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"Take Me to the Clouds Above" is a song by British dance group LMC, credited to "LMC vs U2". The song interpolates Whitney Houston's 1986 hit "How Will I Know" (using only the first four lines) and samples Irish rock band U2's 1987 hit "With or Without You" (hence the credit). The vocals in the song were performed by Rachel McFarlane.[2]

B-side"The Feeling"
Released26 January 2004 (2004-01-26)[1]
Length2:53
LabelAll Around the World
Quick facts B-side, Released ...
"Take Me to the Clouds Above"
Single by LMC vs U2
B-side"The Feeling"
Released26 January 2004 (2004-01-26)[1]
Length2:53
LabelAll Around the World
Songwriters
ProducerLMC
LMC singles chronology
"Take Me to the Clouds Above"
(2004)		 "Don't Let Go"
(2005)
U2 singles chronology
"Electrical Storm"
(2002)		 "Take Me to the Clouds Above"
(2004)		 "Vertigo"
(2004)
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Released on 26 January 2004, "Take Me to the Clouds Above" peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in February 2004. It became a worldwide hit as well, topping several dance charts and entering the top 20 in 10 other countries. In the United States, the song was a hit on dance radio, reaching number seven on the Billboard Dance Radio Airplay chart in May 2004.

Track listings

UK maxi-CD single[3]

  1. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (radio edit)
  2. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (The Mash Up Kids remix)
  3. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (extended mix)
  4. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Audiolush remix)
  5. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Lee S remix)
  6. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Flip & Fill remix)

UK CD single[4]

  1. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (radio edit)
  2. "The Feeling"

US 12-inch single[5]

A1. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (extended)
A2. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Lee S remix)
B1. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Mash Up Kids remix)
B2. "The Feeling"

Australian CD single[1]

  1. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (radio edit) – 2:50
  2. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (The Mash Up Kids remix) – 7:31
  3. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Lee S remix) – 6:01
  4. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Audiolush remix) – 6:21
  5. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Flip & Fill remix) – 6:37
  6. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" (Scott B remix) – 5:19
  7. "The Feeling" – 5:17

Charts

More information Chart (2004), Peak position ...
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Certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[41] Gold 35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[42] Platinum 600,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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