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producer Gusto. It was released in February 1996 as a single only. The song, which mainly consists of a looped sample from

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's 1979 song "Groovin' You", reached number nine in the

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and number one on the ''

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'' Dance/Urban chart in

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. The title quotes

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, who had described house music as being "

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's revenge".

Critical reception

A reviewer from ''

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'' rated "Disco's Revenge" three out of five, adding that "

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's Gusto delivers a classy, bassy track, which has been championed by Radio One but has limited crossover potential."

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from the '' RM'' Dance Update described it as a "

'Groovin' You' riff based 'bum bum bum' bumbling simple hypnotic strider".

Track listings

* CD maxi - Europe # "Disco's Revenge" (Short Dirty Mix) - 3:50 # "Disco's Revenge" (Church Mix) - 7:04 # "Disco's Revenge" (Mojo Beats) - 7:08 * CD maxi- Europe (Remixes) # "Disco's Revenge" (Short Dirty Mix) - 3:51 # "Disco's Revenge" (Acappella) - 4:13 # "Disco's Revenge" (Antonio Bandera's Guitarra Mix) - 6:47 # "Disco's Revenge" (David Anthony & Tom Moulton Full Vocal) - 12:48 # "Disco's Revenge" (David Anthony UK Radio mix) - 3:16 # "Disco's Revenge" (David Anthony UK Vocal mix) - 6:34 # "Disco's Revenge" (Deep Dish Remix) - 12:31 # "Disco's Revenge" (GustHouse Remix) - 8:20 # "Disco's Revenge" (Johnny Vicious Remix) - 9:34

Critical reception

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References