BodyRockers | |
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Origin | United Kingdom & Australia |
Genres | Electronic House Electronic rock Alternative rock |
Years active | 2004–2007 |
Website | BodyRockers |
Members | |
Dylan Burns Kaz James |
BodyRockers were an electronic music act, consisting of Dylan Burns and Kaz James. They are best known for their 2005 single, "I Like the Way".
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Burns, a musician from England, was visiting Australia when he was introduced to Melburnian DJ James by another DJ, Jason Herd.[1] The pair first started with Burns playing his guitar over James' rocky DJ set. Within a month of their first meeting, the duo created "I Like the Way", a song loosely based on Billy Idol's 1987 cover version of "Mony Mony" by Tommy James and the Shondells. Released as a single in 2005, the song reached #3 on the UK Singles Chart;[2] #12 on the Australian ARIA singles chart.;[3] and made the Top 20 on both the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play and Hot Dance Airplay charts.[4][5]
The success of "I Like the Way" allowed BodyRockers to make appearances in many countries throughout 2005 and into 2006. In a 2007 interview, James described this era as "…amazing times! We toured the world with a band and sold a shit-load of records."[1] In late 2005, the group released a follow-up single, "Round and Round"; both songs can be found on the 2005 album BodyRockers. They recorded a second album, however the two mutually decided not to release it and instead to pursue their own career paths. As James stated, "Since then we have moved on and actually made a second album but decided that we both wanted to go down different paths in our lives and going on the road as Bodyrockers again for another three years promoting another album wasn’t what we wanted."[1]
The song "I Like The Way" has been featured in advertisements for BMW, Citroen, Ford, Mitsubishi, Hyundai, Diet Coke and Ethel Austin. It was used as promotional music for a 2005 Victoria's Secret fashion show as well as for the 2007 Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament [1].
Year | Single | Peak Chart Positions | Album | |||||||
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US Dance |
US DA |
CA | DU 40 |
UK | AUS | AU | IT | |||
2005 | "I Like the Way" | 20 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 20 | BodyRockers |