Do You See the Light (Looking For)

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"Do You See the Light (Looking For)"
Snap - Do You See the Light (Looking For).jpg
Single by Snap! featuring Niki Haris
Released4 July 1993
GenreEurodance
Length4:09
Songwriter(s)
  • John "Virgo" Garrett III
  • Benito Benites
  • Niki Haris
Producer(s)Snap!
Snap! singles chronology
"Exterminate!"
(1992) 		"Do You See the Light (Looking For)"
(1993) 		"Welcome to Tomorrow (Are You Ready?)"
(1994)
Music video
"Do You See the Light (Looking For)" on YouTube

"Do You See the Light (Looking For)" is a song by German eurodance group Snap!. It was released in July 1993 as the fourth and final single from their second studio album, The Madman's Return. It reached number-one in Finland, and peaked within the Top 10 in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Release[]

The original version of the song "See the Light" features vocals by Thea Austin, a rap by Turbo B, and can be found on the 1992 Snap! album The Madman's Return. Female vocals of this version of the song are often mistakenly reported to be by Penny Ford, a previous vocalist for Snap!. Remixes of "See the Light" were included on Snap!'s 1992 release "Rhythm Is a Dancer", which also feature vocals by Thea Austin.

This song is essentially a remix of their original song, "See the Light" with new lyrics written for the new front-woman Niki Haris, released in June 1993.

"Do You See the Light (Snap! vs Plaything)", another remix, was released in August 2002.

Critical reception[]

Larry Flick from Billboard commented that "someone has clearly been listening very carefully to those great old Giorgio Moroder records. Syncopated synth rhythms à la "The Chase" are plentiful on this bracing, rave-friendly romp."[1] Arion Berger from Entertainment Weekly picked the song as "the album’s finest moment", and described it as "lilting" and "as lush as Soul II Soul's best work, and even the sequences of mush-mouthed rapping can't dull its gloss."[2] Music & Media wrote that "this eagerly anticipated successor to the hugely successful Exterminate! is a bit different from previous efforts, mainly because it's somewhat ambient. It's extremely recognisable, though, and with a liberal dash of Giorgio Moroder era Donna Summer, it's likely to do very well on both the dancefloor and the airwaves."[3] Alan Jones from Music Week gave it four out of five, complimenting new singer, Niki Haris that "has settled in extraordinary well". He described it as "another typically tense and NRG-etically smacking workout (shades of Giorgio Moroder abound), with enough melody in the haunting title refrain to make it another winner over the store counter as well as on the nation's dancefloors."[4] Tim Jeffery from the magazine's RM Dance Update noted, "Introed by a very pop vocal and launching into a throbbing Hi-NRG grove, this is more commercial than their normal material. The production is a little lightweight, with the emphasis more on the melody than the bass and rhythm." He added, "Sure to be a chart hit, but not so big in the clubs as "Rhythm Is A Dancer"."[5]

Chart performance[]

"Do You See the Light (Looking For)" went on to be a major hit in Europe, becoming one of the group's more successful songs. It peaked at number-one in Finland, and also managed to climb into the Top 10 in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In the latter, the single peaked at number 10 in its first week on the UK Singles Chart on June 6, 1993.[6] On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 9, while reaching number 3 on the European Dance Radio Chart. Additionally, the song was a Top 20 hit in Germany, Italy and Sweden. Outside Europe, "Do You See the Light (Looking For)" peaked at number 86 in Australia.

Music video[]

A music video was made to accompany the song, featuring Niki Haris. It was uploaded to YouTube in February 2016. As of September 2020, the video has got more than 136,000 views.[7]

Track listings[]

Charts[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Billboard: Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  2. ^ "The Madman's Return". Entertainment Weekly. 15 May 1992. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  3. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 29 May 1993. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  4. ^ Jones, Alan (29 May 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles - Pick of the Week" (PDF). Music Week. p. 11. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. ^ Jeffery, Tim (15 May 1993). "Hot Vinyl Buzzing" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 6. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 75 06 June 1993 - 12 June 1993". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Snap! - Do You See the Light". YouTube. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Snap! feat. Niki Haris – Do You See The Light (Looking For)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – Snap! feat. Niki Haris – Do You See The Light (Looking For)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  11. ^ "Top 10 Denmark" (PDF). Music & Media. 19 June 1993. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 26 June 1993. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  13. ^ "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. 26 June 1993. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  14. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 9789511210535.
  15. ^ "Lescharts.com – Snap! feat. Niki Haris – Do You See The Light (Looking For)" (in French). Les classement single.
  16. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Snap! feat. Niki Haris – Do You See The Light (Looking For)" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  17. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived June 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved August 2, 2008)
  18. ^ Top Italian singles of 1993
  19. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Snap! feat. Niki Haris" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  20. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Snap! feat. Niki Haris – Do You See The Light (Looking For)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  21. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Snap! feat. Niki Haris – Do You See The Light (Looking For)". Singles Top 100.
  22. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Snap! feat. Niki Haris – Do You See The Light (Looking For)". Swiss Singles Chart.
  23. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  24. ^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 12 June 1993. p. 22. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  25. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1993" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  26. ^ "1993 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  27. ^ "Top 100 Singles – Jahrescharts 1993" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  28. ^ "Jaarlijsten 1993" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  29. ^ "Jaaroverzichten - Single 1993". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  30. ^ "Top 100 Singles 1993". Music Week. 15 January 1994. p. 24.
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