Tribal Dance

"Tribal Dance"
Single by 2 Unlimited
from the album No Limits!
Released	April 1993
Format	CD single, CD maxi, 7", 12"
Recorded	1993
Genre	Eurodance
Length	3:56
Label	Byte, Zyx, PWL
Writer(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) UK cover

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

Release and reception

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 Spain and Finland. The song also topped the Canadian dance chart while peaking at #7 on the US dance charts.

Content

The track featured a trumpet riff and different kinds of drums throughout the song and the accompanying 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.

The "Say that again" lyric at the start of the track was sampled from the film Back to the Future.

Appearances

The song is 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 "Tribal Dance" (Rap Edit) (3:41) "Tribal Dance" (Edit) (3:41) "Tribal Dance" (Extended) (5:11) "Tribal Dance" (Extended Rap) (5:11) "Tribal Dance" (Automatic African Remix) (4:35) "Tribal Dance" (Automatic Breakbeat Remix) (4:48) French CD single "Tribal Dance" (Radio Edit) (3:40) "Tribal Dance" (Radio Rap Edit) (3:40) UK CD single "Tribal Dance" (Edit) (3:43) "Tribal Dance" (Automatic African Remix) (4:38) "Tribal Dance" (Extended 12" Mix) (5:13) "Tribal Dance" (Automatic Breakbeat Mix) (4:50) "Tribal Dance" (Extended Rap) (5:11) Frence CD maxi "Tribal Dance" (Radio Edit) (3:40) "Tribal Dance" (Radio Rap Edit) (3:40) "Tribal Dance" (Extended) (5:10) "Tribal Dance" (Extended Rap) (5:10)

7" single "Tribal Dance" (Edit) (3:43) "Tribal Dance" (Rap Edit) (3:41) Belgian 12" maxi "Tribal Dance" (Extended) (5:11) "Tribal Dance" (Extended Rap) (5:11) "Tribal Dance" (Automatic African Remix) (4:35) "Tribal Dance" (Automatic Breakbeat Remix) (4:48) US 12" maxi "Tribal Dance" (Extended Mix) (5:14) "Tribal Dance" (Extended Rap Mix) (5:10) "Tribal Dance" (Radio Version) (3:41) "Tribal Dance" (Automatic African Remix) (4:35) "Tribal Dance" (Automatic Breakbeat Remix) (4:49) "Tribal Dance" (No No Rap Edit) (3:45)

Charts and sales

Peak positions Chart (1993) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 5 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 3 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 2 Canada Dance (RPM)[4] 1 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 1 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 1 France (SNEP)[2] 4 Germany (Media Control Charts)[6] 2 Ireland (IRMA)[7] 2 Italy (FIMI)[8] 17 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 2 New Zealand (RIANZ)[2] 38 Norway (VG-lista)[2] 4 Spain (AFYVE)[10] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[2] 2 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[2] 2 United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[11] 4 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[12] 7

End of year charts End of year chart (1993) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 23 Italy (FIMI)[8] 59 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 29 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 21 Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments Germany (BVMI)[15] 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) "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.^[16]

References

1. "Allmusic: 2 Unlimited (Biography)". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
2. "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
5. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
6. "2 Unlimited singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). musicline. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
7. Irish Single Chart, database Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved February 15, 2008)
8. Top Italian singles of 1993
9. "Single top 100 over 1993" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
10. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
11. UK Singles Chart Everyhit.com (Retrieved February 15, 2008)
12. 2 Unlimited singles, Billboard charts Allmusic.com (Retrieved April 15, 2010)
13. "1993 Austrian Singles Chart" (in German). Austriancharts. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
14. "1993 Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Swisscharts. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
15. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (2 Unlimited; 'Tribal Dance')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
16. "Tribal Dance 2.4 Chart Positions". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2012-12-16.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics