Mysterious Times

"Mysterious Times" is a song by German production group Sash!. It was released on 3 August 1998 as the second single from their album, Life Goes On. It features British singer Tina Cousins. The song peaked at number two in the United Kingdom, giving Sash! their fourth number-two single. "Mysterious Times" was also a top-10 hit in Denmark, Finland, Italy, Norway and Scotland. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the song reached number 6. In the United States, it peaked at number 11 at the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.

"Mysterious Times"
Single by Sash! featuring Tina Cousins
from the album Life Goes On
Released3 August 1998
Recorded1998
Genre
Length
  • 5:22 (original version)
  • 3:33 (radio edit)
LabelMultiply Records
Songwriter(s)
  • Sascha Lappessen
  • Ralf Kappmeier
  • Thomas Alisson
Producer(s)
  • Sash!
  • Tokapi
Sash! singles chronology
"La Primavera"
(1998)		 "Mysterious Times"
(1998)		 "Move Mania"
(1998)
Tina Cousins singles chronology
"Angel"
(1997)		 "Mysterious Times"
(1998)		 "Pray"
(1998)
Music video
"Mysterious Times" on YouTube

Music video

The music video for "Mysterious Times" was directed by Sven Harding.[1]

Track listing
  1. "Mysterious Times" (Radio Mix) - 3:32
  2. "Mysterious Times" (Todd Terry radio edit) - 3:26
  3. "Mysterious Times" (Original Mix) - 5:22
  4. "Mysterious Times" (Cyrus & The Joker Meet Bossi Mix) - 7:34
  5. "Mysterious Times" (John B. Norman Mix) - 7:04
  6. "Mysterious Times" (Todd Terry Club Mix) - 6:52

Note: 12" versions include remixes provided by other producers, including Soul Solution, Tin Tin Out, Superstring and Viper.

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 62
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 13
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] 14
Belgium Dance (Ultratop)[5] 19
Denmark (IFPI)[6] 6
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 6
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 8
France (SNEP)[9] 16
Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 17
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[11] 22
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 11
Italy (Musica e dischi)[13] 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 17
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 28
Norway (VG-lista)[17] 5
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[18] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 17
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 23
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[21] 2
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[22] 11

Year-end charts
Chart (1998) Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[23] 96
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[24] 80
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[25] 54
France (SNEP)[26] 85
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[27] 93
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[28] 47

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[29] Gold 25,000*
France (SNEP)[30] Gold 250,000*
Sweden (GLF)[31] Gold 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[32] Silver 200,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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References
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  21. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  22. "Sash! Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
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  25. "Year in Focus – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1998" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15 no. 51. 19 December 1998. p. 8. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  26. "Classement Singles – année 1998" (in French). Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  27. "Årslista Singlar – År 1998" (in Swedish). Hitlistan. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  28. "Best Sellers of 1998 – Singles Top 100". Music Week. 16 January 1999. p. 7.
  29. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 1998". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  30. "French single certifications – Sash – Mysterious Time" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  31. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  32. "British single certifications – Sash – Mysterious Times". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 December 2018. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Mysterious Times in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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