Wind It Up (Rewound)
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"Wind It Up" was the fifth single released by the British
electronica
/rave
act The Prodigy
on 29 March 1993. This song, a remix of "Wind It Up", makes extreme use of distortion
and noise, and is significantly different than the version featured on Experience. The B-side "We Are the Ruffest" features a sped-up banjo
riff
. The Elektra version of the single in the United States
was never re-released as some of the previous singles were, making it a rarity and much sought after. The Elektra version also exclusively contained four remixes never released on any other work by the band.
The video features the band again on tour in the United States
, as in the "Everybody in the Place
" video, but this time on the West Coast. There is footage showing local flavour, the band in concert and on the beach.
This was the last Prodigy single in a British rave music
vein as Howlett felt he needed to take the music in a new direction (see "One Love
").
Tracks 2, 3, 4 and 7 were remixed by Tony Garcia
and Guido Osorio.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
electronica
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
/rave
Rave
Rave, rave dance, and rave party are parties that originated mostly from acid house parties, which featured fast-paced electronic music and light shows. At these parties people dance and socialize to dance music played by disc jockeys and occasionally live performers...
act The Prodigy
The Prodigy
The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree, Essex. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and other acts, The Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s...
on 29 March 1993. This song, a remix of "Wind It Up", makes extreme use of distortion
Distortion
A distortion is the alteration of the original shape of an object, image, sound, waveform or other form of information or representation. Distortion is usually unwanted, and often many methods are employed to minimize it in practice...
and noise, and is significantly different than the version featured on Experience. The B-side "We Are the Ruffest" features a sped-up banjo
Banjo
In the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
riff
RIFF
The Resource Interchange File Format is a generic file container format for storing data in tagged chunks. It is primarily used to store multimedia such as sound and video, though it may also be used to store any arbitrary data....
. The Elektra version of the single in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
was never re-released as some of the previous singles were, making it a rarity and much sought after. The Elektra version also exclusively contained four remixes never released on any other work by the band.
The video features the band again on tour in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, as in the "Everybody in the Place
Everybody in the Place
"Everybody in the Place" is the second official single released by the British electronic dance band The Prodigy from their debut album "Experience"...
" video, but this time on the West Coast. There is footage showing local flavour, the band in concert and on the beach.
This was the last Prodigy single in a British rave music
Rave music
Rave music may either refer the late 1980s genre or any genre of electronic dance music that may be played at an electronic dance party such as a rave. Very rarely, the term is used to refer to less electronic related genres glam, powerpop, psychedelic rock and dub music parties...
vein as Howlett felt he needed to take the music in a new direction (see "One Love
One Love (The Prodigy song)
"One Love" is a single released by the British electronic act The Prodigy on 4 October 1993. It was the first single from the album Music For the Jilted Generation, and their sixth single.The ring on the cover is made by 'Stussy' and is solid silver...
").
12" vinyl record
- "Wind It Up (Rewound)" (6:15)
- "We Are the Ruffest" (5:30)
- "Weather Experience" (8:05)
CD single
- "Wind It Up" (The Rewound Edit) (3:29)
- "We Are the Ruffest" (5:30)
- "Weather Experience" (Top BuzzTop BuzzTop Buzz are a British DJ / MC team, which performed at rave events in the 1990s.Top Buzz was originally formed in 1988 by MC Patrick McPhee and DJ Mikee B, playing at house events, before being joined by DJ Jason Kyriakides several years later...
Remix) (6:45) - "Wind It Up (Rewound)" (6:15)
Elektra CD single
- "Wind It Up" (The Rewound Edit) (3:29)
- "Wind It Up" (Tightly Wound) (6:03)
- "Wind It Up" (Forward Wind) (5:57)
- "Wind It Up" (Unwind) (5:38)
- "We Are the Ruffest" (5:30)
- "Weather Experience" (Top Buzz Remix) (6:45)
- "Wind It Up" (Bonus Beats) (1:57)
Tracks 2, 3, 4 and 7 were remixed by Tony Garcia
Tony Garcia
Tony Garcia is a video game producer and designer. He has over 23 years of experience in game technologies and worked in senior capacity at Electronic Arts , Microsoft Game Studios and LucasFilm....
and Guido Osorio.