The Wiseguys

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This article is about a British hip hop band called The Wiseguys. There is also a German a capella band called Wise Guys.

The Wiseguys was a British electronica hip hop band that was responsible for creating the song "Start the Commotion" that was in a Mitsubishi TV advertisement; and "Ooh La La", which was used in Budweiser commercials. Both tracks of which came from The Wiseguys second album The Antidote.

1 Career
2 Discography
3 Record tracklistings
4 External link

[edit] Career

The band was formed in 1994 with two members, Touche (Theo Keating, born 1972) and Regal (real name Paul Eve). They were partners from 1990, and released an EP called "Ladies Say Ow!" in the same year on the Blackmarket record label. The record label Wall of Sound were impressed with what they heard, and signed them up and released the double A-side "Nil by Mouth" / "Too Easy" in 1995, Their first album Executive Suite was released in 1996 to critical acclaim, feature downtempo jazz beats and happy optimistic hip-hop numbers, and is now considered a cult classic.

Regal left the band in 1997 to pursue other interests, and Touche worked on the second Wiseguys album, The Antidote. This was released in 1998, and contained their two most famous songs "Ooh La La" and "Start the Commotion". In 1999, "Ooh La La" was released in 1999 as a single and got to Number #2 in the UK Singles Chart. In 2001, "Start the Commotion" was shown on a Mitsubishi commercial in the United States, and that song reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100.

The Wiseguys name disbanded in 2002, and Touche worked solo on house music under Fatboy Slim's Southern Fried record label. In July 2006, Regal released his first solo single "Shock Ya Mind" on the Funk Weapons label.

[edit] Discography

"Ladies Say Ow!" (EP) (1994)
"Nil By Mouth" / "Too Easy" (Single) (1995)
"The Sound You Hear" / "We Keep On" (Single) 1996)
Executive Suite (Album) (1996)
"Casino "Sans Peril"" (Single) (1997)
The Antidote (Album) (1998)
"Ooh La La" (Single) (1999)
"Start the Commotion" (Single) (1999)
Wall Of Sound Essentials - Mixed By The Wiseguys (Album) (2000) (Mix CD)
"Dizzy Spell" / "Black Light" (2002) (DJ Touche Solo)
"Gimme My Money" (2002) (DJ Touche Solo)
"Ultraviolet" (2002) (DJ Touche Solo) (Mix CD)
"Temper" (2003) (DJ Touche Solo)
"The Paddle" / "The Girl's A Freak" (2004) (DJ Touche Solo)
"She's at the Club" (EP) (2005) (DJ Touche Solo)
"Command Me" / "Calling My Name" (2006) (DJ Touche Solo)
"Shock Ya Mind" (2006) (DJ Regal Rolo)

[edit] Record tracklistings

"Ladies Say Ow!" (EP)

Side One 1. Ladies Say "Ow" 2. If the Style Fits Side Two 3. The Real Vibes

Executive Suite

Side One 1. Intro 2. Casino "Sans Pareil" 3. The Sound Your Hear 4. Room Service 5. We Keep On (featuring Sense Live) Side Two 6. Nil by mouth 7. Trailblazing 8. Cromwell Street Side Three 9. Sweet Baby Truth (featuring Sense Live) & Tito-T) 10. Pootang 11. The Geneini IV Incident Side Four 12. Carabeen Breeze (featuring Season) & Joey Bunsen) 13. Water 14. Dust you off (CD Bonus Track) 15. Too Easy

On the vinyl LP version of Executive Suite, the final track "Too Easy" was missing.

The Antidote

Side One 1. Re-Introduction 2. Ooh La La 3. We be the crew 4. Experience (featuring Jerry Beeks, Season & Sense Live)

Side Two 5. Cowboy '78 6. Search's End 7. The Grabbing Hands (featuring Joie Bunsen, L.E.W., Season) 8. The Temple

Side Three 9. Start the Commotion (featuring Greg Nice) 10. Face the Flames 11. Who The Hell? (featuring Sense Live)

Side Four 12. The Executives 13. Au Pair Girls 14 Production (Featuring Mr. Mojo, Season, Sense Live and Tito-T) 15. The Bounce

The Japanese version contains a bonus track "Expand on the Topic" which features guest spots from J-Nise, Season and Sense Live, and was the B-side to the "Ohh La La" single.