Eighteen Strings Explained

Eighteen Strings
Cover:Tinman-Eighteen Strings.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Tinman
Released:[1]
Length:3:48
Label:Polydor
Producer:Tinman
Prev Title:I Got You (I Feel Good)
Prev Year:1992
Next Title:Gudvibe
Next Year:1995

"Eighteen Strings" is a song by English house music producer Tinman. It was released in August 1994 by Polydor Records, reaching number nine in the United Kingdom and peaked atop the UK Dance Chart. Outside the UK, "Eighteen Strings" topped the Canadian RPM Dance chart and reached the top 20 in Australia, Finland, Ireland and Italy.

Critical reception

Music writer and columnist James Masterton described 'Eighteen Strings' as a "mainly instrumental track", "using a guitar figure that is startlingly similar to 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'. Closer examination reveals it is actually a slightly different sequence of chords, but not enough to dull recognition."[2] Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented, "The strings attached to this dance bopper are direct quotes from Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'. Sequencers and the "rock da house down" one-line chorus finish it off."[3] Mark Frith from Smash Hits gave it a full score of five out of five, writing, "A furious, pounding guitar dance tune with some samples and hooks that is even better than that one. One minute it's all mellow, then it zooms in on a complete full-on blast. Wonderful."[4]

Track listings

  1. "Eighteen Strings" (radio edit) – 3:48
  2. "Free" (Freedom to Party edit) – 5:07
  1. "Eighteen Strings" (radio edit) – 3:48
  2. "Eighteen Strings" (Full On Kitchen mix) – 7:10
  3. "Eighteen Strings" (Chris & James remix) – 7:24
  4. "Free" (Freedom to Party mix) – 5:07

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1994–1995)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 29
Europe (European Dance Radio)[6] 10
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 19
Italy (Musica e dischi)[8] 20
UK Dance (Music Week)[9] 1
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[10] 14
US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[11] 46

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)Position
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[12] 30
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 91

Notes and References

  1. Single Releases. Music Week. 21. 6 August 1994.
  2. Web site: Week Ending August 20th 1994. Masterton. James. James Masterton. Chart Watch UK. 14 August 1994. 6 September 2021.
  3. New Releases: Singles. Music & Media. 11. 31. 30 July 1994. 5. 8 October 2022.
  4. Mark. Frith. New Singles. Smash Hits. 3 August 1994. 53. 7 October 2024. Mark Frith.
  5. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 11. 36. 3 September 1994. 12. 19 May 2020.
  6. European Dance Radio Top 25. Music & Media. 11. 42. 15 October 1994. 29. 27 May 2023.
  7. Book: Pennanen, Timo. 2006. Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972. fi. 1st. Tammi. 978-951-1-21053-5. Helsinki.
  8. Web site: Classifiche. Musica e dischi. it. 8 June 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Tinman".
  9. Dance Singles. Music Week. 28. 20 August 1994. 26 April 2021.
  10. The RM Club Chart. Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 6 August 1994. 4. 18 May 2023.
  11. Tinman Chart History (Dance Singles Sales). https://web.archive.org/web/20191110033617/https://www.billboard.com/music/tinman/chart-history/DSA. dead. November 10, 2019. Billboard. 9 November 2019.
  12. Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1994. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 18 July 2019.
  13. Top 100 Singles 1994. Music Week. 9. 14 January 1995.

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