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1989 single by Enya
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"Storms in Africa"
Single byEnya
from the albumWatermark
A-side"Storms in Africa (Part II)"
B-side
Released22 May 1989 (1989-5-22)
Studio
Length4:02
LabelWEA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Nicky Ryan
Enya singles chronology
"Evening Falls..."
(1988)		"Storms in Africa"
(1989)		"Caribbean Blue"
(1991)
Music video
"Storms In Africa" onYouTube

"Storms in Africa" is a song by Irish singer-songwriterEnya from her second studio album,Watermark (1988). A rearranged version with English lyrics called "Storms in Africa (Part II)" was included in some later pressings ofWatermark and released as a single in May 1989 that reached number 41 on theUK Singles Chart.

The song was included on the soundtrack for the filmGreen Card (1990).[1] For a time, the Australian airlineAnsett Airlines used the song as its theme prior to its collapse in 2001.[2]

Critical reception

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Ned Raggett fromAllMusic noted that "Storms in Africa" uses drums fromChris Hughes "to add to the understated, evocative fire of the song, which certainly lives up to its name."[3]

Track listings

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No.TitleLength
1."Storms in Africa II"3:02
2."Storms in Africa I"4:02

12-inch vinyl and CD B-sides

No.TitleLength
1."The Celts"2:56
2."Aldebaran"3:05

Charts

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Chart (1989)Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[4]12
UK Singles (OCC)[5]41

Release history

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RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom22 May 1989
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
WEA[6]
5 June 1989CD1[7]
19 June 1989
  • CD2
  • cassette
[8]
Japan25 June 1989Mini-CD[9]
25 July 1989CD[10]

References

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  1. ^"Green Card (1990) - IMDb". Retrieved3 July 2020.
  2. ^"Jingle: Ansett "Getting So Much Better" (1991)".Fly the Branded Skies. Retrieved3 July 2020.
  3. ^Raggett, Ned."Enya –Watermark".AllMusic. Retrieved10 November 2020.
  4. ^"The Irish Charts – Search Results – Storms in Africa (Part 2)".Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  5. ^"Official Singles Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  6. ^"New Singles".Music Week. 20 May 1989. p. 31.
  7. ^"New Singles".Music Week. 3 June 1989. p. 30.
  8. ^"New Singles".Music Week. 17 June 1989. p. 35.
  9. ^"ストームス・イン・アフリカ | エンヤ" [Storms in Africa | Enya] (in Japanese).Oricon. Retrieved24 February 2024.
  10. ^"ストームス・イン・アフリカ(4トラックス) | エンヤ" [Storms in Africa (4 Tracks) | Enya] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved24 February 2024.

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