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by Cabaret Voltaire. The single is two remixes by

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of a track from their 1982 album ''

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''. A version of the song also appears on the live album ''

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''. The single was released in May 1983 on

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(FBN 25) and

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UK (FAC 82). It reached No. 6 on the UK Indie Chart. The track features a sample "The 70 billion people of Earth — where are they hiding?" from the Outer Limits episode "

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". As well as the 5:00 and 7:20 versions on the single, a 6:36 version was released on the 1983 compilation LP ''Factory Benelux Greatest Hits''. Further remixes of the track were released on

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' NovaMute imprint in 2003 (12", NovaMute 12-NoMu-121, 9 June 2003).

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