| I Have Peace | |
| Cover: | Strike-I_Have_Peace.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Strike |
| Album: | I Saw the Future |
| B-Side: | Remix |
| Released: | 1997 |
| Genre: | |
| Length: | 3:55 |
| Label: | Fresh Records |
| Producer: | Strike |
| Prev Title: | My Love is for Real |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
"I Have Peace" is a song by British dance music band Strike, released in 1997 by Fresh Records as the fifth and last single from the band's only album, I Saw the Future (1997). Victoria Newton performs the vocals and the rap parts are by K. The song is the band's second highest charting hit, peaking at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart and number 11 on the UK Dance Singles Chart. Additionally, it was a top 30 hit in Scotland (26) and a top 40 hit in Switzerland (34). The original version contains a sample of the 1985 song "Leaving Me Now" by Level 42.
Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Strike unveil a new single and new sound this week with "I Have Peace", on U.K. label Fresh. This instantly appealing song is a male-voiced rap track, featuring light piano and a female sung chorus. A highly melodic and gospel influenced singalong number."[1] A reviewer from Music Week gave the song four out of five, adding, "Not as instant as their previous released, this represents Strike's most distinctive single yet, moving from a dreamy piano opening into a laidback, rap/gospel-influenced dance groove."[2]
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] | 62 |
| Scotland (OCC)[4] | 26 |
| UK Singles (OCC) | 17 |