"Wanna Get Up"
Single by 2 Unlimited
from the album II
Released
  • 9 March 1998 (Netherlands)
  • 29 June 1998 (UK)
Recorded1998
GenreEurodance
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Phil Wilde
  • Jean-Paul De Coster
  • Peter Bauwens
  • Steven Tracey
Producer(s)
  • Phil Wilde
  • Jean-Paul De Coster
2 Unlimited singles chronology
"Spread Your Love"
(1996) 		"Wanna Get Up"
(00000000) 		"Edge of Heaven"
(1998)
Music video
"Wanna Get Up" on YouTube
UK cover

"Wanna Get Up" is a 1998 song recorded by Belgian/Dutch Eurodance band 2 Unlimited. It was released as the debut single from the band to feature Romy van Oojen and Marjon van Iwaarden as the lead vocalists. It was also the lead single from 2 Unlimited's fourth studio album, II.[1] Romy and Marjon were picked out of 150 candidates at various auditions in Holland, Belgium and the United Kingdom.

In an interview with Music & Media, producer De Coster commented on the song: "With the raps deleted, the songs have a more conventional 'verse-chorus-bridge' pop structure. We wanted radio to get on board at once. These days it's much harder to cross over from the clubs to radio than it was seven years ago when we started. Radio and clubs lead separate lives now." Dutch music television channel TMF made the music video of "Wanna Get Up" a "Superclip", the station's highest rotation with 60 plays a week.

Release and reception

The release scored chart success in some European countries, most notably peaking at number 7 in Belgium, number 10 in the Netherlands and number 16 in Finland. "Wanna Get Up" was the only single with the new vocalists to ever chart in the UK, where it debuted at number 38. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the song reached number 27. In Canada, the single peaked at number-one on the dance music chart. The single was originally promoted as a white label with just a II sticker on it.[2]

BBC Radio 1 DJ Judge Jules liked the track so much that he played it for four weeks in a row on his show. When he found out that it was a 2 Unlimited single, he no longer supported the track.[citation needed]

The single came in two versions: the original pop version, which was markedly different from the band's previous eurodance sound; and a remix by German DJ Sash!. It was the Sash! version that was promoted as the main single in the UK.

Music video

The music video for "Wanna Get Up" was directed by Jan Russel.[3]

Track listing

CD single
  1. "Wanna Get Up" (Original Edit) (3:15)
  2. "Wanna Get Up" (Sash! Extended) (5:58)
Belgian CD maxi
  1. "Wanna Get Up" (Original Edit) (3:15)
  2. "Wanna Get Up" (Sash! Extended) (5:58)
  3. "Wanna Get Up" (Rhythm Masters Mix) (6:18)
  4. "Wanna Get Up" (Natural Born Grooves Mix) (5:20)
German CD maxi
  1. "Wanna Get Up" (Sash! Video Mix) (3:16)
  2. "Wanna Get Up" (Original Edit) (3:16)
  3. "Wanna Get Up" (Sash! Extended Mix) (5:58)
  4. "Wanna Get Up" (Original Extended Mix) (3:46)
UK CD maxi
  1. "Wanna Get Up" (Original Edit) (3:17)
  2. "Wanna Get Up" (Sash! Extended) (5:58)
  3. "Wanna Get Up" (Rhythm Masters Mix) (6:21)
  4. "Wanna Get Up" (Natural Born Grooves Mix) (5:23)
  5. "Wanna Get Up" (AJ Duncan Mix) (6:48)
  6. "Wanna Get Up" (Rob B's Mix) (7:17)
Belgian 12" maxi
  1. "Wanna Get Up" (Sash! Extended) (5:58)
  2. "Wanna Get Up" (Rhythm Masters Mix) (6:18)
  3. "Wanna Get Up" (Natural Born Grooves Mix) (5:20)
  4. "Wanna Get Up" (AJ Duncan Mix) (6:45)
UK 12" maxi
  1. "Wanna Get Up" (Sash! Extended) (5:58)
  2. "Wanna Get Up" (Natural Born Grooves Mix) (5:20)
  3. "Wanna Get Up" (Rhythm Masters Mix) (6:18)
  4. "Wanna Get Up" (Rob B's Mix) (5:45)

Charts

References

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  4. ^ "Response from ARIA re: 2 Unlimited singles chart history, received 12 December 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2017-12-13. N.B. The High Peak number in the NAT column displays the single's peak on the national chart.
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  6. ^ "Ultratop Dance 21/03/1998". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 6976." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
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  10. ^ "2 Unlimited – Wanna Get Up" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
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  13. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
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  15. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
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  17. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  18. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1998". Ultratop. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  19. ^ "RPM's Top 50 Dance Tracks of '98". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
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