| "Chime" | ||||
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| Single by Orbital | ||||
| Released | December 1989 (original) 12 March 1990 (FFRR) | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
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| Length | 3:14 (edit) 12:40 (12" version) | |||
| Label | FFRR | |||
| Songwriter(s) | P&P Hartnoll | |||
| Producer(s) | P&P Hartnoll | |||
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"Chime" is the debut single from the British electronic group Orbital. It was originally recorded on cassette tape and allegedly cost less than £1 to produce. The track was originally released in December 1989 and was a big underground success. In 1990, it had a wider release on FFRR Records, and reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]
The track has been referred to as the British equivalent to Derrick May's seminal classic "Strings of Life"[2] and was included at number 11 on Mixmag magazine's 100 Greatest Dance Singles of All Time.[3] Mixmag also included it on two "best ever dance" compilations, B!g Tunes: The Greatest Dance Singles of All Time (2001) and The Greatest Dance Tracks of All Time (2013).
- ^ Roberts, David (Ed.) (2004). British Hit Singles & Albums (17th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 0-85112-199-3.
- ^ Reynolds, Simon (1999) "Generation Ectasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture" Routledge, page 119
- ^ Orbital-Chime Mixmag Review SongTwo