Ultra Flava

"Ultra Flava"
Single by Heller and Farley Project
Released12 February 1996[1]
Genre
LabelAM:PM
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Terry Farley
  • Pete Heller
  • Wilkinson
Heller and Farley Project singles chronology
"From the Dat Vol. 1"
(1995) 		"Ultra Flava"
(1996) 		"From the Dat Vol. 2"
(1998)
Music video
"Ultra Flava" on YouTube

"Ultra Flava" is a house song by British duo Heller and Farley Project (Pete Heller and Terry Farley). After the wide renown with their remix of Ultra Naté's "How Long" in 1994 and M People's "Open Your Heart" in 1995, they released it as a single in 1996. It is a slightly re-worked version of their mix of "How Long", without Naté's vocals. They entitled it "Ultra Flava" as a nod to the track's origins.[2] It was a huge club hit and peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart,[3] while reaching number-one on the UK Dance Singles Chart. In the US, it peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. A black-and-white music video was also produced to promote the single.

"It's looking very good. Of all the records we've done, this is the most commercial, although I don't think it's that representative of what we do in general."

—Terry Farley talking to Music Week about the song.[4]

  1. ^ "Heller & Farley Project – Ultra Flava" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 1996-02-17. p. 9. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  2. ^ "Classic House Series Episode #18 – Ultra Flava – Farley & Heller Project". thekeytothehouse.wordpress.com. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 249. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ "Ultra Hot Farley & Heller Tune In Bid For Glory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 1996-02-10. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-05-27.