Straight Ahead (Tube & Berger song)

"Straight Ahead"
Single by Tube & Berger featuring Chrissie Hynde
Released 2003
Format CD single
12" Maxi single
Recorded 2003
Genre Tech house,[1] Bitpop
Length 2:45 (Radio edit)
Label Artemis Records(US)
Direction Records (UK)
Writer(s) Liz Winstanley, Marko Vidovic, Arndt Rörig & King Brain
Producer(s) King Brain, Marko Vidovic, Arndt Rörig

Straight Ahead is a song recorded by German Electronica duo Tube & Berger, featuring vocals by American singer/songwriter Chrissie Hynde. The track was co-written by Liz Winstanley, Marko Vidovic and Arndt Rörig and produced by King Brain.

Content

"Straight Ahead" is best known for its tweeky synthesizer melodic sound and a computerized female vocal (provided by Winstanley) chanting the chourus "...straight ahead...in one direction..." throughout the entire song. The single also gave Hynde her first ever number one single in Billboard magazine, where it reached the top spot on the magazine's Hot Dance Airplay chart.

Although the track charted in English, the duo also recorded a German-language version.

Singles

US CD Maxi-single [2]

UK 12" single[3]

Chart positions

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 63
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company) 29
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Airplay 1

References

Preceded by
"Red Blooded Woman" by Kylie Minogue
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Airplay number-one single
May 29, 2004
Succeeded by
"Deju Vu (It's Hard to Believe)" by Roc Project featuring Tina Novak
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