Shine (Aswad song) explained

Shine
Cover:	Aswad-Shine.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Aswad
Album:	Rise and Shine
B-Side:	Pickin' Up
Released:	^[1]
Genre:	Reggae
Length:	3:39
Label:	Bubblin'
Producer:	Aswad
Prev Title:	Dancehall Mood
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Warriors
Next Year:	1994

"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 Weeks 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

Weekly charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[11]	16
Europe (European AC Radio)^[12]	9
Finland (IFPI)^[13]	18
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[14]	4
UK Dance (Music Week)^[15]	22
UK Club Chart (Music Week)^[16]	32

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[17]	72
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[18]	99
UK Singles (OCC)^[19]	47

Notes and References

1. Single Releases. Music Week. 21. 4 June 1994. 25 June 2021.
2. Dj directory. Hamilton. James. Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 7. 18 June 1994. 17 April 2021. James Hamilton (DJ and journalist).
3. Web site: aswad - shine (viva tv). https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/ukz9zfiPYIM. 21 December 2021. live. YouTube. 23 August 2020.
4. Station Reports > MCM/Paris. Music & Media. 26 November 1994. 22. 28 December 2022.
5. Shine. Aswad. 1994. UK 7-inch single sleeve. Bubblin' Records. BUBB 3.
6. Shine. Aswad. 1994. UK cassette single sleeve. Bubblin' Records. CA BUBB 3.
7. Shine. Aswad. 1994. UK 12-inch single sleeve. Bubblin' Records. 12 BUBB 3.
8. Shine. Aswad. 1994. UK CD single liner notes. Bubblin' Records. CD BUBB 3.
9. Shine. Aswad. 1994. Australasian CD single liner notes. Possum Records. PDSCD 563.
10. Shine. Aswad. 1994. Scandinavian CD single liner notes. Bubblin' Records. CD7BUBB3.
11. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 11. 32. 8. 6 August 1994. 18 October 2020.
12. Adult Contemporary Europe Top 25. Music & Media. 1 October 1994. 18. 28 May 2023.
13. Week 30, 1994.
14. News: Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (01.9.–07.9. '94). Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 16. 1 September 1994. 1 October 2019.
15. Dance Singles. Music Week. 26. 2 July 1994. 26 April 2021.
16. The RM Club Chart. Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 4. 14 May 1994. 15 May 2023.
17. News: Árslistinn 1994. Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 25. 2 January 1995. 30 May 2020.
18. Web site: Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1994. Dutch Top 40. 6 April 2020.
19. Top 100 Singles 1994. Music Week. 9. 14 January 1995.