB On the Beach.jpg
German maxi-single cover artwork
Single by York
from the album Experience
Released1999 (1999)
Genre Trance
Length3:36 (radio mix)
Label Adrenalin
Songwriter(s) Chris Rea
Producer(s) CRW
York singles chronology
"Jastamba"
(1998)
"O.T.B. (On the Beach)"
(1999)
"The Fields of Love"
(2000)

In 1999, German dance music group York sampled the guitar riff for their track "O.T.B. (On the Beach)". In June 2000, it debuted and peaked at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks and sold over 200,000 copies to earn a silver certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Rea played guitar with York for their performance of the track on Top of the Pops . He also stated on British radio that he had intended to go to Ibiza with York for live promotions but was unable due to a recent heart attack.[ citation needed ]

Track listings

German maxi-CD single [13]

  1. "O.T.B. (On the Beach)" (Vocal Radio Mix) – 3:36
  2. "O.T.B. (On the Beach)" (Magic Marc's Radiomix) – 3:41
  3. "O.T.B. (On the Beach)" (Milk & Sugar Radio Version) – 3:40
  4. "O.T.B. (On the Beach)" (Hitch Hiker & Dumondt Radio Version) – 3:30
  5. "O.T.B. (On the Beach)" (Eivissa@night.mix) – 6:36
  6. "O.T.B. (On the Beach)" (Milk & Sugar's "Munich Is Burning" Club Mix) – 8:07
  7. "O.T.B. (On the Beach)" (Hitch Hiker & Dumondt Club Mix) – 8:10

Italian CD single [14]

  1. "O.T.B. (On the Beach)" (Basic Connection Edit) – 3:18
  2. "O.T.B. (On the Beach)" (Basic Connection Mix) – 6:40
  3. "O.T.B. (On the Beach)" (Hitch Hiker & Dumondt Club Mix) – 8:10
  4. "O.T.B. (On the Beach)" (Eivissa@Night.Mix) – 6:33

Belgian 12-inch single [15]

A1. "O.T.B. (On the Beach)" (Milk & Sugar Club Mix) – 8:07
A2. "O.T.B. (On the Beach)" (CRW Mix) – 6:52
B1. "O.T.B. (On the Beach)" (Original Mix) – 7:13
B2. "O.T.B. (On the Beach)" (Hitch Hiker & Dumondt Club Mix) – 8:10

US 12-inch single [16]

A1. "O.T.B. (On the Beach)" (CRW Mix) – 6:40
A2. "O.T.B. (On the Beach)" – 8:07
B1. "O.T.B. (On the Beach)" (Eivissa@Night Mix) – 6:36
B2. "O.T.B. (On the Beach)" (Hitch Hiker & Dumondt Club Mix) – 8:10

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [27] Silver200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Germany1999CDAdrenalin [13]
United Kingdom29 May 2000 Manifesto [28]

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