Dark & Long

"Dark & Long" is a song by British electronic music group Underworld and the opening track on their third studio album, dubnobasswithmyheadman (1994). The band released a number of versions of the track, including the "Dark Train" mix made popular for inclusion on the hit soundtrack album for the 1996 film Trainspotting, and the 2021 "Drift 2 Dark Train" mix.

"Dark & Long"
Single by Underworld
from the album dubnobasswithmyheadman
B-side"215 Miles", "Burts", "Dark Hard", "Dark Train", "Spoon Deep", "Most 'Ospitable", "Thing in a Book"
Released13 June 1994 (1994-06-13)[1]
LabelJunior Boy's Own
Songwriter(s)Rick Smith, Karl Hyde, Darren Emerson
Producer(s)Rick Smith, Karl Hyde, Darren Emerson
Underworld singles chronology
"Spikee"
(1993)		 "Dark & Long"
(1994)		 "Cowgirl"
(1994)
Alternative cover
April Records CD
1994 April Records CD
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Starpulse[3]

Background

The single entered the UK Singles Chart at number 57 on 25 June 1994 for one week.[4]

The "Dark Train" mix of "Dark & Long" became best known due to its use in the 1996 film Trainspotting (that featured another Underworld track, "Born Slippy (.Nuxx))." "Dark & Long (Dark Train)" appears in a scene of when the main character Mark Renton is going through heroin withdrawal.

"Dark & Long (Dark Train)", as well as the "Darren Price and High Contrast Remix", both appeared during the athletes' march at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics and on its soundtrack album Isles of Wonder.

Track listings

All tracks were written, mixed and produced by Rick Smith, Karl Hyde and Darren Emerson unless otherwise noted.

  • 12-inch vinyl 1
  1. "Dark & Long" (Dark Train mix) – 10:21
  2. "Dark & Long" (Burts mix) – 8:47
  • 12-inch vinyl 2
  1. "Dark & Long" (Spoon Deep mix)
  2. "Dark & Long" (Thing in a Book mix)
  • CD single
  1. "Dark & Long" (Hall's edit) – 4:08 (Hyde/Smith)
  2. "Dark Train" – 9:51
  3. "Most 'Ospitable" – 5:52
  4. "215 Miles" – 20:02
  • April Records EP
  1. "Dark & Long" (7-inch) – 4:07 (Hyde/Smith)
  2. "Thing in a Book" – 20:12
  3. "Spoon Deep" – 17:53
  4. "Dark Hard" – 11:30
  5. "Dark Train" – 10:28
  6. "Burts" – 8:47
  • 12-inch vinyl 3 (2021)
  1. "Dark & Long" (Drift 2 Dark Train) – 10:11
  2. "Dark & Long" (Most Ospitable mix) – 5:57
  3. "Dark & Long" (Dark Train) – 9:53

(Tracks 2 and 3 are the 2014 remastered versions)

Charts
Chart (1994) Peak
positions
UK Singles (OCC) 57
UK Dance (OCC) 34
UK Dance (Music Week)[5] 4
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[6] 85

References
  1. "Single Releases". Music Week. 11 June 1994. p. 25.
  2. "Dark & Long [Single] - Underworld | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  3. http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Underworld/Discography/album/P14596/R359168/
  4. "Chart Log UK". Retrieved 21 June 2008.
  5. "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 25 June 1994. p. 28. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  6. "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 25 June 1994. p. 6. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
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