The Tide Is High
E506766
"The Tide Is High" is a reggae-influenced pop song best known for Blondie’s 1980 chart-topping cover, which became one of the band’s signature hits.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling) | 2 |
| The Tide Is High (Blondie song) | 0 |
| The Tide Is High (Atomic Kitten song) | 0 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Autoamerican NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Susie and Jeffrey ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
UK Singles Chart number one
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
US Billboard Hot 100 number one NERFINISHED ⓘ number one in Canada ⓘ number one in New Zealand ⓘ number one in South Africa ⓘ |
| composer | John Holt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Jamaica
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
ⓘ
reggae ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion |
The Tide Is High (Atomic Kitten song)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Tide Is High (Blondie song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
horns
ⓘ
percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | The Tide Is High (Blondie music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Blondie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4 minutes 40 seconds ⓘ |
| lyricist | John Holt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLabel | Treasure Isle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPerformer | The Paragons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| partOf | Autoamerican NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Atomic Kitten
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Blondie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Mike Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Chrysalis Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Innocent Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Records ⓘ |
| releaseType | lead single ⓘ |
| releaseYear |
1980
ⓘ
2002 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Debbie Harry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Luv Me Luv Me
this entity surface form:
The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling)
this entity surface form:
The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling)