The Sound of San Francisco

"The Sound of San Francisco"
Single by Global Deejays
from the album Network
Released29 November 2004
GenreElectro house
Length5:42
LabelSuperstar
Global Deejays singles chronology
"The Sound of San Francisco"
(2004) 		"What a Feeling (Flashdance)"
(2005)

"The Sound of San Francisco" (or "San Francisco Dreaming'") is a song by the Austrian house group Global Deejays. It was released in November 2004 as the lead single from their album, Network. The song was one of the first Austrian dance songs to reach the top ten of more than 10 charts worldwide.

It samples the Scott McKenzie song "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)".

Music video

The music video for the song is the group in a school bus as they tour the list of cities listed at the beginning of the song.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2004-2005) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 38
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[3] 9
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) 3
CIS Airplay (TopHit)[4] 1
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100 Oficiální)[5] 1
France (SNEP)[6] 18
Germany (GfK)[7] 3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 31
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[9] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 29
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[11] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (2004) Position
CIS (TopHit)[12] 92
Chart (2005) Position
CIS (TopHit)[13] 22
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[14] 35

References

  1. ^ "Global Deejays – The Sound of San Francisco" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  2. ^ "Global Deejays – The Sound of San Francisco" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  3. ^ "Global Deejays – The Sound of San Francisco" (in French). Ultratip.
  4. ^ Global Deejays — The Sound of San Francisco. TopHit. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  5. ^ musicserver.cz: Rádia podlehla barbarům z Global Deejays
  6. ^ "Global Deejays – The Sound of San Francisco" (in French). Les classement single.
  7. ^ "Global Deejays – The Sound of San Francisco" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  8. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Global Deejays" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  9. ^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Feb 24, 2005". TopHit. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Global Deejays – The Sound of San Francisco". Swiss Singles Chart.
  11. ^ Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved September 10, 2008)
  12. ^ "Лучшие песни и музыка за 2004 год" (in Russian). Tophit. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  13. ^ "CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2005)". Tophit. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2005". TopHit. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.