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Moonshine (Savage song)

"Moonshine"
Single by Savage featuring Akon
from the album Moonshine and Savage Island
Released21 March 2005 (2005-03-21)
Length3:37
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Akon
Savage singles chronology
"Swing"
(2005) 		"Moonshine"
(2005) 		"If You Love Savage"
(2005)
Akon singles chronology
"Lonely"
(2005) 		"Moonshine"
(2005) 		"Belly Dancer (Bananza)"
(2005)

"Moonshine" is a song by New Zealand rapper Savage featuring Senegalese-American singer Akon, released in March 2005 as the second single from Savage's debut studio album, Moonshine (2005). It was also included on Savage's 2008 album, Savage Island. The song spent seven weeks atop of the New Zealand Singles Chart and placed third overall on New Zealand's year-end chart for 2005. In Australia, the song was released in November 2005 and reached number nine on the ARIA Singles Chart.

Remix and music video

The official remix, the "West Coast Remix", features Akon, Gangsta Rkdd of Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., & Monsta Ganjah of The Regime. A music video was produced to promote the single.

Track listing

New Zealand and Australian CD single[1][2]

  1. "Moonshine" (radio edit) – 3:35
  2. "Moonshine" (instrumental) – 5:02
  3. "Moonshine" (a cappella) – 4:35

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] Gold 35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[10] Platinum 10,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
New Zealand 21 March 2005 CD
[11]
Australia 7 November 2005
[12]

References

  1. ^ Moonshine (New Zealand CD single liner notes). Savage. Dawn Raid Entertainment, Universal Music New Zealand. 2005. 99712.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Moonshine (Australian CD single liner notes). Savage. Dawn Raid Entertainment, Warner Music Australia. 2005. 5101108962.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Savage feat. Akon – Moonshine". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Issue 825" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Savage feat. Akon – Moonshine". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  6. ^ "End of Year Charts 2005". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  7. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2006". ARIA. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  8. ^ "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 50 Urban Singles 2006". ARIA. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  9. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  10. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Savage feat. Akon – Moonshine". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 24 May 2021.[dead link‍]
  11. ^ "News". Dawn Raid Entertainment. Archived from the original on 6 April 2005. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  12. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 7th November 2005" (PDF). ARIA. 7 November 2005. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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