Spread Your Love (2 Unlimited song)

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"Spread Your Love"
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Single by 2 Unlimited
from the album Hits Unlimited
Released6 May 1996
Recorded1995
Length4:43
3:50 (single version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Phil Wilde
  • Jean-Paul De Coster
2 Unlimited singles chronology
"Jump for Joy"
(1996)
"Spread Your Love"
(1996)
"Wanna Get Up"
(1998)
Music video
"Spread Your Love" on YouTube

"Spread Your Love" is a song recorded by Belgian/Dutch Eurodance band 2 Unlimited. It was released in May 1996 as the third and final new single from their greatest hits compilation album, Hits Unlimited . [1] The single scored chart success in some European countries peaking highest in Spain at number 10. It also charted in the Netherlands at number 13. The single was not released in the United Kingdom.

Contents

"Spread Your Love" was only released in a few European territories and a studio video was not filmed for the track. Instead, footage of live performances fused with computer generated graphics were used. By the time this single was released, the duo had announced their split.

Track listing

CD single
  1. "Spread Your Love" (Radio Edit) (3:50)
  2. "Spread Your Love" (Digidance Happy Hardcore Edit) (3:51)
CD maxi
  1. "Spread Your Love" (Radio Edit) (3:50)
  2. "Spread Your Love" (Digidance Happy Hardcore Edit) (3:51)
  3. "Spread Your Love" (Tokapi's Radio Edit) (3:17)
  4. "Spread Your Love" (Extended) (7:21)
  5. "Spread Your Love" (Sash! Remix) (5:47)
  6. "Spread Your Love" (La Casa Di Tokapi) (5:32)
7" single
  1. "Spread Your Love" (Radio Edit) (3:50)
  2. "Spread Your Love" (Tokapi's Radio Edit) (3:17)
12" maxi
  1. "Spread Your Love" (Sash! Remix) (5:47)
  2. "Spread Your Love" (Itty-Bitty-Boozy-Woozy's Blue Love Mix) (6:01)
  3. "Spread Your Love" (Digidance Happy Hardcore Extended Mix) (5:38)
  4. "Spread Your Love" (La Casa Di Tokapi) (5:32)

Charts

Chart (1996) [2] Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)19
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)25
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [3] 92
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [4] 17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)13
Spain (AFYVE) [5] 10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)45

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