Wind It Up (Rewound)

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"Wind It Up (Rewound)"
Wind it up.jpg
Single by the Prodigy
from the album Experience
Released5 April 1993
RecordedEssex, England
Length3:29 (The Rewound Edit)
LabelXL Recordings
Elektra Records
Songwriter(s)Liam Howlett
Producer(s)Liam Howlett
The Prodigy singles chronology
"Out of Space"
(1992) 		"Wind It Up (Rewound)"
(1993) 		"One Love"
(1993)

"Wind It Up (Rewound)" was the fifth single released by the British electronica act the Prodigy on 5 April 1993. A remix of "Wind It Up", it is significantly different from the version featured on Experience. The B-side "We Are the Ruffest" features a sped-up banjo riff. The Elektra Records version of the single in the United States was never re-released as some of the previous singles were, making it a rarity and much sought after. The Elektra version also exclusively contained four remixes never released on any other work by the band. This was the last Prodigy single in a British rave vein as Howlett felt he needed to take the music in a new direction (see "One Love").

Critical reception[]

Andy Beevers from Music Week gave "Wind It Up (Rewound)" four out of five. He wrote, "Yet another track from their debut LP makes it on to the single format. It comes in remixed form with a new, similarly hard and fast breakbeat ragga rave tune, We Are The Ruffest, plus a new mix of the more experimental Weather Experience. The Prodigy should have enough support to take this chartwards but they will need to follow it with something fresher."[1]

Music video[]

The music video for the song features the band again on tour in the United States, as in the "Everybody in the Place" video, but this time on the West Coast. There is footage showing local flavour, the band in concert and on the beach.

Track listing[]

7-inch single (XL Recordings only)

All tracks are written by Liam Howlett.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Wind It Up (The Rewound Edit)"3:29
Side two
No.TitleLength
2."We Are The Ruffest"5:30
12-inch single
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Wind It Up (Rewound)"6:15
2."We Are the Ruffest"5:30
Side two
No.TitleLength
3."Weather Experience (Top Buzz Remix)"6:45
CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Wind It Up (The Rewound Edit)"3:29
2."We Are The Ruffest"5:19
3."Weather Experience (Top Buzz Remix)"6:54
4."Wind It Up (Rewound)"6:21
Elektra CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Wind It Up (The Rewound Edit)"3:29
2."Wind It Up (Tightly Wound)"6:03
3."Wind It Up (Forward Wind)"5:57
4."Wind It Up (Unwind)"5:38
5."We Are The Ruffest"5:30
6."Weather Experience (Top Buzz Remix)"6:45
7."Wind It Up (Bonus Beats)"1:57

Elektra CD single: Track 2, 3, 4 and 7 remixed by Tony Garcia and Guido Osorio.

Charts[]

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[2] 6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[3] 10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 37
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 16
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 11
UK Dance Singles (Music Week)[7] 7

References[]

  1. ^ Beevers, Andy (April 3, 1993). "Market Preview: Dance" (PDF). Music Week. p. 20. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – The Prodigy" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  4. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Prodigy – Wind It Up (Rewound)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  5. ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Prodigy – Wind It Up (Rewound)". Swiss Singles Chart.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  7. ^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. April 17, 1993. p. 30. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

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