Chains (DLT song)
"Chains" | |||||||||||||||||
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Single by DLT featuring Che Fu | |||||||||||||||||
from the album The True School (1996) 2b S.Pacific (1998) |
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B-side | Chains (Album Mix) Chains (Remix) |
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Released | 21 July 1996 (New Zealand) | ||||||||||||||||
Format | CD | ||||||||||||||||
Recorded | 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
Genre | Hip Hop | ||||||||||||||||
Writer(s) | Angus McNaughton, Che Ness, Kevin Rangihuna, Darryl L Thomson | ||||||||||||||||
Producer(s) | DLT | ||||||||||||||||
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'Chains' is a Hip hop song by New Zealand DJ DLT (musician) featuring singer Che Fu. The song reached no 1 on the New Zealand charts.[1] It was Che-Fu's first song after leaving Supergroove and marked the beginning of his solo career.
Background
Che-Fu had been asked to feature on the song before his departure from Supergroove. He came to the recording unaware that he needed to write a chorus as well as a verse, and came up with the memorable hook "Come break my chains/Come help me out/Living in the city ain't so bad" on the spot.[2]
Chart performance
The song debuted on the New Zealand charts at number 2, then rose to number 1 where it remained for 5 weeks.[1]
Awards
At the 1997 New Zealand Music Awards 'Chains' won Best Single, and Che-Fu was awarded Best Male Vocalist for the song.[3] In 2001 it was named by APRA members as the 21st best NZ song of all time, and featured on the Nature's Best album.
References
External links
- Chains on NZ on Screen
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