Take Me to the Clouds Above

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"Take Me to the Clouds Above"
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Single by LMC vs U2
B-side "The Feeling"
Released26 January 2004 (2004-01-26) [1]
Length2:51
Label All Around the World
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) LMC
LMC singles chronology
"Take Me to the Clouds Above"
(2004)		"Don't Let Go"
(2005)
U2 singles chronology
"Electrical Storm"
(2002)		"Take Me to the Clouds Above"
(2004)		"Vertigo"
(2004)

"Take Me to the Clouds Above" is a song by British dance group LMC (credited as LMC vs U2). It peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in February 2004. The song interpolates Whitney Houston's 1986 hit "How Will I Know" (using only the first four lines) and samples U2's 1987 hit "With or Without You". The vocals in the song were performed by Rachel McFarlane. [2]

Contents

Track listings

UK maxi-CD single (CDGLOBE313) [3]

  1. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (radio edit)
  2. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (The Mash Up Kids remix)
  3. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (extended mix)
  4. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Audiolush remix)
  5. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Lee S remix)
  6. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Flip & Fill remix)

UK CD single (CXGLOBE313) [4]

  1. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (radio edit)
  2. "The Feeling"

US 12-inch single (UL 1207-6) [5]

A1. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (extended)
A2. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Lee S remix)
B1. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Mash Up Kids remix)
B2. "The Feeling"

Australian CD single (CSR CD5 0444) [1]

  1. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (radio edit) – 2:50
  2. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (The Mash Up Kids remix) – 7:31
  3. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Lee S remix) – 6:01
  4. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Audiolush remix) – 6:21
  5. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Flip & Fill remix) – 6:37
  6. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Scott B remix) – 5:19
  7. "The Feeling" – 5:17

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [41] Gold35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [42] Platinum600,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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