"Workaholic" was the third single released by Dutch act 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 album Get Ready!

Get Ready!

Get Ready! was the first album released by 2 Unlimited. The album reached #17 in the Netherlands and #37 in the UK. Despite the moderate chart success, 2 Unlimited was one of the few Dutch bands which set out to conquer the world and even gained access to the difficult American market...

. The song differed from the album version by virtue of it not being an instrumental track. It was a Top 30 U.S.

United States

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 Dance hit, and peaked at #4 in the United Kingdom

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The opening segment of the song features bells ringing in descending followed by ascending order (replicating the Westminster chime effect). It is the same segment that is played at Yankee Stadium

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 in New York City

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 whenever baseball

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's New York Yankees

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 score a run. Also, the phrase "Ok, let's go to work" comes from the 1987 film Wall Street.

Track listings

CD maxi

1. "Workaholic" (7" Vocal Edit) (3:34)
2. "Workaholic" (Extended Mix) (5:51)
3. "Workaholic" (Rio & Le Jean Remix) (5:07)
4. "Workaholic" (Hardcore Remix) (4:15)

7" single

1. "Workaholic" (Vocal Edit) (3:34)
2. "Workaholic" (Instrumental Edit) (3:34)

CD single

1. "Workaholic" (Extended Mix) (5:51)
2. "Workaholic" (Rio & Le Jean Remix) (5:07)
3. "Workaholic" (Hardcore Remix) (4:15)
4. "Workaholic" (Vocal Edit) (3:34)
5. "Get Ready for This" (Rio & Le Jean Remix '92) (4:11)

12" maxi

1. "Workaholic" (Extended Mix)
2. "Workaholic" (Rio & Le Jean Mix)
3. "Get Ready for This" (Rio & Le Jean '92 Remix)

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
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...	26
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...	35
Dutch Singles Chart	6
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
MTV European Top 20	11
Norwegian Singles Chart	5
Spanish Singles Chart	24
Swedish Singles Chart	24
Swiss Singles Chart	37
UK Airplay Chart	29
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