The Future Sound Of LondonWe Have Explosive

Label:

Virgin – 7243 8 94137 6 2

Format:

Vinyl , 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Big Beat

Tracklist

A1 We Have Explosive (Original Version) 7:15
A2 We Have Explosive (Leon Mar Mix)
RemixLeon Mar
2:45
A3 We Have Explosive (Oil Funk Remix)
RemixOil
3:53
B1 We Have Explosive (Mantronik Plastic Formula #1)
RemixMantronik*
5:37
B2 We Have Explosive (Pt. 5) 8:14

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded AtEarthbeat Studios
  • Published BySony Music Publishing
  • Designed AtKills Archer
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Virgin Records Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Virgin Records Ltd.

Credits

  • Artwork [Oil Texture]Buggy G Riphead*
  • Design [Additional Design]Ian Kay
  • EngineerYage
  • Layout, TypographyFSOL*
  • Sleeve [Image]Run Wrake
  • Written-By, ProducerThe Future Sound Of London

Notes

Recorded at Earthbeat Studios, 1997
Guitar stab, wah guitar and vocal yell sourced from Run DMC - LP Tougher Than Leather, courtesy of Profile Records Inc. and Protoons Inc.
Additional design @ Kills Archer

The copyright in this recording is owned by Virgin Records Ltd.
Ⓟ 1997 Virgin Records Ltd. © 1997 Virgin Records Ltd.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 7 24389 41376 2
  • Matrix / Runout (Run-out Etchings Side A): VST 1616 A-01-01-
  • Matrix / Runout (Run-out Etchings Side B): VST 1616 B-01-01-
  • Label Code: LC 3098
  • Price Code (F): PM 212

Other Versions (5 of 20)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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We Have Explosive (CD, Single) EBV ASW 6196 US 1997
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We Have Explosive (Remixes) (CD, Single) Virgin VSCDT 1616, 7243 8 94137 2 4 UK & Europe 1997
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We Have Explosive (12", Promo, 45 RPM) EBV VSTDJ 1616 UK 1997
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We Have Explosive (CD, Single) Virgin VSCDX 1616, 7243 8 94138 2 3 UK 1997
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We Have Explosive (12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo) EBV VSTXDJ 1616 UK 1997

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Reviews

  • ChrisChill's avatar
    ChrisChill
    Edited 2 years ago
    If the Art of Noise made breakbeat hardcore, this would be the outcome.
    • hyperreal's avatar
      hyperreal
      Worth noting that this track featured on the original Playstation game Wipeout 2 (2097) in 1996 way before it's official release and signalled the fact gaming really had grown up once and for all. Great game with a truly awesome soundtrack. Sonic eat your heart out.
      • acorn92de's avatar
        acorn92de
        Edited 18 years ago
        6 out of 5 if this would be possible. I was well surprised when this came out: My first to FSOL was of course Papua-New-Guinea in 1992 (I just found out later that Stakker humanoid was also from them) and I loved their stuff in 1992/1993 beeing very dancefloor friendly. After that they released quality music no question but more for the kind of "listening at home with your speakers on". This record now in 1997 is the bomb really: You can't put it in a certain category of style, it has serious breaks and broken beats, a distorted guitar sample and is so funky that you can shake your butt to. I love the ending of the Original Mix with that voice "it's a tough jungle out there" and then that kind of ambient accoustic guitar in the end. Weird stuff. The Kurtis Mantronik Remix is also excellent for the floor. An unexpected release for FSOL that hasn't lost anything of its raw energy in 2006.

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