Relax (Deetah song)

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"Relax"
Single by Deetah
from the album Deadly Cha Cha
B-side"Take Mines"
Released14 September 1998 (1998-09-14)
GenreUK garage
Length3:48
LabelFFRR
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Deetah singles chronology
"Relax"
(1998) 		"El Paraiso Rico"
(1999)
Audio
"Relax" on
YouTube

"Relax" is a song by Chilean-Swedish singer-songwriter

Scottish Singles Chart and the UK R&B Singles Chart
.

Background and release

"Relax" was written by

B-sides.[3][4][5] CD singles were also issued in Sweden, Germany, South Africa, and Australasia.[1][6][7][8] The song was included as the fourth track on Deetah's 1999 debut album, Deadly Cha Cha, and also appeared on the soundtrack to the 1998 slasher film I Still Know What You Did Last Summer.[9][10]

Critical reception

Before the song's release, British trade paper Music Week reviewed "Relax" on 29 August 1998, giving the song a "side-thumb" rating and noting that the "Why Worry" sample caused an "ill effect".[11] Ziad from Record Mirror gave a positive review for the song's Bump 'n' Flex and M-Dub remixes, calling them "excellent" and giving them a five-out-of-five rating.[12] British columnist James Masterton wrote that the song is a "great example of commercial garage with enough hooks to help it cross over to a pop audience", retrospectively calling its "Why Worry" sample "groundbreaking".[13]

Chart performance

"Relax" debuted at number 11 on the

Eurochart Hot 100, where it debuted and peaked at number 47 on the chart dated 3 October.[18]

Outside the UK, "Relax" became a top-20 hit in Sweden and Iceland. In Sweden, it debuted at number 39 on the Hitlistan chart on 15 October 1998. Over the next three weeks, the song rose and fell within the top 30, then it jumped to its peak of number 20 on 12 November, becoming Deetah's first of three top-50 hits in Sweden. It remained on the ranking for five more weeks, logging 10 weeks in the top 60 altogether.[19] On Iceland's Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 chart, "Relax" first appeared at number 37 on 9 October 1998.[20] The following week, it rose to its peak of number 13, where it spent two weeks.[21][22] It remained on the listing for five weeks in total, making its last appearance on 6 November.[23]

Track listings

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[18] 47
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[21] 13
Scotland (OCC)[16] 10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 20
UK Singles (OCC)[14]
 11
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[17]
 4

References

  1. ^ a b c Relax (Swedish CD single liner notes). Deetah. FFRR Records. 1998. 570 348-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 12 September 1998. p. 45.
  3. ^ a b Relax (UK CD1 liner notes). Deetah. FFRR Records. 1998. FCD 345, 570 287-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ a b Relax (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Deetah. FFRR Records. 1998. FX 345, 570 287-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ a b Relax (UK cassette single sleeve). Deetah. FFRR Records. 1998. FCS 345, 570 286-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ a b Relax (German CD single liner notes). Deetah. FFRR Records. 1998. 570 349-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ a b Relax (South African CD single liner notes). Deetah. FFRR Records. 1998. MAXCD 132.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ a b Relax (Australasian CD single liner notes). Deetah. FFRR Records. 1998. 570 287-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ "Deadly Cha Cha: Deetah". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  10. ^ "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer: Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Reviews: Single Reviews". Music Week. 29 August 1998. p. 11.
  12. ^ Ziad (19 September 1998). "Hot Vinyl". Record Mirror. p. 4 – via Music Week.
  13. ^ Masterton, James (20 September 1998). "Week Ending September 26th 1998". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  14. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Deetah". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  16. ^ a b "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  17. ^ a b "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  18. ^ a b "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 40. 3 October 1998. p. 13.
  19. ^ a b "Deetah – Relax". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  20. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (8.10–15.10. 1998)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 9 October 1998. p. 10. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  21. ^ a b "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (15.10–22.10. 1998)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 16 October 1998. p. 10. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  22. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (22.10–29.10. 1998)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 23 October 1998. p. 10. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  23. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (5.11–12.11. 1998)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 6 November 1998. p. 13. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  24. ^ Relax (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Deetah. FFRR Records. 1998. FXX 345.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  25. ^ Relax (UK CD2 liner notes). Deetah. FFRR Records. 1998. FCDP 345, 570 311-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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