Danzel

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Danzel (Born Johan Waem, November 9, 1976 in Beveren-Waas, Belgium) is a Belgian House, Techno and Dance musician who reached the Top 10 in late 2004 with the single "Pump It Up". In 2006 he tried to represent Poland with "Undercover" in Eurovision.

Contents

[edit] Albums

[edit] The Name Of The Jam (2004)

  1. You Are All Of That
  2. Pump It Up
  3. He No D'Samba
  4. The Tabledancer
  5. Broom
  6. Money
  7. Happy Days
  8. Nu Nu
  9. The Feeling Is So Right
  10. Wonderland
  11. Downtown
  12. Home Again

[edit] Unlocked (2008)

  1. Don't Leave Me With The Light On 3:46
  2. You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) 3:16
  3. Clap Your Hands 3:12
  4. My Arms Keep Missing You 3:04
  5. Legacy 4:13
  6. My Direction 3:36
  7. Undercover 3:03
  8. Jump 3:12
  9. Blue 3:31
  10. Heaven Is A Part Of Me 3:12
  11. Dancin' Schoez 3:35
  12. Turn On My Own 3:14
  13. Shame 2:56
  14. Unlocked 3:22
  15. What Is Life 4:13

[edit] Singles

[edit] You Are All Of That

  1. You Are All of That (Radio Edit) 3:07
  2. You Are All of That (Club Mix) 7:10

You Are All Of That was the first single released by Ministry Of Sound in late 2003 in the UK Singles Charts. The first single of the Belgian DJ Danzel was a failure, reaching the Number 80 in the UK Singles Charts, and the Number 69 in the UK Dance Charts. The single wasn't promoted outside the UK and Ireland, where it peaked at Number 85.

[edit] Pump It Up

  1. Pump It Up (UK Radio Edit) 2:32
  2. Pump It Up (Jerry Ropero & Dennis The Menace Remix) 7:08
  3. Pump It Up (Highpass Remix) 8:34
  4. Pump It Up (NBG Remix) 6:57
  5. Downtown 3:41

Pump It Up was the second single from the Belgian DJ Danzel, remixing a late 1990s hit originally recorded by the Black and White Brothers Mr Mike and DJ Djaimin from Switzerland. The single was released by Ministry Of Sound UK and single was a Massive-Hit in all the DanceFloors of all the UK Clubs and Discos. In the UK Dance Chart, the single reached the Number 2, and it become a hit. The single was also released in Europe and Australia being a Hit in the Dance and Club Charts. "Pump It Up" reached the Number 9 in the Australian Top Charts and peaked at the Number 3 in the Australian Club Charts, and in the European Singles Charts, the single was another Hit, peaking at the Number 7 in the German Singles Charts and the Number 11 in France. "Pump It Up" also was released in the U.S., reaching the Number 15 in the Dance Charts. The single sold more 500,000 copies worldwide.

[edit] Put Your Hands In The Air!

  1. Put Your Hands Up In the Air! (Radio Edit) 3:29
  2. Put Your Hands Up In the Air! (Extended Mix) 6:15
  3. Dance Hostess 3:07

Put Your Hands In The Air! is the third single from the Belgian DJ Danzel, released in 2005. This is a remix of Black and White Brothers' hit song with the same title from 1998. The single was released in the United Kingdom, in May 2005, and peaked at the #21. The single was a Hit in the UK Dance Charts, reaching the Number 6 and was a Massive-Hit in the UK-Clubs. The single was released one month later in Europe ans Asia, but with the single hasn't generated much interest outside the UK, peaking at the #40 in Ireland and France, and in Germany peaked at #52. In the United States, the single only had a Physical Release in the USA Charts.

[edit] Home Again

  1. Home Again (Radio Edit) 3:52
  2. Wondrland 4:38

[edit] My Arms Keep Missing You

As DANZEL vs F.R.A.N.K.

  1. My Arms Keep Missing You (Radio Edit) 3:03
  2. My Arms Keep Missing You (Extended Mix) 7:46
  3. Breaking' Up 5:53

The fourth single, My Arms Keep Missing You was released again by Ministry Of Sound, and it has been released in the summer of 2006. Danzel's new single was a cover of the 1989 single by British singer Rick Astley under the same name and was done with British DJ F.R.A.N.K. The single didn't perform as well as the last single "Pump It Up", being released only in Australia, peaking at the position Number 74. The single was also released in the Spanish Charts, but only as a Physical Release. The single had a minor success in the Ibiza Clubs, but was a Summer Hit. In Spain, the single was included in a Summer Compilation called "Disco Estrella Volume 9", album released by the Spanish Recording Label ValeMusic Spain, a subsidiary of SonyBMG Spain. The single is going to be released in late 2006 in the British Charts.

The single has been released in the UK Dance Charts, rising the Number 9, but soon, leaving the Top 10 Dance, reaching in the second week the Number 11.

[edit] You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)

A cover of the 1985 Dead or Alive song.

  1. You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) (Radio Edit)
  2. You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) (Extended Mix)
  3. You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) (Jax’N F Mix)
  4. Ufo 33 (Original Mix)

[edit] Jump

  1. Jump (Radio Edit)
  2. Jump (NBG Radio Edit)
  3. Jump (Extended Mix)
  4. Jump (Club Mix)

[edit] Discography

Countries where Danzel had success: United Kingdom (UK), Ireland (IRE), Australia (AUS), France (FRA), Germany (GER), United States (USA), Netherlands (NL), Poland (PL), China (CHN), Japan (JPN), Spain (SPA), Italy (ITA), Bulgaria (BG) and Belgium (BEL).

Year Singles Chart positions
UK IRE AUS FRA GER USA NL CHN JPN SPA ITA BEL PL
2003 "You Are All of That" 80 85 - 34 24 - - - - - - 9 44
2004 "Pump It Up" 11 8 9 6 4 15 16 9 10 20 9 8 7
2005 "Put Your Hands Up in the Air!" 21 40 37 40 52 - - 25 28 - 43 34 25
2006 "My Arms Keep Missing You" 89 104 74 - - - - - 80 - - 15 27
2007 "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" - - - - - - - - - - - - 27
2007 "Jump" 8 24 2 - - 1 - 12 4 6 2 1
2008 "Clap Your Hands" -