faithless vs the prodigy

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"Insomnia" is a song recorded by British dance group Faithless. Released as the band's second single, it became one of their most successful. It is regarded by many as one of the greatest dance songs of all time. It was released in 1995 and became a hit in Dance Charts while peaking at #27 in the UK in 1995 and #3 in 1996 . The song also reached #48 in the UK chart as a re-entry in 2005 showing the song's longevity. The album version is more than ten minutes long and contains some lyrics not able to be broadcast on the radio edit due to their explicit content. It also contained some Bells chiming at the start of the song not generally known by the club going public as many people know the Monster Mix or the Monster Mix Radio Edit. The Monster Mix was the mix featured on Faithless' greatest hits album Forever Faithless. The song topped the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart. It was also voted dance song of the millennium. The Moody Mix featured on some of the singles was also on the Reverence / Irreverence release. The song features Maxi Jazz singing as an Insomniac while he struggles to sleep ('I toss and I turn without cease and rise like yeast at least a couple of weeks since I last kept takin' sleepers, now I keep myself pepped'), the character he plays is also rather derelict ('One dry potato, no lie not even bread, jam').

"No Good (Start the Dance)" was the eighth single released by the British electronica/rave act The Prodigy on 16 May 1994. It was the second single from the album Music For the Jilted Generation.

The original sample "You're no good for me, I don't need nobody" is by Kelly Charles and comes from the single "You're No Good For Me" (1987, London Records LONX153). Liam Howlett had doubts whether to use the sample because he thought it was too pop for his taste.

It is often considered to be one of the biggest dance hits in electronica history, and has been featured on many dance album compilations.

The video was directed by Walter Stern and took place in an underground warehouse, which featured people dancing to the song whilst the band members prowl around.

The Australian release of the single is sometimes referred to as the Australian Dance Tour - EP, since it was only released in Australia around the time of The Prodigy's tour there.

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