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"The Spirit of the Hawk" is a song by Swedish musical group Rednex released from their second album, Farm Out (2000). 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.[original research?]

"The Spirit of the Hawk"
Single by Rednex
from the album Farm Out
B-side"Ranger Jack"
Released2000 (2000)
Length4:03
LabelJive
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)
Music video
"The Spirit of the Hawk" on YouTube

Released in 2000, the song topped the charts of Austria and Germany while also reaching the top 10 in Sweden and Switzerland. The track is certified triple gold in Germany, platinum in Austria, and gold in Sweden and Switzerland. In 2010, "The Spirit of the Hawk" was ranked as Germany's ninth-most-successful hit of the 2000s decade.


Track listings


European CD single[1]

  1. "The Spirit of the Hawk" (F.A.F. radio mix) – 4:03
  2. "The Spirit of the Hawk" (instrumental) – 4:03

European maxi-CD single[2]

  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



Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[16] Platinum 50,000*
Germany (BVMI)[17] 3× Gold 750,000^
Sweden (GLF)[18] Gold 15,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[19] Gold 25,000^

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


Release history


Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Sweden 2000 (2000) CD Jive [7]
Netherlands [6]
Germany 7 August 2000 (2000-08-07)
  • CD
  • maxi-CD
 [5]

References


  1. The Spirit of the Hawk (European CD single liner notes). Rednex. Jive Records. 2000. 9250729.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. The Spirit of the Hawk (European maxi-CD single liner notes). Rednex. Jive Records. 2000. 9250722.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. "Rednex – The Spirit of the Hawk" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  4. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 45. 5 November 2000. p. 11.
  5. "Rednex – The Spirit of the Hawk" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  6. "Rednex – The Spirit of the Hawk" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  7. "Rednex – The Spirit of the Hawk". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  8. "Rednex – The Spirit of the Hawk". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  9. "Jahreshitparade Singles 2000". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  10. "Year in Focus: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2000". Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 52. 23 December 2000. p. 9.
  11. "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2000" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  12. "Årslista Singlar, År 2000" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  13. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2000" (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  14. "Jahreshitparade Singles 2001". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  15. "Gratis: 'Hits des neuen Jahrtausend'-Liste" [Free: 'Hits of the New Millennium' List] (in German). RTL. 2010. Archived from the original on 22 January 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  16. "Austrian single certifications – Rednex – Spirit of the Hawk" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  17. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Rednex; 'Spirit of the Hawk')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  18. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2000" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  19. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Rednex; 'Spirit of the Hawk')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

На других языках

[de] The Spirit of the Hawk

The Spirit of the Hawk ist ein Lied der schwedischen Country-Dance-Band Rednex aus dem Jahre 2000. Die zweite Singleauskopplung aus ihrem zweiten Studioalbum … Farm Out! wurde von Axel Breitung sowie den F.A.F.-Mitgliedern Graham Compton, David Cameron-Pryde und Mark Stagg geschrieben. Die Produktion stammt ebenfalls von F.A.F.[1]
- [en] The Spirit of the Hawk

[ru] The Spirit of the Hawk

«The Spirit of the Hawk» (русск. — Дух ястреба) — сингл шведской группы Rednex с их второго альбома «Farm Out».В тексте песни «The Spirit of the Hawk» присутствуют слова вождя Джозефа из его знаменитой речи: 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. (русск. — Мои люди, некоторые из них, бежали в горы, и не имеют ни крова, ни пищи. Никто не знает, где они. Услышьте меня, мои вожди! Я устал, моему сердцу больно и грустно. Я не буду бороться больше.)


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