Beachball (song)

This article is about the 1997 single. For the 2001 album track, see Reveal (R.E.M. album). For the 1993 Britpop song, see The Supernaturals.

"Beachball" is a song by German production team Nalin & Kane, released in June 1997 as a single. It reached number one on the Canadian RPM Dance chart for four weeks and reached number two in Spain, number 10 in Germany and number 19 in Switzerland. A Tall Paul remix of the song reached number seven in Ireland and number 17 in the United Kingdom in October 1998.

"Beachball"
Single by Nalin & Kane
Released	9 June 1997
Genre	Trance Balearic trance
Length	3:52
Label	Hooj
Songwriter(s)	Harry Cane Andry Nalin Andrea Canta Shondell Mims
Producer(s)	Andry Nalin Harry Cane
Nalin & Kane singles chronology
"Vol. III" (1996) "Beachball" (1997) "Talkin' About" (1997)

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Bouncing onto the airwaves comes a summery helping of minimalistic trance. This German production duo have come up with a sparsely arranged and yet remarkably tuneful number. With the proper support—and the proverbial little bit of luck—Messrs Nalin and Kane should be able to emulate the massive chart success they enjoyed in their homeland a couple of months ago. In spite of their length—which undoubtedly renders them less than suitable for mainstream radio play—the selection of remixes on offer is also well worthy of further investigation."^[1]

Chris Finan from Music Week's RM Dance Update gave "Beachball" four out of five, commenting, "German duo Nalin & Kane get a run of only 2,000 copies on this release from Hooj. Chill-out trance is a simple guide to this tune—it has moody electro influences but with a steady beat which gives this an amazing flexibility as to where and when it can be played. Sometimes minimal, sometimes drifty but always mesmerising in its four mixes. The Seaside mix works best, though, featuring the greater of the hooks and probably appealing more to the mainstream than the others. Shame it's limited really."^[2]

Impact and legacy

In 2018, Mixmag ranked "Beachball" among "The 15 Best Mid-90s Trance Tracks", writing that it "is as sun-soaked as it gets and tailor-made for Ibiza shores, from the track title to the lyrics about beaches and oceans. There are even bird chirps thrown into the breakdown for good measure. Proper hands in the air fare."^[3]

Track listings

• CD maxi-single (Europe, 1997)

1. "Beachball" (Vocal Radio Edit) – 3:52
2. "Beachball" (Original Radio Edit) – 3:57
3. "Beachball" (Extended Vocal Mix) – 7:36
4. "Beachball" (Original Club Mix) – 10:23
5. "Beachball" (Sea Side Mix) – 8:10

• CD maxi-single Remix (Europe, 1997)

1. "Beachball" (Sharam Baywatch Remix) – 9:32
2. "Beachball" (Shahin & Simon Remix) – 5:43
3. "Beachball" (Daniel Klein & Basti Remix) – 9:51
4. "Beachball" (Tom Civic Remix) – 6:12

Charts

Original version Chart (1997–1998) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[4] 78 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 31 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 36 Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[7] 1 France (SNEP)[8] 43 Germany (GfK)[9] 10 Ireland (IRMA)[10] 27 Italy (FIMI)[11] 13 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 24 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 40 Scotland (OCC)[14] 38 Spain (AFYVE)[15] 2 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 19 UK Dance (OCC)[17] 6 UK Singles (OCC)[18] 48 US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[19] 33 Remix version Chart (1998) Peak position Ireland (IRMA)[20] 7 Scotland (OCC)[21] 8 UK Singles (OCC)[22] 17 UK Dance (OCC)[23] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position Germany (Media Control)[24] 65

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[25]	Silver	200,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.