"No Limit" is a song recorded by Belgian/Dutch

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2 Unlimited 2 Unlimited are a Belgian/Dutch dance music act, founded by Belgian producers/songwriters Jean-Paul De Coster and Phil Wilde in 1991 in Antwerp, Belgium. From 1991 to 1996, Dutch rapper Ray Slijngaard and Dutch vocalist Anita Doth fronted the ...

in 1993. It was their fifth single in total and the first to be released from their second album, '' No Limits!'' (1993). The song is one of their most commercially successful singles, especially in Europe, reaching the number-one spot in 35 countries and the top 10 in several others. Like previous releases, the UK version of the single removed all of the raps from Ray Slijngaard, leaving just

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' vocals. One word from the rap was kept, the word 'Techno' (from the line "I'm making techno and I am proud") which was looped and repeated during the middle of the song, turning the line into "Techno! Techno! Techno! Techno!" and giving the song an extra vocal hook. Its accompanying

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received

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Chart performance

"No Limit" was very successful on the charts, becoming a huge hit on several continents. Released on February 18, 1993, it peaked at number one in 35 countries. In Europe, it went to number-one in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, as well as on the

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. In the UK, the single reached number-one in its fourth week on the chart, on February 7, 1993, and stayed at the top of the

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for five weeks. Additionally, it also made it to the top 10 in Germany, Greece, Iceland and Italy. Outside Europe, "No Limit" peaked at number two on the '' RPM'' Dance/Urban chart in Canada, number seven in Australia, number 16 in Zimbabwe, number 21 on the US ''

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chart and number 40 in New Zealand. It was awarded with a

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in Australia Austria, France and Germany, and a

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in the Netherlands and Switzerland.

Critical reception

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from ''

'' wrote, "After several weeks at the top of Britain's pop charts, European rave duo is ready tackle the U.S. radio market with a bright ditty that melds

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, and rap elements. The

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is irresistible, and the pace is heart-racing. Will please fans of last year's hit, " Twilight Zone", while reeling in newcomers." Matt Stopera and Brian Galindo from ''

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'' said that "this is possibly the most aggressive beat from the '90s. It's like they're strumming a GIANT rubber band." Tom Ewing of

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felt the track's "echoey

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hits and the union of steam-hammer bass and rubber-ball synths" carry the industrial, "piston-powered aggression" of

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. He also noted the presence of a

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in the back of the track. Per Reinholdt from Danish ''

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'' called it a "dance-powerhit", noting its "inciting up-tempo" and a rhythm and theme "with the same temper as a dressed beeswarm". He added that the song is a "piece of pop art". A reviewer from ''

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'' described it as "a humugous global hit".

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wrote in his weekly UK chart commentary, "Of all the techno-rave dance acts, 2 Unlimited are the most successful, notching up 5 hits in a row with all making the 20. "No Limit" being the latest and most frantic". James Hamilton from ''

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s ''RM'' Dance Update declared it as "madly catchy" and a "tuneful techno pop galloper". Johnny Lee from ''

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'' called it a "stormtrooper". Australian student newspaper ''

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'' deemed the song as "tremendously exciting and highly recommended", adding it as an "obvious highlight" of the '' No Limits!'' album. Graham Clark from '' The Yorkshire Times'' stated that "the track at the time sounded unlike anything else but you can hear how it has influenced so many of today's electronic dance music tracks".

Track listings

*CD single #"No Limit" (Radio Edit No Rap) (3:08) #"No Limit" (Radio Edit Rap) (3:30) *CD maxi #"No Limit" (Radio Edit) (3:15) #"No Limit" (Extended Mix) (5:40) #"No Limit" (Automatic Remix) (4:54) #"No Limit" (Rio and Le Jean Remix) (3:53) #"No Limit" (Automatic Breakbeat Remix) (4:45) *CD maxi #"No Limit" (Radio Edit No Rap) (3:08) #"No Limit" (Extended No Rap) (5:44) #"No Limit" (Extended Rap) (5:55) #"No Limit" (Rio and Le Jean Version) (3:57) *7" single #"No Limit" (3:15) #"No Limit" (Rio and Le Jean Remix) (3:53) *UK 7" single #"No Limit" (3:15) #"No Limit" (Automatic Breakbeat Remix) (4:45) *12" maxi #"No Limit" (Extended) (5:44) #"No Limit" (Extended Rap) (5:55) #"No Limit" (Rio and Le Jean Remix) (4:56) *12" maxi Italy #"No Limit" (Extended No Rap 2) (5:55) #"No Limit" (Extended Rap) (5:55) #"No Limit" (Rio and Le Jean Remix) (4:56) #"No Limit" (Automatic Remix) (4:54) #"No Limit" (Automatic Breakbeat Remix) (4:45) #"No Limit" (Radio Rap Edit) (3:30)

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Millennium remixes

*CD single #"No Limit" (Moon Project Edit) (3:50) #"No Limit" (Starfighter Remix Edit) (3:15) *CD maxi #"No Limit" (Starfighter Remix Edit) (3:15) #"No Limit" (Starfighter Remix) (7:55) #"No Limit" (Push's Transcendental Rmx) (8:26) #"No Limit" (Moon Project Remix) (7:43) #"No Limit" (Razzor and Guido Remix Dub) (10:38) *12" single #"No Limit" (Starfighter Remix) (7:55) #"No Limit" (Razor and Guido Dub) (10:38) #"No Limit" (Push's Transcendental Remix) (8:26) #"No Limit" (Moon Project Remix) (7:43)

No Limit 2.3

"No Limit 2.3" peaked number 41 in the German Top 100 Singles chart. *CD single #"No Limit 2.3" (Master Blaster Radio Edit) (3:12) #"No Limit 2.3" (Master Blaster Remix) (5:25) #"No Limit 2.3" (DJ Digress Hamburg Style Remix) (7:23) #"No Limit 2.3" (DJ Sputnik Remix) (6:54) #"No Limit 2.3" (Original Extended Mix) (5:42) *12" single #"No Limit 2.3" (Master Blaster Remix) (5:25) #"No Limit 2.3" (Marco De Jonge Club Mix) (5:38) #"No Limit 2.3" (DJ Digress Hamburg Style Remix) (7:25) #"No Limit 2.3" (Original Extended Mix) (5:40)

Irene Moors and de Smurfen cover

A Dutch cover version by Irene Moors en de Smurfen topped the Dutch charts for six weeks in 1995. *Standard CD single #"No Limit"– 3:05 #"Ga Je Met Ons Mee (Naar Smurfenland)"– 2:53 *CD maxi-single #"No Limit" (radio edit)– 3:05 #"No Limit" (Smurf the House mix)– 4:46 #"No Limit" (karaoke)– 3:05 #"Die Dal Dee"– 3:28

beFour cover

"No Limit" was covered by German band beFour on their fourth studio album ''Friends 4 Ever'', and as a single in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The song entered the

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in 2009.

Track listings

*CD maxi #"No Limit" (Single version) (3:25) #"No Limit" (Remix) (3:41) #"All Around The Planet" (3:53) #"No Limit" (Video) (3:25) *Digital download #"No Limit" (Single version) (3:25) #"No Limit" (Remix) (3:41) #"All Around the Planet" (3:53)

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No Limit 2.3

Irene Moors and de Smurfen cover

beFour cover

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