The Celts (song)
| "The Celts" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Enya | ||||
| from the album Enya and The Celts | ||||
| B-side | "Eclipse" | |||
| Released | 2 November 1992 | |||
| Genre | New-age | |||
| Length | 2:56 | |||
| Label | WEA | |||
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| Producer | Nicky Ryan | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "The Celts" on YouTube | ||||
"The Celts" is a song by the Irish musician Enya, from her debut album, Enya (1987). It is written by Enya and Roma Ryan, and produced by Nicky Ryan. The song originally served as the B-side to the single "I Want Tomorrow", released in 1987. When the album was re-issued in 1992 and re-titled The Celts, the title song was released as an accompanying single by WEA, peaking at number 29 on the UK Singles Chart.
Sung entirely in Irish, it was the theme song to the 1987 BBC documentary The Celts and Channel 4's Gaelic Games coverage. The video for the song was filmed at Bodiam Castle. The B-side of the single, "Eclipse", is the song "Deireadh An Tuath" (found on Enya/The Celts album), played backwards.
Music video
The music video for "The Celts" was filmed at the Bodiam Castle in East Sussex, England. It was Enya's last video directed by Michael Geoghegan.[1]
Charts
| Chart (1992–1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[2][3] | 97 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[4] | 29 |
| UK Airplay (Music Week)[5] | 38 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 November 1992 | 7-inch vinyl | WEA | [6] |
| Japan | 21 December 1992 | CD | [7] | |
| Australia | 30 January 1995 | [8] |
References
- ^ "The Celts". EnyaBlues. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 05 Mar 1995". ARIA. Retrieved 13 December 2016 – via Imgur.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart on 21/11/1992 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. 14 November 1992. p. 20. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 31 October 1992. p. 21.
- ^ "ケルツ(4トラックス) | エンヤ" [Celts (4 Tracks) | Enya] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "New Releases – Product Available from : 30/01/95: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 259. 29 January 1995. p. 21.
