| Artful Dodger | |
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| Origin | Southampton, United Kingdom |
| Genres | UK garage R&B |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Blessed Records |
| Associated acts | Craig David |
| Members | |
| MC Alistair DJ Dave Low |
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| Past members | |
| Pete Devereux Mark Hill |
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Artful Dodger is a British R&B and UK garage band from the city of Southampton, which became famous through its 2-Step hits, and gave Craig David's career a boost after he appeared on their #2 hit, "Re-Rewind", in December 1999.
The band originally consisted of Mark Hill and Pete Devereux, but Devereux left prior to the release of the single "TwentyFourSeven", and Hill continued from then on to produce "TwentyFourSeven" by himself under the same moniker. The UK Garage act now comprises MC Alistair and includes producer and DJ Dave Low. Many Artful Dodger tracks can be found on the UK garage compilation album series Pure Garage, mixed by DJ EZ.
The band's name was taken from a character in the Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist, because of the many bootlegs they made in the early days.
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All of their subsequent hit singles have also been collaborations:
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart[1] | |||
| 1997 | "The Revenge of Popeye" | - | non-album single |
| "Something" (featuring Craig David) | - | ||
| 1998 | "If You Love Me" - By Mark Hill | - | |
| "The Messenger" | - | ||
| "Re-Rewind the Crowd say Bo Selecta" (featuring Craig David) | 2 | It's All About the Stragglers | |
| 1999 | "Movin' Too Fast" (featuring Romina Johnson) | 2 | |
| "Re-Rewind" (featuring Craig David) | 2 | ||
| 2000 | "Woman Trouble" (featuring Craig David) | 6 | |
| "Movin' Too Fast (Remix)" (featuring Romina Johnson) | 2 | ||
| "Woman Trouble" (featuring Robbie Craig and Craig David) | 6 | ||
| "Please Don't Turn Me On" (featuring Lifford) | 4 | ||
| 2001 | "Think About Me" (featuring Michelle Escoffery) | 11 | |
| "TwentyFourSeven" (featuring Melanie Blatt) | 6 | ||
| "It Ain't Enough" (Dreem Teem Coco Star vs Artful Dodger) | 20 | ||
| 2002 | "Ladies" (featuring General Levy and Roachie) | - | non-album single |
| 2003 | "Ruff Neck Sound" (featuring Richie Dan and Sevi G) | - | |
| 2006 | "Flex" (featuring Vula) | - |