Who had and 80s NO 1 with The Tide is High?
The Tide Is High versions The Tide Is High "The Tide Is High" is a 1966 song written by John Holt, originally produced by Duke Reid and performed by the Jamaican group The Paragons, with Holt as lead singer. The song gained international attention in 1980, when a version by the American band Blondie became a US/UK number one hit. The British girl group Atomic Kitten also had a number one hit with their version of the song in 2002, while Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall had a minor hit with his interpretation in 2008. "The Tide Is High" was written by John Holt and
The Tide Is High In March 2010, the single was certified Gold by the CRIA. Aside from the version featuring Keri Hilson, there are three other versions of "Numba 1 (Tide Is High)": one version featured Nicole Scherzinger; another featured Rihanna; a third had both Scherzinger and Rihanna, and a further version (as a mash-up interpretation) had Scherzinger, Rihanna and Hilson together. The music video premiered on 24 October 2008 at Yahoo! Music. It was directed by Gil Green, with Akon making a cameo appearance. The song "Nina" is featured at the end of the video. 12" single 7" single Rihanna and Nicole Scherzinger