On the Beach (Chris Rea song)

"On the Beach"
Single by Chris Rea
from the album On the Beach (1986 version) and New Light Through Old Windows (1988 version)
B-side
  • "If Anybody Asks You" (1986)
  • "I'm Taking the Day Out" (1988)
ReleasedMay 1986[1]
GenreSoft rock[2]
Length
  • 5:04 (album version)
  • 4:20 (special remix)
  • 6:02 (special extended remix)
Label
Songwriter(s)Chris Rea
Producer(s)
Chris Rea singles chronology
"It's All Gone"
(1986) 		"On the Beach"
(1986) 		"Hello Friend"
(1986)
"Que Sera"
(1988)
"On the Beach (Summer '88)"
(1988)
"I Can Hear Your Heartbeat"
(1988)
Music video
"On the Beach" on YouTube

"On the Beach" is a song by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea that was released in 1986, as the second single from his eighth studio album, On the Beach.[3] It was written by Rea and produced by Rea and David Richards. "On the Beach" reached No. 57 in the United Kingdom in 1986, and also charted in France and the Netherlands.

In 1988, Rea re-recorded "On the Beach" for his album New Light Through Old Windows and released it as a single.[4] Produced by Rea and Jon Kelly, it reached No. 12 in the UK and No. 18 in Ireland. In 1989, it reached No. 9 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 8.
  2. ^ "BLUESFEST: Chris Rea | Music in London". Time Out London.
  3. ^ Caldwell, Rob. "AllMusic Review by Rob Caldwell". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  4. ^ DeGagne, Mike (17 October 1988). "AllMusic Review by Mike DeGagne". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 April 2018.