Ring of Ice

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"Ring of Ice"
Ring of Ice.jpg
Cover art of the German 7-inch single
Single by Jennifer Rush
from the album Jennifer Rush
B-side
  • "Never Gonna Turn Back Again"
  • "Give Out"
  • "I See a Shadow (Not a Fantasy)"
ReleasedSeptember 1984
Length3:50
Label CBS
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Candy DeRouge
  • Gunther Mende
Jennifer Rush singles chronology
"25 Lovers"
(1984)
"Ring of Ice"
(1984)
"The Power of Love"
(1985)
Music video
"Ring of Ice" on YouTube

"Ring of Ice" is a 1984 song recorded by American singer-songwriter Jennifer Rush. It was the fourth single from her self-titled debut album in West Germany and the second single from the album in the United Kingdom.

Contents

The song was re-recorded by Jennifer Rush for her 1998 album Classics and was released as a single from that album in 1999. [1]

A remix by Stereoact was released as a standalone single on December 16, 2022. [2]

Commercial Performance

In West Germany, the single was Jennifer's second to reach the Top 30 of the singles chart, after "25 Lovers" earlier the same year. In the United Kingdom, the single was released in November 1985 following the success of "The Power of Love" and reached the Top 20. The single was also Jennifer's second chart entry in Finland, where it entered in February 1986 and also reached the Top 20. "Ring of Ice" achieved its most successful chart peak on the South African Springbok Radio chart, where it reached number 1 and charted for 27 weeks. It was Jennifer's first entry on this chart, preceding the entry of "The Power of Love" by nearly four months.

Track listings

1984 German release

  1. "Ring of Ice" – 3:50
  2. "Never Gonna Turn Back Again" – 3:28
  1. "Ring of Ice" (Extended Mix) [a] – 6:16
  2. "Give Out" – 3:18
  3. "I See a Shadow (Not a Fantasy)" – 4:20

1985 United Kingdom release

  1. "Ring of Ice" (Remix) [b] – 3:50
  2. "Never Gonna Turn Back Again" – 3:28
  1. "Ring of Ice" (Extended Remix) [b] – 5:20
  2. "Never Gonna Turn Back Again" – 3:28

1999 release

  1. "Ring of Ice" ( Classics version) – 3:50
  2. "Si Tu Eres Mi Hombre (The Power of Love)" (Classics version) – 6:07
  3. "All I Want is You" – 3:56

2022 release

  1. "Ring of Ice" (Stereoact remix) – 3:36
  2. "Ring of Ice" (Original version) – 3:50

Notes

Charts

Chart (1984–1986)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [8] 21
European Top 100 Singles ( Eurotipsheet ) [9] 50
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [10] 15
Ireland (IRMA) [11] 9
South Africa (Springbok Radio) [12] 1
UK Singles (OCC) [13] 14
West Germany (GfK) [14] 22

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Ring of Ice" (Stereoact remix)
Chart (2024)Position
Estonia Airplay (TopHit) [15] 62

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