| "Offshore" | ||||
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| Single by Chicane | ||||
| from the album Far from the Maddening Crowds | ||||
| B-side | "Disco Citizens Remix" | |||
| Released | 9 December 1996[1] | |||
| Studio | Modena One (United Kingdom) | |||
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| Length | 6:58 (original)
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| Label | Xtravaganza | |||
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"Offshore" is a song by English electronic music producer Chicane, released on 9 December 1996 by Xtravaganza as the lead single from his debut album, Far from the Maddening Crowds (1997). The song reached number five in the United States on Billboard's Dance Club Play chart, number 12 in Ireland and number 14 in the United Kingdom. A bootleg by Australian DJ Anthony Pappa was given an official release in 1997 titled "Offshore '97". This version peaked at number 17 in the UK.
"Offshore" is a lush, multi-layered, early Trance track, the original of which features sweeping synth chords and a reflective balearic theme, elements of which are reminiscent of the Tangerine Dream track, "Love on a Real Train". The main synth-hook which gives "Offshore" its uplifting breakdown however is based on Don Henley's 1985 hit, "The Boys of Summer".[2]
- ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 7 December 1996. p. 41. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "CHICANE Interview". 3 May 2014.