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Special D.

Special D in his studio
Background information
Birth name Dennis Horstmann
Also known as Special D, Special D.igga
Born 16 September 1980 (1980-09-16) (age 31)
Origin Hamburg, Germany
Genres Euro-trance
Eurodance
Hardstyle
Hard trance
Occupations DJ/Producer
Labels Mental Madness Records
Website speciald.de

Special D. (born Dennis Horstmann, 16 September 1980, Hamburg, Germany) is a German DJ and dance music artist who is particularly popular in the Netherlands, where he won the 'Best Dance International' award at the 2004 TMF NL awards. He is also popular among the Euro-Trance scene in North America. The "D" in Special D comes from the DJ's first name, Dennis.

His best known track, "Come With Me", reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart[1] and number 4 in the Irish Singles Chart in April 2004. He still proceeds to make new tracks, such as "You" or "Here I Am", which are frequently played on European dance floors.

His music featured in Crank: High Voltage.[2][3]

He has started using Ableton Live in his live sets.[2]

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles

Official Mixes

  1. Come with Me (Club Mix) (6:29)
  2. Come with Me (Dub Mix) (5:47)
  3. Come with Me (Groove Coverage Remix) (5:54)
  4. Come with Me (Single Edit) (3:11)
  5. Come with Me (Central Seven vs Tricky P Remix) (6:30)
  6. Come with Me (Extended Mix) (6:31)
  7. Come with Me (Central Seven vs. Tricky P. Short Rmx) (2:50)
  8. Come with Me (Radio Edit) (2:37)
  9. Come with Me (Audiolush Remix) (6:40)
  10. Come with Me (Flip & Fill Remix) (6:46)
  11. Come with Me (Central Seven Remix)
  12. Come with Me (KB Project Remix)
  • "Home Alone" [2003] [2004]

Official Mixes

  1. Home Alone (Club Mix) (6:53)
  2. Home Alone (Megara vs. DJ Lee Remix) (6:38)
  3. Home Alone (Gollum vs. Yanny Remix) (6:36)
  4. Home Alone (Video Edit) (3:21)
  5. Home Alone (Stacccato Remix) (7:16)
  6. Home Alone (Single Edit) (3:12)
  • "Nothing I Won't Do" [2004] [2005]

Official Mixes

  1. Nothing I Won't Do (Extended Mix) (6:48)
  2. Nothing I Won't Do (Single Edit) (3:05)
  3. Nothing I Won't Do (Video Edit) (3:09)
  4. Nothing I Won't Do (Club Mix) (6:42)
  5. Nothing I Won't Do (Friday Night Posse Remix)
  6. Nothing I Won't Do (Lee S Mix)
  7. Nothing I Won't Do (KB Project Remix)
  8. Nothing I Won't Do (Flip & Fill Remix)
Special D. "You" (2004)
25 second sample of "You."
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  • "You" [2004]

Official Mixes

  1. You (Club Mix) (7:02)
  2. You (Single Edit) (2:58)
  3. You (Rob Mayth Remix Edit) (3:27)
  4. You (DJ Bonebreaker Remix) (6:08)
  5. You (Rob Mayth Remix) (6:32)
  • "Here I Am" [2005

Official Mixes

  1. Here I Am (Club Mix) (7:02)
  2. Here I Am (Extended Mix) (6:57)
  3. Here I Am (Single Edit)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 519. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
  2. ^ a b Dolphin, David (2009-05-01). "Dennis Horstmann (Special D.) Interview" (Text & Audio). An Focal. http://pf.csn.ul.ie/blog/?p=64. Retrieved 2009-05-04. 
  3. ^ Mark Neveldine (Director) (2009). Crank: High Voltage (Film). USA: Lionsgate. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1121931/soundtrack. 

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