"Chime" was the first single

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 from the UK dance group Orbital

Orbital (band)

Orbital are a British electronic dance music duo from Sevenoaks, England consisting of brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll. Their career initially ran from 1989 until 2004, but in 2009 they announced that they would be reforming and headlining The Big Chill, in addition to a number of other live shows...

, allegedly recorded for less than £1. It was recorded on a cassette deck

Cassette deck

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 and was originally released in late 1989 and had moderate success. In 1990 it was released by FFRR Records

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, and reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart

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.

It was not their highest-charting song; four other Orbital

Orbital (band)

Orbital are a British electronic dance music duo from Sevenoaks, England consisting of brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll. Their career initially ran from 1989 until 2004, but in 2009 they announced that they would be reforming and headlining The Big Chill, in addition to a number of other live shows...

 songs have reached higher positions, but it was the song that introduced them to the world.

Versions of Chime

There are numerous versions and remixes of Chime. Orbital themselves have done several. Here below is a list of them

• Orbital
  Orbital (band)
  Orbital are a British electronic dance music duo from Sevenoaks, England consisting of brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll. Their career initially ran from 1989 until 2004, but in 2009 they announced that they would be reforming and headlining The Big Chill, in addition to a number of other live shows...
  
  
  • Original version - 1989
  • Helium Mix - 1990
  • Crime Chime version - 1992
  • Live Style Mix - 2002

• JZJ - 2 versions - 1990
• Ray Keith Mutation - 1992
• Joey Beltram
  Joey Beltram
  Joey Beltram is an American DJ and record producer, best-known for the pioneering recordings "Energy Flash" and "Mentasm"....
  
   & Program 2 Mutation - 1992
• Mike Flowers - 2 mixes - 1997
• Knuckleheadz - 2006
• Shapeshifters
  Shapeshifters (band)
  The Shapeshifters are Simon Marlin and Max Reich, a house music production duo based in London, England. They have a recording contract with Defected Records, and were previously signed to Positiva...
  
  - 2008
  • Remixes of Shapeshifters' version.
  • Martijn Ten Velden - 2008
  • Henrik B - 2008
  • Moudaber Bombarge - 2008