{{Infobox song | name = U Found Out | cover = The_Handbaggers-U_Found_Out.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = The Handbaggers | album = | released = 1996 | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = * Eurodance * handbag house<ref name="Music Week">{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-05-11.pdf|first=|last=|title=Reviews|work=Music Week|date=11 May 1996|page=14|accessdate=4 May 2022}}</ref> | length = 3:49 | label = Tidy Trax | writer = * Amadeus Celery Mozart * Andrew J. Pickles * Vince Clarke | producer = * Amadeus Celery Mozart * Andrew J. Pickles | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|9sSWMTUFK_o|"U Found Out"}}}} }}
"'''U Found Out'''" is a song by British girl duo the Handbaggers. Released in 1996 by Tidy Trax as a single, it features a sample from The Jets' 1985 song "Crush on You", and was produced by Tidy Boys. It was also the first release by the label, peaking at number 55 on the UK Singles Chart<ref name="Official Charts Singles">{{cite web|title=Handbaggers|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=|accessdate=4 May 2022|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/1588/handbaggers/}}</ref> and number eight on the UK Dance Singles Chart.<ref name="Official Charts dance">{{cite web|title=Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 16 June 1996 - 22 June 1996|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=|accessdate=4 May 2022|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/19960616/104/}}</ref> A music video was also produced to promote the single.
==Critical reception== Richard Smith from ''Melody Maker'' wrote, "This is that handbag track that samples Depeche Mode's 'Just Can't Get Enough'. It actually works really well. Whenever it comes on in a club, everyone goes "What the..." but then they all start smiling at each other. Which is nice."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Richard|last=Smith|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53672286154/|title=Singles|magazine=Melody Maker|date=18 May 1996|page=47|access-date=14 May 2024}}</ref> A reviewer from ''Music Week'' gave the song three out of five, noting that the DM riff is adapted for a handbag house track "which has been doing the business in the clubs."<ref name="Music Week" /> In his weekly dance column, James Hamilton mentioned it as a "Shola & Selina chanted nagging romp with its hottest mixes punctuated by the Depeche Mode 'Just Can't Get Enough' riff while all have elements from The Jets' 'Crush on You'."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-06-08.pdf|first=James|last=Hamilton|title=DJ Directory|work=Music Week|date=8 June 1996|page=11|accessdate=4 May 2022|author-link=James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)}}</ref> On the re-release of the single in 1997, ''Music Week'' gave it four out of five, complimenting its "clever" use of the sample. They also concluded that "thanks to heavy media support", it "should soar into the sales chart."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-05-24.pdf|title=Reviews: Singles|magazine=Music Week|date=24 May 1997|page=18|accessdate=27 May 2022}}</ref>
==Track listing== * '''12", UK (1995)'''<ref>{{cite web|title=The Handbaggers – U Found Out |publisher=Discogs|date=|accessdate=4 May 2022|url=https://www.discogs.com/es/release/262600-The-Handbaggers-U-Found-Out}}</ref> :A1. "U Found Out" (Tradesmans Mix) – 8:45 :AA1. "U Found Out" (Strike Me Down Remix) – 6:39 :AA2. "U Found Out" (Handbag Mode Version) – 6:11
* '''CD single, UK (1996)'''<ref>{{cite web|title=The Handbaggers – U Found Out|publisher=Discogs|date=|accessdate=4 May 2022|url=https://www.discogs.com/es/release/16720-The-Handbaggers-U-Found-Out}}</ref> #"U Found Out" (Radio Edit) – 3:49 #"U Found Out" (Tony De Vit Remix) – 7:37 #"U Found Out" (Hyperlogic Remix) – 5:58 #"U Found Out" (Red Hand Gang Remix) – 8:01 #"U Found Out" (Tom Wilson Remix) – 6:29 #"U Found Out" (Handbag Mode Mix) – 6:13
* '''CD maxi, Germany (1996)'''<ref>{{cite web|title=The Handbaggers – U Found Out|publisher=Discogs|date=|accessdate=4 May 2022|url=https://www.discogs.com/es/release/563195-The-Handbaggers-U-Found-Out}}</ref> #"U Found Out" (Radio Edit) – 3:49 #"U Found Out" (Tony De Vit Mix) – 7:37 #"U Found Out" (Tom Wilson Remix) – 6:30 #"U Found Out" (Red Hand Gang Mix) – 8:01 #"U Found Out" (Handbag Mode Mix) – 6:13 #"U Found Out" (Hyperlogic Mix) – 5:58
==Charts== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (1996) !Peak <br>position |- !scope="row"|Scotland (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19960609/41/|title=Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 09 June 1996 - 15 June 1996|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=4 May 2022}}</ref> | 30 |- !scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref name="Official Charts Singles" /> | 55 |- !scope="row"|UK Dance (OCC)<ref name="Official Charts dance" /> | 8 |- !scope="row"|UK Pop Tip Club Chart (''Music Week'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-12-07.pdf#page=32|title=On a Pop Tip Club Chart|department=''Record Mirror''|magazine=Music Week|page=8|date=7 December 1996|access-date=20 March 2026}}</ref> | 14 |}
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Category:1996 songs Category:1996 singles Category:Eurodance songs Category:British house music songs Category:Songs written by Vince Clarke