Tribal Dance

"Tribal Dance"
Single by 2 Unlimited
from the album No Limits!
Released April 1993
Format
Recorded 1993
Genre Techno
Length 3:56
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Phil Wilde
  • Ray Slijngaard
  • Xavier Clayton
  • Filip Martens
Producer(s)
  • Phil Wilde
  • Jean-Paul De Coster
2 Unlimited singles chronology
"No Limit"
(1993)		 "Tribal Dance"
(1993)		 "Faces"
(1993)

"No Limit"
(1993)		 "Tribal Dance"
(1993)		 "Faces"
(1993)
Music video
"Tribal Dance" on YouTube
UK cover

"Tribal Dance" is a song recorded by Dutch Eurodance band 2 Unlimited.[1]

Release and reception

2 Unlimited in the "Tribal Dance" music video.

"Tribal Dance" was released in April 1993 as the second single from the group's second album, No Limits!. The UK release once again omitted the main rap, but left in more vocals from Ray than any of their previous releases.

The release scored chart success in many European countries topping the charts in Finland, Portugal and Spain. The song also topped the chart in Israel and the Canadian dance chart while peaking at #7 on the US dance charts.

"Tribal Dance" peaked within the Top-5 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

Content

The track featured a trumpet riff and different kinds of drums throughout the song and the "Say that again" lyric at the start of the track was sampled from the film Back to the Future.

Music video

The music video for "Tribal Dance" was directed by British director Nick Burgess-Jones. The video was set in the jungle using blue screen in order to create the appearance of members of the band swinging across a jungle backdrop. A picture-in-picture screen showing a video game was also used. Burgess-Jones also directed the music video for "No Limit".

Appearances

The track is featured on the second disc of the 2 CD compilation Now 25, released in April 1993. It is also featured in the 2006 film Final Destination. It was also used in the music video games Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix and Just Dance 4.

Track listings

Belgian and German CD single
  1. "Tribal Dance" (Rap Edit) (3:41)
  2. "Tribal Dance" (Edit) (3:41)
  3. "Tribal Dance" (Extended) (5:11)
  4. "Tribal Dance" (Extended Rap) (5:11)
  5. "Tribal Dance" (Automatic African Remix) (4:35)
  6. "Tribal Dance" (Automatic Breakbeat Remix) (4:48)
French CD single
  1. "Tribal Dance" (Radio Edit) (3:40)
  2. "Tribal Dance" (Radio Rap Edit) (3:40)
UK CD single
  1. "Tribal Dance" (Edit) (3:43)
  2. "Tribal Dance" (Automatic African Remix) (4:38)
  3. "Tribal Dance" (Extended 12" Mix) (5:13)
  4. "Tribal Dance" (Automatic Breakbeat Mix) (4:50)
  5. "Tribal Dance" (Extended Rap) (5:11)
Frence CD maxi
  1. "Tribal Dance" (Radio Edit) (3:40)
  2. "Tribal Dance" (Radio Rap Edit) (3:40)
  3. "Tribal Dance" (Extended) (5:10)
  4. "Tribal Dance" (Extended Rap) (5:10)
7" single
  1. "Tribal Dance" (Edit) (3:43)
  2. "Tribal Dance" (Rap Edit) (3:41)
Belgian 12" maxi
  1. "Tribal Dance" (Extended) (5:11)
  2. "Tribal Dance" (Extended Rap) (5:11)
  3. "Tribal Dance" (Automatic African Remix) (4:35)
  4. "Tribal Dance" (Automatic Breakbeat Remix) (4:48)
US 12" maxi
  1. "Tribal Dance" (Extended Mix) (5:14)
  2. "Tribal Dance" (Extended Rap Mix) (5:10)
  3. "Tribal Dance" (Radio Version) (3:41)
  4. "Tribal Dance" (Automatic African Remix) (4:35)
  5. "Tribal Dance" (Automatic Breakbeat Remix) (4:49)
  6. "Tribal Dance" (No No Rap Edit) (3:45)

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Germany (BVMI)[20] Gold 250,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Tribal Dance 2.4

"2.4 remixes"
Single by 2 Unlimited
Released 2004
Label Zyx
2 Unlimited singles chronology
"No Limit 2.3"
(2003)		 "2.4 remixes"
(2004)		 "Get Ready (Steve Aoki Remix)"
(2013)

"No Limit 2.3"
(2003)		 "Tribal Dance 2.4"
(2004)		 "Get Ready (Steve Aoki Remix)"
(2013)

Track listing

CD single
  1. "Tribal Dance" 2.4 (Xtreme Sound Radio Edit) (3:23)
  2. "Tribal Dance" 2.4 (Revil O. Short Mix) (3:40)
  3. "Tribal Dance" 2.4 (2 Chains Radio Cut) (3:46)
  4. "Tribal Dance" 2.4 (Original Radio Mix) (3:42)
  5. "Tribal Dance" 2.4 (Long Version) (5:51)
  6. "Tribal Dance" 2.4 (Revil O. Remix) (7:35)
  7. "Tribal Dance" 2.4 (2 Chains Club Mix) (5:09)
  8. "Tribal Dance" 2.4 (Original Extended Mix) (5:07)
12" maxi
  1. "Tribal Dance" 2.4 (Long Version) (5:48)
  2. "Tribal Dance" 2.4 (Revil O. Remix) (7:33)
  3. "Tribal Dance" 2.4 (2 Chains Club Mix) (5:09)
  4. "Tribal Dance" 2.4 (Original Extended Mix) (5:11)

Charts

"Tribal Dance 2.4" charted at #58 in Austria #78 in Germany.[21]

References

  1. ↑ "Allmusic: 2 Unlimited (Biography)". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Tribal Dance", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 15, 2008)
  3. ↑ "Ultratop.be – 2 Unlimited – Tribal Dance" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. ↑ Canada dance peak Archived 2016-08-16 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ "Top 10 Denmark" (PDF). Music & Media. 29 May 1993. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  7. ↑ "2 Unlimited singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). musicline. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  8. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (08.07.1993 - 14.07.1993)" (PDF). Dagblaðið Vísir - Tónlist. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  9. ↑ Irish Single Chart, database Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved February 15, 2008)
  10. ↑ Israeli Singles Chart (2 weeks at No. 1 from 24.05.1993 to 01.06.1993)
  11. 1 2 Top Italian singles of 1993
  12. 1 2 "Single top 100 over 1993" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  13. ↑ "Top 10 Portugal" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  14. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  15. ↑ UK Singles Chart Everyhit.com (Retrieved February 15, 2008)
  16. ↑ 2 Unlimited singles, Billboard charts Allmusic.com (Retrieved April 15, 2010)
  17. ↑
    • Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  18. ↑ "1993 Austrian Singles Chart" (in German). Austriancharts. Archived from the original on 24 September 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  19. ↑ "1993 Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Swisscharts. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  20. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (2 Unlimited; 'Tribal Dance')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  21. ↑ "Tribal Dance 2.4 Chart Positions". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
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