Flash (B.B.E. song)

"Flash"
Single by B.B.E.
from the album Games
B-side	"Photo"
Released	27 January 1997 • 14 June 2024 (Digital Streaming)
Genre	Dream trance
Length	3:58
Label	Triangle • Armada Music
Songwriter(s)	Bruno Sanchioni
Producer(s)	Emmanuel Top
B.B.E. singles chronology
"Seven Days and One Week" (1996) "Flash" (1997) "Desire" (1997)

"Flash" is a song by Italian-French eurodance act B.B.E. It was released in January 1997 as the second single from their debut album, Games (1998). As a representative of the short-lived^{[citation needed]} dream dance sound, the song became a top 20 hit worldwide, most notably reaching number six in Spain and number five in the United Kingdom.

Critical reception

Chris Finan from Music Week's RM rated the track five out of five, writing, "To be perfectly honest, before I heard this I was expecting a duplicate '7 Days', no-questions-asked-get-ready-to-cringe commercial rip-off. But no, 'Flash' is a cracking hard-edged synth monster that really does kick in. The arrangement is quite simple really - a slightly similar beat ettect to the last release built up by basic repetitive keyboard lines planned between the peaceful breaks, which sums up the Club mix completely. The Extended mix leans towards full-on and is more ferocious at the start, and is probably what the chartbound version will be hased on. A huge pat on the back for coming up with something equally as good."^[1]

Track listing

• CD maxi - Europe (1997)

1. "Flash" (Radio Mix) - 3:58
2. "Flash" (Club Mix) - 7:51
3. "Photo" (Club Mix) - 6:00

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1997) Peak position Australia (ARIA Charts)[2] 85 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 18 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 20 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] 17 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 8 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 8 France (SNEP)[8] 12 Germany (GfK)[9] 11 Ireland (IRMA)[10] 15 Italy (Musica e dischi)[11] 9 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 28 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 43 Norway (VG-lista)[14] 16 Scotland (OCC)[15] 3 Spain (AFYVE) 6 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 14 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 21 UK Dance (OCC)[18] 2 UK Singles (OCC)[19] 5

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[20] 77

References

1. Finan, Chris (3 March 1997). "Hot Vinyl" (PDF). Music Week, in RM. p. 10. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
2. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 25.
3. "BBE – Flash" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
4. "BBE – Flash" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
5. "BBE – Flash" (in French). Ultratop 50.
6. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 5 April 1997. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
7. "BBE: Flash" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
8. "BBE – Flash" (in French). Les classement single.
9. "BBE – Flash" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
10. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Flash". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
11. "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 14. 5 April 1997. p. 19. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
12. "Nederlandse Top 40 – BBE" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
13. "BBE – Flash" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
14. "BBE – Flash". VG-lista.
15. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
16. "BBE – Flash". Singles Top 100.
17. "BBE – Flash". Swiss Singles Chart.
18. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
19. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
20. "1997 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 27 December 1997. Retrieved 21 December 2019.