"Tribal Dance" was the second single to be released by the band 2 Unlimited

2 Unlimited

2 Unlimited is a Dutch Eurodance/Hi-NRG act formed in 1991. The project was the brainchild of Belgian producers Jean-Paul DeCoster and Phil Wilde, and was fronted by a Dutch duo, rapper Ray Slijngaard and singer Anita Doth. During five years of enormous worldwide popularity, the act scored 16 chart...

 from their second album No Limits.

The song was released in the UK in May 1993 and peaked at #4 for 2 weeks and spent a total of 11 weeks in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

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The song reached number 7 on the US dance chart. The track featured a trumpet riff and different kinds of drums throughout the song and the accompanying video was set in the jungle using blue screen in order to create the appearance of members of the band swinging across a jungle backdrop. The "say that again" lyric at the start of the track was sampled from the film Back to the Future

Back to the Future

Back to the Future is a 1985 American science-fiction adventure film. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale, produced by Steven Spielberg, and starred Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover and Thomas F. Wilson. The film tells the story of...

. The song is also featured in the 2006 film Final Destination 3

Final Destination 3

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CD single

Belgium, Germany

1. "Tribal Dance" (Rap Edit) (3:41) http://www.discogs.com/release/167089 http://www.discogs.com/release/211113
2. "Tribal Dance" (Edit) (3:41)
3. "Tribal Dance" (Extended) (5:11)
4. "Tribal Dance" (Extended Rap) (5:11)
5. "Tribal Dance" (Automatic African Remix) (4:35)
6. "Tribal Dance" (Automatic Breakbeat Remix) (4:48)

France

1. "Tribal Dance" (Radio Edit) (3:40) http://www.discogs.com/release/728498
2. "Tribal Dance" (Radio Rap Edit) (3:40)

UK

1. "Tribal Dance" (Edit) (3:43) http://www.discogs.com/release/170242
2. "Tribal Dance" (Automatic African Remix) (4:38)
3. "Tribal Dance" (Extended 12" Mix) (5:13)
4. "Tribal Dance" (Automatic Breakbeat Mix) (4:50)
5. "Tribal Dance" (Extended Rap) (5:11)

CD maxi

France

1. "Tribal Dance" (Radio Edit) (3:40) http://www.discogs.com/release/937541
2. "Tribal Dance" (Radio Rap Edit) (3:40)
3. "Tribal Dance" (Extended) (5:10)
4. "Tribal Dance" (Extended Rap) (5:10)

12" maxi

Belgium

1. "Tribal Dance" (Extended) (5:11)
2. "Tribal Dance" (Extended Rap) (5:11)
3. "Tribal Dance" (Automatic African Remix) (4:35)
4. "Tribal Dance" (Automatic Breakbeat Remix) (4:48)

US

1. "Tribal Dance" (Extended Mix) (5:14)
2. "Tribal Dance" (Extended Rap Mix) (5:10)
3. "Tribal Dance" (Radio Version) (3:41)
4. "Tribal Dance" (Automatic African Remix) (4:35)
5. "Tribal Dance" (Automatic Breakbeat Remix) (4:49)
6. "Tribal Dance" (No No Rap Edit) (3:45)

Peak positions

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	5
Austrian Singles Chart	3
Canadian Singles Chart	7
Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...	2
Eurochart Hot 100	1
French SNEP Singles Chart	4
German Singles Chart	2
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	2
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart	38
Norwegian Singles Chart	4
Spanish Singles Chart	1
Swedish Singles Chart	2
Swiss Singles Chart	2
UK Airplay Chart	18
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	4
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...	7
Chart (2004) 1	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart	58
German Singles Chart	78

¹ "Tribal Dance 2.4"

End of year charts

End of year chart (1993)	Position
Austrian Singles Chart	23
Dutch Top 40	29
Swiss Singles Chart	21

Certifications

Chart successions