Faces (2 Unlimited song)

"Faces"
Single by 2 Unlimited
from the album No Limits!
Released	August 1993
Format	CD single, CD maxi, 7", 12"
Recorded	1993
Genre	Eurodance
Label	Byte, Zyx, PWL
Writer(s)	Phil Wilde, Jean-Paul De Coster, Ray Slijngaard, Anita Dels
Producer(s)	Phil Wilde, Jean-Paul De Coster
2 Unlimited singles chronology
"Tribal Dance" (1993) "Faces" (1993) "Maximum Overdrive" (1993) UK cover

"Faces" is a song recorded by Belgian/Dutch Eurodance band 2 Unlimited.^[1]

Release and reception

Faces was released in August 1993 as the third single from 2 Unlimited's second album, No Limits!.

The release scored chart success in many European countries peaking at #2 in their homeland of The Netherlands and hitting the top ten in the UK, Belgium and Spain among others.

The single version of "Faces" is a radio edit of the album version included on the No Limits! album internationally. "Faces (Radio Edit)" substitutes the less-palatable, harsh synth lead with a milder rendition of the same riff. In the United States, this radio edit of "Faces" was included on the No Limits! album instead of the album version found on all international pressings. In the UK, the radio edit of "Faces" omitted the main rap, but like Tribal Dance, the song left in more vocals from Ray Slijngaard.

Track listing

European CD maxi "Faces" (Radio Edit) (3:37) "Faces" (Extended) (5:55) "Faces" (X-Out Remix) (5:17) "Faces" (Trance-Aumatic Remix) (5:20) "Faces" (Automatic Breakbeat Remix) (5:30) UK CD single "Faces" (Edit) (3:34) "Faces" (Extended) (5:57) "Faces" (X-Out Remix) (5:18) "Faces" (Trance-Aumatic Remix) (5:22) "Faces" (Automatic Breakbeat Remix) (5:32) "Faces" (Original Version) (3:47) 7" single "Faces" (Radio Edit) (3:37) "Faces" (Album Version) (3:49) Belgian 12" maxi "Faces" (Radio Edit) (3:47) "Faces" (Extended) (5:55) "Faces" (X-Out Remix) (5:17) "Faces" (Trance-Aumatic Remix) (5:20) "Faces" (Automatic Breakbeat Remix) (5:30)

Netherlands 12" maxi "Faces" (Extended) (5:55) "Faces" (X-Out Remix) (5:17) "Faces" (Trance-Aumatic Remix) (5:20) "Faces" (Automatic Breakbeat Remix) (5:30) UK 12" maxi "Faces" (Extended) (5:55) "Faces" (X-Out Remix) (6:17) "Faces" (Trance-Aumatic Remix) (5:20) "Faces" (Automatic Breakbeat Remix) (5:30) "Faces" (Original Version) (4:43) US 12" maxi "Faces" (Extended Mix) (5:55) "Faces" (X-Out Remix) (5:17) "Faces" (Radio Edit) (3:37) "Faces" (Trance-Automatic Remix) (5:20) "Faces" (Automatic Breakbeat Remix) (5:30) "Faces" (Spanish Radio Version) (3:37)

Charts

Peak positions Chart (1993) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 54 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 10 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 3 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 5 France (SNEP)[3] 16 Germany (Media Control Charts)[6] 8 Ireland (IRMA)[7] 7 Italy (FIMI)[8] 17 MTV Europe 4 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[3] 2 Spain (AFYVE) 4 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[3] 11 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[3] 19 United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[9] 8

End of year charts End of year chart (1993) Position Italy (FIMI)[8] 73 Dutch Top 40[10] 35

References

1. "Allmusic: 2 Unlimited (Biography)". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
2. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
3. "Faces", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 15, 2008)
4. "Ultratop.be – 2 Unlimited – Faces" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
5. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
6. German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
7. Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved February 15, 2008)
8. Top Italian singles of 1993
9. UK Singles Chart Everyhit.com (Retrieved February 15, 2008)
10. "Single top 100 over 1993" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 28 December 2013.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics