The Spirit of the Hawk

"The Spirit of the Hawk"
Single by Rednex
from the album Farm Out
B-side "Ranger Jack" "Duck Face Bill"
Released February 28, 2000
Format CD single
Maxi single
Digital download
Recorded 1998
Genre Country, electronica
Length 4:03
Label Zomba Records
Songwriter(s) Axel Breitung
Producer(s) Öban, Ranis
Rednex singles chronology
"The Way I Mate"
(1999)		 "The Spirit of the Hawk"
(2000)		 "Hold Me for a While"
(2000)

"The Way I Mate"
(1999)		 "The Spirit of the Hawk"
(2000)		 "Hold Me for a While"
(2000)

"The Spirit of the Hawk" is a country-dance song by the Swedish band Rednex, released from their second album, "Farm Out". The lyrics include the spoken lines "My people, some of them, have run away to the hills, and have no shelter, no food. No one knows where they are. Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. I will fight no more," taken from Chief Joseph's famous speech.

The song was very successful worldwide, mostly in Europe, where it topped the charts in Austria and Germany, while also reaching the Top 3 in many other countries, including the United States, Japan, Canada and Australia, where it reached number two, and became one of the best-selling singles of 2000 in many countries.

Track listing

  1. "The Spirit of the Hawk (F.A.F. Radio Mix)" - 4:03
  2. "The Spirit of the Hawk (Instrumental)" - 4:03
  3. "The Spirit of the Hawk (F.A.F.'s "Heap Bigg" Remix)" - 5:57
  4. "Ranger Jack" - 4:17
  5. "Duck Face Bill" - 5:18

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000)[1] Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart 1
German Singles Chart 1
Dutch Singles Chart 2
Swedish Singles Chart 2
Swiss Singles Chart 3
Australia Singles Chart 2
Finland Singles Chart 2
Belgium Singles Chart 2
Norway Singles Chart 2
United States Singles Chart 2
Japan Singles Chart 2
Spain Singles Chart 2
Canada Singles Chart 2
Denmark Singles Chart 2
France Singles Chart 3
Ireland Singles Chart 2
New Zealand Singles Chart 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2000) Position
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[2] 18

Decade-end charts

(2000–2009) Position
German Singles Chart[3] 9

References

  1. ↑ "The Spirit of the Hawk", in Swedish Singles Chart Swedishcharts.com Archived February 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved May 19, 2008)
  2. ↑ "Swiss year-end chart". swisscharts.com. 2000. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  3. ↑ http://www.rtl.de/cms/unterhaltung/tv-programm/show/die-ultimative-chartshow/hits-neue-jahrtausend-download.html
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