The Sound of San Francisco
| "The Sound of San Francisco" | |
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| Song |
"The Sound of San Francisco" (or "San Francisco Dreaming'") is a song by the Austrian house group Global Deejays. It was released in November 2004 as the lead single from their album, Network. The song was one of the first Austrian dance songs to reach the top ten of more than 10 charts worldwide.
It samples the Scott McKenzie song, "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)", and "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas & the Papas.
Music video
The music video for the song is the group in a school bus as they tour the list of cities listed at the beginning of the song.
Chart performance
Peak positions
| Chart (2004-2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] | 4 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] | 38 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[3] | 9 |
| Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) | 3 |
| Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100 Oficiální)[4] | 1 |
| France (SNEP)[5] | 18 |
| songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS | 3 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] | 31 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] | 29 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[8] | 5 |
References
- ^ "Global Deejays – The Sound of San Francisco" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ "Global Deejays – The Sound of San Francisco" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Global Deejays – The Sound of San Francisco" (in French). Ultratip.
- ^ musicserver.cz: Rádia podlehla barbarům z Global Deejays
- ^ "Global Deejays – The Sound of San Francisco" (in French). Les classement single.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Global Deejays" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "Global Deejays – The Sound of San Francisco". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved September 10, 2008)