[2][3][4][5][6] The track contains several samples, the most prominent being the Amen break and the vocal "We are i.e." from the Algerian song "N'Sel Fik" by Chaba Fadela and Cheb Sahraoui, as well as the "let me hear you scream" vocal from "The Bugger Groove" by the Buggers, a backspin sound from Simon Harris's "Beats, Breaks & Scratches", the riff from 808 State's "Fire Cracker", and finally a Western-style gunshot sound.
[9] It was re-released again in 2022 by the British house music label Hooj Choons featuring new remixes including by Horsepower Productions).
[10] In a 2015 interview, drum and bass pioneer DJ Grooverider stated of the song: "We Are i.e." changed the game.
[11] Breakbeat hardcore duo 2 Bad Mice compiled a list of "the 10 best rave tracks" for Dummy Mag in 2016 including "We Are I.E.", saying: "A stone cold classic, and anybody that ever heard this dropping down at Rage would never forget it.
Whether that is true or not is a matter for another discussion, but what we can talk about here is the relentless amen, the bleeps, the dubbed out "stepper" bass line and the incredibly suitable 'Lemme hear you scream' vocal sample.