On Silent Wings

"On Silent Wings"
Single by Tina Turner featuring Sting
from the album Wildest Dreams
B-side "Do Something"
Released June 8, 1996
Format CD single, 12" single
Genre Country pop, soft rock
Length 4:22
Label Parlophone Records
Writer(s) Tony Joe White & James Ralston
Producer(s) Trevor Horn
Tina Turner featuring Sting singles chronology
"Whatever You Want"
(1996)		 "On Silent Wings"
(1996)		 "Missing You"
(1996)

"On Silent Wings" is a song by Tina Turner with guest vocals from Sting. Released in April 1996 in support of Turner's Wildest Dreams album, the single performed reasonably well on the U.S. Adult Contemporary music chart, peaking at number 24. Like much of Turner's later work, "On Silent Wings" enjoyed greater success in the UK, topping out just shy of the top ten at number 13 on the singles chart. The single included the country-flavoured single edit with additional guitar overdubs, later appearing on the 2004 compilation All the Best, as well as a second alternative version of the track. Some formats also featured the non-album track "Do Something", written by Holly Knight and Mike Chapman and produced by Trevor Horn.

The dance version of "On Silent Wings", re-mixed by Soul Solution, charted at #47 on the U.S. dance chart. Neither released nor supported by the label, that the dance mix charted at all was due almost entirely to its inclusion by D.J. Julian Marsh on his Centaur Music release Winter Party 1998.

The music video released to support the single featured Turner standing on the edge of a cliff in a white dress interspersed with live performance clips.

Versions and remixes

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1996–97) Peak
position
scope="row" Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 30
scope="row" Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 36
scope="row" Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[3] 13
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[4] 45
Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 55
scope="row" Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 37
scope="row" Scotland (Official Charts Company)[7] 10
scope="row" UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] 13
scope="row" US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[9] 24
scope="row" US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[10] 47

Year-end charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[11] 88

References

  1. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Tina Turner – On Silent Wings" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Tina Turner – On Silent Wings" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 3261." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  4. ↑ "The Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. June 15, 1996. Archived from the original on March 11, 2005. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Tina Turner - Top Titel" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Tina Turner – On Silent Wings" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1996-06-02". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Tina Turner: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Tina Turner – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Tina Turner. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Tina Turner – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Tina Turner. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  11. ↑ "RPM '97 Year End Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks". RPM. December 15, 1997. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
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