T.N.T. for the Brain explained

T.N.T. for the Brain
Cover:	Enigma - T.N.T for the Brain.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Enigma
Album:	Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi!
Released:	17 February 1997
Recorded:	1996 A.R.T. Studios, Ibiza
Genre:	New age
Length:	4:00
Label:	Virgin / EMI
Producer:	Michael Cretu
Prev Title:	Beyond the Invisible
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Gravity of Love
Next Year:	1999

"T.N.T. for the Brain" is a song by German musical project Enigma, released as the second and last from their third album, Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi! (1996).^[1] It peaked at number 60 in the UK.

Overview

The Introduction samples "Horsell Common and the Heat Ray" from Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds.

Critical reception

British magazine Music Week rated the song three out of five, adding, "More of the same for Enigma with this second offering from their latest gold album."^[2]

Single track listing

• 2-track CD single

1. "Radio Edit"  - 4:00
2. "Instrumental Mix"  - 4:07

• 3-track CD single

1. "Radio Edit"  - 4:00
2. "Instrumental Mix"  - 4:07
3. "Midnight Man Remix"  - 5:56

• 4-track CD single

1. "Radio Edit"  - 4:00
2. "Midnight Man Remix"  - 5:56
3. "Album Version"  - 4:34
4. "Instrumental Mix"  - 4:07

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Scotland (OCC)^[3]	61
UK Singles (OCC)	60

Notes and References

1. Web site: T.N.T. for the Brain. Discogs. 2014-12-18.
2. Reviews: Singles. Music Week. 1997-03-22. 8. 2022-05-14.
3. Web site: Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 13 April 1997 - 19 April 1997. Official Charts Company. 2021-10-13.