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No Limit (2 Unlimited song)

"No Limit" is a song recorded by Belgian/Dutch Eurodance group 2 Unlimited, released in January 1993 by Byte, ZYX and PWL. It was their fifth single in total and the first to be released from their second album, No Limits! (1993). Co-written by the group's Ray Slijngaard and Anita Dels, the song became one of their most commercially successful singles, especially in Europe, reaching the number-one spot in 35 countries[5] and the top 10 in several others. Like previous releases, the UK version of the single removed all of the raps from Slijngaard, leaving just 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. Its accompanying music video was directed by Nick Burgess-Jones and received heavy rotation on MTV Europe.[6]

"No Limit"
Widely distributed variant of the standard artwork
Single by 2 Unlimited
from the album No Limits!
Released18 January 1993 (1993-01-18)[1]
Genre
Length
  • 3:44
  • 3:30 (single version)
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
Music video
"No Limit" on YouTube

Composition Edit

"No Limit" started as a idea to do a high-speed techno track. Producer Phil Wilde told Melody Maker in 1994, "Like most techno, 2 Unlimited's material floats somewhere between 125 and 148bpm; "No Limit" came in at 144." Wilde programmed the rhythm with hand claps every four beat. He had the groove and went searching in his sound library, starting jamming with sounds. He explained in the same interview, "For 'No Limits' we started jamming with sounds. Then I got the sound which we used for the main melody in that song...it's mostly a combination of sounds. It's so important to have a good sound, and not so easy to fine one. On 'No Limits', the sound came, then the melody. We already had the bass and the drums, and the sample for the lead sound in the end was just a sample. But I'm not going to tell you what it was."[7]

Chart performance Edit

"No Limit" peaked at number one in 35 countries.[5] In Europe, it went to number-one in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100. In the UK, the single reached number-one in its fourth week on the chart, on 7 February 1993,[8] and stayed at the top of the UK Singles Chart for five weeks. Additionally, it also made it to the top 10 in Germany (2), Greece (2), Iceland (4) and Italy (8). Outside Europe, "No Limit" peaked at number two on the RPM Dance/Urban chart in Canada, number seven in Australia, number 16 in Zimbabwe, number 21 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and number 40 in New Zealand.

The song was awarded with a gold record in Australia, Austria, France and Germany, and a platinum record in the Netherlands and Switzerland.

Critical reception Edit

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "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 irresistible, and the pace is heart-racing. Will please fans of last year's hit, "Twilight Zone", while reeling in newcomers."[9] Tony Parsons from The Daily Telegraph declared it as a "high-speed anthem".[10] Per Reinholdt from Danish Gaffa called it a "dance-powerhit", noting its "inciting up-tempo" and a rhythm and theme "with the same temper as a dressed beeswarm". He also named the song a "piece of pop art".[11] In a Guinness World Records review, the sound of "No Limit" was compared to "the sound giant dinosaurs might make stomping on cities".[12] A reviewer from Irish Independent described it as "a humugous global hit".[13] In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton wrote, "Of all the techno-rave dance acts, 2 Unlimited are the most successful, notching up 5 hits in a row with all making the 20. "No Limit" being the latest and most frantic".[14] The Stud Brothers of Melody Maker praised it as "magnificently kitsch".[15] Alan Jones from Music Week viewed it as "obvious pop fare".[16] James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update declared it as "madly catchy" and a "tuneful techno pop galloper".[17] Johnny Lee from Smash Hits called it a "stormtrooper".[18] Australian student newspaper Woroni complimented it as "tremendously exciting and highly recommended",[19] naming it an "obvious highlight" of the No Limits! album.[20]

Impact and legacy Edit

NME ranked "No Limit" number one in their list of "Top Five Euro-Hits of All Time" in December 1993.[21] The magazine's Paul Moody wrote, "The ultimate piece of pop existentialism as Anita and Ray suggest the whole world is one huge playground of hedonistic excess. All to a video set within a huge pinball machine. Sublime."[21] The song was ranked number 65 in BuzzFeed's list of "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s" in 2017. Stopera and Galindo said that "this is possibly the most aggressive beat from the '90s. It's like they're strumming a GIANT rubber band."[22] Tom Ewing of Freaky Trigger 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.[23] In 2015, Graham Clark from The Yorkshire Times stated that "the track at the time sounded unlike anything else but you can hear how it has influenced so many of today's electronic dance music tracks".[24]

Music video Edit

The accompanying music video for "No Limit" was directed by Nick Burgess-Jones[25][26] and filmed in London.[27] It features Anita Dels and Ray Slijngaard performing inside what appears to be a giant pinball machine,[21] wearing leather apparel.[28] Burgess-Jones also directed the videos for 2 Unlimited's next two singles, "Tribal Dance" and "Faces".

