Let the Beat Control Your Body

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"Let the Beat Control Your Body"
2 Unlimited Let The Beat Single Euro Cover.jpg
Single by 2 Unlimited
from the album No Limits
Released
  • 31 January 1994 (Netherlands)
  • 7 February 1994 (UK)
Recorded1993
GenreEurodance
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Phil Wilde
  • Jean-Paul De Coster
2 Unlimited singles chronology
"Maximum Overdrive"
(1993) 		"Let the Beat Control Your Body"
(1994) 		"The Real Thing"
(1994)
Music video
"Let the Beat Control Your Body" on YouTube
UK cover
LTBCYB.jpg

"Let the Beat Control Your Body" is a 1994 song recorded by Dutch Eurodance band 2 Unlimited. It is the fifth and final single taken from their second album, No Limits.[1] The album version was largely instrumental and contained just a few spoken words from Ray and Anita. The single version, however, contained full verses rapped by Ray, and a new chorus sung by Anita. It scored chart success in many European countries, peaking at number two in the Netherlands, and within the Top 10 in Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Spain and the UK. And it was also nominated for Best Song on MTV Awards.[2]

Reception and airplay[]

James Hamilton from Music Week's RM Dance Update described the song as a "techno-pop galloper".[3] Scottish newspaper Perthshire Advertiser said, "You know what to expect and, yes, they deliver it!"[4] "Let The Beat Control Your Body" entered the European airplay chart Border Breakers at number 16 on February 4 due to crossover airplay in Central-, North West- and North-Europe and peaked at number four on March 19.[5]

Chart performance[]

"Let the Beat Control Your Body" was a major hit all over Europe, peaking within the Top 10 in Belgium, Finland, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands (number two), Scotland, Spain and the United Kingdom. In the latter, the single peaked at number six on February 27, 1994,[6] in its third week on the UK Singles Chart. It also charted on the UK Dance Singles Chart, peaking at number 14. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Let the Beat Control Your Body" made it to number five, entering the chart on February 12 at 87 and soaring up to peak at five within three weeks. It also reached number-one on the European Dance Radio Chart and number three on MTV's European Top 20. Additionally, the song was a Top 20 hit in Austria, Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland. Outside Europe, it peaked at number six in Israel, number 29 in New Zealand and number 39 in Australia.

Music video[]

The music video for "Let The Beat Control Your Body" was directed by director Nigel Simpkiss and released in the UK in January 1994. He would also be directing the video for their next single, "The Real Thing". The video was later published on 2 Unlimited's official YouTube channel in December 2013. It has amassed more than 2,8 million views as of October 2021.[7]

Appearances[]

Dance music artist Chaah (aka Susanne Jark) uses the melody from "Let the Beat Control Your Body" in her 1999 release titled "The Funkiness of You".[8]

It also became famous again because of Britain's Got Talent when act DJ John performed the song in the auditions.

Track listing[]

Charts[]

References[]

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  3. ^ Hamilton, James (26 February 1994). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 5. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  4. ^ "2 Unlimited - Let the Beat Control Your Body". Perthshire Advertiser. 22 February 1994. page 16. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Border Breakers: Monitoring The Impact Of Euro Talent" (PDF). Music & Media. 19 November 1994. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 27 February 1994 - 05 March 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
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  8. ^ Mp3skyline.com
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  12. ^ Musik-Charts durchsuchen
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  14. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
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  16. ^ Irish Single Chart, database Irishcharts.ie Archived 2 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 15 February 2008)
  17. ^ Israel Top-30. 15 February 1994.
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  20. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 (27 February 1994-05 March 1994)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  21. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  22. ^ a b "Maximum Overdrive", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 15 February 2008)
  23. ^ ""Let the Beat Control Your Body", Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  24. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 19 February 1994. p. 22. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  25. ^ "jaaroverzichten 1994" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  26. ^ "1994 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11 no. 52. 24 December 1994. p. 12. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  27. ^ "Top 100 Singles – Jahrescharts 1994" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  28. ^ "JAAROVERZICHTEN - Single 1994" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  29. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 1994" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  30. ^ "Top 100 Singles 1994". Music Week. 14 January 1995. p. 9.
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