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Straight Ahead (Tube & Berger song)

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"Straight Ahead"
Song

Straight Ahead is a song recorded by German electronica duo Tube & Berger, featuring vocals by American singer/songwriter Chrissie Hynde. The track was co-written by Liz Winstanley, Marko Vidovic and Arndt Rörig and produced by King Brain.

Content

"Straight Ahead" is best known for its tweeky synthesizer melodic sound and a computerized female vocal (provided by Winstanley) chanting the chourus "...straight ahead...in one direction..." throughout the entire song. The single also gave Hynde her first ever number one single in Billboard magazine, where it reached the top spot on the magazine's Hot Dance Airplay chart.

Although the track charted in English, the duo also recorded a German-language version.

Singles

US CD Maxi-single[2]

  • 1 Straight Ahead (Radio Edit) (2:45)
  • 2 Straight Ahead (Geradeaus Mix (Radio Edit)) (3:31)
  • 3 Straight Ahead (Extended Version) (6:04)
  • 4 Straight Ahead (Robbie Rivera Juicy Dub) (7:27)
  • 5 Straight Ahead (Tom Neville Remix) (7:19)
  • 6 Straight Ahead (Tom Neville Dub) (6:40)
  • 7 Straight Ahead (Geradeaus Mix (Extended Version)) (7:25)
  • 8 Straight Ahead (Geradeaus Mix (Instrumental)) (7:25)
  • 9 Straight Ahead (Geradeaus Mix (Padapella)) (5:59)
  • 10 Straight Ahead (Chrissie's Acapella) (0:42)
  • 11 Straight Ahead (Computer Girl Acapella) (0:27)
  • 12 Straight Ahead (Geradeaus Mix (Acapella Edit)) (0:28)

UK 12" single[3]

  • A1 Straight Ahead (Extended Vocal Mix)
  • A2 Straight Ahead (Geradeaus) (Robbie Rivera's Juicy Dub Mix)
  • B1 Straight Ahead (Tom Neville Remix)
  • B2 Straight Ahead (Geradeaus) (12" English Edit)

Chart positions

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 63
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company) 29
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Airplay 1

References