Strike to the Body

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"Strike to the Body"
Die Warzau - Strike to the Body.jpg
Single by Die Warzau
from the album Disco Rigido
Released1990 (1990)
Studio
Various
    • Chicago Trax
    • (Chicago, IL)
    • River North
    • (Chicago, IL)
Genre
Length3:49
Label Fiction/PolyGram
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Van Christie
  • Jim Marcus
  • Steve Spapperi
Die Warzau singles chronology
"Welcome to America"
(1989)
"Strike to the Body"
(1990)
"Funkopolis"
(1991)

"Strike to the Body" is a song by the American industrial rock group Die Warzau. It is the fifth single released in support of their debut album Disco Rigido . [1]

Contents

Formats and track listing

All songs written by Van Christie and Jim Marcus

US 12" single (YESX 2)
  1. "Strike To The Body" (Funky Body Mix) – 4:34
  2. "Strike To The Body" (Home Body Mix) – 5:00
  3. "Strike To The Body" (Rubber Body Mix) – 4:49
  4. "Strike To The Body" (Ampalang Mix) – 5:28
US 12" single (873 849)
  1. "Strike To The Body" (Lil Louis' Body Blow Mix) – 7:08
  2. "Strike To The Body" (Ampalang Mix) – 5:40
  3. "Strike To The Body" (LP Mix) – 3:47
  4. "Strike To The Body" (Modification Mix) – 6:20
  5. "Strike To The Body" (Lil Louis' Body Blow Vocal Mix) – 3:50
  6. "Jackhammer" (Remix) – 6:13

Charts

Chart (1989)Peak
position
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 33

Personnel

Adapted from the Strike to the Body liner notes. [3]

Die Warzau

Additional performers

Production and design

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1990 Fiction LP 873 849
United KingdomFICSX 31
Non Fiction YESX 2

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References

  1. Huey, Steve. "Die Warzau > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. "Die Warzau Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  3. Strike to the Body (sleeve). Die Warzau. Willesden, London: Fiction/Non Fiction. 1990.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)