Renegade Master

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"Renegade Master"
Single by Wildchild
Released9 October 1995 (1995-10-09) [1]
Genre House
Length7:42
Label Hi-Life
Songwriter(s) Wildchild
Producer(s) Wildchild
Wildchild singles chronology
"Legends of the Dark Black Pt 2"
(1995)
"Renegade Master"
(1995)
"Jump to My Beat"
(1996)

"Renegade Master" is a song by English DJ/producer Wildchild, released as a single in 1995. It reached No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart. The previous single, "Legends of the Dark Black Pt 2 (Renegade Master Mix)" is the same as "Renegade Master", just with a different title, which reached No. 34. [2] It samples vocals from A.D.O.R.'s "One for the Trouble". "Renegade Master" was remixed by Fatboy Slim in 1997 and reached No. 3 in the UK, becoming the most successful version of the song.

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Critical reception

British magazine Music Week rated the 1995 version of the song four out of five, adding, "Wildchild's passion for classic electro and hip hop has been put to good use, jumbling Public Enemy-influenced repetitive sounds and fresh house beats." [3] In 1997, they gave the '98 remix five out of five, writing that "Norman Cook's infectious mix — along with house and breakbeat mixes from Stretch & Vern and Urban Takeover — should bring it even greater chart success this time around." [4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Renegade Master" (original radio edit)4:03
2."Renegade Master" (original mix)7:42
3."Renegade Master" (Tall Paul mix)9:01
4."Renegade Master" (Young & Dangerous mix)10:55
5."Renegade Master" (New Blood mix)4:57

Charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [5] 22
Scotland (OCC) [6] 25
UK Singles (OCC) [2] 11
UK Dance (OCC) [7] 2

"Renegade Master '98"

"Renegade Master '98"
Single by Wildchild
Released5 January 1998 (1998-01-05) [8]
Length3:52 (edit)
Label Hi-Life
Songwriter(s) Wildchild
Producer(s) Wildchild
Wildchild singles chronology
"Jump to My Beat"
(1996)
"Renegade Master '98"
(1998)
"Bad Boy"
(1998)

"Renegade Master" was remixed by Fatboy Slim, titled "Renegade Master '98". It was released as a single on 5 January 1998 and surpassed the original's chart position, peaking at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart as well as No. 1 on the UK Dance Singles Chart. [2] [9]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [10] 13
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [11] 21
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [12] 6
Germany (Official German Charts) [13] 88
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [14] 3
Ireland (IRMA) [15] 10
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [16] 58
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [17] 11
Norway (VG-lista) [18] 15
Scotland (OCC) [19] 7
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [20] 35
UK Singles (OCC) [2] 3
UK Dance (OCC) [9] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)Position
UK Singles (OCC) [21] 83

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [22] Gold400,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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