"Sambuca" is a song by British
UK garage
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duo
Wideboys
The Wideboys are an English electronic music duo known for club remixes and for their own song "Sambuca", featuring Dennis G on vocals, which reached number 15 in the UK in October 2001. Another top 40 single, "Daddy-O" featuring Shaznay Lewis, ...
, featuring Dennis G on vocals. It was released in October 2001 as a
single
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, and was a top 20 hit, peaking at No. 15 on the
UK Singles Chart
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and No. 1 on the
UK Dance Singles Chart
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. Two later releases, "Sambuca 2006" and "Sambuca 2008" were released on the Garage Jams and
All Around the World labels respectively, which featured more
remix
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es of the track.
Capital Xtra
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included the song in their list of "The Best Old-School Garage Anthems of All Time".
Music video
The music video was directed by Shay Ola and premiered on 13 September 2001.
Track listing
;UK CD maxi-single
# "Sambuca" (Original Radio Edit)
# "Sambuca" (Agent X Flaming Sambuca Remix)
# "Sambuca" (Wideboys Heavy Mix)
Charts
References
2001 songs
2001 singles
Wideboys songs
679 Artists singles
Locked On Records singles
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