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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = No Limit
| cover = 2 Unlimited No Limit Cover - Europe.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Widely distributed variant of the standard artwork
| type = single
| artist = 2 Unlimited
| album = No Limits!
| released = 18 January 1993
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| length = 3:44
3:30
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| prev_title = The Magic Friend
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = Tribal Dance
| next_year = 1993
| misc =
}}
"'No Limit'" is a song recorded by Belgian/Dutch Eurodance group 2 Unlimited in 1993. It was their fifth single in total and the first to be released from their second album, 'No Limits!' (1993). The song is one of their most commercially successful singles, especially in Europe, reaching the number-one spot in at least 13 countries and the top 10 in several others. Like previous releases, the UK version of the single removed all of the raps from Ray 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.
Release and reception
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." Matt Stopera and Brian Galindo from 'BuzzFeed' said that "this is possibly the most aggressive beat from the '90s. It's like they're strumming a GIANT rubber band." 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.
Per Reinholdt from Danish magazine '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 added that the song is a "piece of pop art". A reviewer from 'Irish Independent' described it as "a humugous global hit". Music writer James Masterton wrote in his weekly UK chart commentary, "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". James Hamilton from 'Music Week's 'RM' Dance Update said it is "madly catchy" and a "tuneful techno pop galloper". Johnny Lee from 'Smash Hits' called it a "stormtrooper". Australian student newspaper 'Woroni' deemed the song as "tremendously exciting and highly recommended", adding it as an "obvious highlight" of the 'No Limits!' album. 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".
Chart performance
"No Limit" was very successful on the charts, becoming a huge hit on several continents. 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 February 7, 1993, and stayed at the top of the UK Singles Chart for 5 weeks. Additionally, it also made it to the top 10 in Germany, Greece, Iceland and Italy. 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. It was awarded with a gold record in Australia Austria, France and Germany, and a platinum record in the Netherlands and Switzerland.
Track listings
*'CD 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
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
Certifications and sales
Millennium remixes
*'CD 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
"No Limit 2.3" peaked number 41 in the German Top 100 Singles chart.
*'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
A 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
beFour cover
"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
*'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
See also
*List 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 of 1993 (Spain)
*List of number-one singles and albums in Sweden
*List of number-one singles of the 1990s (Switzerland)
*List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1990s
References
Category:1993 songs
Category:1993 singles
Category:2009 singles
Category:2 Unlimited songs
Category:BeFour songs
Category:Hermes House Band songs
Category:Dutch Top 40 number-one singles
Category:European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles
Category:Irish Singles Chart number-one singles
Category:Number-one singles in Austria
Category:Number-one singles in Finland
Category:SNEP Top Singles number-one singles
Category:Number-one singles in Italy
Category:Number-one singles in Denmark
Category:Number-one singles in Norway
Category:Number-one singles in Portugal
Category:Number-one singles in Spain
Category:Number-one singles in Sweden
Category:Number-one singles in Switzerland
Category:Byte Records singles
Category:ZYX Music singles
Category:Pete Waterman Entertainment singles
Category:Songs written by Anita Doth
Category:Songs written by Jean-Paul De Coster
Category:Songs written by Phil Wilde
Category:Songs written by Ray Slijngaard
Category:Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles
Category:UK Singles Chart number-one singles
Category:Music videos directed by Nick Burgess-Jones
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