Sacramento (song)

This article is about the Deep Dish song. For the 1971 song by Middle of the Road, see Sacramento (A Wonderful Town).
"Sacramento"
Single by Deep Dish
from the album George Is On
Released2005
Recorded2004
GenreHouse, rock
Length5:04
Label
Deep Dish singles chronology
"Say Hello"
(2005) 		"Sacramento"
(2005) 		"Flashing For Money"
(2005)

"Sacramento" is a song by Deep Dish.

Composition

Vocal collaborator Richard Morel provides "distinctively smoky tones" in the song.[1] According to Jack Smith of BBC, the song derives of the musical genre of rock.[2] David Jeffries of Allmusic noted the presence of a "guitar-heavy" sound.[3]

Response

Critical reception

"Sacramento" received positive reviews from music critics. Ben Hogwood of musicOMH called it excellent and described it as a "faster paced house work out".[1] David Jeffries of Allmusic wrote that the song is a representation of "one of the best cuts" to come from the relationship between Deep Dish and Morel.[3]

Chart performance

"Sacramento" peaked at number nine on the Finnish Singles Chart, becoming Deep Dish's second consecutive top-ten hit in Finland.[4] It entered the singles chart in the Netherlands at number 56 and peaked at number 53 four weeks later.[5]

Track listings

  • Album version[6]
  1. "Sacramento" - 5:04

Charts

Chart performance for "Sacramento"
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 61
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 53

References

  1. ^ a b Hogwood, Ben. "Deep Dish - George Is On (Positiva)". musicOMH. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  2. ^ "Deep Dish - George Is On - Review". BBC. 2005-05-30. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  3. ^ a b Jeffries, David. "George Is On - Deep Dish". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  4. ^ a b "Deep Dish: Sacramento" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  5. ^ a b "Deep Dish – Sacramento" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  6. ^ "George Is On - Deep Dish". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  7. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 77.