Salva Mea

"Salva Mea"
UK CD 1
Single by Faithless
from the album Reverence
Released	July 1995
Format	CD single
Recorded	1995
Length	10:47
Label	Cheeky Records/BMG
Writer(s)	Rollo Armstrong, Maxwell Fraser, Ayalah Deborah Bentovim
Producer(s)	Rollo
Faithless singles chronology
"Salva Mea" (1995) "Insomnia" (1995)
Alternative covers UK CD 2 European Cover

Salva Mea is a song recorded by British dance group Faithless. It was released in 1995 as the group's first single and became a hit on the Dance Charts, and then, following its re-release in 1996, #9 in the UK. The album version is more than ten minutes long and contains Maxi Jazz's distinctive rapping. The female vocals on all versions are by Dido (Faithless founding member Rollo is her brother). There is also a Way Out West remix which can be found on Reverence / Irreverence set and in 2015 to mark 20 Years of Faithless British based DJ and production trio Above and Beyond left their mark on this track and gave it a massive boost for the clubs.

The song topped the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart twice — during its first chart run in 1996 and again in 1997 when the track was remixed and reissued.^[1]

Part of the song is sampled in the Enrique Iglesias song "Dirty Dancer".

Track listing

UK CD 1995

1. Salva Mea (Radio Version) - 04:11
2. Salva Mea (Epic Mix) - 11:51
3. Salva Mea (Tuff Mix) - 09:37
4. Salva Mea (Sister Bliss Remix) - 08:43

US CD 1996

1. Salva Mea (Radio Version) - 04:08
2. Salva Mea (Epic Radio Version) - 04:51
3. Salva Mea (Epic Mix) - 11:48
4. Salva Mea (Tuff Mix) - 09:35
5. Salva Mea (Sister Bliss Remix) - 08:40

Australian CD 1996

1. Salva Mea (Tuff Edit) - 04:02
2. Salva Mea (Epic Edit) - 04:51
3. Salva Mea (Radio Version) - 04:08
4. Salva Mea (Epic Mix) - 11:50
5. Salva Mea (Tuff Mix) - 09:33
6. Salva Mea (Sister Bliss Remix) - 08:42
7. Salva Mea (Floating Mix) - 08:11

UK CD 1 - 1997

1. Salva Mea (Radio Edit) - 04:36
2. Salva Mea (Epic Mix) - 11:51
3. Salva Mea (Way Out West Remix) - 07:48
4. Salva Mea (Slow Version) - 04:10
5. Salva Mea (Floating Mix) - 08:12

UK CD 2 - 1997

1. Salva Mea (Radio Edit) - 04:36
2. Salva Mea (Epic Mix) - 11:51
3. Salva Mea (Sister Bliss Mix) - 08:43
4. Salva Mea (DJ Quicksilver Remix) - 06:52
5. Salva Mea (Tuff Mix) - 07:57

German CD 1996

1. Salva Mea (Radio Edit) - 03:47
2. Salva Mea (C.E.C. Edit) - 04:59
3. Salva Mea (Epic Edit) - 04:51
4. Salva Mea (96 Remix) - 09:11
5. Salva Mea (Way Out West Remix) - 07:48
6. Salva Mea (Tuff Mix) - 08:36

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2]	9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3]	32
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4]	38
Canada Dance (RPM)[5]	12
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6]	17
France (SNEP)[7]	29
Germany (Official German Charts)[8]	5
Ireland (IRMA)[9]	8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10]	16
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11]	46
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[12]	9
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13]	30
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14]	1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15]	9
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[16]	9
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[17]	1

Chart successions

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 95.
2. "Austriancharts.at – Faithless – Salva Mea" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
3. "Ultratop.be – Faithless – Salva Mea" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
4. "Ultratop.be – Faithless – Salva Mea" (in French). Ultratop 50.
5. Canadian peak
6. Eurochart peak
7. "Lescharts.com – Faithless – Salva Mea" (in French). Les classement single.
8. "Musicline.de – Faithless Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
9. "Chart Track: Week 46, 1995". Irish Singles Chart.
10. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Faithless search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
11. "Charts.org.nz – Faithless – Salva Mea". Top 40 Singles.
12. "Archive Chart: 1996-12-21". Scottish Singles Top 40.
13. "Swedishcharts.com – Faithless – Salva Mea". Singles Top 100.
14. "Swisscharts.com – Faithless – Salva Mea". Swiss Singles Chart.
15. "Archive Chart: 1996-12-21" UK Singles Chart.
16. "Archive Chart: 1995-07-30" UK Dance Chart.
17. "Faithless – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Faithless.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics