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"Tidal Wave"
Single by Sub Focus featuring Alpines
from the album Torus
B-side"Tidal Wave" (KillSonik remix)
Released4 November 2012
Recorded2011
Genre
Length3:46
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Sub Focus
Sub Focus singles chronology
"Out the Blue"
(2012) 		"Tidal Wave"
(2012) 		"Endorphins"
(2013)
Alpines singles chronology
"Empire"
(2012) 		"Tidal Wave"
(2012) 		"Lights"
(2013)

"Tidal Wave" is the third single by British DJ and record producer Sub Focus to be released from his second studio album Torus. The song features vocals from Alpines. The song peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart and number four on the UK Dance Chart, making it his highest-charting single until "Endorphins" and "Turn Back Time", which both peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. It is still his highest-charting single on the UK Dance Chart and his biggest-selling single.[citation needed]

Music video

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A music video to accompany the release of "Tidal Wave" was first released onto YouTube on 10 October 2012 at a total length of three minutes and fifty-two seconds. It is set on a rocky coastline (similar to the single cover) and features Catherine Pockson of Alpines singing in the video.[1] The beach is El Matador, close to Los Angeles, United States.[2]

Track listing

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Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Tidal Wave" (featuring Alpines)3:46
2."Tidal Wave" (featuring Alpines) (Chuckie remix)5:20
3."Tidal Wave" (featuring Alpines) (KillSonik remix)4:57
4."Tidal Wave" (featuring Alpines) (Flosstradamus remix)4:09
5."Tidal Wave" (featuring Alpines) (Shadow Child remix)6:27
12" vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Tidal Wave" (featuring Alpines)3:46
2."Tidal Wave" (featuring Alpines) (KillSonik remix)4:57

Charts

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Certification

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Platinum 600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 4 November 2012[12]

References

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  1. ^ Sub Focus - Tidal Wave ft. Alpines. YouTube.
  2. ^ "Tidal Wave Video Shoot with Subfocus, el Matador Beach, CA. | el matador beach, Tidal wave, Matador".
  3. ^ "Sub Focus feat. Alpines – Tidal Wave" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  4. ^ "Sub Focus feat. Alpines – Tidal Wave" (in Dutch). Ultratop Dance. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  6. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201310 into search.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  8. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  9. ^ "Sub Focus Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "End Of Year Charts: 2012" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  11. ^ "British single certifications – Sub Focus ft Alpines – Tidal Wave". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  12. ^ "iTunes - Music - Tidal Wave (feat. Alpines) [Remixes] - EP by Sub Focus". iTunes. January 2012.
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