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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content mw-content-ltr" lang="de" dir="ltr"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="de" dir="ltr"><p><b>William Orbit</b>, manchmal geschrieben als <i>William Ørbit</i>, (* <a href="15._Dezember" title="15. Dezember">15. Dezember</a> <a href="1956" title="1956">1956</a> in <a href="Shoreditch" title="Shoreditch">Shoreditch</a>, <a href="London" title="London">London</a> als <i>William Mark Wainwright</i>) ist ein <a href="Vereinigtes_K%C3%B6nigreich" title="Vereinigtes Königreich">britischer</a> <a href="Musiker" title="Musiker">Musiker</a> und <a href="Musikproduzent" title="Musikproduzent">Musikproduzent</a>. Er ist für seinen charakteristisch-atmosphärischen Stil seiner <a href="Elektronische_Musik" title="Elektronische Musik">elektronischen Musik</a> bekannt.
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<p>William Mark Wainwright wurde 1956 in London als Sohn eines Lehrers und einer Lehrerin geboren. Im Alter von 15 Jahren verließ er die Schule und schlug sich mit verschiedenen Gelegenheitsjobs in Großbritannien und Europa durch. Er verbesserte während dieser Jahre sein Gitarrenspiel und trat später in London und Paris als <a href="Stra%C3%9Fenmusiker" class="mw-redirect" title="Straßenmusiker">Straßenmusiker</a> auf, bevor er als <a href="Jazzgitarre" title="Jazzgitarre">Jazzgitarrist</a> im Kings Head Pub in <a href="Islington" title="Islington">Islington</a> engagiert wurde. Als Assistent der Basing Street Studios an der <a href="Portobello_Road" title="Portobello Road">Portobello Road</a> erlernte die grundlegenden Techniken der Arbeit in einem Musikstudio.
</p><p>Anfang der 1980er Jahre gründete er gemeinsam mit Laurie Mayer und Grant Gilbert die Synthie-Gruppe Torch Song. Parallel beschäftigte Orbit sich verstärkt mit Themen wie Grafikdesign, Mode und Kunst. Gemeinsam mit Laurie Mayer schuf er eine Serie von Magazinen mit dem Titel <i>The Ralph Hoover Guide</i>, für die er verschiedene surrealistische Cartoons zeichnete. Nachdem sie von <a href="Miles_Copeland_III" title="Miles Copeland III">Miles Copeland III</a> einen Plattenvertrag erhielten, konnte die Gruppe ein professionelles Musikstudio einrichten. In der Folge entstanden mehrere Alben und Singles, darunter die Single <i>Prepare to Energize</i>. 1986 komponierte er der den Soundtrack für den Eishockeyfilm <i><a href="Bodycheck_(Film)" title="Bodycheck (Film)">Bodycheck</a></i>.
</p><p>Parallel produzierte Orbit in Zusammenarbeit mit Rico Conning für Künstler wie die <a href="Cocteau_Twins" title="Cocteau Twins">Cocteau Twins</a>, <a href="Belinda_Carlisle" title="Belinda Carlisle">Belinda Carlisle</a>, <a href="Etienne_Daho" class="mw-redirect" title="Etienne Daho">Etienne Daho</a>, <a href="Howard_Devoto" title="Howard Devoto">Howard Devoto</a>, Tik &amp; Tok, <a href="Erasure" title="Erasure">Erasure</a>, <a href="The_Fall" title="The Fall">The Fall</a>, The Frank Chickens, <a href="Ricky_Gervais" title="Ricky Gervais">Ricky Gervais</a>, <a href="Martin_Gore" title="Martin Gore">Martin Gore</a>, <a href="Kraftwerk_(Band)" title="Kraftwerk (Band)">Kraftwerk</a>, <a href="Laibach_(Band)" title="Laibach (Band)">Laibach</a>, <a href="The_Lords_of_the_New_Church" title="The Lords of the New Church">The Lords of the New Church</a>, <a href="Daniel_Miller_(Musikproduzent)" title="Daniel Miller (Musikproduzent)">Daniel Miller</a>, <a href="S%E2%80%99Express" title="S’Express">S’Express</a>, <a href="Gary_Numan" title="Gary Numan">Gary Numan</a>, Renegade Soundwave, <a href="Les_Rita_Mitsouko" title="Les Rita Mitsouko">Les Rita Mitsouko</a>, <a href="Sting" title="Sting">Sting</a>, <a href="Swans" title="Swans">Swans</a>, <a href="23_Skidoo" title="23 Skidoo">23 Skidoo</a> und <a href="Jah_Wobble" title="Jah Wobble">Jah Wobble</a>. Gemeinsam mit den Komikern <a href="Harry_Enfield" title="Harry Enfield">Harry Enfield</a>, <a href="Paul_Whitehouse" title="Paul Whitehouse">Paul Whitehouse</a> und <a href="Charlie_Higson" title="Charlie Higson">Charlie Higson</a> schrieb Orbit 1988 das Stück <i>Loadsamoney</i> unter dem Pseudonym <i>Billy Beat</i>.
