Tribal Dance

"Tribal Dance"
Artwork for continental European and some non-European releases, including the US 12-inch single
Single by 2 Unlimited
from the album No Limits!
Released26 April 1993 (1993-04-26)[1]
Genre
Length
  • 4:32
  • 3:40 (single version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Phil Wilde
  • Ray Slijngaard
  • Xavier Clayton
  • Filip Martens
Producer(s)
  • Phil Wilde
  • Jean-Paul De Coster
2 Unlimited singles chronology
"No Limit"
(1993)
"Tribal Dance"
(1993)
"Faces"
(1993)
Music video
"Tribal Dance" on YouTube
"2.4 remixes"
Single by 2 Unlimited
Released2004
LabelZyx
2 Unlimited singles chronology
"No Limit 2.3"
(2003)
"2.4 remixes"
(2004)
"Get Ready (Steve Aoki Remix)"
(2013)

"Tribal Dance" is a song by Belgian/Dutch Eurodance band 2 Unlimited.[2] It was released in April 1993 by Byte, Zyx and PWL from the band's second album, No Limits! (1993). The UK release omits the main rap but leaves in more vocals from band member Ray Slijngaard than any of their previous releases. The single experienced chart success in several countries, topping the charts in Finland, Israel, Portugal and Spain. In North America, the song reached number one on the Canadian RPM Dance/Urban chart, while peaking at number seven on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The single's music video was directed by Nick Burgess-Jones and filmed in London, depicting the band performing in a jungle setting.

In 1994, the song received an award in the category for "Best Techno 12-inch" at the WMC International Dance Music Awards in the US.[3] In 2004, a new version of the song, titled "Tribal Dance 2.4" was released. It charted in both Austria and Germany, peaking at number 58 and 78.[4]

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 24 April 1993. p. 21.
  2. ^ "AllMusic: 2 Unlimited (Biography)". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  3. ^ Jimenez, Maria (26 March 1994). "Groovemix: Short Grooves" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 13. p. 11. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Tribal Dance 2.4 Chart Positions". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 16 December 2012.