Storms in Africa

"Storms in Africa" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Enya from her second studio album, Watermark (1988). A rearranged version with English lyrics called "Storms in Africa (Part II)" was included in some later pressings of Watermark and released as a single in May 1989 that reached number 41 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Storms in Africa"
Single by Enya
from the album Watermark
A-side	"Storms in Africa (Part II)"
B-side	"The Celts" "Aldebaran"
Released	22 May 1989 (1989-05-22)
Studio	Orinoco (London, England) Aigle (Artane, Ireland)
Length	4:02
Label	WEA
Songwriter(s)	Enya Roma Ryan
Producer(s)	Nicky Ryan
Enya singles chronology
"Evening Falls..." (1988) "Storms in Africa" (1989) "Caribbean Blue" (1991)
Music video
"Storms In Africa" on YouTube

The song was included on the soundtrack for the film Green Card (1990).^[1] For a time, the Australian airline Ansett Airlines used the song as its theme prior to its collapse in 2001.^[2]

Critical reception

Ned Raggett from AllMusic noted that "Storms in Africa" uses drums from Chris Hughes "to add to the understated, evocative fire of the song, which certainly lives up to its name."^[3]

Track listings

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Storms in Africa II"	3:02
2.	"Storms in Africa I"	4:02

12-inch vinyl and CD B-sides

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Celts"	2:56
2.	"Aldebaran"	3:05

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)[4]	12
UK Singles (OCC)[5]	41

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	22 May 1989	7-inch vinyl 12-inch vinyl	WEA	[6]
	5 June 1989	CD1		[7]
	19 June 1989	CD2 cassette		[8]
Japan	25 June 1989	Mini-CD		[9]
	25 July 1989	CD		[10]

References

1. "Green Card (1990) - IMDb". Retrieved 3 July 2020.
2. "Jingle: Ansett "Getting So Much Better" (1991)". Fly the Branded Skies. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
3. Raggett, Ned. "Enya – Watermark". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
4. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Storms in Africa (Part 2)". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
6. "New Singles". Music Week. 20 May 1989. p. 31.
7. "New Singles". Music Week. 3 June 1989. p. 30.
8. "New Singles". Music Week. 17 June 1989. p. 35.
9. "ストームス・イン・アフリカ | エンヤ" [Storms in Africa | Enya] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
10. "ストームス・イン・アフリカ(4トラックス) | エンヤ" [Storms in Africa (4 Tracks) | Enya] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 24 February 2024.

External links

• "Storms In Africa" at Discogs (list of releases)