Do You See the Light (Looking For)

"Do You See the Light (Looking For"
Single by Snap! featuring Niki Haris
Released July 4, 1993
Format
Genre Eurodance
Length 4:09
Songwriter(s)
  • John "Virgo" Garrett III
  • Benito Benites
  • Niki Haris
Producer(s) Snap!
Snap! singles chronology
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(1992)		 "Do You See the Light (Looking For"
(1993)		 "Welcome to Tomorrow (Are You Ready?)"
(1994)

"Exterminate!",
(1992)		 "Do You See the Light (Looking For)"
(1993)		 "Welcome to Tomorrow (Are You Ready?)"
(1994)
Music video
"Do You See the Light (Looking For)" on YouTube

"Do You See the Light (Looking For)" is a 1993 song recorded by the German band Snap!.

Release

The original version of the song "See the Light" features vocals by Thea Austin, a rap by Turbo B, and can be found on the 1992 Snap! album The Madman's Return. Female vocals of this version of the song are often mistakenly reported to be by Penny Ford, a previous vocalist for Snap! Remixes of "See the Light" were included on Snap!'s 1992 release "Rhythm Is a Dancer", which also feature vocals by Thea Austin.

"Do You See the Light (Looking For)" is essentially a remix of "See the Light" with new lyrics written for the new front-woman Niki Haris, released in June 1993.

The single peaked at No. 1 in Finland. And peaked within the top 10 in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

"Do You See the Light (Snap! vs Plaything)", another remix, was released in August 2002.

Critical reception

Billboard wrote about the song: "Someone has clearly been listening very carefully to those great old Giorgio Moroder records. Syncopated synth rhythms à la "The Chase" are plentiful on this bracing, rave-friendly romp."[1]

Track listings

1993 version

CD single
  1. Do You See the Light (Looking For) (7") 4:09
  2. Do You See the Light (Looking For) (Dance 2 Trance Mix) 8:01
  3. Do You See the Light (Looking For) (12") 6:39
7" single
  1. Do You See the Light (Looking For) 7" (4:09)
  2. Do You See the Light (Looking For) (Deep Ethno Dub 7") (3:55)
12" single
  1. Do You See the Light (Looking For) (12") (6:39)
  2. Do You See the Light (Looking For) (Dance 2 Trance Mix) (7:01)
  3. Do You See the Light (Looking For) (Deep Ethno Dub) (6:09)

2002 version Snap! Vs Plaything

CD single
  1. Do You See the Light (Radio Edit) (2:57)
  2. Do You See the Light (Original Mix)* (6:59)
  3. Do You See the Light (Steve Murano Remix) (7:08)
UK 12" single
  1. Do You See the Light (Original Mix)*
  2. Do You See the Light (Steve Murano Remix)
  3. Do You See the Light (Push Remix)
  • "Original Mix" refers to the original Snap Vs Plaything mix and not the 1992 or 1993 versions.

Chart performance

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 86
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 8
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[3] 5
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[4] 4
Denmark (IFPI)[5] 9
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 9
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 1
France (SNEP)[3] 40
Germany Media Control Charts)[8] 13
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 9
Italy (FIMI)[10] 16
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 9
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[3] 20
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[3] 10
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[12] 10

References

  1. ↑ "Billboard: Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard magazine. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  2. ↑ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Do You See the Light (Looking For)", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 9, 2008)
  4. ↑ Belgian peak Archived 2012-04-09 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ "Top 10 Denmark" (PDF). Music & Media. 19 June 1993. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 26 June 1993. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  7. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 9789511210535.
  8. ↑ "Snap! singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). musicline. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  9. ↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived June 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved August 2, 2008)
  10. ↑ Top Italian singles of 1993
  11. ↑ "Single top 100 over 1993" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  12. ↑ "Exterminate!", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved August 2, 2008)
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