Higher State of Consciousness

The song was initially a hit in the United Kingdom in 1995, where it reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart. The official 'Original Tweekin' Acid Funk Mix' was remixed by several artists the following year. The radio edit was remixed by Dex and Jonesey and the single peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart. The track was remixed for a third time in 2007 by Serbian-Australian DJ Dirty South and Australian dance act TV Rock. This remix reached number five in Finland and allowed the original version to climb to number three on the UK Dance Chart. A key sample from the track was used by The Porn Kings for their 1996 track "Up to No Good". Josh Wink had no control over the selection of remixing artists, nor over the final decision to release those remixes. The track was used as a bed by Nicky Campbell on his afternoon BBC Radio 1 show. It seemed wholly out of place, but it worked.

A reviewer from Music Week rated the song four out of five upon the release of the 1996 remixes.{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-07-06.pdf|title=Reviews: Singles|magazine=Music Week|date=July 6, 1996|page=10|access-date=September 1, 2021}} Andy Crysell from NME wrote about the original release, "Huge on import, massive in clubs worldwide, the Winkster's 303-breakbeat mega-clash finally secures a UK release and sets its sights on the charts. Josh on Top of the Pops? Blimey!"{{cite magazine|first=Andy|last=Crysell|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53569736081/|title=Groove Check|magazine=NME|date=October 7, 1995|page=21|access-date=March 14, 2024}} In December 1995, the NME dance column Vibes ranked "Higher State of Consciousness" number nine in their list of "Singles of the Year".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53619755195/|title=Vibes: Singles of the Year|magazine=NME|date=December 23, 1995|page=41|access-date=May 9, 2024}} David Bennun from The Guardian viewed it as a "Chemical Brothers-replicating single".{{cite journal|first=David|last=Bennun|url=https://theguardian.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-reviews/136272845/|title=Music: Dance|work=The Guardian|date=September 20, 1996|page=43|access-date=December 14, 2024|author-link=David Bennun}}

British electronic dance and clubbing magazine Mixmag included "Higher State of Consciousness" in their list of "The Biggest Drops in Dance Music" in 2020, writing, "'Higher State..' is the mate who stuffs a bomb of mandy in your hand and leads you down the dusty dirt path toward your first free party, a warren of parked cars, soundsystems and figures silhouetted against the night sky. The ruff breakbeats lure you in and the creeping acid line keeps you hooked as it wriggles devilishly inside your head. Nothing will ever be the same again."{{cite web|author1=Seb Wheeler|author2=Dave Turner|author3=Patrick Hinton|url=https://mixmag.net/feature/best-dance-music-drops-trance-techno-house|title=The Best Drops In Dance Music, According To You|magazine=Mixmag|date=April 17, 2020|access-date=October 16, 2024}}

• 1995 UK CD single

1. "Higher State of Consciousness" (radio edit) (2:55)
2. "Higher State of Consciousness" (original Tweekin' Acid Funk edit) (3:00)
3. "Higher State of Consciousness" (DJ Wink's Hardhouse mix) (7:56)
4. "Higher State of Consciousness" (Jules & Skins Short Vox mix) (4:46)
5. "Higher State of Consciousness" (Jules & Skins Long & Epic mix) (6:33)

• 1996 UK CD single

1. "Higher State of Consciousness" (radio edit (Dex and Jonesey)) (3:39)
2. "Higher State of Consciousness" (original Tweekin' Acid Funk mix) (6:16)
3. "Higher State of Consciousness" (Dex & Jonesey's Higher Stated mix) (6:44)
4. "Higher State of Consciousness" (Mr Spring's Maggott mix) (7:13)
5. "Higher State of Consciousness" (Itty Bitty Boozy Woozy mix) (6:06)
6. "Higher State of Consciousness" (Jules and Skins long epic mix) (6:37)

• 2007 UK CD single

1. "Higher State of Consciousness" (Dirty South & TV rock radio edit)
2. "Higher State of Consciousness" (Dirty South & TV rock club mix)
3. "Higher State of Consciousness" (Marco V remix)
4. "Higher State of Consciousness" (Barratt & Falconi remix)
5. "Higher State of Consciousness" (original Tweekin Acid Funk mix)

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