Songs where the Remix becomes the standard

Roxette's 'It Must Have Been Love' was re-recorded for the 'Pretty Woman' soundtrack. It was originally a Christmas song called 'It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted)', but when the song was re-done for the movie the Christmas references were omitted.

 

Regarding the 90s, the 2 most prominent examples were already mentioned - 'Missing' (Tod Terry Mix) and 'Macarena' (Bayside Boys Mix).
Britney Spears' '(U Drive Me) Crazy' was also remixed when it was released as a single. This is the original album version:

 

The Thunderpuss Remix of Whitney Houston's 'It's Not Right But It's Okay' was as popular as the original version:

 

Like others, I never knew there was a version prior to the one that became a hit!

But this isn't a remix, is it? It's a re-recording, right?

 

Initially I thought there wasn't much difference between the album and single versions... but then I played them back to back.

Yeah, they're pretty different!

 

Hasn't the version of "We Built This City" without the DJ chatter become the most commonly heard version?
And please don't pile a bunch of repeated ad nauseum jokes about this song. The quips weren't that clever to begin with the first thousand times they were used.

 

Would have been this one, right?:


I used to collect ZZ from the London era and know I have this stashed away in a box somewhere.

 

That's a remake, not a remix. It is popular enough that at least on streaming sites they have it on the debut album instead of the original version.

 

What's on the original album?

I only know the music video version with the DJ.

I looked at Youtube and found the DJ-free version on a Starship best of but I don't know if that's the same as the album version.

I think the video mix is the most well-known...

 

It is actually the initial recording. The hit version is the re-recording.
(Oh now I get your point. It doesn’t count does it?)

 

The version that became a country (as well as a pop crossover) hit was a rerecording of a song Fender had recorded several times previously. It was not a remix of any of those versions.

 

I don't know if this counts, but there were two other versions/remakes/remixes of the original track 'On The Beach' by Chris Rea, using the little riff that was played on the Fender Rhodes by the great Max Middleton as a new leading 'hook'.

 

Absolutely this one.

 

It’s a re-recording, yes. The OP mentions both remixes and alternate versions, so it counts, no? Right, Mr. @AlanDistro ?

 

I would say it counts! It's a fun example, given (as other posters have said) they tried three times before it became a hit.

 

This is the version I heard all over the radio back in the day Alan.
Erasure-Chains of Love (Remix Radio Edit W/Intro), 1988
Had to track down the stupid 12 inch PRO for it

 

It's always been performed live emulating the remix/edit

 

Moby-Southside, 2000
Remixed and added Gwen Stefani as a guest vocalist for the single.

 

This is the OPPOSITE, actually. I'm surprised this remix with a new vocal didn't stick and become the standard. It was this version that was a hit, not the original from 1979 that flopped at the time (what a blow it must have been). This version had a music video, not the first one. I'm fond of The Cure's first album and related singles, but I have to say Robert's singing is much more mature and in tune on this. Stronger overall. And more like what people think when they think of Robert Smith's singing. But it's buried in their discography, not included on compilations etc. Even the artwork has become iconic and used ad nauseam on posters, buttons, the "Join the Dots" box set etc.

 

Yep, I like the newer version, but I had to rip the Greatest Hits DVD to get it into my library.

 

Niagara's "Quand la ville dort".

The album version has a different (flawed) vocal take, it's the same backing track, and plays a tad slower so it's not exactly in the same key. Funnily they kept the same chorus on both versions. Of course, I've heard the single version on the radio and seen the video much more than the album take.



Note : It would be neat to be able TWO links on this forum for A/B comparisons...

 

The single version with the stronger vocal and slightly faster.

 

There's Pop and Country mixes of most of Shania's material.

 

Yep, It's the 86 single remix when played on my local I always hear.

 

Which is a shame because it cuts out the best part/second part of the song, Switch 625. For me, you can’t enjoy the song without the magnificent instrumental that comes attached to it as part of the original album. Switch 625 changes Bringing on the Heartbreak from a wimpy ballad into a magnificent example of what makes Lep both a great pop rock band and a magnificent hard rock band. Plus the added keyboards in the remix of the song itself completely ruin the song for me..