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> Ann Lee – 2 Times, 14th December 1998
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post 11th January 2023, 08:02 PM
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Originally reached #2 in the UK Singles Charts in 1999, and now remastered in 2023;



What do you make of this dance classic? Is it a standout to you from its time?
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post 12th January 2023, 07:44 PM
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This takes me back. I remember it being all over radio and television back in 1999/2000.
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post 12th January 2023, 07:52 PM
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It's definitely one I liked a lot more at the time than I do now.
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post 12th January 2023, 08:05 PM
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It takes me back a lot. On the Now album it was featured on that I played a lot. I wouldn't say it's a massive favourite of mine but still a tune.
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post 12th January 2023, 08:23 PM
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I remember from your NOW album discussion that you aren't a fan of '2 Times', awardinary.

I do really like it, it joins the Vengaboys-style production trend of 1999 and there was also Rollergirl - Dear Jessie with similar production but that didn't chart in the UK until 2000.
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post 13th January 2023, 10:44 AM
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It's a song I initially disliked when it started rotation on the music channels in summer 1999 but I quickly grew to its twee ways and ended up buying it when it was released. Shame she put it out the same week as Genie In A Bottle, as it deserved No.1. Also the same week as B*Witched's comeback Jesse Hold On, which I believe Asda and Woolies etc expected to chart higher than 2 Times.

It's still a classic to me. I also bought her album a few months later which was...basically 12 versions of the same song.
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post 13th January 2023, 12:01 PM
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Someone else noticed It copied the beat of Wamdue Project's song 'King Of My Castle (Roy Malone Remix)' that was a success in late 1998/1999 previous to '2 Times'



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post 5th January 2025, 03:55 PM
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Two remakes were released last year and there's actually a "southstar 2.0" drama in it.

TIL that its remake by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Steve Aoki ripped off Irish producer Will Atkinson's 'fun bootleg' of it. Will had shared his frustration about it on Facebook last month:



With DVLM x Steve Aoki version has already bagged 18 million Spotify streams (and Will's is just <200k) now, I completely understand Will's feelings and I'm extremely sorry for him. sad.gif It is just another secondhand embarrassment in the mainstage EDM scene.
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