Faces (2 Unlimited song)

"Faces" is a song recorded by Belgian/Dutch Eurodance band 2 Unlimited.[1] It was 2 Unlimited's seventh single released on August 25, 1993 as the third single from their second album, No Limits!. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the song reached number 6.

"Faces"
Widely distributed variant of the standard artwork
Single by 2 Unlimited
from the album No Limits!
Released23 August 1993
Recorded1993
GenreEurodance
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Phil Wilde
  • Jean-Paul De Coster
2 Unlimited singles chronology
"Tribal Dance"
(1993)		 "Faces"
(1993)		 "Maximum Overdrive"
(1993)
Music video
"Faces" on YouTube

Release and reception

The single version of "Faces" is a radio edit of the album version included on the No Limits! album internationally. "Faces (Radio Edit)" substitutes the less-palatable, harsh synth lead with a milder rendition of the same riff. In the United States, this radio edit of "Faces" was included on the No Limits! album instead of the album version found on all international pressings. In the UK, the radio edit of "Faces" omitted the main rap, but like "Tribal Dance", the song left in more vocals from Ray Slijngaard.

Toby Anstis reviewed the song for Smash Hits, stating that "this is just a taster of what the album sounds like". He added that "it'll be a hit".[2] Woroni picked the song as a "obvious higlight" of the No Limits! album, together with "No Limit" and "Tribal Dance".[3]

Chart performance

"Faces" scored chart success in many European countries, peaking at number 2 in their homeland of the Netherlands, number 3 in Belgium, number 4 in Spain and number 5 in Finland. It also reached the Top 10 in Austria, Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom. In the latter, it peaked at number 8 in its second week on the UK Singles Chart on September 5, 1993.[4] The single spent two weeks at that position. It was also a Top 10 hit on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it hit number 6, and on the European Dance Radio Chart, where it peakead at number 2. Additionally, the song was a Top 20 hit in Denmark, France, Italy, Sweden and Italy. Outside Europe, it reached number 54 in Australia.

Music video

The music video for "Faces" was directed by British director Nick Burgess-Jones. Burgess-Jones also directed the music videos for "No Limit" and "Tribal Dance". There were made two different edits of the video; the rap version and the no rap version. The rap version was uploaded to YouTube in July 2014. As of September 2020, it has got more than 406,000 views. The other version was uploaded in June 2014.

Track listing
European CD maxi
  1. "Faces" (Radio Edit) (3:37)
  2. "Faces" (Extended) (5:55)
  3. "Faces" (X-Out Remix) (5:17)
  4. "Faces" (Trance-Aumatic Remix) (5:20)
  5. "Faces" (Automatic Breakbeat Remix) (5:30)
UK CD single
  1. "Faces" (Edit) (3:34)
  2. "Faces" (Extended) (5:57)
  3. "Faces" (X-Out Remix) (5:18)
  4. "Faces" (Trance-Aumatic Remix) (5:22)
  5. "Faces" (Automatic Breakbeat Remix) (5:32)
  6. "Faces" (Original Version) (3:47)
7" single
  1. "Faces" (Radio Edit) (3:37)
  2. "Faces" (Album Version) (3:49)
Belgian 12" maxi
  1. "Faces" (Radio Edit) (3:47)
  2. "Faces" (Extended) (5:55)
  3. "Faces" (X-Out Remix) (5:17)
  4. "Faces" (Trance-Aumatic Remix) (5:20)
  5. "Faces" (Automatic Breakbeat Remix) (5:30)
Netherlands 12" maxi
  1. "Faces" (Extended) (5:55)
  2. "Faces" (X-Out Remix) (5:17)
  3. "Faces" (Trance-Aumatic Remix) (5:20)
  4. "Faces" (Automatic Breakbeat Remix) (5:30)
UK 12" maxi
  1. "Faces" (Extended) (5:55)
  2. "Faces" (X-Out Remix) (6:17)
  3. "Faces" (Trance-Aumatic Remix) (5:20)
  4. "Faces" (Automatic Breakbeat Remix) (5:30)
  5. "Faces" (Original Version) (4:43)
US 12" maxi
  1. "Faces" (Extended Mix) (5:55)
  2. "Faces" (X-Out Remix) (5:17)
  3. "Faces" (Radio Edit) (3:37)
  4. "Faces" (Trance-Automatic Remix) (5:20)
  5. "Faces" (Automatic Breakbeat Remix) (5:30)
  6. "Faces" (Spanish Radio Version) (3:37)

Charts

References
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