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producer Gusto. It was released in February 1996 as a single only. The song, which mainly consists of a looped sample from

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's 1979 song "Groovin' You", reached number nine in the

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and number one on the ''

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'' Dance/Urban chart in

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. The title quotes

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, who had described house music as being "

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's revenge".

Critical reception

A reviewer from ''

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'' gave "Disco's Revenge" three out of five, adding that "

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's Gusto delivers a classy, bassy track, which has been championed by Radio One but has limited crossover potential."

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from the ''

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'' Dance Update described it as a "

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'' gave it four out of five, saying, "Simple 'n' irresistible! 'Disco's Revenge' is better known in the clubs as the one that goes ''boom... boom... boom!'' Gusto's heaving bassline, pumpin' beats and repetitive giant's vocal make for a stormin' floor-filler you just can't get out of your head!"

Track listings

* CD maxi - Europe # "Disco's Revenge" (Short Dirty Mix) - 3:50 # "Disco's Revenge" (Church Mix) - 7:04 # "Disco's Revenge" (Mojo Beats) - 7:08 * CD maxi- Europe (Remixes) # "Disco's Revenge" (Short Dirty Mix) - 3:51 # "Disco's Revenge" (Acappella) - 4:13 # "Disco's Revenge" (Antonio Bandera's Guitarra Mix) - 6:47 # "Disco's Revenge" (David Anthony & Tom Moulton Full Vocal) - 12:48 # "Disco's Revenge" (David Anthony UK Radio mix) - 3:16 # "Disco's Revenge" (David Anthony UK Vocal mix) - 6:34 # "Disco's Revenge" (Deep Dish Remix) - 12:31 # "Disco's Revenge" (GustHouse Remix) - 8:20 # "Disco's Revenge" (Johnny Vicious Remix) - 9:34

Critical reception

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