Wanna Get Up
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Single by 2 Unlimited | ||||
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Recorded | 1998 | |||
Genre | Eurodance | |||
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"Wanna Get Up" on YouTube | ||||
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"Wanna Get Up" is a 1998 song recorded by Belgian/Dutch[1][2][3][4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7]
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References[]
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- ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1998-04-04). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
- ^ "Allmusic: 2 Unlimited (Biography)". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
- ^ 2 Unlimited – Wanna Get Up. Discogs.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-18.
- ^ "2 Unlimited videography". Eurokdj.com. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
- ^ "Response from ARIA re: 2 Unlimited singles chart history, received 12 December 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2017-12-13. N.B. The High Peak number in the NAT column displays the single's peak on the national chart.
- ^ "2 Unlimited – Wanna Get Up" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Ultratop Dance 21/03/1998". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
- ^ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 6976." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "2 Unlimited: Wanna Get Up" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "2 Unlimited – Wanna Get Up" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "2 Unlimited – Wanna Get Up" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 16, 1998" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "2 Unlimited – Wanna Get Up" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "2 Unlimited – Wanna Get Up". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1998". Ultratop. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "RPM's Top 50 Dance Tracks of '98". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Single top 100 over 1998" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
- 1998 singles
- 2 Unlimited songs
- 1998 songs
- Songs written by Jean-Paul De Coster
- Songs written by Phil Wilde
- Songs written by Peter Bauwens
- Byte Records singles