"On a Ragga Tip" is a song by British

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group SL2, released as a

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in 1992. The song contains samples of Jah Screechy's "Walk and Skank" and

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's "Gittin' Funky (UK Remix)". The song was a success, peaking at 2 in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, No. 3 in Ireland and No. 42 in Belgium. It remains the group's biggest and best-known song. In 1997, a remix of the song was released and reached No. 31 in the UK. In 2015, the original SL2 version was used in a

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television commercial in the UK and in 2019, it was used in a

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commercial.

Critical reception

Andy Beevers from ''

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'' stated that "this track continues the

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theme of 'Way in My Brain', the hugely popular flipside to their massive 'DJs Take Control' hit. Built around Jah Screechy's extremely catchy 'Walk and Skank', 'On a Ragga Tip' is destined for great things."

Track listing

* UK 12-inch single :A1. "On a Ragga Tip" (original mix) – 5:11 :A2. "Pleasure" (original mix) – 4:05 :AA1. "Changing Trax" (original mix) – 5:00 :AA2. "Bassquake" (Plus 8 Mix) – 4:26

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Other versions and sampling

In 1992, South African singer Dr Victor

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the vocals and hook of "On a Ragga Tip", with added verses and instrumentation, in the song "Badayo". In 1994,

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and Alka Yagnik interpolated the song in "Amma Dekh Tera Munda" from the Bollywood film '' Stuntman''. In 2015, British electronic/house duo My Digital Enemy released an

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remake of "On a Ragga Tip" which sampled the original SL2 version.

References

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