Oxygène (Part IV)

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"Oxygène (Part IV)"
OxygeneIV.jpg
Single by Jean-Michel Jarre
from the album Oxygène
B-side"Oxygène (Part VI)"
Released1977 (1977)
Recorded1976
StudioJean-Michel Jarre's home studio, Paris
GenreElectronic music
Length4:14
LabelDisques Dreyfus/Polydor
Producer(s)Jean-Michel Jarre
Jean-Michel Jarre singles chronology
"Oxygène (Part IV)"
(1977) 		"Oxygène (Part II)"
(1977)

"Oxygène (Part IV)" (or "Oxygène IV") is a single by French electronic musician and composer Jean-Michel Jarre from his third album, Oxygène. The single is Jarre's most successful single.[1][2]

In popular culture[]

  • The song is featured in Grand Theft Auto IV as one of the singles played by the radio station, The Journey.
  • The song is used as the introduction music to the Adventure Call sketches in the BBC Scotland sketch series Limmy's Show.
  • The song was used in many arcade grabbers distributed by Elaut, using a short clip of the 'chorus' that is played at random intervals while the machine is active but idle. The most recognisable is Mega Crane. Cosmic Cranes in Britain used this, but not in America.
  • The song was used in the closing scene of BBC Drama's Micro Men, a one-off docu-drama about the rise of the British home computer market.[3]

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1977–1978) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 26
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 3
France (SNEP)[6] 3
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 16
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 3
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 6
Spain (AFE)[11] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 4

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1977) Rank
Dutch Charts (MegaCharts)[13] 71
UK Singles Chart (BMRB)[14] 38

References[]

  1. ^ "France best selling albums ever: Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre (1976)". ChartMasters. 3 April 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ Allen, Jeremy (5 October 2016). "Jean-Michel Jarre – 10 of the best". the Guardian. Retrieved 27 August 2021. If he has a signature tune, then it has to be Oxygène (Part IV) – an instantly recognisable hook that hitches a ride on a bossa nova beat in order to explore the galaxies.
  3. ^ Newman, Ray. "Micro Men (BBC TV Soundtrack)". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, New South Wales, Australia: Australian Chart Book. p. 153. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Jean-Michel Jarre – Oxygène IV" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  6. ^ "Les Chansons – Le Détail par Artiste: J" (in French). Infodisc. Retrieved 26 August 2018. Select "J-Michel JARRE" from drop-down menu and click "OK".
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Jean-Michel Jarre – Oxygene IV" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  8. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Oxygene". Irish Singles Chart.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Jean-Michel Jarre – Oxygène IV" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  10. ^ "Charts.nz – Jean-Michel Jarre – Oxygène IV". Top 40 Singles.
  11. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  12. ^ "Jean-Michel Jarre: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  13. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1977". GfK Dutch Charts. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  14. ^ Hunter, Nigel; Scaping, Peter, eds. (1978). "Top 100 Singles in 1977". BPI Year Book 1978 (3rd ed.). British Phonographic Industry. pp. 216–17. ISBN 0-906154-01-4.


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