No Limit (2 Unlimited song)

"No Limit"
Single by 2 Unlimited
from the album No Limits!
Released 1993
Format
Genre
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Phil Wilde
  • Jean-Paul De Coster
2 Unlimited singles chronology
"The Magic Friend"
(1992)		 "No Limit"
(1993)		 "Tribal Dance"
(1993)
Audio sample
  • file
  • help
Music video
"No Limit" on YouTube

"No Limit" is a song recorded by Dutch Eurodance band 2 Unlimited. It is one their most commercially successful singles, especially in Europe, reaching the number-one spot in at least 13 counties and the top 10 in several others.

Music

Tom Ewing felt the track's "echoey hi-hat hits and the union of steam-hammer bass and rubber-ball synths" carry the industrial, "piston-powered aggression" of Belgian rave music. He also noted the presence of a cowbell in the back of the track.[4]

Release and reception

2 Unlimited in the "No Limit" music video.

"No Limit" was 2 Unlimited's fifth single released in 1993. It was the first single released from their second album No Limits!.

Like previous releases, the UK version of the single removed all of the raps from Raymond Slijngaard, leaving just Anita Dels' vocals. One word from the rap was kept, the word 'Techno' (from the line "I'm making techno and I am proud") which was looped and repeated during the middle of the song, turning the line into "Techno! Techno! Techno! Techno!" and giving the song an extra vocal hook.

Billboard wrote about the song: "After several weeks at the top of Britain's pop charts, European rave duo is ready tackle the U.S. radio market with a bright ditty that melds techno, hi-NRG, and rap elements. The hook is irresistable, and the pace is heart-racing. Will please fans of last year's hit, "Twilight Zone," while reeling in newcomers."[5]

To this day, "No Limit" is one of the most well-known Eurodance songs and was a worldwide hit, selling 2.8 million copies. It topped many European charts including the United Kingdom, Finland, Denmark and Spain. It peaked at number 25 in the American Dance charts. It was Europe's biggest-selling song for 1993.

Music video

The music video for "No Limit" was directed by British director Nick Burgess-Jones. It features Anita and Ray performing the song inside a pinball machine.

Track listings

CD single

  1. "No Limit" (Radio Edit No Rap) (3:08)
  2. "No Limit" (Radio Edit Rap) (3:30)

CD maxi

  1. "No Limit" (Radio Edit) (3:15)
  2. "No Limit" (Extended Mix) (5:40)
  3. "No Limit" (Automatic Remix) (4:54)
  4. "No Limit" (Rio and Le Jean Remix) (3:53)
  5. "No Limit" (Automatic Breakbeat Remix) (4:45)

CD maxi

  1. "No Limit" (Radio Edit No Rap) (3:08)
  2. "No Limit" (Extended No Rap) (5:44)
  3. "No Limit" (Extended Rap) (5:55)
  4. "No Limit" (Rio and Le Jean Version) (3:57)

7" single

  1. "No Limit" (3:15)
  2. "No Limit" (Rio and Le Jean Remix) (3:53)

UK 7" single

  1. "No Limit" (3:15)
  2. "No Limit" (Automatic Breakbeat Remix) (4:45)

12" maxi

  1. "No Limit" (Extended) (5:44)
  2. "No Limit" (Extended Rap) (5:55)
  3. "No Limit" (Rio and Le Jean Remix) (4:56)

12" maxi Italy

  1. "No Limit" (Extended No Rap 2) (5:55)
  2. "No Limit" (Extended Rap) (5:55)
  3. "No Limit" (Rio and Le Jean Remix) (4:56)
  4. "No Limit" (Automatic Remix) (4:54)
  5. "No Limit" (Automatic Breakbeat Remix) (4:45)
  6. "No Limit" (Radio Rap Edit) (3:30)

Charts

Millennium remixes

"Millennium remixes"
Single by 2 Unlimited
Released 2000
Label Byte
Songwriter(s)

Track listings

CD single

  1. "No Limit" (Moon Project Edit) (3:50)
  2. "No Limit" (Starfighter Remix Edit) (3:15)

CD maxi

  1. "No Limit" (Starfighter Remix Edit) (3:15)
  2. "No Limit" (Starfighter Remix) (7:55)
  3. "No Limit" (Push's Trancendental Rmx) (8:26)
  4. "No Limit" (Moon Project Remix) (7:43)
  5. "No Limit" (Razzor and Guido Remix Dub) (10:38)

12" single

  1. "No Limit" (Starfighter Remix) (7:55)
  2. "No Limit" (Razor and Guido Dub) (10:38)
  3. "No Limit" (Push's Trancendental Remix) (8:26)
  4. "No Limit" (Moon Project Remix) (7:43)

No Limit 2.3

"2.3 remixes"
Single by 2 Unlimited
Released 2003
Label Byte
Songwriter(s)
2 Unlimited singles chronology
"Never Surrender"
(1998)		 "2.3 remixes"
(2003)		 "Tribal Dance 2.4"
(2004)

