Tarantula (Faithless song)

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"Crazy English Summer / Tarantula"
Faithless Tarantula.jpg
Australian CD1 Cover
Single by Faithless
from the album Outrospective
Released17 December 2001 (UK)
Recorded2001
Genre Trance
Length3:05
Label Cheeky Records
Songwriter(s) Maxi Jazz, Sister Bliss, Rollo,
Producer(s) Rollo
Faithless singles chronology
"Muhammad Ali"
(2001)
"Crazy English Summer" / "'Tarantula"
(2001)
"One Step Too Far"
(2002)

"Tarantula" is a song by British group Faithless. It was released in December 2001 as the third single from their third studio album Outrospective . The song reached number 29 in UK Singles Chart.

Contents

Track listing

UK CD1

  1. Tarantula (Radio Edit) [Radio Mix] - 03:05
  2. Tarantula (Rollo & Sister Bliss Funky As F*** Mix) - 08:28
  3. Tarantula (Tiësto Remix) [Edit] - 08:20

UK CD2

  1. Tarantula (Radio Edit) [Radio Mix] - 03:05
  2. Tarantula (Rollo & Sister Bliss Big Mix) - 07:20
  3. Tarantula (Hiver & Hammer Remix) - 07:03

Australian CD1

  1. Crazy English Summer (DJ Aloé Remix) - 03:52
  2. Tarantula (Radio Edit) - 03:05
  3. Tarantula (Rollo & Sister Bliss Funky Mix) - 08:27
  4. Tarantula (Subtech Remix) - 09:05
  5. Muhammad Ali (Oliver Lieb Remix) - 07:10

Australian CD2

  1. Crazy English Summer (Aloé Radio Edit) - 03:52
  2. Tarantula (Radio Edit) - 03:05
  3. Tarantula (Tiësto Remix) - 09:19
  4. Tarantula (Hiver & Hammer Remix) - 07:02
  5. Crazy English Summer (Aloé Extended Remix) - 06:03

German CD1

  1. Tarantula (Radio Edit) - 03:19
  2. Tarantula (Rollo & Sister Bliss Funky As F*** Mix) - 08:29
  3. Tarantula (Tiësto Remix) - 09:21
  4. Tarantula (Subtech Mix) - 09:06

German CD2

  1. Tarantula (Radio Edit) - 03:19
  2. Tarantula (Rollo & Sister Bliss Big Mix) - 07:19
  3. Tarantula (Hiver & Hammer Remix) - 07:03
  4. Crazy English Summer (DJ Aloé Remix) - 03:50

Danish Release

  1. Crazy English Summer (Album Version) - 02:44
  2. Crazy English Summer (DJ Aloé Remix) - 03:52
  3. Crazy English Summer (Extended Remix) [DJ Aloé] - 06:03
  4. Tarantula (Radio Edit) - 03:18

Chart positions

Chart (2001-2002)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [1] 49
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders Dance) [1] 7
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia) [2] 3
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia Dance) [2] 7
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [3] 18
Germany (Official German Charts) [4] 92
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [5] 14
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [6] 53
Scotland (OCC) [7] 31
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [8] 89
UK Dance (OCC) [9] 27
UK Singles (OCC) [10] 29

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