"Vox" is the debut single by Canadian singer-songwriter

Sarah McLachlan Sarah Ann McLachlan (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. As of 2015, she had sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is ''Surfacing (album), Surfacing'' (1997), for which she won two G ...

. It was released in 1988 in Canada from her album ''

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''; it was released as a CD-single in 1992. The 1989

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release of ''Touch'' contained a different mix of the song from the original 1988 album, and different extended remixes were released as well. "Vox" reached number 90 on Canada's ''

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'' Top Singles chart but failed to chart elsewhere. "Vox" was also featured on McLachlan's 2005 '' Bloom: Remix Album'' as a contemporary dance remix by

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Music videos

In the Canadian version of the music video, directed by Mark Jowett and Dermot Shane, McLachlan sings "Vox" while falling water and flowers are superimposed over her. At the end she stands on top of a rock and throws flowers into the water. In the black-and-white American version, directed by Michelle Mahrer, McLachlan sings and plays guitar in a long black dress in a desert.

Track listing

7": Arista / ASI-9804 United States # "Vox" (Single version) – 4:15 # "Solsbury Hill" (Live) * US promo 7": Arista / 112 217 Germany # "Vox" (Radio version) – 4:15 # "Touch" – 3:11 12": Nettwerk / NT12 3023 Canada # "Vox" (Extended remix) – 6:49 # "Vox" (Radio mix) – 4:15 # "Vox" (Dub mix) – 7:19 * With black picture sleeve * 1988 release 12": Nettwerk / W1-3023 Canada # "Vox" (Extended Dance remix) # "Vox" (Radio mix) – 4:15 # "Vox" (Instrumental) * 1989 release 12": Arista / ADP-9805 United States # "Vox" (Extended Version) – 6:49 # "Vox" (Radio Version) – 4:15 # "Vox" (Album Version) – 4:48 # "Vox" (Dub Version) – 7:19 * US promo CD: Nettwerk / W2-3070 Canada # "Vox" (Extended mix) – 6:59 # "Vox" (Instrumental Dub Mix) – 5:43 # "Into the Fire" (Extended remix) – 6:00 * released in 1992

Charts

References

Sarah McLachlan Discography by Cathy BarrettVox 12" single NT12 3023
1988 debut singles Sarah McLachlan songs Songs written by Sarah McLachlan Nettwerk Records singles 1988 songs {{1980s-single-stub