Let the Beat Control Your Body

Miranda Sawyer from The Guardian wrote, "The result is a hectic fusion of marching techno beat, catchy tune, and marvellously bossy lyrics: Speed up the pace./ Take it to the maximum./ Let the beat control your body." Simon Price from Melody Maker commented, "Try listening to the intros to 'No Limit' and 'Let the Beat Control Your Body' without going at it like a woodpecker on poppers." James Hamilton from Music Week's RM Dance Update described the song as a "techno-pop galloper". Scottish Perthshire Advertiser stated, "You know what to expect and, yes, they deliver it!" Mark Frith from Smash Hits described it as "buzzy" in his review of the No Limits album, complimenting it as a song "that stands out individually." Another Smash Hits editor, Tony Cross, gave it two out of five, saying, "It's still techno, techno, techno with a dash of techno for good measure." "Let the Beat Control Your Body" entered the European airplay chart Border Breakers at number 16 on 4 February due to crossover airplay in Central-, North West- and North-Europe and peaked at number four on 19 March. It also reached number one on the European Dance Radio Chart, becoming the most-played dance song on European radio stations that week. ==Chart performance==

"Let the Beat Control Your Body" entered the top 10 in Belgian Flanders, Finland, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom. In the Netherlands, it peaked at number two for two weeks from 26 February 1994, being held off reaching the top spot by the single "Ik wil niet dat je liegt" / "Waarheen waarvoor" by Paul de Leeuw and Annie de Rooy. In Germany, the song peaked at number eight on the German Singles Chart and spent 18 weeks within the chart. In the UK, it peaked at number six on 27 February, during its third week on the UK Singles Chart. It spent ten weeks within the UK Top 100 and also charted on the UK Dance Singles chart by Music Week, peaking at number 14. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Let the Beat Control Your Body" reached number five in its fourth week on the chart in March 1994. Additionally, the song was a top-20 hit in Austria, Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland. Outside Europe, it peaked at numbers 29 and 39 in New Zealand and Australia. ==Music video==

The accompanying music video for "Let the Beat Control Your Body" was directed by Nigel Simpkiss, produced by Swivel Films and released in the UK in January 1994. It received heavy rotation on MTV Europe and was A-listed on Germany's VIVA. In the video, Anita Doth and Ray Slijngaard perform in front of a wall consisting of vibrating speakers. In between, several gymnasts and dancers are performing, mixed with computer generated images. In the rap part, Slijngaard trains bare-chested with weights. Tom Sheehan from Melody Maker felt the 2 Unlimited look in the video was very provocative: "Head-to-toe PVC suffocation gear. It was very S&M. Stephen Milligan would have loved it." ==Appearances==

Dance music artist Chaah (aka Susanne Jark) uses the melody from "Let the Beat Control Your Body" in her 1999 release titled "The Funkiness of You". It also became famous again because of Britain's Got Talent when act DJ John performed the song in the auditions. ==Track listings==

• 7-inch single • "Let the Beat Control Your Body" (airplay edit) • "Get Ready for No Limits" (Part 2) • Belgian 12-inch maxi • "Let the Beat Control Your Body" (X-Out in Trance) (5:11) • "Let the Beat Control Your Body" (extended) (5:58) • "Let the Beat Control Your Body" (extended) (5:58) • "Get Ready for No Limits" (Murphy's Megamix Part 2) (6:45) • Germany 12-inch maxi • "Let the Beat Control Your Body" (X-Out in Trance remix) (5:11) • "Let the Beat Control Your Body" (extended) (5:58) • "Let the Beat Control Your Body" (X-Out in Rio) (5:06) • "Get Ready for No Limits" (Murphy's Megamix Part 2) (6:45) • UK CD single • "Let the Beat Control Your Body" (airplay edit) (3:38) • "Let the Beat Control Your Body" (X-Out in Rio) (5:06) • "Murphy's Megamix Part 1" • "Get Ready for no Limits" (Murphy's Megamix Part 2) (6:45) • Australian CD maxi • "Let the Beat Control Your Body" (airplay edit) • "Let the Beat Control Your Body" (X-Out in Trance) • "Let the Beat Control Your Body" (extended) • "Let the Beat Control Your Body" (X-Out in Rio) • "Murphy's Megamix Pt 2" • Dutch CD maxi • "Let the Beat Control Your Body" (airplay edit) (3:38) • "Let the Beat Control Your Body" (X-Out in Trance) (5:11) • "Let the Beat Control Your Body" (extended) (5:58) • "Let the Beat Control Your Body" (X-Out in Rio) (5:06) • "Get Ready for no Limits" (Murphy's Megamix Part 2) (6:45) ==Charts==

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