Rendez-Vous (Culture Beat song)

"Rendez-Vous"
Single by Culture Beat
from the album Metamorphosis
ReleasedJune 1998
GenreEurodance
Length
  • 3:55 (radio edit)
  • 5:13 (extended version)
LabelColumbia
SongwriterFrank Bülow
ProducerPerky Park
Culture Beat singles chronology
"Pay No Mind"
(1998)
"Rendez-Vous"
(1998)
"You Belong"
(1998)
Music video
"Rendez-Vous" on YouTube

"Rendez-Vous" is a song recorded by German Eurodance band Culture Beat featuring American singer Kim Sanders. It was released in June 1998, by Columbia Records, as the second single from their fourth and last studio album, Metamorphosis (1998). The song is written by Frank Bülow and the lyrics has references to the Empire State, the Golden Gate and the Eiffel Tower. It was not as successful as the band's earlier singles, but became a top-40 hit in Austria, a top-50 hit in Sweden and a top-60 hit in their native Germany, peaking at number 53 on the German Singles Chart. Austrian director Matthias Schweger directed the accompanying music video which was filmed in Vienna, Austria and Barcelona, Spain.[1]

Track listing

  • CD single, Germany (1998)[2]
  1. "Rendez-Vous" (Radio Edit) — 3:55
  2. "Rendez-Vous" (Jazz Version / Not Normal Mix) — 3:55
  • CD maxi, Spain (1998)[3]
  1. "Rendez-Vous" (Radio Edit) — 3:55
  2. "Rendez-Vous" (Jazz Version / Not Normal Mix) — 3:55
  3. "Rendez-Vous" (Extended Version) — 5:13
  4. "Rendez-Vous" (Saturday Night Mix) — 6:09
  5. "Rendez-Vous" (Superstring Remix) — 8:23
  6. "Rendez-Vous" (Superstring Short Edit) — 4:03
  7. "Rendez-Vous" (B-Low Mix) — 5:50

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 38
France (SNEP)[5] 88
Germany (GfK)[6] 53
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 48

References

  1. ^ "Culture Beat - Rendez-Vous music video 1998". Eurokdj.com. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Culture Beat – Rendez-Vous". Discogs. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Culture Beat – Rendez-Vous". Discogs. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Culture Beat – Rendez-Vous" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Culture Beat – Rendez-Vous" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Culture Beat – Rendez-Vous". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 7 May 2020.