Steam (East 17 song)

Add links
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
"Steam"
Single by East 17
from the album Steam
Released19 September 1994 (1994-09-19)
Genre
Length3:25
London
Songwriter(s)
  • Tony Mortimer
  • Matt Rowe
  • Richard Stannard
Producer(s)
  • Matt Rowe
  • Richard Stannard
East 17 singles chronology
"Around the World"
(1994) 		"Steam"
(1994) 		"Stay Another Day"
(1994)
Music video
"Steam" on
YouTube

"Steam" is a song by English

London Records as the second single from their second album by the same name (1994). The song was a major hit in Europe, peaking at number six in Portugal, number seven in the UK and number eight in Scotland, while reaching the top 20 in Australia, Denmark, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Its accompanying music video was directed by Kevin Godley
.

Critical reception

In his weekly UK chart commentary,

swingbeat vibe prevails on "Steam", coupled with a natty whistling riff that'll annoy the f— out of Credit to the Nation fans. Naturally, it is ACE and will be Number One for 16 weeks."[4]

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single. It features the band performing at a concert, and was directed by English singer, songwriter, musician and music video director

London Records on YouTube in 2017[6]
and had generated almost one million views as of October 2023.

Track listings

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 18
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 28
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 28
Europe (
Eurochart Hot 100)[10]
 17
Finland (
Suomen virallinen lista)[11]
 12
France (
SNEP)[12]
 46
Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 23
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 6
Italy (Musica e dischi)[15] 19
Lithuania (M-1)[16] 4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] 16
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 13
Scotland (OCC)[19] 8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 34
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 12
UK Singles (OCC)[22]
 7
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[23] 50

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 19 September 1994
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
London
 [24]
Japan 2 November 1994 CD [25]

References

  1. ^ Masterton, James (25 September 1994). "Week Ending October 1st 1994". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  2. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 17 September 1994. p. 10. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  3. ^ Jones, Alan (24 September 1994). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles - Pick of the Week" (PDF). Music Week. p. 16. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  4. NME
    . p. 39. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  5. ^ "East 17: Steam". IMDb. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  6. ^ "East 17 - Steam (Official Video)". YouTube. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  7. ^ "East 17 – Steam". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  8. ^ "East 17 – Steam" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  9. ^ "East 17 – Steam" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 42. 15 October 1994. p. 20.
  11. ^ Week 39, 1994
  12. Les classement single
    . Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  13. ^ "East 17 – Steam" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  14. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Steam". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  15. Musica e Dischi
    (in Italian). Retrieved 28 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "East 17".
  16. ^ "M-1 TOP 40". M-1.fm. 6 November 1994. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  17. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – East 17" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  18. ^ "East 17 – Steam" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  20. ^ "East 17 – Steam". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  21. ^ "East 17 – Steam". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  22. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  23. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 17 September 1994. p. 4. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  24. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 17 September 1994. p. 21. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  25. ^ "スティーム | East 17" [Steam | East 17] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steam_(East_17_song)&oldid=1213597090"