Open Up (Leftfield song)

"Open Up"
Single by Leftfield featuring John Lydon
from the album Leftism
Released1 November 1993 (1993-11-01)[1]
Genre
Length3:48
LabelHard Hands
Songwriter(s)
  • Leftfield
  • John Lydon
Producer(s)Leftfield
Leftfield singles chronology
"Song of Life"
(1993) 		"Open Up"
(1993) 		"Original"
(1995)
Music video
"Open Up" on YouTube
Alternative Cover
Alternative cover for South African release

"Open Up" is a song by British electronic duo Leftfield featuring John Lydon (of Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd.). It was released as a single on 1 November 1993 by Hard Hands label. The single reached number 13 on the UK Singles Chart, number one on the Music Week Dance Singles chart and number 39 in both Australia and New Zealand. NME reported in their 18 September 1993 issue, "This is the record that people have always wanted Lydon to do."[5] In 2014, the same publication ranked "Open Up" at number 444 on their list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[3] A black-and-white music video was produced to promote the single, directed by British director Lindy Heymann.[6]

"The Dust Brothers Remix" is an early remix by the Chemical Brothers, before they were forced to change to their current name. On later compilations, the remix appears as "The Chemical Brothers Remix" and is over nine minutes in duration (compared to eight minutes as first released). The longer version adds more than a minute of extra material around the 6–7-minute mark. The "I Hate Pink Floyd Mix" and the "Open Dub" were remixed by The Sabres of Paradise. The other 1993 versions are by Leftfield themselves.

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 30 October 1993. p. 27. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music: Progressive house".
  3. ^ a b Barker, Emily (31 January 2014). "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time – 500–401". NME. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b Bryans, Chris (2015). "Leftfield-Lydon - "Open Up". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. New York: Universe. p. 700.
  5. ^ "1993 Chronology". Fodderstompf. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Lindy Heymann". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 31 January 2017.