Sambuca (song)

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"Sambuca"
Single by Wideboys featuring Dennis G
Released15 October 2001
Recorded2001
Genre UK garage
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Dennis Gordan
  • Eddie Craig
  • Jim Sullivan
Producer(s) Wideboys
Wideboys singles chronology
"Knight Rider"
(2001)
"Sambuca"
(2001)
"She's the One"
(2001)

"Sambuca" is a song by British UK garage duo Wideboys, featuring Dennis G on vocals. It was released in October 2001 as a single, and was a top 20 hit, peaking at No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart [1] and No. 1 on the UK Dance Singles Chart. Two later releases, "Sambuca 2006" and "Sambuca 2008" were released on the Garage Jams and All Around the World labels respectively, which featured more remixes of the track.

Contents

Capital Xtra included the song in their list of "The Best Old-School Garage Anthems of All Time". [2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Shay Ola and premiered on 13 September 2001.[ citation needed ]

Track listing

UK CD maxi-single
  1. "Sambuca" (Original Radio Edit)
  2. "Sambuca" (Agent X Flaming Sambuca Remix)
  3. "Sambuca" (Wideboys Heavy Mix)

Charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
Scotland (OCC) [3] 72
UK Singles (OCC) [4] 15
UK Dance (OCC) [5] 1

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References

  1. "Wideboys | Artist". Official Charts. 2001-10-27. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
  2. "The Best Old-School Garage Anthems Of All Time". Capital XTRA.
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