Open Up (song)
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"Open Up" is a song recorded by Leftfield
Leftfield
Leftfield are a British duo of electronica artists and record producers, namely Paul Daley and Neil Barnes, who formed in 1990 in London, England...

 featuring John Lydon
John Lydon
John Joseph Lydon , also known by the former stage name Johnny Rotten, is a singer-songwriter and television presenter, best known as the lead singer of punk rock band the Sex Pistols from 1975 until 1978, and again for various revivals during the 1990s and 2000s...

 of Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975. They were responsible for initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians...

 and Public Image Ltd.
Public Image Ltd.
Public Image Ltd are an English post-punk band formed by vocalist John Lydon , guitarist Keith Levene and bassist Jah Wobble, with frequent subsequent personnel changes. Lydon is the sole constant member of the band....

. It was released as a 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...

 on 1 November 1993. The single reached #13 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 ...

. The NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...

 reported in their 18 September 1993 issue that "This is the record that people have always wanted Lydon to do." The song also made an appearance on the Hackers
Hackers (film)
Hackers is a 1995 American thriller film directed by Iain Softley and starring Angelina Jolie, Jonny Lee Miller, Renoly Santiago, Matthew Lillard, Lorraine Bracco and Fisher Stevens...

 soundtrack, and on the album The Best ...in the World ...Ever! Volume 3 in 1996. The song can also be found on the British Now That's What I Call Music! 26. It is also the title track to the Acclaim baseball video game All-Star Baseball 2000.

CD/Cassette

  1. Open Up (Radio Edit) – 3:48
  2. Open Up (Full Vocal Mix) – 8:48
  3. Open Up (Dervish Overdrive) – 13:39

Remix 12"

  1. Open Up (I Hate Pink Floyd Mix) – 3:51
  2. Open Up (Open Dub) – 5:35
  3. Open Up (The Dust Brothers Remix) – 8:04

Remix CD

  1. Open Up (Radio Edit) – 3:48
  2. Open Up (I Hate Pink Floyd Mix) – 3:51
  3. Open Up (The Dust Brothers Remix) – 8:04
  4. Open Up (Open Dub) – 5:35

German CD

  1. Open Up (Radio Edit) – 3:48
  2. Open Up (Full Vocal Mix) – 8:48
  3. Open Up (Dervish Overdrive – Edit) – 6:47

US CD

  1. Open Up (Radio Version) – 3:48
  2. Open Up (Full Vocal Mix) – 8:48
  3. Open Up (Dervish Overdrive Mix) – 13:39
  4. Afro-Left (Afro Ride Version) – 9:10
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