Chains (DLT song)

"Chains"
"Chains"
Single by DLT featuring Che Fu
from the album The True School (1996); 2b S.Pacific (1998)
B-side	Chains (Album Mix); Chains (Remix);
Released	21 July 1996 (New Zealand)
Recorded	1996
Genre	Hip Hop
Songwriter(s)	Angus McNaughton, Che Ness, Kevin Rangihuna, Darryl L Thomson
Producer(s)	DLT
DLT singles chronology
Che Fu singles chronology
Music video
	"Chains" at NZ on Screen

"Chains" is a Hip hop song by New Zealand DJ DLT (musician) featuring singer Che Fu. The song reached no 1 on the New Zealand charts.^[1] It was Che-Fu's first song after leaving Supergroove and marked the beginning of his solo career.

Background[]

Che-Fu had been asked to feature on the song before his departure from Supergroove. He came to the recording unaware that he needed to write a chorus as well as a verse, and came up with the memorable hook "Come break my chains/Come help me out/Living in the city ain't so bad" on the spot.^[2]

Chart performance[]

The song debuted on the New Zealand charts at number 2, then rose to number 1 where it remained for 5 weeks.^[1]

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1996)	Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[3]	4

Awards[]

At the 1997 New Zealand Music Awards 'Chains' won Best Single, and Che-Fu was awarded Best Male Vocalist for the song.^[4] In 2001 it was named by APRA members as the 21st best NZ song of all time, and featured on the Nature's Best album.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Chains: Chart Performance". Archive. NZ Charts. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
^ "Homegrown Profiles: Che Fu". Documentary. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
^ "End of Year Charts 1996". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
^ "NZ Music Awards 1997". Archive. RIANZ. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 27 September 2012.

External links[]

Chains on NZ on Screen

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[che-fu-chart-1] "Chains: Chart Performance". Archive. NZ Charts. Retrieved 27 September 2012.

[2] "Homegrown Profiles: Che Fu". Documentary. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 27 September 2012.

[3] "End of Year Charts 1996". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.

[4] "NZ Music Awards 1997". Archive. RIANZ. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 27 September 2012.

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