"Colour the World" is a song by German production group
Sash!
Sash! (; stylised as SASH!) is a German DJ/production team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen (born 10 June 1970) who works in the recording studio with Ralf Kappmeier, Karl Xander, and Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke. They have sold over 22 million albums w ...
featuring Nigerian-Swedish recording artist and producer
Dr. Alban
Alban Uzoma Nwapa (born 26 August 1957), better known by his stage name Dr. Alban, is a Nigerian- Swedish recording artist and producer with his own record label, Dr. Records. His music can best be described as Eurodance/ hip-hop reggae in a d ...
. It was released in 1999 via Mighty, Club Tools, and
Multiply Records
Multiply Records was a subsidiary of Telstar Records, that launched in 1993 and went into liquidation in 2004. Its major signings included Sash!, Phats & Small and the Cheeky Girls.
It was the brainchild of Mike Hall, who already worked for t ...
as the fourth and final single from the group's second studio album, ''
Life Goes On'' (1998). It was successful in a number of European countries and reached number 15 on the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
.
Critical reception
A reviewer from ''
Birmingham Evening Mail
The ''Birmingham Mail'' (branded the ''Black Country Mail'' in the Black Country) is a tabloid newspaper based in Birmingham, England but distributed around Birmingham, the Black Country, and Solihull and parts of Warwickshire, Worcestershire ...
'' commented, "Sash has now entered his tribal, luv'ed up phase. Not as good as previous singles but annoyingly catchy."
Track listing
Credits
* Design – Michael Kowalkowski
* Lyrics – Dr. Alban, Ralf Kappmeier, Sascha Lappessen, Thomas Alisson
* Mastering – J. Quincy Kramer
* Music – Ralf Kappmeier, Sascha Lappessen, Thomas Alisson
* Producer – Sash!, Tokapi
* Vocals – Dr. Alban
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Lazy Monkeys version
In 2009, the group Lazy Monkeys released a cover version of the song.
Track listing
Other versions
*In 1998, a Christmas version of the song saw the light of day, but was officially released on Sash!'s YouTube page in 2016.
*In 2020, a rework of the Christmas version was released.
References
External links
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1999 singles
1998 songs
Dr. Alban songs
Multiply Records singles
Sash! songs
Songs written by Dr. Alban