"Shine"
Single by Aswad
from the album Rise and Shine
B-side"Pickin' Up"
Released6 June 1994 (1994-06-06)[1]
GenreReggae
Length3:39
LabelBubblin'
Songwriter(s)
  • Aswad
  • Joe Cang
Producer(s)Aswad
Aswad singles chronology
"Dancehall Mood"
(1993) 		"Shine"
(1994) 		"Warriors"
(1994)
Music video
"Shine" on YouTube

"Shine" is a song by British reggae group Aswad. It was written by Joe Cang and Aswad, who also produced it. Released on 6 June 1994 by Bubblin' label in a radically remixed form courtesy of the Beatmasters, it was the first single from the group's seventeenth album, Rise and Shine (1994). The song is the band's second-biggest hit in the United Kingdom, after 1988's "Don't Turn Around", reaching number five on the UK Singles Chart. "Shine" also became a top-40 hit in several European countries and New Zealand.

Critical reception

James Hamilton from Music Week's RM Dance Update described the song as a "bouncy reggae bubbler".[2]

Music video

A music video was produced to accompany the song, directed by D. Red.[3] It was A-listed on France's MCM in November 1994.[4]

Track listings

UK 7-inch and cassette single[5][6]

  1. "Shine" (Beatmasters 7-inch mix)
  2. "Pickin' Up"

UK 12-inch single[7]

A1. "Shine" (Beatmasters 12-inch mix)
A2. "Shine" (Beatmasters 7-inch mix)
B1. "Shine" (Majorwad mix)
B2. "Pickin' Up"

UK and Australasian CD single[8][9]

  1. "Shine" (Beatmasters 7-inch mix)
  2. "Shine" (Beatmasters 12-inch mix)
  3. "Pickin' Up"
  4. "Shine" (Majorwad mix)

Scandinavian CD single[10]

  1. "Shine" (Beatmasters 7-inch mix)
  2. "Shine" (Beatmasters 12-inch mix)

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[31] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 4 June 1994. p. 21. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. ^ Hamilton, James (18 June 1994). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 7. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ^ "aswad - shine ( viva tv )". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Station Reports > MCM/Paris" (PDF). Music & Media. 26 November 1994. p. 22. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  5. ^ Aswad (1994). Shine (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Bubblin' Records. BUBB 3.
  6. ^ Aswad (1994). Shine (UK cassette single sleeve). Bubblin' Records. CA BUBB 3.
  7. ^ Aswad (1994). Shine (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Bubblin' Records. 12 BUBB 3.
  8. ^ Aswad (1994). Shine (UK CD single liner notes). Bubblin' Records. CD BUBB 3.
  9. ^ Aswad (1994). Shine (Australasian CD single liner notes). Possum Records. PDSCD 563.
  10. ^ Aswad (1994). Shine (Scandinavian CD single liner notes). Bubblin' Records. CD7BUBB3.
  11. ^ "Aswad – Shine" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Aswad – Shine" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 32. 6 August 1994. p. 8. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Adult Contemporary Europe Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. 1 October 1994. p. 18. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  15. ^ Week 30, 1994.
  16. ^ "Aswad – Shine" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  17. ^ "Aswad – Shine" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  18. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (01.9.–07.9. '94)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 1 September 1994. p. 16. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  19. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Aswad". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  20. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 36, 1994" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  21. ^ "Aswad – Shine" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  22. ^ "Aswad – Shine". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  23. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  24. ^ "Aswad – Shine". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  25. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  26. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 2 July 1994. p. 26. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  27. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 14 May 1994. p. 4. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  28. ^ "Árslistinn 1994". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 2 January 1995. p. 25. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  29. ^ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1994". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  30. ^ "Top 100 Singles 1994". Music Week. 14 January 1995. p. 9.
  31. ^ "British single certifications – Aswad – Shine". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
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