Take Away the Colour

"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
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);
Songwriter	Roberto Zanetti
Producer	Roberto Zanetti
Ice MC singles chronology
Music video
	"Take Away the Colour" on YouTube

"Take Away the Colour" is a 1993 song by British Eurodance artist Ice MC. It was released as the first single from his third album, Ice'n'Green (1994), 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 Simona Jackson. Jasmin Heinrich appeared in the music video and in live performances lip-synching to Jackson's vocals. 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 Austria, Belgium (Wallonia and Flanders), Italy and Sweden, while both versions reached number 31 in France. 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

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

CD maxi - Australia

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

CD single

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

12" maxi - Europe

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

CD maxi - Remixes - Germany

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

CD maxi - Remixes - Italy

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

12" maxi - Remixes

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

1995 release

CD maxi - Sweden

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

CD maxi - Belgium

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

CD maxi - Germany

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

CD single - France, Belgium

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

12" maxi - Belgium

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

12" maxi - Germany, Spain, Italy

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

12" maxi - France

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Take Away the Colour"
Chart (1994-1995)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[3]	114
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[4]	11
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[5]	15
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[6]	11
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[7]	80
Europe (European Dance Radio)^[8]	17
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[9]	16
France (SNEP)^[10]	31
Italy (Musica e dischi)^[11]	17
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[12]	18

Weekly chart performance for "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction)
Chart (1995)	Peak position
France (SNEP)^[13]	31
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[14]	25
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[15]	25

Year-end charts

1995 version

Chart (1995)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[16]	37
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[17]	221

References

^ "ICE MC — "Take Away the Colour"". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2009-07-26. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
^ "ICE MC — "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction)". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
^ "Ice MC chart history, received from ARIA on 10 May 2022". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2024-06-20. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.
^ "Ice MC – Take Away the Colour" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
^ "Ice MC – Take Away the Colour" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ "Ice MC – Take Away the Colour" (in French). Ultratop 50.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 1994-05-21. p. 22. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
^ "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. 1994-03-05. p. 18. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
^ "Ice MC – Take Away the Colour" (in French). Le classement de singles.
^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-05-28. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Ice MC".
^ "Ice MC – Take Away the Colour". Singles Top 100.
^ "Ice MC - "Take Away the Colour ('95 Reconstruction)" (in French). Les classement single.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Ice MC" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
^ "Ice MC – Take Away the Colour" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ "1995 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart". Ultratop. Archived from the original on 2014-04-14. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
^ "Jaarlijsten 1995" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Archived from the original on 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2019-12-03.

[1] "ICE MC — "Take Away the Colour"". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2009-07-26. Retrieved 2009-07-01.

[2] "ICE MC — "Take Away the Colour" ('95 Reconstruction)". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2009-07-01.

[3] "Ice MC chart history, received from ARIA on 10 May 2022". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2024-06-20. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.

[sc_Austria_Ice_MC-4] "Ice MC – Take Away the Colour" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.

[sc_Flanders_Ice_MC-5] "Ice MC – Take Away the Colour" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Wallonia_Ice_MC-6] "Ice MC – Take Away the Colour" (in French). Ultratop 50.

[7] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 1994-05-21. p. 22. Retrieved 2018-03-31.

[8] "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. 1994-03-05. p. 18. Retrieved 2023-05-23.

[Book-9] Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.

[sc_France_Ice_MC-10] "Ice MC – Take Away the Colour" (in French). Le classement de singles.

[11] "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-05-28. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Ice MC".

[sc_Sweden_Ice_MC-12] "Ice MC – Take Away the Colour". Singles Top 100.

[13] "Ice MC - "Take Away the Colour ('95 Reconstruction)" (in French). Les classement single.

[sc_Dutch40_Ice_MC-14] "Nederlandse Top 40 – Ice MC" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.

[sc_Dutch100_Ice_MC-15] "Ice MC – Take Away the Colour" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[16] "1995 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart". Ultratop. Archived from the original on 2014-04-14. Retrieved 2009-07-01.

[17] "Jaarlijsten 1995" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Archived from the original on 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2019-12-03.

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