{{Infobox song | name = 138 Trek | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = DJ Zinc | album = | released = 6 November 2000 | recorded = 1999 | studio = | venue = | genre = UK garage, breakstep | length = 5:10 | label = True Playaz, Phaze:One | writer = DJ Zinc | producer = DJ Zinc | prev_title = ''Beats by Design EP'' | prev_year = 1999 | next_title = Casino Royale / Dead A's | next_year = 2001 }}
"'''138 Trek'''" is a 1999 song by DJ Zinc. Released as a single in 2000 it peaked at number 27 on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the UK Dance Singles Chart.
DJ Zinc was one of the first drum and bass producers to score a chart hit within the UK garage scene with this song. He then continued to release breaks/garage productions under the alias Jammin. His 2004 release, "Kinda Funky/Go DJ", reached No. 80 in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/928/jammin/|title=JAMMIN | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website=Official Charts }}</ref> "138 Trek" samples the drum break from Barry White's "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whosampled.com/sample/12442/DJ-Zinc-138-Trek-Barry-White-I%27m-Gonna-Love-You-Just-a-Little-More-Baby/|title=DJ Zinc's '138 Trek' - Discover the Sample Source|website=WhoSampled }}</ref>
''The Guardian'' listed "138 Trek" at number 7 in their list of "The best UK garage tracks - ranked!" in 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/may/16/the-best-uk-garage-tracks-ranked|title=The best UK garage tracks|work=The Guardian|date= 16 May 2019|accessdate=2019-09-15 |last1=Petridis |first1=Alexis }}</ref>
The track also features samples from the ''Star Trek'' original series, including the re-use of samples of the communicator sound.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Muggs |first=Joe |title=Bass, Mids, Tops: An Oral History of Sound System Culture |date=7 Oct 2020 |publisher=MIT press }}</ref>
==Chart performance== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2000) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{singlechart|UKdance|1|artist=DJ Zinc|song=138 Trek|date=2000-11-18}} |- {{singlechart|UK|27|artist=DJ Zinc|song=138 Trek|date=2000-11-18}} |}
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Category:1999 songs Category:2000 singles Category:DJ Zinc songs Category:Songs written by DJ Zinc
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