Track listings Edit

  • 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 Edit

Certifications and sales Edit

Certifications for "No Limit"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[65] Gold 35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[66] Gold 25,000*
France (SNEP)[68] Gold 352,000[67]
Germany (BVMI)[69] Platinum 500,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[70] Platinum 75,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[71] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom 532,000[72]
Summaries
Benelux 156,000[67]
Worldwide 2,300,000[73]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Millennium remixes Edit

"Millennium remixes"
Single by 2 Unlimited
Released2000
LabelByte
Songwriter(s)
  • 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 Transcendental 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 Transcendental Remix) (8:26)
  4. "No Limit" (Moon Project Remix) (7:43)

No Limit 2.3 Edit

"2.3 remixes"
Single by 2 Unlimited
Released2003
LabelByte
Songwriter(s)
2 Unlimited singles chronology
"Never Surrender"
(1998)
"2.3 remixes"
(2003)
"Tribal Dance 2.4"
(2004)

"No Limit 2.3" peaked number 41 in the German Top 100 Singles chart.[74]

  • 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)

Irene Moors and de Smurfen cover Edit

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

beFour cover Edit

"No Limit"
Single by beFour
from the album Friends 4 Ever
Released2009
LabelUniversal
Songwriter(s)
BeFour singles chronology
"Live Your Dream"
(2008)
"No Limit"
(2009)
"Ding-A-Dong"
(2009)
 
beFour (2008)

"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 2009.

Track listings Edit

  • 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 Edit

Chart performance for "No Limit" by beFour
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[80] 13
Germany (Official German Charts)[81] 21
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[82] 29

