Salva Mea

1995 single by Faithless

"Salva Mea"
UK CD 1
Single by Faithless
from the album Reverence
Released24 July 1995 (1995-07-24)
Length10:47
LabelCheeky
Songwriter(s)
  • Rollo
  • Sister Bliss
  • Maxi Jazz
Producer(s)Rollo
Faithless singles chronology
"Salva Mea"
(1995) 		"Insomnia"
(1995)
"Insomnia"
(1996)
"Salva Mea"
(1996)
"Reverence"
(1997)
Music video
"Salva Mea" on YouTube
Alternative covers
UK CD 2
Alternative cover
European cover

"Salva Mea" (faux Latin for "save me") is a song by British electronic band Faithless, written by members Rollo, Sister Bliss, and Maxi Jazz. The female vocals on all versions are performed by Rollo's sister Dido. "Salva Mea" was released in July 1995 by Cheeky Records as the group's first single from their debut album, Reverence (1996), and became a hit on the UK Dance Singles Chart; following a re-release in 1996, it peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart. The single topped the US 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] A black-and-white music video was produced to promote the single, directed by British director Lindy Heymann.[2]

Critical reception

In a retrospective review of the Reverence album, Justin Chadwick from Albumism commented, "While “Insomnia” is phenomenal, it was primarily the epic grandeur and sinister soundscape of “Salva Mea” that blew me away and made me fall madly in love with Faithless’ transcendent sound. Among the group’s myriad standout songs, it’s still my most beloved."[3] Upon the 1995 release, Alan Jones from Music Week called it "the piece de résistance" of the album, noting that "the severely under-rated single" marked Rollo as "the Jim Steinman of dance music."[4] In November 1996, Everett True from Melody Maker wrote, "Starts off teasingly like Enigma, with smooth, sequenced female vocals, before breaking out into the most massive handbag house floor-filler imaginable, with beats as full-on and insidious as The Orbital's 'Box'. And, somewhere, it slips into one cool rap, courtesy of Maxi Jazz."[5] Same year, Music Week gave it three out of five, stating that "this pizzicato synth-driven floorfiller, with its distinctive changes in tempo and vocals, should emulate their recent number three hit 'Insomnia'."[6] Alan Jones added, "Finally, the inevitable has happened and Faithless's finest recording 'Salva Mea' is back with even more new mixes. As far over the top as Rollo & Sister Bliss have ever got, it's an epic tune and every inch a Top 10 hit."[7]

Track listings

  • UK CD 1995
  1. "Salva Mea" (Slow Version) – 4:11
  2. "Salva Mea" (Epic Mix) – 11:51
  3. "Salva Mea" (Tuff Mix) – 9:37
  4. "Salva Mea" (Sister Bliss Remix) – 8:43
  • Australian CD 1996
  1. "Salva Mea" (Tuff Edit) – 4:02
  2. "Salva Mea" (Epic Edit) – 4:51
  3. "Salva Mea" (Radio Version) – 4:08
  4. "Salva Mea" (Epic Mix) – 11:50
  5. "Salva Mea" (Tuff Mix) – 9:33
  6. "Salva Mea" (Sister Bliss Remix) – 8:42
  7. "Salva Mea" (Floating Mix) – 8:11
  • German CD 1996
  1. "Salva Mea" (Radio Edit) – 3:47
  2. "Salva Mea" (C.E.C. Edit) – 4:59
  3. "Salva Mea" (Epic Edit) – 4:51
  4. "Salva Mea" (96 Remix) – 9:11
  5. "Salva Mea" (Way Out West Remix) – 7:48
  6. "Salva Mea" (Tuff Mix) – 8:36
  • US CD 1996
  1. "Salva Mea" (Radio Version) – 4:08
  2. "Salva Mea" (Epic Radio Version) – 4:51
  3. "Salva Mea" (Epic Mix) – 11:48
  4. "Salva Mea" (Tuff Mix) – 9:35
  5. "Salva Mea" (Sister Bliss Remix) – 8:40
  • UK CD 1 – 1997
  1. "Salva Mea" (Radio Edit) – 4:36
  2. "Salva Mea" (Epic Mix) – 11:51
  3. "Salva Mea" (Way Out West Remix) – 7:48
  4. "Salva Mea" (Slow Version) – 4:10
  5. "Salva Mea" (Floating Mix) – 8:12
  • UK CD 2 – 1997
  1. "Salva Mea" (Radio Edit) – 4:36
  2. "Salva Mea" (Epic Mix) – 11:51
  3. "Salva Mea" (Sister Bliss Mix) – 8:43
  4. "Salva Mea" (DJ Quicksilver Remix) – 6:52
  5. "Salva Mea" (Tuff Mix) – 7:57

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 32
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[10] 38
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[11] 12
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[12] 17
France (SNEP)[13] 29
Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 5
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[15] 8
Ireland (IRMA)[16] 8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] 16
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 16
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[19] 46
Scotland (OCC)[20] 9
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 30
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[23] 9
UK Dance (OCC)[24] 9
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[25] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1996) Position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[26] 86
Germany (Official German Charts)[27] 37
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[28] 67
US Dance Club Play (Billboard)[29] 43
Chart (1997) Position
US Dance Club Play (Billboard)[30] 31

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 24 July 1995
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Cheeky [31]
United Kingdom (re-release) 9 December 1996
  • CD
  • cassette
 [32]
30 December 1996 12-inch vinyl [33]

References

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  2. ^ "Lindy Heymann". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  3. ^ Chadwick, Justin (7 April 2016). "Faithless' Debut Album 'Reverence' Turns 20: Anniversary Retrospective". Albumism. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  4. ^ Jones, Alan (9 March 1996). "Talking Music" (PDF). Music Week. p. 12. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  5. ^ True, Everett (30 November 1996). "Smashed Hits". Melody Maker. p. 11. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 30 November 1996. p. 20. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  7. ^ Jones, Alan (23 November 1996). "Talking Music" (PDF). Music Week. p. 24. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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  9. ^ "Faithless – Salva Mea" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  10. ^ "Faithless – Salva Mea" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  11. ^ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 3364." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 43. 26 October 1996. p. 17.
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  14. ^ "Faithless – Salva Mea" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  15. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (NR. 199 Vikuna 5.12. – 11.12. '96)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 6 December 1996. p. 24. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  16. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Salva Mea". Irish Singles Chart.
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  20. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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  22. ^ "Faithless – Salva Mea". Swiss Singles Chart.
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  24. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  25. ^ "Faithless Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
  26. ^ "1996 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 51/52. 21 December 1996. p. 12. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  27. ^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1996" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  28. ^ "The RM Club Chart of the Year 96" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 11 January 1997. p. 8. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  29. ^ "The Year in Music: Hot Dance Music Club Play Singles". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 52. 28 December 1996. p. YE-44.
  30. ^ "The Year in Music 1997: Hot Dance Club-Play Singles". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 52. 27 December 1997. p. YE-44.
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  32. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 7 December 1996. p. 41.
  33. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 28 December 1996. p. 19.
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  • "One Step Too Far"
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  • "I Want More"
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