February 19, 20178 yr qmsbP13xu6k There's so much I love about this. 1. The bassline is so simple but infectious, and instantly recognisable to anyone that followed music in the late 90's. 2. The fact it's totally instrumental just shows how you don't need vocals to make a hit. 3. The video is unique, humourous, and effective. 4. The simplicity of the song works in its favour, just so addictive. 5. It's literally just a looped bassline yet managed to hit #1, how strange is that? 6. Genuinely just an amazing track We need more music like this in the charts. Opinions?
February 19, 20178 yr Well it was only #1 because of the Flat Eric ad but still, a song doesn't get to #1 through mass publicity alone, amazing something like this actually took to the public & it sold a f***ton too iirc? Yeah, I'm a huge fan of it myself!
February 19, 20178 yr The week this entered the chart with 284,000 copies in week 1, System F debuted at 14 with “Out Of The Blue” and Aphex Twin’s “Windowlicker” was new at 16. Both of those are FAR better IMO!
February 19, 20178 yr Author sold upwards of 270k first week(!!!) iirc, wasn't there at the time but the advert/video/song combination must've been the reason for it having such an impact. I do like this a fair bit myself, it's a fun track - though going a bit too far to call it one of the best of all time personally. Also I'm going to merge this with the Dance Classics thread, as that's what it should be used for.
February 19, 20178 yr Author The week this entered the chart with 284,000 copies in week 1, System F debuted at 14 with “Out Of The Blue” and Aphex Twin’s “Windowlicker” was new at 16. Both of those are FAR better IMO! oh wow, those two are amazing classics also :heart: both by legendary dance producers too (System F of course being an alias for Ferry Corsten) Qgx_V0So0qk 7MBaEEODzU0 'Windowlicker' particularly sounds like basically no other hit single ever, although that's to be expected by Aphex Twin.
February 19, 20178 yr The week this entered the chart with 284,000 copies in week 1, System F debuted at 14 with “Out Of The Blue” and Aphex Twin’s “Windowlicker” was new at 16. Both of those are FAR better IMO! Out Of The Blue :heart: Ngl tho, Witch Doctor & The Vengabus are the best songs in that top 10 :ph34r:
February 19, 20178 yr Author 'The Vengabus' is a bit of a choon tbh :ph34r: I don't go back to 'Witch Doctor' though, it's a bit too novelty for me. I'd actually say 'Flat Beat' is my fave in that top 10, though we have two great non-dance songs entering as well in 'You Get What You Give' and 'No Scrubs'.
February 20, 20178 yr 'Flat Beat' definitely sold huge numbers on the back of this famous Levi's commercial, which aired all the time in early 1999. aLlKYF2L0d8
February 20, 20178 yr 'The Vengabus' is a bit of a choon tbh :ph34r: I don't go back to 'Witch Doctor' though, it's a bit too novelty for me. I'd actually say 'Flat Beat' is my fave in that top 10, though we have two great non-dance songs entering as well in 'You Get What You Give' and 'No Scrubs'. Although You Get What You Give would be turned into quite a good dance song in 2006 by LMC and Rachel McFarlane. You Get What You Give, along with Kiss Me by Sixpence None The Richer were definitely the two I remember most from 1998. I think my parents were listening to adult contemporary radio stations as there was loads of other jangle pop/alternative I remember being played on the radio in the late 90s like Don't Marry Her by The Beautiful South and Breakfast At Tiffany's by Deep Blue Something. For dance I remember Ultra Nate 'Free' and Horny 98' - the first one I did like but the second was too rude for me to appreciate at the time. Witch Doctor was from the time it was popular to do Eurodance versions of country songs, see also 5,6,7,8 by Steps. Both were staples of children's discos which I remember from the time (in 1998 I was 6 years old) Edited February 20, 20178 yr by The Wise Sultan
February 28, 20178 yr Just rediscovered this beauty :wub: :heart: ShNbXXnJ0jw Why don't we get dance music like this anymore :( Edited February 28, 20178 yr by Addy K!ng
February 28, 20178 yr I think I jus came to the right thread. I love all your guys choices. I'm a big fan of "Deepest Blue" Nice choice JSG! I cant add a link yet but I like Spencer & Hill "Get It On"
July 31, 20177 yr oh wow, those two are amazing classics also :heart: both by legendary dance producers too (System F of course being an alias for Ferry Corsten) Qgx_V0So0qk That is brill, the wintery snowy video really goes with the music too. Love this from System F too, one of the best vocal trance tracks ever imo. w9uYlKYlZbM
August 22, 20177 yr Got recommended to listen to Enigma's first album last night. Amazing stuff :heart: 4F9DxYhqmKw
October 12, 20177 yr This is my favourite 90s dance track I think, just amazing! Featuring Vincent Covello (who isn't credited on this video). ACmqeqSxO2U Also one of the first vocal trance songs to become a hit in the UK (#28 in September 1995 and #14 in February 1996) I would love the likes of Jonas Blue to do something like this today (he has had similar soulful male singers on a few of his records). Edited October 12, 20177 yr by HissingSparkler
December 10, 20195 yr Author Following the unfortunate news of Marie Fredriksson of Roxette's death, I recommend this lesser known track of theirs, a Clubland classic with Dancing DJs which lifted from their 1991 track. PBNKbILIZIY #18 in 2005.
February 13, 20205 yr Author think it might be time to revitalise this thread and now we're into 2020 you could even recommend something from the early 2010s. I'll start with a trance fave that hasn't popped up in this thread yet LZSnoaLWCVU Veracocha was the collab project of Ferry Corsten & Vincent De Moor.
February 13, 20205 yr Just rediscovered this beauty :wub: :heart: ShNbXXnJ0jw Why don't we get dance music like this anymore :( you know it's a cover of Sarah McLachlan song with the same title? I love this (shame it reached only #54 in UK) and I love Sarah original.
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