Technotronic
| Technotronic | |
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| Origin | Aalst, Belgium |
| Genres | House, dance-pop, Eurodance, techno, hip house, deep house, tech house |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | SBK/EMI Records ARS Entertainment Belgium |
| Associated acts | Ya Kid K Réjane Magloire Hi Tek 3 (alias) |
| Members | Jo Bogaert Manuela "Ya Kid K" Kamosi Eric "MC Eric/Me One" Martin |
| Past members | Réjane "Reggie" Magloire Melissa Beckford Desiree "Daisy Dee" Rollocks Colin "Einstein" Case Charles Fitzgerald "Black Diamond" Davis Patrick DeMeyer Monday Osaigbovo "Monday Midnite" Agbonze Helen Mwangi-Taylor Deidra Jones |
Technotronic is a Belgian studio-based music project formed in 1988 by Jo Bogaert, who had gained note in the early 1980s as part of a cover band and as a solo artist under various New Beat projects, including The Acts of Madmen and Nux Nemo. Together with vocalist Ya Kid K, he produced the hit single, "Pump Up the Jam", which was originally an instrumental. An image for the act was later put together, utilizing Congolese-born fashion model Felly Kilingi as its album/single cover art, and supposed "singer" in the music video.
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"Pump Up The Jam"[edit]
The track that became "Pump Up The Jam" began life as "Technotronic" (which in turn became the project's official name), an original instrumental that Bogaert released under the name The Pro 24s. Based on Farley Jackmaster Funk's "The Acid Life," this instrumental initially included vocal samples from Eddie Murphy's "Delirious" live set and was months later replaced by newer music, along with lyrics and vocals from Ya Kid K. prior to the song's international release in September 1989.
The song became a worldwide success, eventually reaching #2 in both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart in late 1989/early 1990, becoming the first house song to gain commercial status in the pop mainstream. It not only introduced a new sound based on "New Beat", a dance genre developed around the Belgian music scene, but it was also one of the first songs outside of Chicago, Illinois, to pioneer the hip-house genre, a fusion of house music with elements of hip-hop.[citation needed]
Further career[edit]
The success of the project's first single led to the release of Pump Up the Jam: The Album, which featured tracks by Ya Kid K and MC Eric. They also became an opening act for Madonna and had appearances on Saturday Night Live, The Arsenio Hall Show, and It's Showtime at the Apollo. It was at this time that Ya Kid K became Technotronic's actual featured vocalist after it was revealed that Felly was merely lip-synching the vocals in the video for "Pump Up The Jam".
Three follow-up singles, "Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over)", a #7 hit in the US and a #2 hit in the UK; "This Beat Is Technotronic" (US Dance #3, UK #14); and "Rockin´ Over The Beat" (UK #9), also reached the Top 10 in many countries, and the album eventually climbed into the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 in the US and reached #2 in the UK Albums Chart.[1]
In 1990, Kamosi contributed vocals on the single "Spin That Wheel", as part of Technotronic's "side project" Hi-Tek 3, for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles soundtrack.
A megamix was released compiling many of Technotronic's previous hits. Released as a single, it peaked at #6 in the UK[1] and #1 on the Eurochart Hot 100.
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An excerpt from Technotronic's "Like This" (1999), which features a distinctive touch of Detroit techno within house structure. This sound gave prominence to tech house and electrotech.
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In 1992, the song "Move This" (also featuring Kamosi) from the album became popular through its use in a Revlon television commercial, and it became their third Top 10 hit in the United States, peaking at #6. With renewed interest in the album, it was repackaged in 1992 with the same track listing, but this time it featured Ya Kid K on the cover.
They later came back with "Like This" (1999), featuring Monday Midnite. It combined deep house[2] and techno elements, making it an early example of the tech house genre,[3] and giving prominence to electrotech.
Technotronic has sold approximately 14 million albums and singles worldwide.[citation needed]
20th anniversary (1989–2009)[edit]
MC Eric and Ya Kid K. reunited and have toured parts of Europe, South America and Australia, as a part of commemorating Technotronic's 20th anniversary, performing their classic hits as well as new material. MC Eric also tours as a DJ.
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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| AUS [4] |
AUT [4] |
GER [5] |
NED [4] |
NZ [4] |
SUI [4] |
SWE [4] |
UK [6] |
U.S. [7] |
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| Pump Up the Jam: The Album |
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22 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 10 | ||||
| Trip on This: The Remixes |
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50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | ||||
| Body to Body |
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— | 25 | 42 | — | — | 17 | — | 27 | — | ||||
| The Greatest Hits |
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48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Recall |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
Singles[edit]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [4] |
AUT [4] |
FRA [4] |
GER [10] |
IRE [11] |
NED [4] |
NZ [4] |
SPA [12] |
SUI [4] |
SWE [4] |
UK [1] |
U.S. [13] |
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| 1989 | "Pump Up the Jam" (featuring Felly) | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Pump Up the Jam - The Album | |
| 1990 | "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" (featuring Ya Kid K) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | ||
| "This Beat Is Technotronic" (featuring MC Eric) | 27 | — | 18 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 11 | 8 | — | 14 | — | |||
| "Spin That Wheel" (featuring Ya Kid K) | 5 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 69 | |||
| "Rockin' Over the Beat" | — | — | 20 | 18 | 11 | — | — | — | 10 | — | 9 | 95 | |||
| "Megamix" | 13 | — | 10 | 9 | 4 | 18 | — | — | 7 | — | 6 | — | Trip on This - The Remixes | ||
| "Turn It Up" (featuring Melissa and Einstein) | — | — | 33 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | |||
| 1991 | "Move That Body" (featuring Reggie) | — | — | 25 | 19 | 3 | 38 | — | 14 | 10 | 33 | 12 | — | Body to Body | |
| "Work" (featuring Reggie) | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 24 | 40 | — | ||||
| "Money Makes the World Go Round" (featuring Reggie) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1992 | "Move This" (featuring Ya Kid K) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | The Greatest Hits | |
| 1993 | "Hey Yoh, Here We Go" (featuring Ya Kid K) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "One Plus One" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Move It to the Rhythm" (featuring Ya Kid K) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | Recall | ||
| 1995 | "Recall" (featuring Ya Kid K) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Want You By My Side" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1996 | "Pump Up the Jam - The '96 Sequel" (featuring Ya Kid K) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | Singles only | |
| "Crazy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1998 | "Get Up - The '98 Sequel" | — | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Pump Up the Jam" (as D.O.N.S. featuring Technotronic) | — | 34 | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1999 | "Like This" (featuring Monday Midnite) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||
See also[edit]
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 551. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Technotronic – Like This". Discogs. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ^ "Technotronic Featuring Monday Midnite – Like This". Discogs. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m International album peaks
- ^ German peaks
- ^ UK peaks
- ^ US album peaks
- ^ a b Music Canada: Certifications
- ^ a b c d "Certified Awards Search: Technotronic". BPI. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
- ^ German peaks
- ^ Search for Irish peaks
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ US singles peaks
- ^ Dutch certifications nvpi.nl (Retrieved January 11, 2009)
- ^ a b U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved January 11, 2009)
- ^ French certifications Infodisc.fr See: "Les ventes" => "Toutes les certifications depuis 1973" => "Technotronic" (Retrieved January 11, 2009)
- Pump Up the Jam: The Album - sleeve notes
External links[edit]
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