Turn It Around (Alena song)

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"Turn It Around"
UK CD single artwork
Single by Alena
Released1999 (1999)
GenreTrance
Label
Songwriter(s)Carlo Resoort

"Turn It Around" is a song written by Dutch DJ and producer Carlo Resoort and featuring singer Alena Lova. Originally distributed on white label in 1998, the single was given a commercial release in 1999 with a new remix by the UK trance music act the Space Brothers (Ricky Simmonds and Stephen Jones). The Space Brothers remix features additional lyrics credited to Simmonds and Jones.[1]

"Turn It Around" was a success in UK and European clubs. Over the course of October 1999, it reached its peak in three Music Week dance charts: number one in the Cool Cuts Chart, number two in the Club Chart Top 40 and number six in the Pop Top 20.[2][3][4] The song then peaked at number 14 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1999,[5] selling nearly 25,000 copies in its first week. This was despite the lack of airplay on national radio, with the song reaching number 61 on the UK's radio airplay list for that week.[6] It was added to BBC Radio 1's B-list.[7]

Critical reception[edit]

Music Week described "Turn It Around" as an "anthemic trance track".[8] Dave Fowler of Muzik considered it to be a "trancey house number". He felt the release was unlikely to be as big as the Wonderboy label's recent release of Shaft's "(Mucho Mambo) Sway", but added that it was "set for positive mid-table success nonetheless".[9]

Cover versions[edit]

In 2004, Dutch vocal trance group 4 Strings, founded by Carlo Resoort and Jan De Vos, released a version of "Turn It Around" from their album of the same name.[10] It features Susanne Teutenberg on vocals and reached number 50 in the UK Singles Chart.[11][12]

Charts[edit]

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)[13] 49
France (SNEP)[14] 55
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 73
Scotland (OCC)[16] 18
UK Singles (OCC)[17] 14
UK Dance (OCC)[18] 16

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Netherlands 1999
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 Basic Beat [15]
France CD Gambler [14]
United Kingdom 1 November 1999
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Wonderboy [19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Turn It Around (UK CD single liner notes). Alena. Wonderboy. 1999. WBOYD 016, 156 519-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "All the UK Charts - Dance - Cool Cuts Chart" (PDF). Music Week. 16 October 1999. Retrieved 26 March 2022 – via World Radio History.
  3. ^ "All the UK Charts - Dance - Club Chart Top 40" (PDF). Music Week. 23 October 1999. Retrieved 26 March 2022 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ "All the UK Charts - Dance - Pop Top 20" (PDF). Music Week. 23 October 1999. Retrieved 26 March 2022 – via World Radio History.
  5. ^ "ALENA; full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  6. ^ Jones, Alan (13 November 1999). "Chart Commentary" (PDF). Music Week. Retrieved 26 March 2022 – via World Radio History.
  7. ^ "All the Charts - Exposure - Radio One Playlists" (PDF). Music Week. 6 November 1999. Retrieved 26 March 2022 – via World Radio History.
  8. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Music Week. 30 November 1999. Retrieved 26 March 2022 – via World Radio History.
  9. ^ Fowler, Dave (December 1999). "Hard House". Muzik. No. 55. p. 115. Retrieved 26 March 2022 – via Internet Archive.
  10. ^ "Turn It Around - 4 Strings - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  11. ^ Ramirez, Miguel (6 April 2019). "4 Strings reunite with 'Take Me Away' vocalist Susanne Teutenberg on smashing new single". The Trance Project. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  12. ^ "4 STRINGS; full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 47. 20 November 1999. p. 19. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 26 March 2022 – via World Radio History.
  14. ^ a b "Alena %5BNL%5D – Turn It Around" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Alena %5BNL%5D – Turn It Around" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  17. ^ "Alena: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  18. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  19. ^ "In-Store Next Week (from 1/11/99)". Music Week. 30 October 1999. p. 16.
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