</p><p>1990 gründete er die Band <i>Bassomatic</i>, die vor allem durch die Single <i>Fascinating Rhythm</i> bekannt wurde.
</p><p>William Orbit beteiligte sich 1993 mit dem <a href="Lied" title="Lied">Lied</a> <i>Best Friend, Paranoia</i> an dem von <a href="Peter_Gabriel" title="Peter Gabriel">Peter Gabriel</a> initiierten <a href="Kompilation_(Musik)" title="Kompilation (Musik)">Kompilations</a>-<a href="Musikalbum" title="Musikalbum">Album</a> <i><a href="Plus_from_Us" title="Plus from Us">Plus from Us</a></i>, bei dem sich einige an dem Gabriel-Album <i><a href="Us_(Peter-Gabriel-Album)" title="Us (Peter-Gabriel-Album)">Us</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-PG-Us-Peter_Gabriel_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PG-Us-Peter_Gabriel-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> von 1992 beteiligte <a href="Musiker" title="Musiker">Musiker</a> mit eigenen Arbeiten vorstellen konnten.<sup id="cite_ref-Various-Plus_from_Us-Real_World_Records_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Various-Plus_from_Us-Real_World_Records-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PG-Plus_from_Us-CD-Booklet_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PG-Plus_from_Us-CD-Booklet-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Orbit arbeitete später mit <a href="Madonna_(K%C3%BCnstlerin)" title="Madonna (Künstlerin)">Madonna</a> an ihrem Album <i><a href="Ray_of_Light" title="Ray of Light">Ray of Light</a></i>, mit <a href="Katie_Melua" title="Katie Melua">Katie Melua</a> an <i><a href="The_House_(Album)" title="The House (Album)">The House</a></i>, sowie mit <a href="Britney_Spears" title="Britney Spears">Britney Spears</a>, <a href="Blur" title="Blur">Blur</a>, <a href="Melanie_C" title="Melanie C">Melanie C</a>, den <a href="All_Saints_(Band)" title="All Saints (Band)">All Saints</a> (<i>Pure Shores</i> und <i>Black Coffee</i>), <a href="Pink_(Musikerin)" title="Pink (Musikerin)">Pink</a> (<i><a href="Feel_Good_Time" title="Feel Good Time">Feel Good Time</a></i>) und den <a href="Sugababes" title="Sugababes">Sugababes</a>. Besonders bekannt ist auch seine <a href="Interpretation_(Musik)" title="Interpretation (Musik)">Interpretation</a> von <a href="Samuel_Barber" title="Samuel Barber">Samuel Barbers</a> populärstem Werk <i><a href="Adagio_for_Strings" title="Adagio for Strings">Adagio for Strings</a></i>.
