Here I Go (2 Unlimited song)

"Here I Go" enjoyed moderate success in Europe, becoming a top-10 hit in Finland (6), Flanders (6), Lithuania, the Netherlands (4), and Spain (7).{{cite web|url=http://m-1.fm/top40/?topid=1316|title=M-1 Top 40|publisher=M-1.fm|access-date=28 March 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110259/http://m-1.fm/top40/?topid=1316|date=18 June 1995|archive-date=2 April 2015}} See LW column.{{cite book |last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st |date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}} It additionally was a top-20 hit in Austria (17), Denmark (17), Sweden (20) and Wallonia (12), and a top-30 hit in France (25), Germany (22), and the United Kingdom, as well as the Eurochart Hot 100, where it peaked at number 29 in April 1995.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-04-22.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100|magazine=Music & Media|volume=12|issue=16|date=22 April 1995|page=16|access-date=16 February 2018}} In the UK, "Here I Go" was the least successful single release by the band at the time, reaching number 22 during its first week on the UK Singles Chart, on 19 March 1995. On the UK Dance Chart, it reached number 23.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/19950319/104/|title=Official UK Dance Singles Chart (19 March 1995-25 March 1995)|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=9 February 2018}} Outside Europe, the song charted in Australia and Canada, where it peaked at numbers 80 and 22, respectively.{{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/VHFeW8O.jpg|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 21 May 1995|publisher=Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA)|access-date=25 April 2017}}

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "One of the first act's to merge hi-NRG bounce with rave aggression may finally have the single that sends 'em all the way to the top of the pops. Male rapping and female vamping collide and happily coexist inside a storm of syncopated beats and blippy synth passages."{{cite magazine|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1995/BB-1995-09-23.pdf|first=Larry|last=Flick|title=Single Reviews|magazine=Billboard|date=23 September 1995|access-date=23 January 2018|author-link=Larry Flick}} Gil Robertson IV from Cash Box said, "Rap/hip-hop meets techno-dance on this single, which should do well on both rap and dance formats. The music here is thumping, pumping, and more, which should certainly get everyone partying on the dance floor."{{cite magazine|first=Gil|last=Robertson IV|title=Rap Single Reviews|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1995/CB-1995-07-15.pdf|magazine=Cash Box|date=15 July 1995|page=13|access-date=8 November 2022|author-link=Gil Robertson IV}}

Caroline Sullivan from The Guardian complimented "a slightly pensive lyric" on the "percussive" track.Sullivan, Caroline (17 June 1994). "Music: Escape unlimited - Pop/rock". The Guardian. A reviewer from Music Week felt that it "stays in familiar Euro techno territory", adding that "a mix from Alex Party should help it follow the previous 11 into the Top 20."{{cite magazine|first= |last= |title= Reviews: Singles |magazine= Music Week |date= 25 February 1995 |page= 16 |access-date= 5 May 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-02-25.pdf}} In a retrospective review, Pop Rescue described "Here I Go" as "a belter of a track".{{cite web|url=https://poprescue.com/2014/11/07/pop-rescue-real-things-2-unlimited-cd-1994/|title=Review: "Real Things" by 2 Unlimited (CD, 1994)|publisher=Pop Rescue|date=7 November 2014|access-date=27 March 2020}} James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update named it "unexpectedly terrific".{{cite magazine|first= James |last= Hamilton |title= Dj directory |magazine= Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert) |date= 18 March 1995 |page= 15 |access-date= 6 May 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-03-18.pdf |author-link= James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)}} Pete Stanton from Smash Hits gave the song one out of five, saying, "It's another album track, slightly remixed, but, er, still the same." He noted that it "boasts a pumping beat".{{cite magazine|first=Pete|last=Stanton|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/54270186774/in/album-72177720323207180|title=New Singles|work=Smash Hits|date=1 March 1995|page=53|access-date=19 February 2025}}

The accompanying music video for "Here I Go" was far more arty and modern than previous videos, being shot in black-and-white with 2 Unlimited performing in a parking house and featuring performance artists on stilts. It was directed by director Nigel Simpkiss and was released in the UK in March 1995. Simpkiss also directed the music videos for "Let the Beat Control Your Body" and "The Real Thing". "Here I Go" is also the only video by the group to be shot in black-and-white.

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• European and Australian CD maxi

1. "Here I Go" (Radio Edit) (3:16)
2. "Here I Go" (X-Out Edit) (3:30)
3. "Here I Go" (Dub Down Below) (7:26)
4. "Here I Go" (X-Out In Dub) (5:29)
5. "Here I Go" (Alex Party Remix) (4:40)

• UK CD single

1. "Here I Go" (Radio Edit)
2. "Here I Go" (Alex Party Remix)
3. "Here I Go" (X-Out In Club)
4. "Here I Go" (Dub Down Below)

• Italian CD single

1. "Here I Go" (X-Out Edit) (3:20)
2. "Here I Go" (Dub Down Below) (3:33)
3. "Here I Go" (Album Version) (7:29)
4. "Here I Go" (X-Out In Club) (5:33)
5. "Here I Go" (Alex Party Remix) (4:45)

• US CD single

1. "Here I Go" (Radio Edit) (3:16)
2. "Here I Go" (Album Version) (5:13)
3. "Here I Go" (X-Out Edit) (3:30)

• 7-inch single

1. "Here I Go" (Radio Edit) (3:16)
2. "Here I Go" (X-Out Edit) (3:30)

• Belgian 12-inch maxi

1. "Here I Go" (X-Out Edit) (3:30)
2. "Here I Go" (Dub Down Below) (7:26)
3. "Here I Go" (Album Version) (5:12)
4. "Here I Go" (X-Out In Club) (5:29)
5. "Here I Go" (Alex Party Remix) (4:40)

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• UK 12-inch maxi

1. "Here I Go" (X-Out In Club) (5:29)
2. "Here I Go" (Album Version) (5:12)
3. "Here I Go" (Alex Party Remix) (4:40)
4. "Here I Go" (Dub Down Below) (7:26)

• German and Italian 12-inch maxi

1. "Here I Go" (X-Out Edit) (3:30)
2. "Here I Go" (Dub Down Below) (7:26)
3. "Here I Go" (Album Version) (5:12)
4. "Here I Go" (X-Out In Club) (5:29)
5. "Here I Go" (Alex Party Remix) (4:40)

• French 12-inch maxi

1. "Here I Go" (X-Out In Club) (5:29)
2. "Here I Go" (Album Version) (5:12)
3. "Here I Go" (Alex Party Remix) (4:40)
4. "Here I Go" (X-Out Edit) (3:30)

• Spanish 12" maxi

1. "Here I Go" (X-Out In Club) (5:29)
2. "Here I Go" (X-Out Edit) (3:30)
3. "Here I Go" (Alex Party Remix) (4:40)
4. "Here I Go" (Dub Down Below) (7:26)

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