Here I Go (2 Unlimited song)

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"Here I Go"
Here I Go (2 Unlimited song) cover art.jpg
Artwork for continental European and some non-European territorial releases
Single by 2 Unlimited
from the album Real Things
Released
  • 6 March 1995 (Netherlands)
  • 13 March 1995 (UK)
Recorded1994
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Phil Wilde
  • Jean-Paul De Coster
2 Unlimited singles chronology
"No-One"
(1993) 		"Here I Go"
(1995) 		"Nothing Like the Rain"
(1995)
Music video
"Here I Go" on YouTube

"Here I Go" is a song recorded by Belgian/Dutch[1][2][3] Eurodance band 2 Unlimited. It was released in March 1995 as the third single from their third album, Real Things. In the US the song was released as a double a side single with 2 Unlimited's next European single, "Nothing Like the Rain". It was a Top 10 hit in Belgium, Finland the Netherlands and Spain.

Critical reception[]

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "One of the first act's to merge hi-NRG bounce with rave aggression may finally have the single that sends 'em all the way to the top of the pops. Male rapping and female vamping collide and happily coexist inside a storm of syncopated beats and blippy synth passages."[4] A reviewer from Music Week stated that it "stays in familiar Euro techno territory", adding that "a mix from Alex Party should help it follow the previous 11 into the Top 20."[5] James Hamilton from the magazine's RM Dance Update deemed it as "unexpectedly terrific".[6] Pop Rescue described it as "a belter of a track".[7]

Chart performance[]

"Here I Go" scored chart success in many European countries, reaching the Top 10 in Belgium, Finland, the Netherlands (number four) and Spain. Additionally, it made it to the Top 20 in Austria, Denmark and Sweden, and the Top 30 in France, Germany, Scotland and the United Kingdom, as well as the Eurochart Hot 100, where it peaked at number 29. In the UK, "Here I Go" was the least successful single release to date, reaching number 22 in its first week on the UK Singles Chart, on March 19, 1995.[8] On the UK Dance Chart, it went to number 23. Outside Europe, the song charted in Australia and Canada, where it peaked at number 80 and 22.

Music video[]

The accompanying music video for "Here I Go" was far more arty and modern than previous videos, being shot in black and white, and featuring performance artists on stilts. It was directed by director Nigel Simpkiss and was released in the UK in March 1995. Simpkiss also directed the music videos for "Let the Beat Control Your Body" and "The Real Thing". "Here I Go" was uploaded to YouTube in July 2014. In August 2020, it has got more than 360,800 views.[9]

Track listings[]

Charts[]

References[]

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  4. ^ Flick, Larry (23 September 1995). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 25 February 1995. p. 16. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  6. ^ Hamilton, James (18 March 1995). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). p. 15. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  7. ^ "REVIEW: "REAL THINGS" BY 2 UNLIMITED (CD, 1994)". Pop Rescue. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 19 March 1995 - 25 March 1995". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  9. ^ "2 UNLIMITED - Here I Go (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  10. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 21 May 1995". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 25 April 2017.
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  12. ^ Danish Singles Chart. 24 March 1995.
  13. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. 22 April 1995. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  14. ^ Finnish peak
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  16. ^ a b "Single top 100 over 1995" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
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  18. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 (19 March 1995-25 March 1995)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  19. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  20. ^ "Official Charts > 2 Unlimited". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  21. ^ "Official UK Dance Singles Chart (19 March 1995-25 March 1995)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  22. ^ "The RM on a Pop Tip Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). 18 March 1995. p. 10. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  23. ^ "Billboard Hot Dance Breakouts" (PDF). Billboard. 2 September 1995. p. 30. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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