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'' (1996). In the United Kingdom it became their biggest hit ever up to that point, entering at number 18 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1996. It would remain their highest-charting single until the release of "

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" in 2002, which reached number two. The song was re-recorded as "Back in Ireland" for the Irish market.

Samples

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'', originally composed by

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. * A remixed version of "Crank it Up" is used in the

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) intro song.

Critical reception

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-bedecked sleeve houses a hysterically nosebleed-speed

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game theme, with added stadium-crowd roars and what sounds like miniature steel drums played by demented midgets." Pan-European magazine ''

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'' wrote, "These three Anglophile ravers from

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have a taste for fast and loud

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. Their driving sound and catchy melodies nail down the listener like an out of control

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'' gave the song three out of five, adding, "A riff that sounds like "

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" and rabble rousing singing gives this German four-piece's latest track some personality. Otherwise, it's the sort of frantic

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that gets lapped up on the Continent but engenders a lukewarm response in the UK."

Track listings

Original version

* CD maxi – Germany (CLU 6195–5) # "Back in the U.K." (Long version) – 5:24 # "Back in the U.K." (Radio Version) – 3:25 # "Unity Without Words Part II" – 5:28 (misprinted as 6:28) # "Crank It Up" – 4:08 * CD maxi – Back in Ireland (CLU 6220–5) # "Back in Ireland" (Long version) – 5:24 # "Back in Ireland" (Radio Version) – 3:49 (misprinted as 3:25) # "Unity Without Words Part II" – 5:28 (misprinted as 6:28) # "Crank It Up" – 4:08 * 12-inch maxi – Germany # "Back in the U.K." (Long version) – 5:24 # "Unity Without Words Part II" – 6:28 # "Crank It Up" – 4:08 * Cassette single – Germany # "Back in the U.K." (Radio version) – 3:24 # "Crank It Up" – 4:08 * CD maxi – Australia # "Back in the U.K." (Long version) – 5:24 # "Back in the U.K." (Radio Version) – 3:25 # "Unity Without Words Part II" – 5:28 (misprinted as 6:28) # "Crank It Up" – 4:08 # "Back in the U.K." (Tom Wilson Remix) – 5:49 # "Back in the Kellys Mix" (Paddy Frazer mix) – 6:44 * CD single – France # "Back in the U.K." (Radio Version) – 3:25 # "Back in the U.K." (Long version) – 5:24

Remixes

* CD maxi – Germany (CLU 6222–5) # "Back in the U.K." (Tom Wilson Remix) – 5:49 # "Back in Villabajo" – 5:58 # "Back in the U.K." (Double M's Bassss Mix) – 7:13 # "Back in the Kellys Mix" (Paddy Frazer Mix) – 6:44 # "Back in the U.K." (Double M's Bassss Dub Mix) – 7:13 * CD maxi – France # "Back in the U.K." (Tom Wilson Remix) – 5:49 # "Back in the Kellys Mix" (Paddy Frazer Mix) – 6:44 # "Back in the U.K." (Double M's Bassss Dub Mix) – 7:13 * 12-inch maxi – Germany # "Back in the U.K." (Tom Wilson Remix) – 5:49 # "Back in Villabajo" – 5:58 # "Back in the Kellys Mix" (Paddy Frazer Mix) – 6:44 # "Back in the U.K." (Double M's Bassss Dub Mix) – 7:13

Samples

Critical reception

Track listings

Original version

Remixes

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References