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<th style="width:300px;" class="charts-th charts-trh" rowspan="2">Titel
</th>
<th class="charts-th" colspan="3"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><span class="charts-hidm charts-certc"><span class="charts-certt">Höchstplatzierung, Gesamtwochen, Auszeichnung<i></i></span>Chartplatzierungen</span><span class="charts-monl">Chartplatzierungen</span><sup id="cite_ref-charts_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-charts-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ausz._5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ausz.-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span><span class="charts-monl charts-mh"><br>(Jahr, Titel, Plat­zie­rungen, Wo­chen, Aus­zeich­nungen, Anmer­kungen)</span>
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<th style="width:320px;" class="charts-th charts-trh" rowspan="2">Anmerkungen
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<th style="width:52px;" class="charts-th"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Deutsche_Albumcharts" title="DE"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Deutsche_Albumcharts" title="Deutsche Albumcharts">DE</a>
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<th style="width:52px;" class="charts-th"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="UK"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">UK</a>
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<th style="width:52px;" class="charts-th"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Billboard_200" title="US"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a>
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<td class="charts-yy">2000
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<td>Pieces in a Modern Style
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Deutsche_Albumcharts" title="Deutsche Albumcharts">DE</a></span>54<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(4 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">DE</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">UK</a></span>2 <div class="charts-certc"><div class="charts-cert"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></div><span class="charts-certt">Gold<i></i></span></div><br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(20 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">UK</span>
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<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>198<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(1 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
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<td class="charts-cm"><div>
Erstveröffentlichung: 18. Februar 2000</div>
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<p><b>Weitere Alben</b>
</p>
<ul><li>1987: <i>Orbit</i></li>
<li>1987: <i>Strange Cargo I</i></li>
<li>1990: <i>Strange Cargo II</i></li>
<li>1993: <i>Strange Cargo III</i></li>
<li>1995: <i>Strange Cargo Hinterland</i></li>
<li>1996: <i>The Best of Strange Cargos</i></li>
<li>2000: <i>Strange Cargo Vol.1–3</i></li>
<li>2002: <i>William Orbit</i></li>
<li>2006: <i>Hello Waveforms</i></li>
<li>2009: <i>My Oracle Lives Uptown</i></li>
<li>2010: <i>Pieces in a Modern Style 2</i></li></ul>
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</th>
<th class="charts-th" colspan="5"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><span class="charts-hidm charts-certc"><span class="charts-certt">Höchstplatzierung, Gesamtwochen, Auszeichnung<i></i></span>Chartplatzierungen</span><span class="charts-monl">Chartplatzierungen</span><sup id="cite_ref-charts_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-charts-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span><span class="charts-monl charts-mh"><br>(Jahr, Titel, <i>Album</i>, Plat­zie­rungen, Wo­chen, Aus­zeich­nungen, Anmer­kungen)</span>
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<th style="width:320px;" class="charts-th charts-trh" rowspan="2">Anmerkungen
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<th style="width:52px;" class="charts-th"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Schweizer_Hitparade" title="CH"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Schweizer_Hitparade" title="Schweizer Hitparade">CH</a>
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<th style="width:52px;" class="charts-th"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="UK"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">UK</a>
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<th style="width:52px;" class="charts-th"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="US"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a>
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<td class="charts-yy">1993
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<td>Water From A Vine Leaf<br><span class="charts-add">Strange Cargo III</span>
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<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">UK</a></span>59<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(1 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">UK</span>
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<td class="charts-hidm">—
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<td class="charts-cm"><div>
Erstveröffentlichung: Juni 1993<br>mit <a href="Beth_Orton" title="Beth Orton">Beth Orton</a></div>
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<td class="charts-yy">1999
</td>
<td><a href="Adagio_for_Strings" title="Adagio for Strings">Barber’s Adagio For Strings</a><br><span class="charts-add">Pieces in a Modern Style</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Deutsche_Singlecharts" title="Deutsche Singlecharts">DE</a></span>19<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(10 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">DE</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Schweizer_Hitparade" title="Schweizer Hitparade">CH</a></span>40<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(13 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">CH</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">UK</a></span>4 <div class="charts-certc"><div class="charts-cert"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></div><span class="charts-certt">Gold<i></i></span></div><br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(17 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">UK</span>
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<td class="charts-hidm">—
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<td class="charts-cm"><div>
Erstveröffentlichung: Dezember 1999</div>
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<td class="charts-yy">2000
</td>
<td><a href="Pavane_pour_une_infante_d%C3%A9funte" title="Pavane pour une infante défunte">Ravel’s Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte</a><br><span class="charts-add">Pieces in a Modern Style</span>