Track listing

CD single

  1. "No Limit 2.3" (Master Blaster Radio Edit) (3:12)
  2. "No Limit 2.3" (Master Blaster Remix) (5:25)
  3. "No Limit 2.3" (DJ Digress Hamburg Style Remix) (7:23)
  4. "No Limit 2.3" (DJ Sputnik Remix) (6:54)
  5. "No Limit 2.3" (Original Extended Mix) (5:42)

12" single

  1. "No Limit 2.3" (Master Blaster Remix) (5:25)
  2. "No Limit 2.3" (Marco De Jonge Club Mix) (5:38)
  3. "No Limit 2.3" (DJ Digress Hamburg Style Remix) (7:25)
  4. "No Limit 2.3" (Original Extended Mix) (5:40)

Charts

"No Limit 2.3" charted at no. 41 in Germany.[42]

Irene Moors and de Smurfen cover

A Dutch cover version by Irene Moors en de Smurfen topped the Dutch charts for six weeks in 1995.

beFour cover

"No Limit"
Single by beFour
from the album Friends 4 Ever
Released January 2009
Format CD single
Recorded 2009
Label Universal
Songwriter(s)
beFour singles chronology
"Live Your Dream"
(2008)		 "No Limit"
(2009)		 "Ding-A-Dong"
(2009)

"No Limit" was covered by German band beFour on their fourth studio album Friends 4 Ever, and as a single in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The song entered the German Singles Chart in January 2009.

Track listings

CD maxi

  1. "No Limit" (Single version) (3:25)
  2. "No Limit" (Remix) (3:41)
  3. "All Around The Planet" (3:53)
  4. "No Limit" (Video) (3:25)

Digital download

  1. "No Limit" (Single version) (3:25)
  2. "No Limit" (Remix) (3:41)
  3. "All Around The Planet" (3:53)

Charts

Charts (2009) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[48] 13
Germany (Official German Charts)[49] 21
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[50] 29

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Pump up the Jam revives the 90s". Meath Chronicle. 10 February 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2014. the eurodance cheese of 2 Unlimited's "No Limit"
  3. ↑ Bush, John. "Push It! Classic Party & Dance Tracks". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Ewing, Tom (25 November 2011). "2 UNLIMITED – "No Limit"". Freaky Trigger. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Flick, Larry (27 March 1993). "Single Reviews > Pop" (PDF). Billboard. p. 82.
  6. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – 2 Unlimited – No Limit". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – 2 Unlimited – No Limit" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – 2 Unlimited – No Limit" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 1751." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10 no. 15. 10 April 1993. p. 24. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  11. 1 2 "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 105 no. 19. 8 May 1993. p. 41. ISSN 0006-2510.
  12. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  13. ↑ "Lescharts.com – 2 Unlimited – No Limit" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  14. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – 2 Unlimited – No Limit". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  15. ↑ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10 no. 11. 13 March 1993. p. 24.
  16. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn: Topp 40: Vikan 2. – 8. April" (PDF). Dagblaðið Vísir. 1 April 1993. p. 29. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  17. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – No Limit". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  18. ↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 105 no. 11. 13 March 1993. p. 60. ISSN 0006-2510.
  19. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – 2 Unlimited - No Limit" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  20. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – 2 Unlimited – No Limit" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  21. ↑ "Charts.nz – 2 Unlimited – No Limit". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  22. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – 2 Unlimited – No Limit". VG-lista. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  23. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – 2 Unlimited – No Limit". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  24. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – 2 Unlimited – No Limit". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  25. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  26. 1 2 "2 Unlimited – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  27. ↑ Kimberley, Chris (2000). Zimbabwe : Zimbabwe Singles Chart Book. Harare.
  28. ↑ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Singles 1993". ARIA Charts. ARIA. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  29. ↑ "Jahreshitparade 1993" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  30. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1993" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  31. ↑ "I singoli più venduti del 1993" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  32. ↑ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1993" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  33. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1993" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  34. ↑ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1994" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  35. ↑ "Australian Fun Countdowns – Accreditation Awards". Australian Fun Countdowns. 7 April 2011. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  36. ↑ "Austrian single certifications – 2 Unlimited – No Limit" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter 2 Unlimited in the field Interpret. Enter No Limit in the field Titel. Select single in the field Format. Click Suchen. 
  37. ↑ "French single certifications – 2 Unlimited – No Limit" (in French). InfoDisc. Select 2 UNLIMITED and click OK. 
  38. ↑ "Les Singles / Titres Certifiés "Or"" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  39. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (2 Unlimited; 'No Limit')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  40. ↑ "Dutch single certifications – 2 Unlimited – No Limit" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter No Limit in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  41. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (2 Unlimited; 'No Limit')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  42. ↑ "Single – 2 Unlimited, No Limit 2.3". Officialcharts.de. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  43. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Irene Moors & De Smurfen – No Limit" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  44. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Irene Moors De Smurfen - No Limit" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  45. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Irene Moors & De Smurfen – No Limit" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  46. ↑ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1995" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  47. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1995" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  48. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – beFour – No Limit" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  49. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – beFour – No Limit". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  50. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – beFour – No Limit". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
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