Dune (band)
| Dune | |
|---|---|
| Genres |
Electronica Progressive trance, happy hardcore |
| Years active | 1995-present |
| Members |
Oliver Froning Jens Oettrich Bernd Burhoff |
Dune is a German electronic music band. The band took its name from the Dune series of science fiction novels by Frank Herbert.
History
The band formed in 1995 and divided with the departure of Verena von Strenge, their lead singer, in 2000, before they could release their album Reunion (the album was never released due to a court order that stopped the single "Heaven"). After a short break, Dune announced a new single "Dark Side Of The Moon" and the return of Verena von Strenge.
Their latest single "Rainbow To The Stars 2003" was released on 23 June 2003.
A track commonly mis-credited to Dune is "Starchild" & "Starchild II" but it was actually released in 1995 by the Swedish group with the same name as the song; Starchild.
Reunion & "Heaven" Issues
When Verena Von Strenge came back to Dune in late 1999, they recorded the single "Dark Side Of The Moon", and began recording songs for an album called Reunion. However, Dune recorded a cover of Avancada & Central Seven's 1999 hit "Piece Of Heaven", changed the lyrics, and called it "Heaven". Dune incorrectly thought they had permission to produce the cover. The CD single and an LP Vinyl release was made, and a music video, which played on VIVA TV in Germany. However, a week later, A7 put in a court order on the single "Heaven", saying it sounds like their single "Piece Of Heaven". Dune was later forced to remove "Heaven", and they could not release their album Reunion due to the court order. The recorded singles, except for "Heaven", were released on the later album "History".
Members
- Oliver Froning (1995-)
- Jens Oettrich (1995-)
- Bernd Burhoff (1995-)
- Verena von Strenge (1995–1997, 1999–2000)
- Vanessa Hörster (1997–1998)
- Tina Lacebal (1998)
Discography
Singles
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| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | ||||||||||||
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| GER [1] |
AUT [2] |
SWI [3] |
NED [4] |
SWE [5] |
FIN [6] |
UK [7] | |||||||||
| 1995 | Hardcore Vibes | 5 | – | 36 | 10 | – | – | – | Dune | ||||||
| Are You Ready to Fly | 12 | – | 23 | 17 | – | – | – | ||||||||
| Can't Stop Raving | 7 | – | 16 | 10 | – | – | – | ||||||||
| 1996 | Rainbow to the Stars | 12 | – | 23 | 8 | 52 | 7 | – | Expedicion | ||||||
| Hand in Hand | 10 | 39 | 18 | 9 | – | – | 77 | ||||||||
| Million Miles from Home | 17 | – | 39 | 10 | 40 | – | – | ||||||||
| Who Wants to Live Forever | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 59 | – | 86 | Forever | |||||||
| 1997 | Nothing Compares 2 U | – | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
| 1998 | Keep the Secret | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | singles only | ||||||
| Electric Heaven | 56 | – | 50 | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
| One of Us | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Forever & Ever | |||||||
| 1999 | Dark Side of the Moon | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | History | ||||||
| 2000 | Hardcore Vibes 2000 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
| 2003 | Rainbow to the Stars 2003 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | single only | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||||||||||
Albums
| Year | Title | Chart Positions[8] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT | NED | FIN | GER | HU | SWI | ||||
| 1995 | Dune | - | 59 | - | 21 | 36 | 20 | ||
| 1996 | Expedicion | 43 | 34 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 28 | ||
| 1996 | Live! | - | 45 | - | 89 | - | - | ||
| 1997 | Forever | 4 | 63 | - | 2 | 19 | 11 | ||
| 1998 | Forever and Ever | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000 | History | - | - | - | 69 | - | - | ||
External links
- Fanpage
- Fan website Dune (en)
- Dune at Danceartistinfo.com
- Dune lyrics
- Dune at DMOZ
- The story behind the cancellation of Reunion
Notes
- ↑ "Dune - German Chart". officialcharts.de. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ↑ "Dune - Austrian chart". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ↑ "Dune - Swiss chart". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ↑ "Dune - Dutch chart". dutchcharts.nl. 2 March 2015.
- ↑ "Dune - Swedish chart". swedishcharts.com. 2 March 2015.
- ↑ "Dune - Finish chart". finnishcharts.com. 2 March 2015.
- ↑ "Dune - Chart Log UK". zobbel.de. 2 March 2015.
- ↑ GER AUT SWI NL BE SWEHU IFPI