Format CD, 12", cassette Genre Pop, acoustic Label Wildcard / Polydor | Recorded Battery Studios 1995 Length 3:46 | |
Released 9 October 1995
27 May 1996 (Re-release) | ||
"Ocean Drive" is a song written by British duo Lighthouse Family, for their debut album, Ocean Drive (1996). The song was produced by Mike Peden. It was released as the second single in October 1995 and reached the top 40 in the United Kingdom. It was later re-released in May 1996 and reached the top 20 in the United Kingdom. The song was slightly remixed for this single release, with new vocals. This version also appeared on their 2002 greatest hits album.
Background and writing
The song was written in by Paul Tucker. He wrote and composed the lyrics, but he did not sing it; when the Lighthouse Family formed, Tunde Baiyewu provided the vocals. The song is named after one of the main roads in South Shields, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
References
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