| "Offshore" | ||||
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| Single by Chicane | ||||
| from the album Far from the Maddening Crowds | ||||
| Released | 2 December 1996 | |||
| Format | CD single, 12-inch single, cassette single | |||
| Recorded | Modena One, United Kingdom | |||
| Genre | Chillout, ambient, trance, Balearic Trance | |||
| Length | 3:07 | |||
| Label | Xtravaganza | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Nick Bracegirdle, Leo Elstob | |||
| Producer(s) | Nick Bracegirdle, Leo Elstob | |||
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| "Offshore '97" | ||||
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| Single by Chicane with Power Circle | ||||
| B-side | "Red Skies" | |||
| Released | 1 September 1997 | |||
| Format | CD single, 12-inch single | |||
| Genre | Trance | |||
| Length | 3:52 | |||
| Label | Xtravaganza | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Nick Bracegirdle, Leo Elstob, Richard Sullivan, Graham Dear, Louise Burton | |||
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"Offshore" is a song by British electronic dance music artist Chicane. It was released as his debut single from the album Far from the Maddening Crowds on 2 December 1996. The song reached #5 in the United States on Billboards Hot Dance Club Songs chart, #12 in Ireland and #14 in the United Kingdom.
A bootleg by Australian DJ Anthony Pappa was given an official release in 1997 titled "Offshore '97". This version peaked at #17 in the UK.
"Offshore" was re-released on 1 September 1997 as "Offshore '97". A bootleg was created by Australian DJ Anthony Pappa who made a mashup of "Offshore" with the vocals from the Power Circle song "A Little Love, a Little Life". Originally a bootleg, it was turned into an official release, credited to "Chicane with Power Circle". The song peaked at #17 on the UK Singles Chart.
The vocalist was Louise Burton, wife of Daniel Mays.