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Yeha-Noha
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Wikipedia article
"'Yeha-Noha (Wishes of Happiness and Prosperity)'" is a song released in 1994 by German musical project Sacred Spirit. It was the first single from the album 'Chants and Dances of the Native Americans'. Released in 1994, it achieved a great success in various countries, including France, where it topped the singles chart. It was sung in the Navajo language by Navajo elder Kee Chee Jake from Chinle, Arizona. The song is a remixed version of a portion of the Navajo Shoe Game song (a part of the origin myth describing a game played among the day animals and night animals where the animals who discovered the shoe in which a yucca ball was hidden would win a permanent state of daylight or night).
The song describes the Giant's (Y'iitsoh) lament at the owl's attempt to cheat by stealing the ball, saying:
Uses in the media
"Yeha-Noha" was generally credited to "Indians Sacred Spirit" in France, or also just "(The) Indians".
Produced by The Fearsome Brave (Claus Zundel), the song was used in a TV advert for the Hagen-Dazs ice-cream in France.
This song, mainly instrumental with Native American vocals, was much aired on radio. The main tune, played the cello, was regularly presented on TF1, the first TV channel in France, as the future summer hit. It also made an appearance in a 1995 British cinema advertisement for the Survival International charity, in which Richard Gere talked about the struggle to survive of the few remaining Native Americans.
The song was used in the 2001 independent film 'The Doe Boy'.
In 2003, 'Cloud 9 Screen Entertainment Group' used a section of the track in the official trailer for its smash-hit teen drama series 'The Tribe'.
Chart performances
The song was certified Gold disc in France, after spending 19 weeks on the French Singles chart, from 8 July 1995. It went to number 26, then jumped to number three and reached number one three weeks later. It topped the chart for six consecutive weeks, then did not stop to drop on the chart."Yeha-Noha", in French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Indians&titel=Yeha%2Dnoha&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
The single charted for 16 weeks on the Ultratop 50, in Belgium (Wallonia). It debuted at number 20 on 5 August, reached the top ten in its third week, peaked at number three in its sixth week, then dropped on the chart."Yeha-Noha", in Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart [http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Indians&titel=Yeha%2Dnoha&cat=s Ultratop.be] (Retrieved April 30, 2008) It was ranked 23rd on the End of the Year Chart.1995 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart [http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1995 Ultratop.be] (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
This song was charted twice in UK in 1995: first for one week, at number 74, on 15 April,"Yeha-Noha", in UK Singles Chart (first run) [https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Stars Official Charts Company] (Retrieved April 30, 2008) then for two weeks from in November, peaking at number 37.
"Yeha-Noha" featured for eleven weeks on the 'Billboard' Hot Dance Club Play, reaching number 13."Yeha-Noha" Hot Dance Club Play [http://www.billboard.com/charts/1995-07-22/dance-club-play-songs Billboard.com] (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
Official remixes
* Buffalo Bump Mix by Marc Auerbach, Steve Travell
* Dancing wolves mix by Marc Auerbach, Steve Travell
* House mix with drop by Mark Picchiotti, Teri Bristol
* Peace pipe mix by Julian Mendelsohn
* Pow wow mix by Deep Recess
* Radio mix by Julian Mendelsohn
* Tribal mix by Mark Picchiotti, Teri Bristol
* Tribal totem mix by The Grid
Track listings
* 'CD single'
# "Yeha-Noha" 3:49
# "Dawa" 4:18
* 'European CD maxi'
# "Yeha-Noha" (radio mix) 4:29
# "Yeha-Noha" (tribal totem mix) 6:54
# "Yeha-Noha" (pow wow mix) 7:25
# "Yeha-Noha" (peace pipe mix) 4:31
* 'US CD maxi'
# "Yeha-Noha" 4:04
# "Yeha-Noha" (house mix w/drop) 8:17
# "Yeha-Noha" (buffalo bump mix) 10:22
# "Yeha-Noha" (pow wow mix) 7:25
# "Ly-o-lay ale loya" (vanishing race mix) 11:12
* '12" maxi'
# "Yeha-Noha" (house mix with drop) 8:17
# "Yeha-Noha" (dancing wolves mix) 7:42
# "Yeha-Noha" (tribal mix) 7:30
# "Yeha-Noha" (pow wow mix) 7:25
* '2 x 12" maxi promo'
# "Yeha-Noha" (tribal mix) 7:30
# "Yeha-Noha" (house mix) 6:00
# "Yeha-Noha" (peace pipe mix) 4:30
# "Yeha-Noha" (buffalo bump mix) 10:22
# "Yeha-Noha" (totem mix) 6:58
# "Yeha-Noha" (pow wow mix) 7:25
Charts and sales
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
Category:1994 singles
Category:SNEP Top Singles number-one singles
Category:Sacred Spirit songs
Category:1994 songs
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