Sunchyme

"Sunchyme"
Single by Dario G
from the album Sunmachine
Released	15 September 1997
Format	CD 12"
Recorded	1997
Genre	Tropical house
Length	3:54
Label	Warner
Writer(s)	Paul Spencer Scott Rosser Stephen Spencer Nick Laird-Clowes Gilbert Gabriel
Producer(s)	Peter Oxendale
Dario G singles chronology
"Sunchyme" (1997) "Carnaval de Paris" (1998)

"Sunchyme" is the debut single by British electronic music trio Dario G. It was released on 15 September 1997 as the lead single from their debut studio album, Sunmachine (1998). The song heavily samples the track "Life in a Northern Town" by dream pop band The Dream Academy.

The song reached the top 5 position in many European music charts. It also topped the Dance Club Songs chart in the United States following its release there in May 1998. In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart whilst Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997" was at number one. It was the largest amounts of sales difference between a number-one and number two song on the chart.

The English football club F.C. Halifax Town plays the song before home games at The Shay.

Music video

The music video of this song features a tribe of African people having their bodies covered with colourful paint to portray the animals of their native land. Later, they jump into a river to wash away the paint.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1997–98) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[1] 22 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 4 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 5 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] 15 Canada Dance (RPM)[5] 3 Denmark (IFPI)[6] 2 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 4 France (SNEP)[8] 28 Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 7 Ireland (IRMA)[10] 3 Italy (FIMI)[11] 16 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 8 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 4 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[14] 2 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 41 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 2 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17] 2 US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100[18] 1 US Billboard Hot Dance Club/Play[19] 1

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/Sales Germany[20] Platinum 500,000 United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum 600,000 *sales figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 1998 (U.S.)

References