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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Wanna Get Up
| cover = 2 Unlimited Wanna Get Up Single Cover - Europe.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = 2 Unlimited
| album = II
| released =
| recorded = 1998
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Eurodance
| length =
| label = *Byte
*Big Life
*Dos or Die
| writer = *Phil Wilde
*Jean-Paul De Coster
*Peter Bauwens
*Steven Tracey
| producer = *Phil Wilde
*Jean-Paul De Coster
| prev_title = Spread Your Love
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = Edge of Heaven
| next_year = 1998
| misc =
}}
"'Wanna Get Up'" is a 1998 song recorded by Belgian/Dutch Eurodance band 2 Unlimited. It was released as the debut single from the band to feature Romy van Oojen and Marjon van Iwaarden as the lead vocalists. It was also the lead single from 2 Unlimited's fourth studio album, 'II'. Romy and Marjon were picked out of 150 candidates at various auditions in Holland, Belgium and the United Kingdom.
In an interview with Music & Media, producer De Coster commented on the song: "With the raps deleted, the songs have a more conventional 'verse-chorus-bridge' pop structure. We wanted radio to get on board at once. These days it's much harder to cross over from the clubs to radio than it was seven years ago when we started. Radio and clubs lead separate lives now." Dutch music television channel TMF made the music video of "Wanna Get Up" a "Superclip", the station's highest rotation with 60 plays a week.
Release and reception
The release scored chart success in some European countries, most notably peaking at number 7 in Belgium, number 10 in the Netherlands and number 16 in Finland. "Wanna Get Up" was the only single with the new vocalists to ever chart in the UK, where it debuted at number 38. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the song reached number 27. In Canada, the single peaked at number-one on the dance music chart. The single was originally promoted as a white label with just a II sticker on it.[http://www.discogs.com/release/138688 2 Unlimited Wanna Get Up]. Discogs.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-18.
BBC Radio 1 DJ Judge Jules liked the track so much that he played it for four weeks in a row on his show. When he found out that it was a 2 Unlimited single, he no longer supported the track.
The single came in two versions: the original pop version, which was markedly different from the band's previous eurodance sound; and a remix by German DJ Sash!. It was the Sash! version that was promoted as the main single in the UK.
Music video
The music video for "Wanna Get Up" was directed by Jan Russel.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
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References
Category:1998 singles
Category:2 Unlimited songs
Category:1998 songs
Category:Songs written by Jean-Paul De Coster
Category:Songs written by Phil Wilde
Category:Songs written by Peter Bauwens
Category:Byte Records singles
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