Take Away the Colour

"Take Away the Colour"
Single by ICE MC
from the album Ice'n'Green
B-side	Remix
Released	18 September 1993
Format	CD single, CD maxi 12" maxi single
Genre	Euro-electronica
Length	3:25
Label	Polydor (Germany) Ariplay Records (France) Dance World Attack (Italy) Blanco Y Negro (Spain) Dance Pool (Australia) 12INC (Sweden)
Writer(s)	Roberto Zanetti
Producer(s)	Roberto Zanetti
ICE MC singles chronology
"Rainy Days" (1992) "Take Away the Colour" (1993) "Think about the Way" (1994) "It's a Rainy Day" (1994) "Take Away the Colour (95' Reconstruction)" (1995) "Ice'n'Mix" (1995)

"Take Away the Colour" is a 1993 song by British born, Italy based Eurodance artist ICE MC. It was his first single from his album Ice'n'Green on which it appears as third track, and his ninth single overall. It was written and produced by Robyx, while the female vocals were performed by Simone Jay. The song was reissued a year later, in 1995, in a new version entitled "Take Away the Colour ('95 Reconstruction), however, this version is performed by Alexia. 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", "It's a Rainy Day" 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".^[1][2]

1994 release

CD maxi - Europe

1. "Take Away the Colour" (radio mix) — 3:29
2. "Take Away the Colour" (HF mix) — 6:45
3. "Take Away the Colour" (VCF mix) — 5:08

CD maxi - Australia

1. "Take Away the Colour" (radio mix) — 3:25
2. "Take Away the Colour" (HF mix) — 6:41
3. "Take Away the Colour" (Rob X remix) — 6:14
4. "Take Away the Colour" (to be sampled) — 3:27

CD single

1. "Take Away the Colour" (radio mix) — 3:28
2. "Take Away the Colour" (HF mix) — 6:44

12" maxi - Europe

1. "Take Away the Colour" (HF mix) — 6:41
2. "Take Away the Colour" (VCF mix) — 5:06
3. "Take Away the Colour" (radio mix) — 3:25

CD maxi - Remixes - Germany

1. "Take Away the Colour" (Rob X remix) — 6:14
2. "Take Away the Colour" (uannanatu remix) — 7:10
3. "Take Away the Colour" (trance dub) — 6:23

CD maxi - Remixes - Italy

1. "Take Away the Colour" (radio 7" version) — 3:25
2. "Take Away the Colour" (Rob X remix) — 6:14
3. "Take Away the Colour" (FOS vocal dub) — 7:17
4. "Take Away the Colour" (uannanatu remix) — 7:10
5. "Take Away the Colour" (trance dub) — 6:33
6. "Take Away the Colour" (VCF mix) — 5:06
7. "Take Away the Colour" (to be sampled) — 3:27

12" maxi - Remixes

1. "Take Away the Colour" (Rob X remix) — 6:14
2. "Take Away the Colour" (FOS vocal dub) — 7:18
3. "Take Away the Colour" (uannanatu remix) — 7:10
4. "Take Away the Colour" (trance dub) — 6:33
5. "Take Away the Colour" (to be sampled) — 3:27

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1995 release

CD maxi - Sweden

1. "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction short radio edit) — 3:59
2. "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction) — 5:27
3. "Megamix (extended version) — 8:44
4. "Take Away the Colour" (original LP version) — 3:25
5. "Megamix (short radio version) — 4:14
6. "Take Away the Colour" (Rob X remix) — 6:14

CD maxi - Belgium

1. "Take Away the Colour" (original LP version) — 3:25
2. "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction short) — 3:59
3. "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction long) — 5:27
4. "Take Away the Colour" (Rob X remix) — 6:14
5. "Megamix Short" — 4:14
6. "Megamix Long" — 8:44

CD maxi - Germany

1. "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction) — 3:59
2. "Megamix" (short version) — 4:14
3. "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction) — 5:27
4. "Take Away the Colour" (Rob X remix) — 6:14

CD single - France, Belgium

1. "Take Away the Colour" (original LP version) — 3:25 (Belgium only)
2. "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction short) — 3:59
3. "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction long version) — 5:27 (France only)

12" maxi - Belgium

1. "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction short) — 3:59
2. "Take Away the Colour" (Rob X remix) — 6:14
3. "Take Away the Colour" (original LP version) — 3:25
4. "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction long) — 5:27
5. "Megamix Short" — 4:14

12" maxi - Germany, Spain, Italy

1. "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction) — 5:27
2. "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction short) — 3:59
3. "Megamix" (extended version) — 8:44
4. "Megamix" (short version) — 4:14

12" maxi - France

1. "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction) — 5:27
2. "Take Away the Colour" (Rob X remix) — 6:14

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Charts

Chart (1994) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 11 France (SNEP)[4] 31 Italy (FIMI)[5] 19 Chart (1995) ^1 Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 15 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] 11 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 16 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 25 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 18 ^1 '95 Reconstruction

End of year chart (1995) Position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[11] 37

References

1. "ICE MC — "Take Away the Colour"". Discogs. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
2. "ICE MC — "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction)". Discogs. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
3. "Austriancharts.at – Ice MC – Take Away the Colour" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
4. "Lescharts.com – Ice MC – Take Away the Colour" (in French). Les classement single.
5. Italian peak positions
6. "Ultratop.be – Ice MC – Take Away the Colour" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
7. "Ultratop.be – Ice MC – Take Away the Colour" (in French). Ultratop 50.
8. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
9. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Ice MC search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
10. "Swedishcharts.com – Ice MC – Take Away the Colour". Singles Top 100.
11. "1995 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart". Ultratop. Retrieved 2009-07-01.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics