"Colour the World"
Single by Sash! featuring Dr. Alban
from the album Life Goes On
Released1999 (1999)
Genre
Length3:35
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Ralf Kappmeier
  • Sascha Lappessen
  • Thomas Lüdke
  • Alban Nwapa
Producer(s)
  • Sash!
  • Tokapi
Sash! singles chronology
"Ma Baker"
(1998) 		"Colour the World"
(1999) 		"Adelante"
(1999)
Music video
"Colour the World" on YouTube
Dr. Alban singles chronology
"Feel the Rhythm"
(1998) 		"Colour the World"
(1999) 		"It's My Life (Don't Worry)"
(2014)

"Colour the World" is a song by German production group Sash! featuring Nigerian-Swedish recording artist and producer Dr. Alban. It was released in 1999 via Mighty, Club Tools, and Multiply Records as the fourth and final single from the group's second studio album, Life Goes On (1998). It was successful in a number of European countries and reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]

Critical reception

A reviewer from Birmingham Evening Mail commented, "Sash has now entered his tribal, luv'ed up phase. Not as good as previous singles but annoyingly catchy."[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Dr. Alban, Ralf Kappmeier, Sascha Lappessen, Thomas Alisson; all music is composed by Ralph Kappmaier, Thomas Allison, Sascha Lappessen

No.TitleLength
1."Colour the World" (Single)3:35
2."Colour the World" (Extended Mix)6:00
3."Colour the World" (Dario G. Remix)4:02
4."Colour the World" (ATB Remix)5:51
5."Colour the World" (DJ Delicious Remix)6:52
6."Colour the World" (Dale Cooper & Vincent Price Remix)6:19
Total length:32:39

Credits

Charts

Lazy Monkeys version

"Colour the World"
Single by Lazy Monkeys
Released11 August 2009
Recorded2008
Genre
LabelYAWA Recordings GmbH
Songwriter(s)Ralf Kappmeier
Sascha Lappessen
Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke
Alban Nwapa

In 2009, the group Lazy Monkeys released a cover version of the song.[15][16]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Dr. Alban, Ralf Kappmeier, Sascha Lappessen, Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke; all music is composed by Ralph Kappmaier, Thomas Allison, Sascha Lappessen

No.TitleLength
1."Colour the World" (Sample Rippers Remix)4:59
2."Colour the World" (Phunk Foundation Remix Edit)3:40
3."Colour the World" (Phunk Foundation Remix)6:03
4."Colour the World" (Sample Rippers Radio Edit)3:10
5."Colour the World" (De-Grees Radio Edit)3:09
6."Colour the World" (De-Grees Remix)4:43
Total length:25:47

Other versions

References

  1. ^ "Official UK chart position". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Single of the Week". Birmingham Evening Mail. 16 March 1999. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Sash! — Colour The World". discogs.com. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 10 April 1999. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  5. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Sash!". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 227. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Sash! with Dr. Alban – Colour the World" (in French). Les classement single.
  7. ^ "Sash! with Dr. Alban – Colour the World" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Sash! with Special Appearance Of Dr. Alban – Colour the World" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Sash! with Dr. Alban – Colour the World" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Sash! with Dr. Alban – Colour the World". Singles Top 100.
  12. ^ "Sash! with Dr. Alban – Colour the World". Swiss Singles Chart.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  14. ^ "Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 1999" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005.
  15. ^ "'Colour the World' van Lazy Monkeys". 11 August 2009.
  16. ^ "Colour the World". Spotify. 11 August 2009.
  17. ^ "Colour the World (Christmas Edit)". YouTube.
  18. ^ "Sash! Feat Dr Alban - Colour the World (2020 X-Mas Edit)". YouTube.

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