On a Ragga Tip

"On a Ragga Tip"
Single by SL2
Released6 April 1992 (1992-04-06)[1]
GenreBreakbeat hardcore[2][3]
Length5:11
LabelXL
Songwriter(s)Matthew "Slipmatt" Nelson, John "Lime" Fernandez
Producer(s)Matthew "Slipmatt" Nelson, John "Lime" Fernandez
SL2 singles chronology
"DJ's Take Control"/"Way in My Brain"
(1991) 		"On a Ragga Tip"
(1992) 		"Way in My Brain" (Remix)/"Drumbeats"
(1992)

"On a Ragga Tip" is a song by British breakbeat hardcore group SL2, released as a single in 1992. The song contains samples of Jah Screechy's "Walk and Skank" and Kid 'n Play's "Gittin' Funky (UK Remix)".

The song was a success, peaking at No. 2 in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, No. 3 in Ireland and No. 42 in Belgium. It remains the group's biggest and best-known song. In 1997, a remix of the song was released and reached No. 31 in the UK.

In 2015, the original SL2 version was used in a McDonald's television commercial in the UK[4] and in 2019, it was used in a Virgin Media commercial.[5]

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 4 April 1992. p. 17. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Adele, Inc: why the music industry is banking on pop's $1.5 million-a-day woman | H1 News".
  3. ^ "Breakbeat Hardcore Vinyl 1991-1993. Visual Research & Catalog". calameo.com.
  4. ^ "McDonald's – Crispy Chicken Wrap Happy Meal – TV Advert Songs".
  5. ^ "Virgin Media 'I can do anything' Advert". sounds-familiar.info.