Sweet Harmony (Liquid song)

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"Sweet Harmony"
Liquid-Sweet Harmony.jpg
Single by Liquid
from the album Culture
ReleasedMarch 9, 1992 (original release)
1995 ('95 version)
2004 (2nd re-release)
2007 (3rd re-release)
Genre Breakbeat hardcore
Length4:22(original mix)
Label XL Recordings
Songwriter(s) Model, Ame & Jefferson
Producer(s) Model & Ame

"Sweet Harmony" is a song by British dance act Liquid, originally released on the Liquid EP in 1991, and as a single in 1992. The song samples heavily from CeCe Rogers' "Someday" released in 1987. [1] New remixes of the song were released in 1995, and it was re-released in 2004 and again in 2007, featuring more new mixes.

Contents

In the UK, the original 1992 version peaked at No. 15; the 1995 release at No. 14; and the 2004 release at No. 87. [2]

Critical reception

Upon the 1995 re-release of the song, Sarra Manning from Melody Maker said, "'Sweet Harmony' is a gospel groove sung by angels and I'm off to Ibiza for a spot of foam-dancing." [3] The magazine's Simon Price described it as "boombastic". [4] Tony Marcus from NME wrote, "Liquid's happy rave anthem gets reissued and its cheery beats, CeCe Rogers riff and uplifting sense of fun feel like perfect pop." [5] Another NME editor, Ian McCann, noted that "breakbeat bursts through" the track, "a piano-banging Italo-house tune that doesn't altogether slap its aces on the table although it has been played plenty since it first emerged in 1992." [6]

Charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)15
UK Dance ( Music Week ) [7] 1
Chart (1995)Peak
position
Europe (European Dance Radio) [8] 19
UK Singles (OCC)14
Chart (2004)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)87

Certifications

Certifications for "Sweet Harmony"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [9] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Danny Byrd version

"Sweet Harmony"
Sweetharmony.jpg
Single by Danny Byrd featuring Liquid
from the album Rave Digger
Released1 February 2010
Recorded2010
Genre Drum and bass
Length6:08
Label Hospital
Songwriter(s) Model, Ame & Jefferson
Producer(s) Danny Byrd
Danny Byrd singles chronology
"Red Mist"
(2009)
"Sweet Harmony"
(2010)
"Ill Behaviour"
(2010)

English drum and bass DJ and producer Danny Byrd released his version in 2010. It was the first single released from his third album, Rave Digger (2010). The song was released on 1 February 2010 as a digital download and 12". It peaked at number 64 on the UK Singles Chart, making it his first chart entrance.

Track listing

12" [10] and digital download [11]
No.TitleLength
1."Sweet Harmony"6:08
2."Sweet Harmony" (Jungle Mix)5:18

Chart performance

"Sweet Harmony" managed to peak to number 64 on the UK Singles Chart and number six on the UK Dance Singles Chart.

Chart (2010)Peak
position
UK Dance (OCC) [12] 6
UK Singles (OCC) [13] 64

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom1 February 2010Digital download Hospital Records
12"

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