Maximum Overdrive (song)

"Maximum Overdrive" is a song recorded by Dutch Eurodance band 2 Unlimited. It was released in November 1993 as the fourth single from their second album, No Limits!. The UK release was the first UK single to maintain all the rap lyrics from Ray used in the European release. It reached number 15 in the UK top 40 in late 1993. The song was a number-one hit in Finland.

"Maximum Overdrive"
Artwork for continental European and Australian releases
Single by 2 Unlimited
from the album No Limits!
Released8 November 1993
Recorded1993
GenreEurodance
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Phil Wilde
  • Jean-Paul De Coster
2 Unlimited singles chronology
"Faces"
(1993)		 "Maximum Overdrive"
(1993)		 "Let The Beat Control Your Body"
(1994)
Music video
"Maximum Overdrive" on YouTube
UK cover

Chart performance

The release scored chart success in many European countries, topping the charts in Finland and peaking at number 2 in Portugal and Spain. And at number 4 in Belgium and number 5 in the Netherlands. On MTV's European Top 20, it reached number 3. The single was also a top 20 hit in Austria, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Sweden and the United Kingdom. In the latter, the single peaked at number 15 in its second week at the UK Singles Chart, on November 21, 1993.[1] "Maximum Overdrive" stormed into the Eurochart Hot 100 on November 28 at number 19 and peaked three weeks later at number 7. Outside Europe, it went to number 32 in Australia.

In Music & Medias review of No Limits!, they noted the song as a "potential single" and added "with a racing car breaking all speed limits."[2]

Airplay

"Maximum Overdrive" entered the European airplay chart Border Breakers at number 19 on November 14, 1993 due to crossover airplay in North West-Europe. It peaked at number 5 on December 18.[3]

Music video

The music video for "Maximum Overdrive" was directed by British director David Betteridge. He also directed the music videos for "Get Ready for This", "Twilight Zone", "Workaholic" and "The Magic Friend". The video was uploaded to YouTube in December 2013. As of September 2020, it has got more than 189,000 views.

Track listings
Netherlands CD maxi
  1. "Maximum Overdrive" (Radio Edit) (3:21)
  2. "Maximum Overdrive" (Extended) (5:18)
  3. "Maximum Overdrive" (Album Version) (3:58)
  4. "Maximum Overdrive" (Speedaumatic Remix) (5:45)
  5. "Maximum Overdrive" (X-Out In Trance) (4:53)
Australian CD maxi
  1. "Maximum Overdrive" (Radio Edit) (3:43)
  2. "Maximum Overdrive" (Extended) (5:18)
  3. "Maximum Overdrive" (Speedaumatic Remix) (5:46)
  4. "Maximum Overdrive" (X-Out In Trance (4:55)
UK CD single
  1. "Maximum Overdrive" (Radio Edit) (3:28)
  2. "Maximum Overdrive" (Extended) (5:20)
  3. "Maximum Overdrive" (Speedaumatic Remix) (5:45)
  4. "Maximum Overdrive" (X-Out In-Trance) (4:51)
7" single
  1. "Maximum Overdrive" (Radio Edit) (3:21)
  2. "Maximum Overdrive" (X-Out In-Trance) (4:53)
Belgian 12" maxi
  1. "Maximum Overdrive" (Extended) (5:18)
  2. "Maximum Overdrive" (Album Version) (3:58)
  3. "Maximum Overdrive" (Speedaumatic Remix) (5:45)
  4. "Maximum Overdrive" (X-Out In Trance) (4:53)

Charts

References
  1. "Official Singles Chart Top 75 21 November 1993 - 27 November 1993". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  2. "New Releases: Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10 no. 22. May 29, 1993. p. 14. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  3. "Border Breakers: Monitoring The Impact Of Euro Talent" (PDF). Music & Media. November 19, 1994. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  4. "Maximum Overdrive", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 15, 2008)
  5. "Ultratop.be – 2 Unlimited – Maximum Overdrive" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  6. "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  7. "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. January 29, 1994. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  8. Billboard: Hits of the World, January 15, 1994
  9. German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de Archived 2009-01-08 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  10. Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved February 15, 2008)
  11. "Dutchcharts.nl – 2 Unlimited – Maximum Overdrive" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  12. "Top 10 Portugal" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  13. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  14. UK Singles Chart Everyhit.com (Retrieved February 15, 2008)
  15. "Single top 100 over 1993" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  16. "jaaroverzichten 1994" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  17. "1994 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  18. "Jaarlijsten 1994" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
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