The Ocean (Mike Perry song)

"The Ocean" is a song by Swedish DJ and music producer Mike Perry,[3] featuring vocals from Shy Martin.[4] It was released as a digital download in Sweden on 15 April 2016.[5] The song peaked at number 1 in Sweden,[6] and reached the top 20 in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland. The song has additionally peaked at number 39 in the UK.[7] The song was performed by Perry during the Summerburst Festival at Ullevi in Gothenburg, Sweden.[3]

"The Ocean"
Single by Mike Perry featuring Shy Martin
Released	15 April 2016
Genre	Tropical house[1] deep house
Length	3:03
Label	DF Records Sony Music Entertainment
Songwriter(s)	Mikael Persson Sara Hjellström (SHY Martin) Nirob Islam (SHY Nodi)[2]
Producer(s)	Mike Perry
Mike Perry singles chronology
"The Ocean" (2016) "Inside the Lines" (2016)
Music video
The Ocean on YouTube

Background

Mike Perry, whose real name is Mikael Persson, only produces music alongside his regular job, which is servicing Volvo diesel car engines in Skövde, Sweden.[3] Although he had played "some gigs" before the song, he began receiving more offers after the song became a viral hit on Spotify,[3] later playing the Summerburst Festival and a festival in Gärdet.[3] Perry credited the song's "simple" and "no frills" nature as well as its "timely" sound as the reason for its success, saying that he prefers not to complicate the sound of songs he creates.[3] The song was later placed in the Chill Hits playlist on Spotify, which helped it achieve chart success.[3]

The vocalist and co-writer of the song, 23-year-old Sara Hjellström,[8] who records under the alias Shy Martin, said she "did not think it would be a hit".[4] Hjellström, originally part of the band Browsing Collection, co-wrote the song with her bandmate Nirob Islam from her current group, Södra Station.[4] They also co-wrote the song "Summer Love" for the boy band FO&O.[8]

As of November 2020, the music video, aired 2016-07-20, has been viewed 154 million times on YouTube, and the audio-only version published on 2016-06-03 on the promotion channel Tropical House Records additional 100 million times.[9][10]

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Ocean" (featuring Shy Martin)	3:03

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (2016–17) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[11] 11 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[12] 4 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[13] 17 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[14] 9 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[15] 58 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[16] 31 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[17] 13 Denmark (Tracklisten)[18] 13 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[19] 6 France (SNEP)[20] 11 Germany (Official German Charts)[21] 5 Ireland (IRMA)[22] 18 Italy (FIMI)[23] 24 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[24] 10 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[25] 10 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[26] 32 Norway (VG-lista)[27] 3 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[28] 4 Portugal (AFP)[29] 23 Russia Airplay (Tophit)[30] 26 Scotland (OCC)[31] 44 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[32] 4 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[33] 10 Slovenia (SloTop50)[34] 13 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[35] 48 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[36] 4 UK Singles (OCC)[7] 39 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[37] 10 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[38] 11

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position Australia (ARIA)[39] 62 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[40] 25 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[41] 68 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[42] 66 Denmark (Tracklisten)[43] 46 France (SNEP)[44] 83 Germany (Official German Charts)[45] 27 Italy (FIMI)[46] 69 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[47] 53 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[48] 48 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[49] 33 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[50] 5 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[51] 25

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[52]	2× Platinum	140,000
Canada (Music Canada)[53]	Gold	40,000
France (SNEP)[54]	Diamond	233,333
Germany (BVMI)[55]	Platinum	400,000
Italy (FIMI)[56]	Platinum	50,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[57]	2× Platinum	120,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[58]	Gold	7,500^*
Poland (ZPAV)[59]	2× Platinum	40,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[60]	Gold	400,000
United States (RIAA)[61]	Gold	500,000
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Awards and nominations

Awards
Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2017	P3 Guld	Song Of The Year	The Ocean	Nominated [62]
2017	Grammis	Song Of The Year	The Ocean	Nominated [63]

Release date

Region	Date	Format	Label
Sweden[5]	15 April 2016	Digital download	DF Records Sony Music Entertainment
United States[64]	4 October 2016	Mainstream radio	Columbia Records

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