Storms in Africa
"Storms in Africa" | ||||
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Single by Enya | ||||
from the album Watermark | ||||
A-side | "Storms in Africa (Part II)" | |||
B-side |
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Released | 22 May 1989 (1989-05-22) | |||
Studio |
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Length | 4:02 | |||
Label | WEA | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Nicky Ryan | |||
Enya singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Storms In Africa" on YouTube | ||||
"Storms in Africa" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Enya from her second studio album, Watermark (1988). A rearranged version with English lyrics called "Storms in Africa (Part II)" was included in some later pressings of Watermark and released as a single in May 1989 that reached number 41 on the UK Singles Chart.
The song was included on the soundtrack for the film Green Card (1990).[1] For a time, the Australian airline Ansett Airlines used the song as its theme prior to its collapse in 2001.[2]
Critical reception
Ned Raggett from AllMusic noted that "Storms in Africa" uses drums from Chris Hughes "to add to the understated, evocative fire of the song, which certainly lives up to its name."[3]
Track listings
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Storms in Africa II" | 3:02 |
2. | "Storms in Africa I" | 4:02 |
12-inch vinyl and CD B-sides
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Celts" | 2:56 |
2. | "Aldebaran" | 3:05 |
Charts
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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Ireland (IRMA)[4] | 12 |
UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 41 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | 22 May 1989 |
| WEA | [6] |
5 June 1989 | CD1 | [7] | ||
19 June 1989 |
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Japan | 25 June 1989 | Mini-CD | [9] | |
25 July 1989 | CD | [10] |
References
- ^ "Green Card (1990) - IMDb". Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Jingle: Ansett "Getting So Much Better" (1991)". Fly the Branded Skies. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Enya – Watermark". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Storms in Africa (Part 2)". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 20 May 1989. p. 31.
- ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 3 June 1989. p. 30.
- ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 17 June 1989. p. 35.
- ^ "ストームス・イン・アフリカ | エンヤ" [Storms in Africa | Enya] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "ストームス・イン・アフリカ(4トラックス) | エンヤ" [Storms in Africa (4 Tracks) | Enya] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
External links
- "Storms In Africa" at Discogs (list of releases)
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