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Hideaway (De'Lacy song)

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Released
  
1995 (1995)

Producer(s)
  
Blaze

Genre
  
House

Format
  
12-inch single CD single

Label
  
Easy Street Records deConstruction/BMG Records

Writer(s)
  
Kevin Hedge, Josh Milan

"Hideaway" is a song by De'Lacy, written by Kevin Hedge and Josh Milan, published by Corp. of America and Kumba Music (BMI), and produced by Blaze. The Deep Dish remix charted at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart in 1995. A remixed version, called "Hideaway 1998", which featured a mix by Nu‑Birth, peaked at number 21 in 1998. The song was released a third time in 2006.

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Impact and legacy

Music critic Tom Ewing said that "Hideaway" was probably his "favourite single of 1995."

In their lists of The Greatest Songs of 1995, Mixmag ranked it 2nd whilst Face ranked it 21st.

In 1996, Mixmag ranked the song at number 52 in their list of The 100 Best Dance Singles of All Time, and also nominated the song for their Greatest Dance Track of All Time title in 2012.

DJ Magazine ranked it number 10 in their list of Top 100 Club Tunes in 1998.

In 2004, IDJ ranked it number 28 in their list of The 50 Greatest Dance Singles.

In 2011, The Guardian featured the song on their History of Modern Music.

And MTV Dance placed "Hideaway" at #42 in their list of The 100 Biggest 90's Dance Anthems Of All Time in November 2011.

Cover versions, samples and remixes

  • Hoxton Whores covered "Hideaway" in 2003.
  • In 2005 Barefoot covered "Hideaway".
  • Sol Brothers sampled "Hideaway" in their 1997 song "That Elvis Track".
  • References

    Hideaway (De'Lacy song) Wikipedia