Underworld 1992–2002

1992—2002 is a double disc compilation album by Underworld, released 3 November 2003 on JBO. The album was released in conjunction with the single "Born Slippy .NUXX 2003".

This article is about the Underworld compilation album. For the time period in West Africa, see Sierra Leone Civil War.

1992—2002
Greatest hits album by
Underworld
Released3 November 2003
Recorded1992–2002
GenreTechno
House
Trance
Electronica
Length153:42
LabelJBO/V2 Records
ProducerRick Smith
Underworld chronology
A Hundred Days Off
(2002)		 1992—2002
(2003)		 Riverrun
(2005–2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
About.com[2]
Almost Cool8/10[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[4]
Music Emissions[5]
NME8/10[6]
PopMattersfavorable[7]
Uncut[8]

Summary

This compilation marked the first album appearances of "Big Mouth" (listed here as "Bigmouth"), "Dirty", "Rez" and "Spikee"; all of which had previously only been available as 12" vinyl singles. Furthermore, it contained some of their more popular soundtrack pieces, including "Dark & Long (Dark Train)" and "Born Slippy .NUXX", both used in the film Trainspotting; "Rez", as used in Vanilla Sky; "Cowgirl" from Hackers; "Moaner" from Batman & Robin; and "8 Ball", which was featured in The Beach. The original versions of "Dark & Long" and "Born Slippy" were not included in the compilation.

The version of "Born Slippy .NUXX" included on this album is an exclusive edit of the song with a new outro, while "Push Upstairs" is an extended mix that was limited to a 12" promotional vinyl on its original release in 1999. "Cowgirl" appears in the lightly edited form which appeared on dubnobasswithmyheadman. The full length "album version" of "Moaner" is also included, as opposed to the "long version" used on Beaucoup Fish, which cut the extended outro (curiously, this compilation's version of "Moaner" does not fade out, unlike other copies of the "album version".) A promotional version of 1992–2002 also included the unedited version of "Dirty" and a previously unreleased extended version of "Jumbo", the latter of which would later appear on 1992–2012 The Anthology.

Tim Booth of James has ranked it among his favourite albums.[9]

Track listing

All songs by Underworld, unless noted.

CD version
Disc One
No.TitleLength
1."Bigmouth" (originally released under artist name Lemon Interupt)10:07
2."Dirty" (originally released under artist name Lemon Interupt)10:18
3."Mmm... Skyscraper I Love You"13:15
4."Rez"9:57
5."Spikee"12:30
6."Dirty Epic"9:59
7."Dark & Long (Dark Train)"10:51
Total length:76:57
Disc Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cowgirl" 8:29
2."Born Slippy .NUXX" 7:34
3."Pearl's Girl" 9:39
4."Jumbo" 6:58
5."Push Upstairs (The Full Length of It)" 6:10
6."Moaner" 10:23
7."Shudder/King of Snake"Pete Bellotte, Giorgio Moroder, Donna Summer9:30
8."8 Ball" 8:55
9."Two Months Off" 9:08
Total length:76:46


Disc Three (DVD)
No.TitleLength
1."Rez"9:54
2."Dark Train"9:55
3."Born Slippy Nuxx"4:31
4."Jumbo"4:10
5."Two Months Off"3:59

Promotional pressing

A very small number of releases contained extended versions of "Dirty" (which includes a coda that contains a sample from "Dolls' Polyphony", from the soundtrack to the anime film Akira) and of "Jumbo" (which was later given a wide release on 1992–2012 The Anthology.)

Disc One
No.TitleLength
1."Bigmouth"10:07
2."Dirty"11:37
3."Mmm... Skyscraper I Love You"13:15
4."Rez"9:57
5."Spikee"12:30
6."Dirty Epic"9:59
7."Dark & Long (Dark Train)"10:51
Disc Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cowgirl" 8:29
2."Born Slippy .NUXX" 7:34
3."Pearl's Girl" 9:39
4."Jumbo" 9:12
5."Push Upstairs (The Full Length of It)" 6:10
6."Moaner" 10:23
7."Shudder/King of Snake"Bellotte, Moroder, Summer9:30
8."8 Ball" 8:55
9."Two Months Off" 9:08

UK Vinyl version
Disc One
No.TitleLength
1."Bigmouth"10:07
2."Dirty"10:18
3."Mmm... Skyscraper I Love You"13:15
4."Rez"9:57
Disc Two
No.TitleLength
1."Spikee"12:30
2."Dirty Epic"9:59
3."Dark & Long (Dark Train)"10:51
4."Cowgirl"8:29
Disc Three
No.TitleLength
1."Born Slippy .NUXX"7:34
2."Pearl's Girl"9:39
3."Jumbo"6:58
4."Push Upstairs (The Full Length of It)"6:10
Disc Four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Moaner" 10:23
2."Shudder/King of Snake"Bellotte, Moroder, Summer9:30
3."8 Ball" 8:55
4."Two Months Off" 9:08

Charts
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Belgian Albums Chart[10] 25
Dutch Albums Chart[11] 61
Japanese Albums Chart[12] 4
UK Albums Chart[13] 43
US Billboard Top Electronic Albums[14] 13

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[15] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
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  2. DJ Zak Davis (10 April 2012). "Underworld - 1992-2002". Dancemusic. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  3. "Underworld - 1992-2002 - almost cool music review". Almostcool.org. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  4. Raymond Fiore (5 December 2003). "1992-2002 Review | Music Reviews and News". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  5. dscanland (23 February 2004). "Underworld - 1992-2002 Review". Music Emissions. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  6. Anthony Thornton (14 November 2003). "Underworld : Anthology 1992-2002". NME. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  7. Gairola, Rahul. "Underworld: Underworld 1992 - 2002". PopMatters. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  8. "Underworld - Anthology 1992-2002 - Review". Uncut.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  9. Freeman, John (31 March 2006). "How Was It For You? Tim Booth of James' Favourite Albums". The Quietus. p. 8. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  10. "Underworld - 1992-2002 - ultratop.be". Ultratop.
  11. Underworld discography
  12. Underworld discography
  13. "Artists". OfficialCharts.com.
  14. "Underworld | Awards". AllMusic.
  15. "Japanese album certifications – Underworld – Underworld 1992–2002" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 22 September 2021. Select 2003年10月 on the drop-down menu
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