2004 single by LMC and U2
"Take Me to the Clouds Above " is a song by Britishdance groupLMC , credited to "LMC vs U2". The songinterpolates Whitney Houston's 1986 hit "How Will I Know " (using only the first four lines) andsamples Irishrock band U2 's 1987 hit "With or Without You " (hence the credit). The vocals in the song were performed byRachel McFarlane .[ 2]
Released on 26 January 2004, "Take Me to the Clouds Above" peaked at number one on theUK Singles Chart for two weeks in February 2004. It became a worldwide hit as well, topping several dance charts and entering the top 20 in 10 other countries. In the United States, the song was a hit on dance radio, reaching number seven on theBillboard Dance Radio Airplay chart in May 2004.
UK maxi-CD single [ 3]
"Take Me to the Clouds Above" (radio edit) "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (The Mash Up Kids remix) "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (extended mix) "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Audiolush remix) "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Lee S remix) "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Flip & Fill remix) UK CD single [ 4]
"Take Me to the Clouds Above" (radio edit) "The Feeling" US 12-inch single [ 5]
A1. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (extended) A2. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Lee S remix) B1. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Mash Up Kids remix) B2. "The Feeling" Australian CD single [ 1]
"Take Me to the Clouds Above" (radio edit) – 2:50 "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (The Mash Up Kids remix) – 7:31 "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Lee S remix) – 6:01 "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Audiolush remix) – 6:21 "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Flip & Fill remix) – 6:37 "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Scott B remix) – 5:19 "The Feeling" – 5:17 Chart (2004) Position Australia (ARIA)[ 34] 80 Australian Club Chart (ARIA)[ 35] 37 Australian Dance (ARIA)[ 36] 6 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[ 37] 67 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[ 38] 85 UK Singles (OCC)[ 39] 13 US Dance Radio Airplay (Billboard )[ 40] 31
Region Certification Certified units /salesAustralia (ARIA )[ 41] Gold 35,000^ United Kingdom (BPI )[ 42] Platinum 600,000‡ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
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