The Celts (song)

"The Celts" is a song by the Irish musician Enya, from her 1987 album Enya. It originally served as the B-side to the single "I Want Tomorrow", released in 1987. When the album was re-issued in 1992 and re-titled The Celts, the title song was released as an accompanying single, peaking at number 29 in the UK.[1]

"The Celts"
Single by Enya
from the album Enya & The Celts
Released1992
Recorded1986
GenreNew-age
LabelWEA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Nicky Ryan
Enya singles chronology
"Book of Days"
(1992)		 "The Celts"
(1992)		 "Marble Halls"
(1994)
Music video
"The Celts" on YouTube

Sung entirely in Irish, it was the theme song to the 1986 BBC documentary The Celts and Channel 4's Gaelic Games coverage.

The video of the song was filmed at Bodiam Castle. The B-side of the single, "Eclipse", is the song "Deireadh An Tuath" (found on Enya/The Celts album), played backwards.

Charts
Chart (1992) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[1] 29
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[2][3] 97

References
  1. "Official Charts > Enya". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  2. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 05 Mar 1995". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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