"Saltwater" is a song by English musician

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featuring the vocals of Irish singer

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. The track uses parts of

Clannad Clannad () is an Irish band formed in 1970 in Gweedore, County Donegal by siblings Ciarán, Pól, and Moya Brennan and their twin uncles Noel and Pádraig Duggan. They have adopted various musical styles throughout their history, including ...

's 1982 hit "

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" with both re-recorded and newly written lyrics. It was released as a single in May 1999, reaching the number-six position on the

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and becoming a popular

trance Trance is a state of semi-consciousness in which a person is not self-aware and is either altogether unresponsive to external stimuli (but nevertheless capable of pursuing and realizing an aim) or is selectively responsive in following the dir ...

track in

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across Europe. In 2003, the song was used in a national tourism campaign for

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and also by

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City Council in adverts promoting the city.

Music video

Filmed in February 1999, the music video for "Saltwater" juxtaposes calm surfing footage, which was shot in

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, North Devon, where many beaches that are popular surfer destinations are located, with frenzied

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footage, which was shot at a studio on

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in London as well as at the actual

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club in

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(known as "The Republic" at the time).

Formats and track listings

UK CD single # "Saltwater" (original radio edit) # "Saltwater" (original mix) # "Saltwater" (Mothership mix) UK 12-inch single :A. "Saltwater" (original mix) – 9:49 :B. "Saltwater" (Tomski vs. Disco Citizens remix) – 8:45 UK cassette single # "Saltwater" (original radio edit) # "Saltwater" (Mothership mix) European CD single # "Saltwater" (original edit) # "Saltwater" (original mix) Australian CD single # "Saltwater" (original edit) # "Saltwater" (original mix) # "Saltwater" (Mothership mix) # "Saltwater" (Tomski vs. Disco Citizens remix) US maxi-CD single # "Saltwater" (original mix) – 9:48 # "Saltwater" (Tomski vs. Disco Citizens remix) – 9:08 # " Don't Give Up" ( Peter Rauhofer Roxy Anthem) – 10:00 # "Don't Give Up" (

Johnny Vicious Johnny Vicious (born John Coles) is an American house DJ, producer and remixer. He DJed in New York City clubs Mars and Paladium in the 1980s, and in the early 1990s started his own label, Vicious Muzik Records, with Jeffrey Rodman. Vicious b ...

club mix) – 9:31 # "Autumn Tactics" (Chicane's End of Summer remix) – 8:41 US 12-inch single :A1. "Saltwater" (original mix) – 9:48 :A2. "Halcyon" (

Airscape Airscape is a Belgian trance act composed of Johan Gielen and formerly, Sven Maes. The group also recorded as Svenson & Gielen () and several other pseudonyms. The two man group dissolved in 2005, each going solo. In 2009, Airscape was revived by ...

remix) – 7:00 :B1. "Saltwater" (Tomski vs. Disco Citizens remix) – 9:08 :B2. "Autumn Tactics" ( Thrillseekers remix) – 8:07

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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