See also Edit

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No Limit is a song recorded by Belgian Dutch Eurodance group 2 Unlimited released in January 1993 by Byte ZYX and PWL It was their fifth single in total and the first to be released from their second album No Limits 1993 Co written by the group s Ray Slijngaard and Anita Dels the song became one of their most commercially successful singles especially in Europe reaching the number one spot in 35 countries 5 and the top 10 in several others Like previous releases the UK version of the single removed all of the raps from Slijngaard leaving just 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 Its accompanying music video was directed by Nick Burgess Jones and received heavy rotation on MTV Europe 6 No Limit Widely distributed variant of the standard artworkSingle by 2 Unlimitedfrom the album No Limits Released18 January 1993 1993 01 18 1 GenreEurodance 2 3 techno 4 Length3 443 30 single version LabelByteZYXPWLSongwriter s Phil WildeJean Paul De CosterRay SlijngaardAnita DelsProducer s Phil WildeJean Paul De Coster2 Unlimited singles chronology The Magic Friend 1992 No Limit 1993 Tribal Dance 1993 Audio sample source source filehelpMusic video No Limit on YouTube Contents 1 Composition 2 Chart performance 3 Critical reception 4 Impact and legacy 5 Music video 6 Track listings 7 Charts 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end charts 7 3 Decade end charts 8 Certifications and sales 9 Millennium remixes 10 No Limit 2 3 11 Irene Moors and de Smurfen cover 12 beFour cover 12 1 Track listings 12 2 Charts 13 See also 14 ReferencesComposition Edit No Limit started as a idea to do a high speed techno track Producer Phil Wilde told Melody Maker in 1994 Like most techno 2 Unlimited s material floats somewhere between 125 and 148bpm No Limit came in at 144 Wilde programmed the rhythm with hand claps every four beat He had the groove and went searching in his sound library starting jamming with sounds He explained in the same interview For No Limits we started jamming with sounds Then I got the sound which we used for the main melody in that song it s mostly a combination of sounds It s so important to have a good sound and not so easy to fine one On No Limits the sound came then the melody We already had the bass and the drums and the sample for the lead sound in the end was just a sample But I m not going to tell you what it was 7 Chart performance Edit No Limit peaked at number one in 35 countries 5 In Europe it went to number one in Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Ireland the Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland and the United Kingdom as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100 In the UK the single reached number one in its fourth week on the chart on 7 February 1993 8 and stayed at the top of the UK Singles Chart for five weeks Additionally it also made it to the top 10 in Germany 2 Greece 2 Iceland 4 and Italy 8 Outside Europe No Limit peaked at number two on the RPM Dance Urban chart in Canada number seven in Australia number 16 in Zimbabwe number 21 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and number 40 in New Zealand The song was awarded with a gold record in Australia Austria France and Germany and a platinum record in the Netherlands and Switzerland Critical reception EditLarry Flick from Billboard wrote 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 irresistible and the pace is heart racing Will please fans of last year s hit Twilight Zone while reeling in newcomers 9 Tony Parsons from The Daily Telegraph declared it as a high speed anthem 10 Per Reinholdt from Danish Gaffa called it a dance powerhit noting its inciting up tempo and a rhythm and theme with the same temper as a dressed beeswarm He also named the song a piece of pop art 11 In a Guinness World Records review the sound of No Limit was compared to the sound giant dinosaurs might make stomping on cities 12 A reviewer from Irish Independent described it as a humugous global hit 13 In his weekly UK chart commentary James Masterton wrote Of all the techno rave dance acts 2 Unlimited are the most successful notching up 5 hits in a row with all making the 20 No Limit being the latest and most frantic 14 The Stud Brothers of Melody Maker praised it as magnificently kitsch 15 Alan Jones from Music Week viewed it as obvious pop fare 16 James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update declared it as madly catchy and a tuneful techno pop galloper 17 Johnny Lee from Smash Hits called it a stormtrooper 18 Australian student newspaper Woroni complimented it as tremendously exciting and highly recommended 19 naming it an obvious highlight of the No Limits album 20 Impact and legacy EditNME ranked No Limit number one in their list of Top Five Euro Hits of All Time in December 1993 21 The magazine s Paul Moody wrote The ultimate piece of pop existentialism as Anita and Ray suggest the whole world is one huge playground of hedonistic excess All to a video set within a huge pinball machine Sublime 21 The song was ranked number 65 in BuzzFeed s list of The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the 90s in 2017 Stopera and Galindo said that this is possibly the most aggressive beat from the 90s It s like they re strumming a GIANT rubber band 22 Tom Ewing of Freaky Trigger 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 23 In 2015 Graham Clark from The Yorkshire Times stated that the track at the time sounded unlike anything else but you can hear how it has influenced so many of today s electronic dance music tracks 24 Music video EditThe accompanying music video for No Limit was directed by Nick Burgess Jones 25 26 and filmed in London 27 It features Anita Dels and Ray Slijngaard performing inside what appears to be a giant pinball machine 21 wearing leather apparel 28 