Expander (song)

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"Expander"
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Single by Future Sound of London
from the album Accelerator
Released1994
RecordedEarthbeat Studios
Genre Electronica
Techno
Length17:18
Label Jumpin' & Pumpin' Records
CDS TOT 37
Songwriter(s) Brian Dougans
Garry Cobain
Producer(s) FSOL
Future Sound of London singles chronology
"Lifeforms"
(1994)
"Expander"
(1994)
"The Far-Out Son of Lung and the Ramblings of a Madman"
(1994)

"Expander" is a 1994 song by British electronic music group The Future Sound of London, taken from their 1992 album, Accelerator . The single was released along with a remixed version and two other songs: "Moscow" and "Central Industrial". Accelerator was subsequently re-released in the US in 1996.

Contents

Track listing

  1. Expander (Radio Edit) (3:48)
  2. Expander (Remix) (4:53)
  3. Moscow (Remix) (4:55)
  4. Central Industrial (4:22)

Crew

Charts

Chart (1994)Peak
positions
UK Singles (OCC)72
UK Dance (OCC)19
UK Dance ( Music Week ) [1] 19

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References

  1. "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 30 July 1994. p. 26. Retrieved 26 April 2021.