Restless (Neja song)

"Restless" (also known as "Restless (I Know You Know)" is a 1998 Eurodance-single by Italian singer Neja. It was released in February 1998, as her second single, taken from her first album, The Game. Producer/musician Alex Bagnoli produced the song for Pippo Landro's Milan-based indie New Music. Neja co-wrote it with Bagnoli. The song was very popular in Europe in the summer of '98 and peaked at number-one in Italy in May same year. It also peaked at number 18 in Denmark, number 32 in Belgium and number 35 in France. And on the European Eurochart Hot 100, "Restless" reached number 42 in July 1998.

"Restless"
Single by Neja
from the album The Game
B-side"Remix"
Released3 February 1998
Genre
Length4:05
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Alex Bagnoli
Neja singles chronology
"Hallo"
(1997)		 "Restless"
(1998)		 "Shock!"
(1998)
Music video
"Restless" on YouTube

In 2015 a new version of "Restless" was released, with remixes by Des3ett and by Farlan.

In April 2018 a new official remix of "Restless" was released by the Italian female Record producer and remixer EVO-K and published by the Record label SAIFAM.

Critical reception

Dominic Pride from Billboard wrote, "With stomping rhythms and scorching vocals, "Restless" by Neja recalls the glory days of another Italian global house hit, Black Box's "Ride on Time"."[1] Music & Media noted it as "...a strong pop song dressed up for the '90s with a disco bassline and massive vocal harmonies. The radio edit comes with a hint of a garage sound and the type of chorus that usually means "major sales.""

After topping the singles chart in Italy, Music & Media wrote: "Earlier this year, this track was one of the biggest hits in Italy, where it topped the Musica & Dischi singles chart a couple of months ago. Now it's gaining a foothold elsewhere in Europe. Restless is the kind of track that works as well on the dancefloor as on the airwaves. The first country to embrace the track on a large scale outside Italy was Denmark, where the local BMG office's belief in the track was an important factor. Jan Brodde, music coordinator at CHR station Radio Uptown/Copenhagen explains: "We playlisted it simply because it was easy to do so... it's got an incredibly catchy refrain, and it seems that our listeners agree with us because they've been inundating us with requests and queries-for example, they want to find out if there is an album on the horizon." Brodde continues: "At the moment we've got the song in A-rotation, which means that we play it 20-24 times a week during all dayparts, and-although we like the remixes-we're sticking to the radio edit.""[2]

Music video

The music video for "Restless" was directed by Italian director Francesco Fei. It was shot in a villa in Turin, Italy.

Track listing
CD single, Europe (1998)
No.TitleLength
1."Restless" (Bum Bum Radio Edit)4:04
2."Restless" (Bum Bum Club Mix)5:25
CD maxi, Europe (1998)
No.TitleLength
1."Restless" (Bum Bum Radio Edit)4:05
2."Restless" (Bum Bum Club Mix)5:25
3."Restless" (Extended Version)4:45
4."Restless" (Nite Shadow Club Remix)6:16

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1998) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[3] 32
Denmark (IFPI)[4] 18
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 42
France (SNEP)[3] 35
Italy (Hit Parade Italia)[6] 5
Italy (FIMI)[7] 1
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[8] 48
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[3] 58
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[9] 47
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[10] 31

References
  1. "Global Music Pulse". Billboard. 4 July 1998. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. "Airborne" (PDF). Music & Media. p. 19. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  3. "NEJA – RESTLESS (SONG)". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  4. Danish Singles Chart 28 August 1998
  5. "Music & Media: Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  6. "Indice per Interprete: N". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  7. Italian Singles Chart (30 May 1998)
  8. "Scottish Singles Chart 20 September 1998 – 26 September 1998". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  9. "NEJA". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  10. "UK Dance Singles Chart Top 40 20 September 1998 – 26 September 1998". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 January 2018.


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