Don't remember this, it is very good though, it is more early 90s style rave than trance though I think

And for the next track we turn to you, DanG

Melanie C - I Turn To You (Hex Hector Remix)

 

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Date 13th Aug 2000

1 Week

Official Chart Run 1-4-5-8-15-24-30-36-34-48-55-55-x (12 weeks)

 

 

Melanie C had already had a #1 single in 2000, 'Never Be The Same Again' as a solo artist, a duet with Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes. That wouldn't stop her from trying for a second, and this time she'd go down the dance route. This of course worked for her as it debuted at #1 with sales of 122,000. The song would have sold almost three times that amount by the end of the year putting it comfortably in the end-of-year top 40, though it would not outsell her previous solo #1. A third #1 would happen later with 'Holler' as part of Spice Girls.

 

Originally a 6 minute long ballad from her album 'Northern Star', 'I Turn To You' as the fourth single from that album was given a remix by Hex Hector for radio and single release, turning it into a trance banger whilst still very much keeping Melanie's vocal as the forefront of the song. Hector was a prominent remixer in the early 00s, remixing for the likes of Anastacia, Jennifer Lopez and Toni Braxton - and would win a Grammy for Remixer of the Year in 2001 based on his work.

 

Another former Spice Girls member would challenge for the #1 next week, but despite selling many more copies than Melanie did in week one and indeed overall, it would lose out to an even bigger dance song and so does not appear in this thread...

I Turn To You is by far my favourite of the Spice Girls solo tracks, it just sounds so epic all the way through.

 

Never Be The Same Again was also brilliant, basically Mel C put out the best music post split (IMHO).

'Freestyler' is brilliant :wub: and 'I Turn To You' is definitely up there with the best solo Spice songs! 'Never Be The Same Again' gets the title of the best for me.

i turn to You is the best spice girls or solo spice, nothing even comes closer

Spiller feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)

 

 

Date 20th Aug 2000

3 Weeks

Official Chart Run 1-2-3-6-12-17-20-27-36-37-40-39-48-64-59-55-56-54-49-46-42-43-50-66-x (24 weeks)

 

 

Well I think everyone here is well aware of the famous battle for #1 between this and Truesteppers (though the media would have you think it was Victoria Beckham's song she was only the featured artist) so let's skip past that. It is notable however that 'Groovejet' would sell over 200,000 copies this week to enter at #1 which is very impressive. What's more impressive is that it did so despite being featured on Now! 46 a few weeks prior to its single release.

 

Cristiano Spiller, going by his surname, is an Italian DJ and producer who would start releasing singles in 1997 though his popularity would increase with 1999's instrumental 'Groovejet', which samples 1977 disco track 'Love Is You' by Carol Williams. For its mainstream release in 2000 Sophie Ellis-Bextor would be added to the song. She later said she didn't like the chorus of the song and that when writing the verses she'd make it clear that it's not love but just a 'holiday romance'.

 

It would be the first song with her vocals since she was the lead vocalist in the band Theaudience, who split in 1999. A successful solo career would follow, with five albums released and a sixth one set for later this year.

 

As for Spiller, he'd quickly fade out of relevance. One follow-up would be released in the UK, 'Cry Baby' which would only just make the top 40, entering at #40. At least he gets to tell his kids that his song was the first ever to be played on an iPod, and that he was the world's tallest DJ at 6-foot-9(!!).

Groovejet :wub: :wub: :wub:

I Turn To Groovejet :wub:

You have you timing wrong DanG - at that point in 2000 Mel C had only had one number 1. It was later in the year when Holler got to number 1.

 

The album version is amazing.

 

 

Sounds like William Orbit produced it but I don't think he did.

Groovejet is one of those songs I've always found massively overrated & never been big on. It's good to hear on the radio from time to time but never gets me excited. The problem is the songs just plucks along with no real moments of excitement. It's nice but not essential.

I kinda got bored of Groobvejet too. I actually preferred an upcoming number 1 to it. :D

just checked my Northern Star CD and I Turn To You the album version at least was produced by Rick Nowels, who also co-wrote together with Mel and Billy Steinberg. That's a bit of songwriting royalty, Nowels has written classics like Belinda Carlisle´s Heaven is a Place on Earth, while Steinberg cowrote Like a Virgin, Eternal Flame, Alone, lots of classics...

Norwegian rock band Wig Wam, of Eurovision 2005 fame, covered "I Turn To You"

 

Dont like Groovejet, its so dull.

 

Love "The Trouble With Me", that song was like an atomic bomb every time it dropped on the dancefloor, such an immense club tune.

 

As for Kylie, the only one of her singles I consider borderline dance is "On A Night Like This".

 

2000 was amazing for dance, but the best dance hits didnt reach #1.

Edited July 31, 20168 yr by Euphorique

'Groovejet' is absolutely gorgeous, I've always been a huge fan of it :heart: So glad it beat 'Out Of Your Mind' to the #1 spot!

Speaking of Sophie, will her other hits appear here or is she too pop?

We won't see her again in this thread. It is worth noting that 'Murder on the Dancefloor' was very successful but another song at the time was even moreso which would prevent it from being the dance #1 if it were to be considered a dance song (I would've personally said it was too pop for this thread)

Nope. She's too pop.

The only other song of hers I'd considered dance is another feature - Heartbreak Make Me A Dancer, I highly doubt that charted high enough to even be considered.