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“Return to Innocence” by Enigma
“Return to Innocence” by Enigma appears on 7 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1994 and 2021. Its best result is #39 on the Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #73 alternative song of 1994 and #7,544 alternative song of all time.
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"Return to Innocence" was the first single from The Cross of Changes, the second album from the German outfit Enigma, on Virgin, and Michael Cretu co-wrote and produced it. It's new age music with a pop single's reach, and it traveled: number one in four countries, number three in the UK, and the project's biggest hit in America, where it peaked at four on the Hot 100 and two on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Julien Temple directed the video, shot in Málaga, Spain, which runs a man's life backwards, and European music channels played it constantly.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 68 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994 | 107 |
| 1994 | 57 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994 | 106 |
| 1994 | 83 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994 | 100 |
| 1994 | 39 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994 | 94 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 493 | Live 105 | Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) | 500 |
| 2002 | 1979 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2021 | 484 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
Also listed as: Return To Innocence.
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