"Release the Pressure" is the third single released under the Leftfield

Leftfield

Leftfield are a British duo of electronica artists and record producers, namely Paul Daley and Neil Barnes, who formed in 1990 in London, England...

 name and the first to involve Paul Daley with writing duties after he joined the group. The song was released only on 12" in 1992. Unlike previous releases that had been released on the Outer Rhythm record label, Leftfield had now officially split from the Outer Rhythm record label. Major labels had offered them deals yet both members didn't want to give up creative control to any major company. They formed the Hard Hands record label with "Release the Pressure" being the label's first official release. The song featured reggae singer Earl Sixteen

Earl Sixteen

Earl Sixteen is a reggae singer whose career began in the mid-1970s.-Biography:Daley grew up in Waltham Park Road, Kingston, and, influenced by American soul and Jamaican artists such as Dennis Brown, began his singing career by entering local talent shows...

 on vocals. It made the top 20 in the UK charts and featured at number one in the Melody Maker

Melody Maker

Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was, according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly music newspaper. It was founded in 1926 as a magazine targeted at musicians; in 2000 it was merged into "long-standing rival" New Musical Express.-1950s–1960s:Originally the Melody...

"Stone Free Chart of the Year".

12"

1. Release the Pressure (The Vocal Mix) 8:08
2. Release the Pressure (The Rough Dub) 8:40
3. Release the Pressure (The Desert Edit) 5:02

1996 version

In 1996, an updated version of "Release the Pressure" was released as the eighth single under the Leftfield

Leftfield

Leftfield are a British duo of electronica artists and record producers, namely Paul Daley and Neil Barnes, who formed in 1990 in London, England...

 name. It was released on 12", CD and Cassette on 8 January 1996. It featured Earl Sixteen

Earl Sixteen

Earl Sixteen is a reggae singer whose career began in the mid-1970s.-Biography:Daley grew up in Waltham Park Road, Kingston, and, influenced by American soul and Jamaican artists such as Dennis Brown, began his singing career by entering local talent shows...

 and Cheshire Cat on vocals with ad libs by Papa Dee

Papa Dee

David Christopher Daniel Wahlgren , better known by the stage name Papa Dee, is a Swedish rap, ragga and dancehall musician...

. The song reached #13 in the UK charts. There were also four different remixes of the song with different ones as B-sides to the different format releases.

CD

1. Release the Pressure - 3:57
2. Release the Pressure (Release One) - 7:23
3. Release the Pressure (Release Two) - 7:19
4. Release the Pressure (Release Three) - 6:02
5. Release the Pressure (Release Four) - 5:03

12"

1. Release the Pressure - 3:57
2. Release the Pressure (Release One) - 7:23
3. Release the Pressure (Release Two) - 7:19
4. Release the Pressure (Release Four) - 5:03

Cassette

1. Release the Pressure - 3:57
2. Release the Pressure (Release One) - 7:23
3. Release the Pressure (Release Two) - 7:19