By 1996 , the album 's total sales had reached 3 million units including 592,000 units in the GSA region ( Germany , Switzerland , Austria ) .Despite their phenomenal success in the UK the duo were enjoying , they were criticized heavily by the music industry and the British press dubbed them `` 2 Untalented '' .
2 Unlimited was called pejoratively `` 2 Untalented '' , possibly due to the repetitive nature of the lead single .