"Take Away the Colour" is a 1993 song recorded by British

British people

The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...

 hip-house/eurodance

Eurodance

Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...

 singer ICE MC

Ian Campbell (artist)

Ian Campbell aka ICE MC is a hip-house/eurodance rapper.-Early life:Campbell's parents were from Jamaica, and he grew up in the Hyson Green area of Nottingham. When he was in high school his initials IC quickly got him a nickname ICE...

. It was his first single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from his album Ice'n'Green

Ice'n'Green

Ice'n'Green is a 1994 album by British hip-house/eurodance ICE MC. It was his third album and was provided three successful singles. It includes two versions for each of two of his greatest hits, "It's a Rainy Day" and "Think about the Way". Later, the album was re-released with remixed versions...

on which it appears as third track, and his ninth single overall. It was written and produced by Robyx, and the female vocals were performed by Alexia. The song was reissued a year later, in 1995, in a new version entitled "Take Away the Colour '95 Reconstruction). The first version was more successful, reaching the top 20 in Belgium (Wallonia and Flanders), Austria and Sweden. The B-side featuring on the various formats of the 1995 release is a megamix composed by ICE MC's hit single "Think about the Way

Think About the Way

"Think About the Way" is a 1994 song recorded by British hip-house/eurodance singer ICE MC. It was his second single from his 1994 album Ice'n'Green on which it appears in four versions, and his tenth single overall. It was written and produced by Robyx, and the female vocals were performed by Alexia...

", "It's a Rainy Day

It's a Rainy Day

"It's a Rainy Day" is an eurodance song recorded and released in 1994 by British hip-house/eurodance singer ICE MC. It was his third single from his 1994 album Ice'n'Green on which it appears in two versions, and his eleventh single overall. It was written and produced by Robyx, and the female...

" and "Take Away the Colour". This megamix was the next single in France and was only released in this country.

Track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Take Away the Colour".

1994 release CD maxi - Europe "Take Away the Colour" (radio mix) — 3:29 "Take Away the Colour" (HF mix) — 6:45 "Take Away the Colour" (VCF mix) — 5:08 CD maxi - Australia "Take Away the Colour" (radio mix) — 3:25 "Take Away the Colour" (HF mix) — 6:41 "Take Away the Colour" (Rob X remix) — 6:14 "Take Away the Colour" (to be sampled) — 3:27 CD single "Take Away the Colour" (radio mix) — 3:28 "Take Away the Colour" (HF mix) — 6:44 12" maxi - Europe "Take Away the Colour" (HF mix) — 6:41 "Take Away the Colour" (VCF mix) — 5:06 "Take Away the Colour" (radio mix) — 3:25 CD maxi - Remixes - Germany "Take Away the Colour" (Rob X remix) — 6:14 "Take Away the Colour" (uannanatu remix) — 7:10 "Take Away the Colour" (trance dub) — 6:23 CD maxi - Remixes - Italy "Take Away the Colour" (radio 7" version) — 3:25 "Take Away the Colour" (Rob X remix) — 6:14 "Take Away the Colour" (FOS vocal dub) — 7:17 "Take Away the Colour" (uannanatu remix) — 7:10 "Take Away the Colour" (trance dub) — 6:33 "Take Away the Colour" (VCF mix) — 5:06 "Take Away the Colour" (to be sampled) — 3:27 12" maxi - Remixes "Take Away the Colour" (Rob X remix) — 6:14 "Take Away the Colour" (FOS vocal dub) — 7:18 "Take Away the Colour" (uannanatu remix) — 7:10 "Take Away the Colour" (trance dub) — 6:33 "Take Away the Colour" (to be sampled) — 3:27

1995 release CD maxi - Sweden "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction short radio edit) — 3:59 "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction) — 5:27 "Megamix (extended version) — 8:44 "Take Away the Colour" (original LP version) — 3:25 "Megamix (short radio version) — 4:14 "Take Away the Colour" (Rob X remix) — 6:14 CD maxi - Belgium "Take Away the Colour" (original LP version) — 3:25 "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction short) — 3:59 "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction long) — 5:27 "Take Away the Colour" (Rob X remix) — 6:14 "Megamix Short" — 4:14 "Megamix Long" — 8:44 CD maxi - Germany "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction) — 3:59 "Megamix" (short version) — 4:14 "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction) — 5:27 "Take Away the Colour" (Rob X remix) — 6:14 CD single - France, Belgium "Take Away the Colour" (original LP version) — 3:25 (Belgium only) "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction short) — 3:59 "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction long version) — 5:27 (France only) 12" maxi - Belgium "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction short) — 3:59 "Take Away the Colour" (Rob X remix) — 6:14 "Take Away the Colour" (original LP version) — 3:25 "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction long) — 5:27 "Megamix Short" — 4:14 12" maxi - Germany, Spain, Italy "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction) — 5:27 "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction short) — 3:59 "Megamix" (extended version) — 8:44 "Megamix" (short version) — 4:14 12" maxi - France "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction) — 5:27 "Take Away the Colour" (Rob X remix) — 6:14

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart	11
French SNEP Singles Chart	31
Chart (1995)	Peak position
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	15
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	11
Dutch Mega Top 1001	25
French SNEP Singles Chart1	31
Swedish Singles Chart	18

¹ '95 Reconstruction

End of year chart (1995)	Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	37