Song · Wildchild
“Renegade Master” by Wildchild
Released 1995
“Renegade Master” by Wildchild appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 1998. It was first released in 1995. Its best result is #9 on the WBER Listener Countdown 1998. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #107 alternative song of 1998.
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"Renegade Master" came out in October 1995 on Hi-Life Recordings, the calling card of the English DJ and producer Wildchild, and it's a brute of a club record: a vocal lifted from A.D.O.R.'s "One for the Trouble", thrown against house beats with a serious electro and hip-hop habit showing through. Music Week caught that too, hearing Public Enemy in its relentless repetition and giving it four out of five.
The track had already surfaced once under another name, as "Legends of the Dark Black Pt 2 (Renegade Master Mix)", the single before it. Retitled, it climbed to number 11 on the UK Singles Chart, and in 1997 Fatboy Slim remixed it into its biggest incarnation yet, a number 3 UK hit; Music Week gave the '98 remix package a full five out of five.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 23 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 101.7 Songs of 1998 | 102 |
| 1998 | 9 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 1998 | 98 |
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