On a Ragga Tip
{{Short description|1992 single by SL2}}
{{Infobox song
| name = On a Ragga Tip
| cover = SL2-On_a_Ragga_Tip.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = SL2
| album =
| released = {{start date|1992|4|6|df=y}}{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1992/MW-1992-04-04.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=17|date=4 April 1992|access-date=19 June 2021}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Breakbeat hardcore{{Cite web|url=https://blogh1.com/2021/10/15/adele-inc-why-the-music-industry-is-banking-on-pops-1-5-million-a-day-woman/|title=Adele, Inc: why the music industry is banking on pop’s $1.5 million-a-day woman | H1 News}}{{Cite web|url=https://en.calameo.com/read/005226662e9094d4e75c6|title=Breakbeat Hardcore Vinyl 1991-1993. Visual Research & Catalog.|website=calameo.com}}
| length = 5:11
| label = XL
| writer = Matthew "Slipmatt" Nelson, John "Lime" Fernandez
| producer = Matthew "Slipmatt" Nelson, John "Lime" Fernandez
| prev_title = DJ's Take Control"/"Way in My Brain
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = Way in My Brain" (Remix)/"Drumbeats
| next_year = 1992
}}
"On a Ragga Tip" is a song by British breakbeat hardcore group SL2, released as a single in 1992. The song contains samples of Jah Screechy's "Walk and Skank" and Kid 'n Play's "Gittin' Funky (UK Remix)".
The song was a success, peaking at {{abbr|No.|Number}} 2 in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, No. 3 in Ireland and No. 42 in Belgium. It remains the group's biggest and best-known song. In 1997, a remix of the song was released and reached No. 31 in the UK.
In 2015, the original SL2 version was used in a McDonald's television commercial in the UK{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvadsongs.uk/mcdonalds-advert-music-2015-august-music-chicken-wrap/|title=McDonald's – Crispy Chicken Wrap Happy Meal – TV Advert Songs}} and in 2019, it was used in a Virgin Media commercial.{{cite web|url=https://www.sounds-familiar.info/2019/09/virgin-media-I-can-do-anyth-ing/|title=Virgin Media 'I can do anything' Advert|website=sounds-familiar.info}}
Critical reception
Andy Beevers from Music Week named "On A Ragga Tip" Pick of the Week in the category of Dance, stating that "this track continues the reggae-hardcore theme of 'Way in My Brain', the hugely popular flipside to their massive 'DJs Take Control' hit. Built around Jah Screechy's extremely catchy 'Walk and Skank', 'On a Ragga Tip' is destined for great things."{{cite magazine|first= Andy |last= Beevers |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1992/MW-1992-03-28.pdf |title= Dance: Pick of the Week |magazine= Music Week |date= 28 March 1992 |page= 10 |access-date= 1 October 2020}}
Track listing
- UK 12-inch single
:A1. "On a Ragga Tip" (original mix) – 5:11
:A2. "Pleasure" (original mix) – 4:05
:AA1. "Changing Trax" (original mix) – 5:00
:AA2. "Bassquake" (Plus 8 Mix) – 4:26
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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!Chart (1997) !Peak |
| scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-02-22.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=14|issue=8|page=11|date=22 February 1997|access-date=31 January 2020}}
|48 |
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| {{single chart|Scotland|36|date=19970215|rowheader=true|accessdate=27 October 2019}} |
| {{single chart|UK|31|date=19970215|rowheader=true|accessdate=27 October 2019|refname="uk97"}} |
| {{single chart|UKdance|2|date=19970215|rowheader=true|accessdate=27 October 2019}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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!Chart (1992) !Position |
| scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-12-19.pdf|title=1992 Year-End Sales Charts|magazine=Music & Media|volume=9|issue=51/52|page=17|date=19 December 1992|access-date=31 January 2020}}
|92 |
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| scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1992|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1992|publisher=Dutch Top 40|accessdate=25 May 2020}}
|17 |
| scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1992&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1992|publisher=MegaCharts|language=Dutch|accessdate=27 October 2019}}
|16 |
| scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine|title=Year End Charts: Top Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=8|date=16 January 1993}}
|20 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=SL2|title=On a Ragga Tip|award=Silver|relyear=1992|certyear=1992|id=4831-643-1|access-date=27 October 2019}}
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Other versions and sampling
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In 1992, South African singer Dr Victor interpolated the vocals and hook of "On a Ragga Tip", with added verses and instrumentation, in the song "Badayo".
In 1994, Bali Brahmbhatt and Alka Yagnik interpolated the song in "Amma Dekh Tera Munda" from the Bollywood film Stuntman.
In 2015, British electronic/house duo My Digital Enemy released an EDM remake of "On a Ragga Tip" which sampled the original SL2 version.
References
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Category:Breakbeat hardcore songs