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<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Deutsche_Singlecharts" title="Deutsche Singlecharts">DE</a></span>95<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(1 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">DE</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Schweizer_Hitparade" title="Schweizer Hitparade">CH</a></span>95<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(1 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">CH</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">UK</a></span>31<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(2 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">UK</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
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<td class="charts-cm"><div>
Erstveröffentlichung: April 2000</div>
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<td class="charts-yy">2003
</td>
<td><a href="Feel_Good_Time" title="Feel Good Time">Feel Good Time</a><br><span class="charts-add"><a href="Try_This" title="Try This">Try This</a></span>
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<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Deutsche_Singlecharts" title="Deutsche Singlecharts">DE</a></span>16<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(9 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">DE</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="%C3%963_Austria_Top_40" title="Ö3 Austria Top 40">AT</a></span>9<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(12 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">AT</span>
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<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Schweizer_Hitparade" title="Schweizer Hitparade">CH</a></span>12<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(15 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">CH</span>
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<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">UK</a></span>3<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(12 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">UK</span>
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<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a></span>60<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(5 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
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<td class="charts-cm"><div>
Erstveröffentlichung: 20. Juni 2003<br>mit <a href="Pink_(Musikerin)" title="Pink (Musikerin)">P!nk</a></div>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Torch_Song">Torch Song</h3></div>
<ul><li>1984: <i>Wish Thing</i></li>
<li>1986: <i>Ecstasy</i></li>
<li>1987: <i>Exhibit A</i></li>
<li>1995: <i>Toward the Unknown Region</i></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bassomatic">Bassomatic</h3></div>
<ul><li>1990: <i>Set the Controls for the Heart of the Bass</i></li>
<li>1991: <i>Science &amp; Melody</i></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Einzelnachweise">Einzelnachweise</h2></div>
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<li id="cite_note-PG-Us-Peter_Gabriel-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-PG-Us-Peter_Gabriel_1-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Peter Gabriel Ltd.: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://petergabriel.com/release/us/"><i>US – Released 27th September, 1992.</i></a> PeterGabriel.com, 2024,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 20.&nbsp;April 2024</span> (britisches Englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AWilliam+Orbit&amp;rft.title=US+%E2%80%93+Released+27th+September%2C+1992&amp;rft.description=US+%E2%80%93+Released+27th+September%2C+1992&amp;rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fpetergabriel.com%2Frelease%2Fus%2F&amp;rft.creator=Peter+Gabriel+Ltd.&amp;rft.publisher=PeterGabriel.com&amp;rft.date=2024&amp;rft.language=en-GB">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-Various-Plus_from_Us-Real_World_Records-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-Various-Plus_from_Us-Real_World_Records_2-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Real World Ltd.: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://realworldrecords.com/releases/plus-from-us/"><i>Plus from US.</i></a> Various Artists. <a href="Real_World_Records" title="Real World Records">Real World Records</a>, 2024,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 20.&nbsp;April 2024</span> (britisches Englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AWilliam+Orbit&amp;rft.title=Plus+from+US&amp;rft.description=Plus+from+US&amp;rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Frealworldrecords.com%2Freleases%2Fplus-from-us%2F&amp;rft.creator=Real+World+Ltd.&amp;rft.publisher=%5B%5BReal+World+Records%5D%5D&amp;rft.date=2024&amp;rft.language=en-GB">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-PG-Plus_from_Us-CD-Booklet-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-PG-Plus_from_Us-CD-Booklet_3-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Peter Gabriel Ltd.: <cite class="lang" lang="en-GB" dir="auto" style="font-style:italic">Plus from Us</cite>. CD-Booklet. Hrsg.: <a href="Real_World_Records" title="Real World Records">Real World Records</a>. <a href="Box_(Wiltshire)" title="Box (Wiltshire)">Box</a>, <a href="Wiltshire" title="Wiltshire">Wiltshire</a> 16.&nbsp;Mai 1993 (britisches Englisch).<span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rfr_id=info:sid/de.wikipedia.org:William+Orbit&amp;rft.au=Peter+Gabriel+Ltd.&amp;rft.btitle=Plus+from+Us&amp;rft.date=1993-05-16&amp;rft.genre=book&amp;rft.place=Box%2C+Wiltshire" style="display:none">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-charts-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-charts_4-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-charts_4-1">b</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text">Chartquellen: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artist_search=William+Orbit&amp;do_search=do">DE</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=William+Orbit">AT</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=William+Orbit">CH</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/28371/william-orbit/">UK</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/william-orbit/chart-history/">US</a></span>
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<li id="cite_note-Ausz.-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-Ausz._5-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Auszeichnungen für Musikverkäufe: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bpi.co.uk/page/certified-awards">UK</a></span>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Weblinks">Weblinks</h2></div>
<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.williamorbit.com/">Offizielle Website</a> von William Orbit</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/William+Orbit">William Orbit</a> bei <a href="Discogs" title="Discogs">Discogs</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0649414/">William Orbit</a> bei <a href="IMDb" title="IMDb">IMDb</a></li></ul>
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