Pretty Green Eyes

Pretty Green Eyes is a happy hardcore song written by Paul Hobbs (Force), Darren Mew (Styles) and Leroy Van Brown (Junior), and it was first recorded by the three as Force & Styles featuring Junior in 1996 (and first released in 1997). In 2003, the dance group Ultrabeat recorded a cover of the song and it was released as their debut single, reaching #2 in the UK singles chart and becoming a huge dance hit record.

1 Force & Styles Version
2 Ultrabeat Version
3 Track Listing
- 3.1 CD Single
- 3.2 12" Single
4 Music Video
5 External links

[edit] Force & Styles Version

The Force & Styles version features the vocals of Junior, an MC who had previously performed with Force & Styles when they DJ'd at various hardcore club nights. The song was produced by Force & Styles and recorded with Junior at UK Dance Studios and it first appeared on hardcore compilation albums in 1996, and in 1997 it was released on 12" vinyl on Force & Styles's own record label UK Dance, with a b-side "Apollo 13 [pt II] (The Journey Home)".

[edit] Ultrabeat Version

As well as reaching the upper reaches of the UK Singles Chart it was a huge hit in clubs worldwide and featured on many dance music compilations. It even found a place on Now 56, part of the the popular Now! series and it was performed live on Top of The Pops.

The track was available on 2 CDs and vinyl. Re-mixes were provided by CJ Stone, N-Trance, Scott Brown. Although it is little known the song is actually a cover version. The original version was recorded in 1997 by dance duo DJ Force and Darren Styles aka 'Force & Styles' but never found widespread success like the Ultrabeat version. The vocals for the Ultrabeat version were sung by Mike di Scala, as was the vocals for Feelin' Fine, Better Than Life, and Feel It With Me. It is unknown to many that Mike di Scala's vocals were sung through a sock implace of a pop shield.

[edit] Track Listing

[edit] CD Single

1. Pretty Green Eyes (Radio Edit) - (3:21)
2. Pretty Green Eyes (CJ Stone Remix) - (7:53)
3. Pretty Green Eyes (Extended Mix) - (7:39)
4. Pretty Green Eyes (N-Trance Mix) - (6:46)
5. Pretty Green Eyes (Friday Night Posse Remix) - (6:46)
6. Pretty Green Eyes (Scott Brown Remix) - (6:38)
7. Pretty Green Eyes (Rezonance Q Remix) - (7:05)
8. Pretty Green Eyes (Kenny Hayes Remix) - (8:13)

[edit] 12" Single

A. Pretty Green Eyes (Extended Mix) (6:53)
B1. Pretty Green Eyes (CJ Stone Remix) (7:50)
B2. Pretty Green Eyes (Flip & Fill Remix) (4:56)

[edit] Music Video

Screenshot of the video.

The video features three young women who are dancers in a strip club. They are putting on their make-up and outfits then they dance in the strip club, then the video switches to a nightclub, and back between the two.

Ultrabeat star in the video. They are sitting down on chairs in the strip club and they are also DJ-ing at the nightclub.

The video makes use of green lighting and green clothes, and switches between locations after zooming in on one of the girl's green eyes.

The original video for Pretty Green Eyes was actually a casino scene filmed at the Baby Blue Bar on the Albert Dock in Liverpool. The scene depicts a gorgeous girl with green eyes gambling on the dice table. The dice dealer, Bill Pettrey, was the Deputy General Manager of Leo Casino, one of Liverpool's top night spots on the Queens Dock.