Let the Beat Control Your Body

"Let the Beat Control Your Body"
Artwork for continental European releases
Single by 2 Unlimited
from the album No Limits
Released	21 January 1994 (1994-01-21)
Length	4:02 3:38 (single remix)
Label	Byte ZYX PWL
Songwriter(s)	Phil Wilde Jean-Paul De Coster Ray Slijngaard Anita Dels
Producer(s)	Phil Wilde Jean-Paul De Coster
2 Unlimited singles chronology
"Maximum Overdrive" (1993) "Let the Beat Control Your Body" (1994) "The Real Thing" (1994)
Music video
"Let the Beat Control Your Body" on YouTube

"Let the Beat Control Your Body" is a song by Belgian/Dutch Eurodance band 2 Unlimited. It was released in January 1994 by Byte, ZYX and PWL as the fifth and final single from the band's second album, No Limits (1993).^[1] The album version is largely instrumental and contains just a few spoken words from bandmembers Ray Slijngaard and Anita Doth. The single version contains full verses rapped by Slijngaard and a new chorus sung by Doth, which were co-written by them both. The song enjoyed chart success in many European countries, peaking at number two in the Netherlands and within the top 10 in Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom. It was nominated in the category for Best Song on MTV Awards.^[2] Nigel Simpkiss directed the music video for "Let the Beat Control Your Body", which received heavy rotation on both MTV Europe and VIVA.