"Renegade Master" is a song by English DJ/producer Wildchild, released as a

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in October 1995 by Hi-Life Recordings. It reached No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart. The previous single, "Legends of the Dark Black Pt 2 (Renegade Master Mix)" is the same as "Renegade Master", just with a different title, which reached No. 34. It samples vocals from

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's "One for the Trouble". "Renegade Master" was remixed by

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in 1997 and reached No. 3 in the UK, becoming the most successful version of the song.

Critical reception

British magazine ''

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'' gave the 1995 version of the song four out of five, adding, "Wildchild's passion for classic electro and

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has been put to good use, jumbling

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-influenced repetitive sounds and fresh

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beats." In 1997, they gave the '98 remix five out of five, writing that "

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's infectious mix—along with house and

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mixes from

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and Urban Takeover—should bring it even greater chart success this time around." Andrew Diprose from ''

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'' gave the original version three out of five, saying, "A memorable—if repetitive— drum-and-bass rap/house track that has been huge club-wise for the past year and will now be a big chart hit. Pretty good, but the sort of record you'll get fed-up of after three listens."

Track listing

Charts

"Renegade Master '98"

"Renegade Master" was remixed by

, titled "Renegade Master '98". It was released as a single on 5 January 1998 and surpassed the original's chart position, peaking at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart as well as No. 1 on the

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

In popular culture

Wildchild's ″Renegade Master" was used as a theme tune of Finnish comedy series '' Ranuan kummit'', written and directed by Jani Volanen in 2003. ″Ranuan kummit″ is starred by Elina Knihtilä, Pirjo Lonka, Mari Perankoski and Kari-Pekka Toivonen. Every episode of the 12-part series begins with the quartet running as fast as they can as ″Renegade Master" gives them oumph, until they one by one get out of breath and are halted by exhaustion.https://www.nrgm.fi/artikkelit/tunnari-viimeisen-paalle-muistatko-sarjan/ The series won the Venla Award for Best Comedy Series of 2003.

References

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