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On Silent Wings
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Wikipedia article
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| name = On Silent Wings
| cover = Tina Turner - On Silent Wings.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Tina Turner featuring Sting
| album = Wildest Dreams
| B-side = Do Something
| released =
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| genre =
| length = 4:22
| label = Virgin, Parlophone
| writer = Tony Joe White, James Ralston
| producer = Trevor Horn
| chronology = Tina Turner
| prev_title = Whatever You Want
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = Missing You
| next_year = 1996
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"'On Silent Wings'" is a song by American singer-songwriter Tina Turner with guest vocals from English musician Sting. Released in May 1996 in support of Turner's 'Wildest Dreams' album, the single performed well on the US and Canadian adult contemporary charts, peaking at numbers 24 and 13 respectively. The dance version of "On Silent Wings", remixed by Soul Solution, charted at number 47 on the US 'Billboard' Dance Club Songs chart. Like much of Turner's later work, "On Silent Wings" enjoyed greater success in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart.
The single included the country-flavoured single edit with additional guitar overdubs, later appearing on the 2004 compilation 'All the Best', as well as a second alternative version of the track. Some formats also featured the non-album track "Do Something", written by Holly Knight and Mike Chapman and produced by Trevor Horn.
Critical reception
Larry Flick from 'Billboard' wrote, "On the eve of La Tina's first stateside concert tour in eons, Virgin plucks one of the strongest and more radio-friendly tunes from the diva's gorgeous (and sadly underappreciated) current disc, "'Wildest Dreams'". Her worldly perspective adds depth to the lyrics of this melancholy rock ballad, which also shows producer Trevor Horn tempering his signature melodramatic keyboard sound with subtle acoustic strumming that never distracts the ear from Turner. Additional programming incentive comes from a laid-back cameo by Sting, though this lovely single would merit the ardent attention of pop, triple-A, and even mainstream rock radio without such stunt casting."
Music video
The music video released to support the single featured Turner standing on the edge of a cliff in a white dress interspersed with live performance clips.
Track listings
* 'US promo CD'
# "On Silent Wings" (Trevor Horn remix edit) 3:43
# "On Silent Wings" (Trevor Horn remix) 4:20
# Call out research hook 0:08
* 'UK CD1 and cassette single'
# "On Silent Wings" (single edit)
# "Private Dancer"
# "The Best"
# "I Don't Wanna Lose You"
* 'UK CD2'
# "On Silent Wings" (single edit)
# "Whatever You Want"
# "Do Something"
# "On Silent Wings" (alternative version)
* 'European CD single'
# "On Silent Wings" (single edit)
# "Do Something"
* 'Australian CD single'
# "On Silent Wings" (single edit)
# "Private Dancer"
# "Do Something"
# "I Don't Wanna Lose You"
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
Category:1996 singles
Category:1996 songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Trevor Horn
Category:Songs written by Tony Joe White
Category:Sting (musician) songs
Category:Tina Turner songs
Category:Parlophone singles
Category:Virgin Records singles
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