Ocean Drive (song)

"Ocean Drive"
1995 CD single
Single by Lighthouse Family
from the album Ocean Drive
Released	9 October 1995 27 May 1996 (Re-release)
Format	CD, 12", cassette
Recorded	Battery Studios 1995
Genre	Pop, Easy Listening
Length	3:46
Label	Wildcard / Polydor
Writer(s)	Paul Tucker
Producer	Mike Peden
Lighthouse Family singles chronology
"Lifted" (1995) "Ocean Drive" (1995) "Goodbye Heartbreak" (1996)
Alternative cover 1996 CD single Greatest Hits track listing "Lifted" (1) "Ocean Drive" (2) "High" (3)

"Ocean Drive" is a pop song written by British duo Lighthouse Family, for their debut album Ocean Drive (1996). The song was produced by Mike Peden. It was released as the second single in October 1995 and reached the top 40 in the United Kingdom.

It was later re-released in May 1996 and reached the top 20 in the United Kingdom. The song was slightly remixed for this single release, with new vocals. This version also appeared on their 2002 greatest hits album.

The song was written in 1989 by Paul Tucker. He wrote and composed the lyrics, but he did not sing it; when the Lighthouse Family formed, Tunde Baiyewu provided the vocals.

Track listing and formats

#	Title	Length
UK CD single (1995)[1][2]
1.	"Ocean Drive" (7" Mix)	3:46
2.	"Ocean Drive" (Linslee R&B mix)	4:00
3.	"Ocean Drive" (Rokstone dub mix)	5:19
4.	"Ocean Drive" (Tactica mix)	3:06

#	Title	Length
UK CD single (1996)[3][4]
1.	"Ocean Drive" (7" radio mix)	4:02
2.	"Ocean Drive" (Linslee R&B mix)	4:01
3.	"Ocean Drive" (Linslee '96 mix)	4:46
4.	"Lifted" (acoustic version)	3:15

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	34
Eurochart Hot 100	87

Chart (1996)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	11 (Re-release)
Eurochart Hot 100	40 (Re-release)

Chart performance

When the Lighthouse Family originally released "Ocean Drive", they reached to #34 in the UK Singles Chart. However, they decided to re-release this due to their successful re-release of their debut song "Lifted". After their re-release of "Ocean Drive", it reached #11 and was in the UK singles Chart for 8 weeks.

The single "Ocean Drive" also went in the Eurochart Hot 100 twice. The single peaked at #87 during the original release in October 1995. After the re-release, the song re-entered at a new peak of #40 in June 1996. They stayed in the charts for a total of 6 weeks.

External links

• Chart Stats - UK chart performance of the original release of Lighthouse Family's "Ocean Drive"
• Chart Stats - UK chart performance of the re-released version of Lighthouse Family's "Ocean Drive"
• Eurochart Hot 100 which shows the peak position of Lighthouse Family's "Ocean Drive"