The Sound of San Francisco

"The Sound of San Francisco" (or "San Francisco Dreaming'") is a song by the Austrian house group Global Deejays. It was released in November 2004 as the lead single from their album, Network. The song was one of the first Austrian dance songs to reach the top ten of more than 10 charts worldwide.

"The Sound of San Francisco"
Single by Global Deejays
from the album Network
Released29 November 2004
GenreElectro house
Length5:42
LabelSuperstar
Global Deejays singles chronology
"The Sound of San Francisco"
(2004)		 "What a Feeling (Flashdance)"
(2005)

It samples the Scott McKenzie song, "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)", and "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas & the Papas.

Music video

The music video for the song is the group in a school bus as they tour the list of cities listed at the beginning of the song.

Chart performance

Weekly charts
Chart (2004-2005) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 38
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[3] 9
Brazil (ABPD)[4] 53
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) 3
CIS (Tophit)[5] 1
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100 Oficiální)[6] 1
France (SNEP)[7] 18
Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 31
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 29
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[11] 5

Year-end charts
Chart (2004) Position
CIS (Tophit)[12] 22

References
  1. "Austriancharts.at – Global Deejays – The Sound of San Francisco" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  2. "Ultratop.be – Global Deejays – The Sound of San Francisco" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  3. "Ultratop.be – Global Deejays – The Sound of San Francisco" (in French). Ultratip.
  4. "Brazil" (PDF). ABPD. October 6, 2001. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  5. Global Deejays — The Sound of San Francisco. Tophit. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  6. musicserver.cz: Rádia podlehla barbarům z Global Deejays
  7. "Lescharts.com – Global Deejays – The Sound of San Francisco" (in French). Les classement single.
  8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Global Deejays – The Sound of San Francisco". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  9. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Global Deejays" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  10. "Swisscharts.com – Global Deejays – The Sound of San Francisco". Swiss Singles Chart.
  11. Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved September 10, 2008)
  12. "CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2005)". Tophit. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
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