Rez (song)


"Rez" is a non-album track by British electronic music group Underworld, originally released in 1993 in the UK. It became a popular club hit and live track in Underworld's sets, despite the fact it could not be found on an album. However, it did appear on many compilations, b-sides, and even appeared on a bonus disc for Second Toughest in the Infants. The first promo release of the single was pressed onto pink vinyl, and is highly collectible as it has an exclusive non-album track, "Why, Why, Why". The song's obscurity led to many bootleg pressings of the song before it was officially re-issued as part of 1992–2012 The Anthology. The more common release has the single "Cowgirl" as its b-side. This version also received a limited white vinyl pressing in the US.

Track listing

12" / Junior Boy's Own / COLLECT 002 Promo Pink Vinyl
  1. "Rez" – 9:55
  2. "Why, Why, Why" – 12:1412" / Junior Boy's Own / COLLECT 002
  3. "Rez" - 9:55
  4. "Cowgirl" - 8:3012" / Junior Boy's Own / JBO 13
  5. "Rez" - 9:55
  6. "Cowgirl" - 8:3012" / Junior Boy's Own / JBO 1001 1995
  7. "Rez" - 9:55
  8. "Cowgirl" - 8:3012" / Logic / Junior Boy's Own / LOC 188 1996 Promo
  9. "Born Slippy" - 11:37
  10. "Rez" - 9:5512" / Wax Trax! / TVT Records / TVT 8718-0
  11. "Rez" - 9:55
  12. "Cowgirl" - 8:3012" / Simply Vinyl / S12DJ118 Reissue
  13. "Rez" - 9:55
  14. "Cowgirl" - 8:3012" / Dance Train Classics / 541 / 541416 500462 Reissue
  15. U2 - "Lemon" - 8:54
  16. Underworld - "Rez" - 9:5512" / I Love Techno Classics / 541 / 541416 501471 Reissue
  17. Dave Angel - "Airborne" - 11:39
  18. Underworld - "Rez" - 9:55

Appearances

  • "Rez" appears on numerous dance compilations.
  • "Rez" appears on the 1994 Underworld EP Dirty Epic/Cowgirl.
  • "Rez" appears in the film Vanilla Sky.
  • "Rez" was played in a nightclub scene in Alias's third-season episode "The Nemesis".
  • A remix of "Rez" was played during the Athletes' Parade of the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in London.
  • "Rez" and "Why Why Why" appears on the bonus 8 cm disc on the re-released Japanese Dubnobasswithmyheadman.
  • "Rez" and "Why Why Why" both appear on Underworld's compilation 1992–2012 The Anthology.
  • "Why, Why, Why" appears on the compilation/magazine Volume 8 as a 5:15 edit.
  • "Why, Why, Why" appears on the compilation/magazine Wasted – The Best of Volume, part 1 as an 8:20 remix, incorrectly labelled "Change" on the cover.
  • "Rez" appeared on the closing sequence of Japanese television channel TV Asahi from 2003 to 2008.