Ocean Drive (Duke Dumont song) explained

Ocean Drive
Cover:Duke Dumont - Ocean Drive cover art.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Duke Dumont
Ep:Blasé Boys Club Part 1 Duality
Released:31 July 2015
Recorded:2015
Length:
  • 3:25 (single version)
  • (extended mix)
Producer:Duke Dumont
Prev Title:The Giver (Reprise)
Prev Year:2015
Next Title:Be Here
Next Year:2016

"Ocean Drive" is a song by British DJ and record producer Duke Dumont, and features uncredited vocals by Boy Matthews. It was released as the lead single from his seventh extended play, Blasé Boys Club Part 1, on 31 July 2015. A music video for the song was also released on 15 September through Vevo and YouTube. It reached number one in Hungary and Poland, and became the number one song on the 2016 year-end chart in Poland.

"Ocean Drive" charted at thirteenth place on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2015,[1] becoming one of Dumont's most well-known hit singles to date.

Music video

The official music video for "Ocean Drive", which was recorded in the Melrose District of Los Angeles, was uploaded onto Vevo and YouTube on 15 September 2015. It was directed by Ben Wolin and GoodBoyShady and features a group of women partying around the city while the lyrics to the song appear on screen.[2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015–17)Peak
position
Australia Club (ARIA)[3] 1
Australia Dance (ARIA)1
Belarus (Unistar Radio Top 20)[4] 3
Bulgaria (ARC Top 40)[5] 1
Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)[6] 1
Lebanon (OLT 20)[7] 6
Portugal (AFP)[8] 11
Portugal Digital Songs (Billboard)[9] 2
Romania (Media Forest)[10] 2
Russia Airplay (Tophit)[11] 4
Serbia (Radiomonitor)[12] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)Position
Australia (ARIA)[13] 59
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[14] 72
Chart (2016)Position
Australia (ARIA)[15] 76
Brazil (Brasil Hot 100)[16] 98
CIS (Tophit)[17] 8
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[18] 1
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[19] 6
Hungary (Single Top 40)[20] 4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[21] 44
Poland (ZPAV)[22] 1
Russia Airplay (Tophit)[23] 12
Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[24] 10
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[25] 68
Chart (2017)Position
Poland (ZPAV)[26] 94
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[27] 21
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[28] 8
Hungary (Single Top 40)[29] 64
Chart (2018)Position
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[30] 35
Chart (2022)Position
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[31] 181

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef
Various31 July 2015Digital download – singleVirgin EMI
25 September 2015Digital download – remixesBlasé Boys Club

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1-100 List - Hottest 100 2015 - triple j. 11 January 2014. www.abc.net.au.
  2. Web site: Duke Dumont – Ocean Drive . . 15 September 2015 . 12 September 2018.
  3. Web site: ARIA Dance Singles Chart - 9/11/15 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20151110130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20151111-0000/Issue1341.pdf. 9 November 2015. 10 November 2015. ARIA Charts.
  4. Web site: Top 20 General. . Russian. https://web.archive.org/web/20161001200951/http://unistar.by/music/top20/ . 1 October 2016 .
  5. Web site: Ocean Drive. T4C.
  6. Greece Digital Songs – January 30, 2016. Billboard. 30 January 2016.
  7. Web site: Top 20 Charts in Libanon. 13 September 2015.
  8. Web site: Portugal Singles Chart . acharts.co . 12 June 2018.
  9. Portugal Digital Songs. Billboard. 19 March 2016.
  10. Web site: Romanian International Top 10 Singles Chart. Media Forest. 12 June 2016. 12 June 2016.
  11. Web site: Official Russia Top 100 Airplay Chart(week 32). . 8 August 2016. Russian.
  12. Web site: Serbia - Radio airplay chart (Settimana 22.2016). RadioAirplay. Italian. August 18, 2020.
  13. Web site: ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2015 . . 6 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160124201045/http://www.aria.com.au/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2015.htm . 24 January 2016 .
  14. Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2015. Billboard. 27 August 2019.
  15. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles 2016. Australian Recording Industry Association. 6 January 2017.
  16. Web site: As 100 Mais Tocadas nas Rádios Jovens em 2016. Billboard Brasil. 4 January 2017. 7 September 2017. Portuguese.
  17. Web site: CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2016). . 12 August 2019.
  18. Web site: Dance Top 100 - 2016. 9 March 2020. Mahasz.
  19. Web site: Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2016. 9 March 2020. Mahasz.
  20. Web site: Single Top 100 - eladási darabszám alapján - 2016. Mahasz. 14 January 2017.
  21. Web site: Top Selling Singles of 2016. Recorded Music NZ. 25 December 2016.
  22. Web site: Podsumowanie roku – Airplay 2016. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Polish. 23 January 2017.
  23. Web site: Russian Top Year-End Radio Hits (2016). . 12 August 2019.
  24. Web site: Ukrainian Top Year-End Radio Hits (2016). . 12 August 2019.
  25. Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2016. Billboard. 26 August 2019.
  26. Web site: Airplay 2017 – w pierwszej trójce Sheeran, Tiësto i Hyży. Polish. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. 22 January 2018.
  27. Web site: Dance Top 100 - 2017. 9 March 2020. Mahasz.
  28. Web site: Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2017. 17 February 2018. Mahasz.
  29. Web site: Single Top 100 - eladási darabszám alapján - 2017. 17 February 2018. Mahasz.
  30. Web site: Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2018. 28 April 2020. Mahasz.
  31. Web site: Top Radio Hits Ukraine Annual Chart 2022. TopHit. 30 December 2022.