The Spirit of the Hawk

"The Spirit of the Hawk" is a country-dance song by the Swedish band Rednex, released from their second album, "Farm Out". The lyrics include the spoken lines "My people, some of them, have run away to the hills, and have no shelter, no food. No one knows where they are. Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. I will fight no more.", taken from Chief Joseph's famous speech.

"The Spirit of the Hawk"
Single by Rednex
from the album Farm Out
B-side"Ranger Jack"
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2000
Recorded1999
GenreCountry, electronica
Length4:03
LabelZomba Records
Songwriter(s)Axel Breitung
Producer(s)F.A.F.
Rednex singles chronology
"The Way I Mate"
(1999)		 "The Spirit of the Hawk"
(2000)		 "Hold Me for a While"
(2000)

The song was successful in Europe, where it topped the charts in Austria and Germany, while also reaching the Top 3 in some other countries.

Track listing
  1. "The Spirit of the Hawk (F.A.F. Radio Mix)" - 4:03
  2. "The Spirit of the Hawk (Instrumental)" - 4:03
  3. "The Spirit of the Hawk (F.A.F.'s "Heap Bigg" Remix)" - 5:57
  4. "Ranger Jack" - 4:17

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2000) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 1
Germany (Official German Charts)[2] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3] 78
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 3

Year-end charts
Chart (2000) Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 3
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 74
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 18
Chart (2001) Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 49

Decade-end charts
Chart (2000–2009) Position
Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 9
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References
  1. "Austriancharts.at – Rednex – The Spirit of the Hawk" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  2. "Offiziellecharts.de – Rednex – The Spirit of the Hawk". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  3. "Dutchcharts.nl – Rednex – The Spirit of the Hawk" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  4. "Swedishcharts.com – Rednex – The Spirit of the Hawk". Singles Top 100. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  5. "Swisscharts.com – Rednex – The Spirit of the Hawk". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  6. "Jahreshitparade Singles 2000". austriancharts.at. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  7. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  8. "Årslista Singlar – År 2000" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  9. "Swiss year-end chart". swisscharts.com. 2000. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  10. "Jahreshitparade Singles 2001". austriancharts.at. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  11. http://www.rtl.de/cms/unterhaltung/tv-programm/show/die-ultimative-chartshow/hits-neue-jahrtausend-download.html
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