Lifted (Lighthouse Family song)
Encyclopedia
"Lifted" is a pop
song written by British
duo Lighthouse Family
, for their debut album
Ocean Drive
(1996). The song was produced by Mike Peden
. It was released as the lead single
on May 1995 and reached the top 70 in the United Kingdom
.
It was later re-released on February 1996 and reached the top 10 in the United Kingdom
.
In 1999, "Lifted" was again re-released but with a different single cover.
In 2001, "Lifted" was chosen as the song for the Labour Party's
2001 UK General Election campaign.
"Lifted" also reached the Austria Singles Chart and peaked at #36. The single also reached #85 in the Dutch Singles Chart.
"Lifted" had also done well throughout Europe, where it reached to #15 in the Eurochart Top 100.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
song written by British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
duo Lighthouse Family
Lighthouse Family
Lighthouse Family are a British musical duo that rose to prominence in the mid-1990s and remained active until the early 2000s. Vocalist Tunde Baiyewu and keyboardist Paul Tucker formed the act in 1993 in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK after meeting while studying at university...
, for their debut album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
Ocean Drive
Ocean Drive (Lighthouse Family album)
Ocean Drive is the debut album released by UK duo Lighthouse Family in 1995 on Wildcard / Polydor Records. The album produced one Top 10 hit and three Top 20 hits .-Track listing:...
(1996). The song was produced by Mike Peden
Mike Peden
Mike Peden is a British producer/remixer/composer best known for his work with the Lighthouse Family. He was the producer of the 2004 album Free Me, the second album by former Spice Girl Emma Bunton. He co-wrote the song "You and I" for Will Young...
. It was released as the lead single
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...
on May 1995 and reached the top 70 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
It was later re-released on February 1996 and reached the top 10 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
In 1999, "Lifted" was again re-released but with a different single cover.
In 2001, "Lifted" was chosen as the song for the Labour Party's
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
2001 UK General Election campaign.
Track listing and formats
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| UK CD singlehttp://web.archive.org/web/20010307071514/www.lighthousefamily.wildcardrecords.co.uk/themusic/lifted_info.html | ||
| 1. | "Lifted" (full mix) | |
| 2. | "Beautiful Night" | |
| 3. | "Absolutely Everything" | 4:18 |
| 4. | "Lifted" (instrumental) | |
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| UK CD singlehttp://www.discogs.com/release/202986 | ||
| 1. | "Lifted" (7" edit) | |
| 2. | "Lifted" (Linslee extended mix) | |
| 3. | "Lifted" (Linslee instrumental) | |
| 4. | "Lifted" (Nostalgia Freaks dub) | |
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| UK CD single Re-release | ||
| 1. | "Lifted" (Single Version) | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Lifted" (Jones Nu Horizon Club Mix) | |
| 3. | "Lifted" (Jones Nu Horizon Club Mix Edit) | |
| 4. | "Lifted" (Rokstone Steve Mac Steve Mac , is a songwriter, record producer and owner of Rokstone Studios in London.He has produced more than 22 number one singles in the UK and had several multi-million selling albums worldwide... R&B Mix) |
|
| 5. | "Lifted" (Linslee 7" Mix) | |
| 6. | "Lifted" (Jones Nu Horizon Dub) | |
Charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | 61 |
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | 4 (Re-release) |
| Eurochart Hot 100 Singles | 15 |
| Austria Singles Chart | 36 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 85 |
Chart performance
When the Lighthouse Family originally released "Lifted", it only reached #61 in the UK Singles Chart. However, they decided to re-release it as they didn't want a "good song" not to do well in the Singles Chart. After heavy promotion, it reached #4 and stayed in the UK singles Chart for 10 weeks."Lifted" also reached the Austria Singles Chart and peaked at #36. The single also reached #85 in the Dutch Singles Chart.
"Lifted" had also done well throughout Europe, where it reached to #15 in the Eurochart Top 100.
External links
- Chart Stats - UK chart performance of the original release of Lighthouse Family's "Lifted"
- Chart Stats - UK chart performance of the re-released version of Lighthouse Family's "Lifted"
- Austriancharts - Austria chart performance of the re-released version of Lighthouse Family's "Lifted"
- Dutchcharts - Dutch chart performance of Lighthouse Family's "Lifted"
- Eurochart Hot 100 which shows the peak position of Lighthouse Family's "Lifted"