Burgess Jones also directed the videos for 2 Unlimited s next two singles Tribal Dance and Faces Track listings EditCD single No Limit Radio Edit No Rap 3 08 No Limit Radio Edit Rap 3 30 CD maxi No Limit Radio Edit 3 15 No Limit Extended Mix 5 40 No Limit Automatic Remix 4 54 No Limit Rio and Le Jean Remix 3 53 No Limit Automatic Breakbeat Remix 4 45 CD maxi No Limit Radio Edit No Rap 3 08 No Limit Extended No Rap 5 44 No Limit Extended Rap 5 55 No Limit Rio and Le Jean Version 3 57 7 single No Limit 3 15 No Limit Rio and Le Jean Remix 3 53 UK 7 single No Limit 3 15 No Limit Automatic Breakbeat Remix 4 45 12 maxi No Limit Extended 5 44 No Limit Extended Rap 5 55 No Limit Rio and Le Jean Remix 4 56 12 maxi Italy No Limit Extended No Rap 2 5 55 No Limit Extended Rap 5 55 No Limit Rio and Le Jean Remix 4 56 No Limit Automatic Remix 4 54 No Limit Automatic Breakbeat Remix 4 45 No Limit Radio Rap Edit 3 30 Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Weekly chart performance for No Limit Chart 1993 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 29 7Austria O3 Austria Top 40 30 1Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 31 1Canada Dance Urban RPM 32 2Denmark IFPI 33 1Europe Eurochart Hot 100 34 1Europe European Dance Radio 35 1Finland Suomen virallinen lista 36 1France SNEP 37 1Germany Official German Charts 38 2Greece Pop Rock 39 2Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 40 4Ireland IRMA 41 1Italy Musica e dischi 42 8Netherlands Dutch Top 40 43 1Netherlands Single Top 100 44 1New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 45 40Norway VG lista 46 1Portugal AFP 33 1Spain AFYVE 34 1Sweden Sverigetopplistan 47 1Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 48 1UK Singles OCC 8 1UK Dance Music Week 49 7UK Club Chart Music Week 50 17US Hot Dance Club Play Billboard 51 21US Hot Dance Music Maxi Singles Sales Billboard 51 25Zimbabwe ZIMA 52 16 Year end charts Edit Year end chart performance for No Limit Chart 1993 PositionAustralia ARIA 53 30Austria O3 Austria Top 40 54 4Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 55 7Canada Dance Urban RPM 56 26Europe Eurochart Hot 100 57 1Germany Official German Charts 58 5Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 59 42Netherlands Dutch Top 40 60 3Netherlands Single Top 100 61 2Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 62 4UK Singles OCC 63 4Decade end charts Edit Decade end chart performance for No Limit by 2 Unlimited Chart 1990 1999 PositionCanada Nielsen SoundScan 64 94Certifications and sales EditCertifications for No Limit Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 65 Gold 35 000 Austria IFPI Austria 66 Gold 25 000 France SNEP 68 Gold 352 000 67 Germany BVMI 69 Platinum 500 000 Netherlands NVPI 70 Platinum 75 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 71 Platinum 50 000 United Kingdom 532 000 72 SummariesBenelux 156 000 67 Worldwide 2 300 000 73 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Millennium remixes Edit Millennium remixes Single by 2 UnlimitedReleased2000LabelByteSongwriter s Phil WildeJean Paul De CosterRay SlijngaardAnita DelsCD single No Limit Moon Project Edit 3 50 No Limit Starfighter Remix Edit 3 15 CD maxi No Limit Starfighter Remix Edit 3 15 No Limit Starfighter Remix 7 55 No Limit Push s Transcendental Rmx 8 26 No Limit Moon Project Remix 7 43 No Limit Razzor and Guido Remix Dub 10 38 12 single No Limit Starfighter Remix 7 55 No Limit Razor and Guido Dub 10 38 No Limit Push s Transcendental Remix 8 26 No Limit Moon Project Remix 7 43 No Limit 2 3 Edit 2 3 remixes Single by 2 UnlimitedReleased2003LabelByteSongwriter s Phil WildeJean Paul De CosterRay SlijngaardAnita Dels2 Unlimited singles chronology Never Surrender 1998 2 3 remixes 2003 Tribal Dance 2 4 2004 No Limit 2 3 peaked number 41 in the German Top 100 Singles chart 74 CD single No Limit 2 3 Master Blaster Radio Edit 3 12 No Limit 2 3 Master Blaster Remix 5 25 No Limit 2 3 DJ Digress Hamburg Style Remix 7 23 No Limit 2 3 DJ Sputnik Remix 6 54 No Limit 2 3 Original Extended Mix 5 42 12 single No Limit 2 3 Master Blaster Remix 5 25 No Limit 2 3 Marco De Jonge Club Mix 5 38 No Limit 2 3 DJ Digress Hamburg Style Remix 7 25 No Limit 2 3 Original Extended Mix 5 40 Irene Moors and de Smurfen cover EditA Dutch cover version by Irene Moors en de Smurfen topped the Dutch charts for six weeks in 1995 Standard CD single No Limit 3 05 Ga Je Met Ons Mee Naar Smurfenland 2 53 CD maxi single No Limit radio edit 3 05 No Limit Smurf the House mix 4 46 No Limit karaoke 3 05 Die Dal Dee 3 28 Weekly charts Chart 1995 PeakpositionBelgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 75 14Netherlands Dutch Top 40 76 1Netherlands Single Top 100 77 1 Year end charts Chart 1995 PositionNetherlands Dutch Top 40 78 12Netherlands Single Top 100 79 4beFour cover Edit No Limit Single by beFourfrom the album Friends 4 EverReleased2009LabelUniversalSongwriter s Phil WildeJean Paul De CosterRay SlijngaardAnita DelsBeFour singles chronology Live Your Dream 2008 No Limit 2009 Ding A Dong 2009 nbsp beFour 2008 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 2009 Track listings Edit CD maxi No Limit Single version 3 25 No Limit Remix 3 41 All Around The Planet 3 53 No Limit Video 3 25 Digital download No Limit Single version 3 25 No Limit Remix 3 41 All Around the Planet 3 53 Charts Edit Chart performance for No Limit by beFour Chart 2009 PeakpositionAustria O3 Austria Top 40 80 13Germany Official German Charts 81 21Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 82 29See also EditList of number one hits of 1993 Austria List of Dutch Top 40 number one singles of 1993 List of European number one hits of 1993 List of number one singles of 1993 France List of number one singles of 1993 Ireland List of number one songs in Norway List of number one singles 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