"Bruised Water" is a song by dance artist Chicane

Chicane (recording artist)

Chicane is a British electronic dance music act, and the guise of British musician, composer, songwriter and record producer, Nicholas Bracegirdle....

. It is a mashup

Mashup (music)

A mashup or bootleg is a song or composition created by blending two or more pre-recorded songs, usually by overlaying the vocal track of one song seamlessly over the instrumental track of another...

 of Natasha Bedingfield

Natasha Bedingfield

Natasha Anne Bedingfield is a British pop singer and songwriter. Bedingfield debuted in the 1990s as a member of the Christian dance/electronic group The DNA Algorithm with her siblings Daniel Bedingfield and Nikola Rachelle...

's song, "I Bruise Easily

I Bruise Easily

"I Bruise Easily" is a pop song written by Natasha Bedingfield, Andrew Frampton, Wayne Wilkins and Paul Herman for Bedingfield's debut album Unwritten . In the song, Bedingfield describes how relationships affect people, even when they have come to an end. The track was released as the album's...

" with his own song, "Saltwater

Saltwater (Chicane song)

"Saltwater" is a song by Chicane featuring the vocals of Irish singer Máire Brennan. The track uses parts of Clannad's 1982 hit "Theme From Harry's Game" with both re-recorded and newly-written lyrics....

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The song was released on August 25, 2008 as a digital download

Music download

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Music video

The music video features a man carrying a mermaid, who appears to be unconscious without water, across the town. He asks the fellow towns people for their help to provide water for her.

The video was shot along several streets of the city centre of Málaga

Málaga

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, Spain

Spain

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International releases

"Bruised Water" will be the first release from the revived Central Station Records in Australia. It was initially sent to radio in late 2008, but was never released as Central Station's parent company Destra Entertainment went into receivership. "Bruised Water" was released in the Netherlands by Armada Music in 2009.

Track listing

1. "Bruised Water" (Chicane Re-Work Edit) – 8:00
2. "Bruised Water" (Mischa Daniels Club Mix) – 6:52
3. "Bruised Water" (Adam K. Vocal Mix) – 5:59
4. "Bruised Water" (Original Club Mix) – 7:12
5. "Bruised Water" (Mischa Daniels Dub Mix) – 7:16
6. "Bruised Water" (Adam K. Dub Mix) – 6:04
7. "Bruised Water" (Mischa Daniels Dubstrumental Edit) – 7:16
8. "Bruised Water" (Original Radio Edit) – 2:59

Dutch CD single
(ARMA201; Released May 2009)

1. "Bruised Water" (radio edit) – 3:01
2. "Bruised Water" (Micheal Woods Edit) – 3:05
3. "Bruised Water" (Chicane Rework Mix) – 8:02
4. "Bruised Water" (Original Mix) – 7:15
5. "Bruised Water" (Mischa Daniels Club Mix) – 6:53
6. "Bruised Water" (Michael Woods Full Mix) – 7:51

Charts

On August 31, 2008, the song entered the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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 at #43 and peaked at #42.

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Belgian Singles Chart Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995...  (Flanders)	30
Dutch Top 100	35
Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...	22
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	42