"Emerge" is an electroclash

Electroclash

Electroclash is a style of music that fuses New Wave and electronic dance music. It emerged in New York and Detroit in the later 1990s, pioneered by acts including I-F and those associated with Gerald Donald, and is associated with acts including Peaches, Adult, and Fischerspooner...

 song and the first single from debut album #1

1 (Fischerspooner album)

#1 is the first full length album by electroclash duo Fischerspooner released in 2001. The album originally received a limited run on International Deejay Gigolos Records, and contained "The 15th", a cover of a Wire song from their album 154. #1 has been re-pressed several times with a different...

by Fischerspooner

Fischerspooner

Fischerspooner is an electroclash duo and performance troupe formed in 1998 in New York. The name is a portmanteau of the founders' last names, Warren Fischer and Casey Spooner...

. The song was originally released in 2001 through International DeeJay Gigolo Records

International DeeJay Gigolo Records

International DeeJay Gigolo Records is a German electronic music record label run by techno artist DJ Hell . The label was founded in Munich in 1996 as an affiliate of label Disko B. It is now based in Berlin and is Germany's most successful electronic music record label, specialising in electro,...

 and later jointly rereleased in 2002 by Fischerspooner's imprint label FS Studios and Ministry of Sound

Ministry of Sound

Ministry of Sound London, commonly referred to as simply Ministry of Sound or MoS, is a nightclub based in London, United Kingdom and an associated record label. It was ranked fourth in the 2010 DJ Magazine top 100 clubs poll 2010. As well as the nightclub in London, there is another in Egypt and...

. In 2003, the song was released again by Fischerspooner's new label Capitol

Capitol Records

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Critical reception

Pitchfork Media

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 placed "Emerge" at #100 on The Top 100 Singles of 2000-04 and at #243 on the The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s. Resident Advisor

Resident Advisor

Resident Advisor is an online electronic music magazine dedicated to the global dance music scene. The website won a People's Voice award in the 12th Annual Webby Awards in 2008.-Site History:...

 placed "Emerge" at #24 on the Top 100 Tracks of the '00s.

Live performances

In 2002, Fischerspooner performed "Emerge" on the British

United Kingdom

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 music chart

UK Singles Chart

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 television program

Television program

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 Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...

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Cultural impact

"Emerge" has been featured in several films, such as D.E.B.S. and Coachella. The song was also featured the American TV series Nip/Tuck

Nip/Tuck

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(Episode 7: Cliff Mantegna), the Canadian

Canada

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 TV series jPod

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(Episode 13: Colony Collapse Disorderon), and the digitally animated

Computer animation

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 planetarium

Planetarium

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 music show SonicVision

SonicVision

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. "Emerge" was included on the compilations albums Lektroluv by Dr Lektroluv

Dr Lektroluv

Dr. Lektroluv is a Belgium born Electro DJ.He is known for his green mask and mixing using a telephone instead of headphones...

 (2002) and Ultra.80's vs Electro

Ultra.80's vs Electro

Ultra.80's vs Electro is a mixed electro/new wave compilation album from Ultra Records. It was released on September 3, 2002 and features a combination of famous songs from the 1980s and remixes by modern producers.- Track listing :Disc One:...

(2002). "Emerge" was also used in the video game Gran Turismo 4

Gran Turismo 4

is a racing simulator for the Sony PlayStation 2 which was developed by Polyphony Digital. It was released on December 28, 2004 in Japan and Hong Kong , February 22, 2005 in North America , and March 9, 2005 in Europe , and has since been re-issued under Sony's 'Greatest Hits' line...

and included on its soundtrack.

In 2004, a mashup

Mashup (music)

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 of "Everybody Wants You

Everybody Wants You

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" by Billy Squier

Billy Squier

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 and "Emerge" was included on the Queer Eye

Queer Eye

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soundtrack.

Track listing

• Australian CD single

1. "Emerge (Original)" - 4:46
2. "Emerge (Dave Clarke Remix)" - 6:49
3. "Emerge (Dexter Remix)" - 4:53
4. "Emerge (Radio Edit)" - 3:28

• German CD, Maxi single

1. "Emerge (Radio Edit)" - 3:09
2. "Emerge (Album Version)" - 4:46
3. "Emerge (Naughty's Peaktime Mix)" - 7:20
4. "Emerge (Adult Remix)" - 4:59
5. "Emerge (Terranova Remix)" - 4:40

• German Vinyl, 12-inch single

1. "Emerge" - 5:00
2. "Emerge (Radio Slave Edit)" - 6:22
3. "Emerge (Adult Remix)" - 4:46

• UK Vinyl, 12-inch single

1. "Emerge (Dave Clarke Remix)" - 6:48
2. "Emerge (Radio Slave Edit)" - 6:22
3. "Emerge (Original)" - 4:45

• U.S. CD, Maxi single

1. "Emerge (Album Version)" - 4:48
2. "Emerge (Junkie XL
   Junkie XL
   Tom Holkenborg , better known as Junkie XL or JXL, is a Dutch musician. He uses the name JXL in cases where the term "Junkie" might cause offense. XL is for "Xpanding Limits"....
   
    Remix)" - 8:52
3. "Emerge (DFA
   Death from Above 1979
   Death from Above 1979 are a Toronto-based Canadian dance-punk/noise rock duo. Their album, You're a Woman, I'm a Machine, was released in late 2004. The band broke up in 2006, but announced a reunion in 2011.-History:...
   
    Version)" - 4:17
4. "Emerge (Naughty's Chiefrocker Remix)" - 5:12

Charts

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Chart (2002/2003)	Peak Position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)	25