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“Zion Youth” by Dreadzone
From the album Second Light (1995)
“Zion Youth” by Dreadzone appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1995. It was first released in 1995 on the album Second Light. Its best result is #5 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1995. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #124 alternative song of 1995.
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"Zion Youth" opened the campaign for Second Light, the 1995 record that brought Dreadzone to Virgin, and as the album's lead single it made the UK Singles Chart. Earl Sixteen takes the vocal, the same guest singer who fronted the tour behind the album, and the writing is credited to Earl Daley and Greg Roberts.
Dreadzone produced it themselves, Tim Bran mixed it, and Dan Donovan sits in on keyboards. The album around it stirs the group's dub, electronics and sampling together with Celtic and Indian touches, a deliberate toast to modern multicultural Britain, and "Zion Youth" was the song picked to lead it out.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1995 | 50 |
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