Wideboys

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The Wideboys
Also known as Atari Era, Medieval Hooligans, Once Waz Nice, Scintilator, Project Bassline
Origin Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Genres Dance, UK garage, electronica, house, electro, Miami bass
Occupations Musicians, Producers, DJs
Instruments Piano, Guitar, Programming
Years active 1996 - present
Labels Loaded Records, Ministry of Sound, All Around The World, 679 Recordings, Garage Jams, Def Jam Recordings, Tsunami
Associated acts Sway, McLean, Majestic, Shaznay Lewis, Dennis G, Boy Better Know, Mc B-Live, Funtcase, Blame
Website Facebook, Twitter

The Wideboys (Jim Sullivan & Eddie Craig) are UK house, Bassline and UK garage Record producers and remixers.

The Wideboys are managed by Matt Waterhouse from MWR/Hyperactive. In 2008, they signed to Sony ATV Music Publishing. Prior to this, The Wideboys had been signed in various deals with the likes of Warner, Universal and AATW. The Wideboys have found a home with Skint/Loaded Records in 2010. The Wideboys won "Best Dance Act" at The Urban Music Awards in 2008.[citation needed] They also won Best Newcomer at the 2000 U.K. Garage awards.[citation needed]

They have worked on projects with Def Jam USA on Rihanna's album "Good Girl Gone Bad". Their track "Daddy -O" reached #32 in the UK charts in 2008.[citation needed] In 2009, The Wideboys produced the comic relief single for The Saturdays' "Just Can't Get Enough” which reached #2 in the official sales charts selling over 60,000 copies in one week.[citation needed] Recently[when?], they have had original productions on two #1 UK acts albums - Roll Deep and The Wanted.

The Wideboys reached the Top 5 Charts and UK double platinum status with their original track and album entitled "Thinking It Over" for Liberty X which sold over 1,000,000 copies.[citation needed] They have performed on Big Brother's Big Mouth, Top of the Pops, The Nokia Green Room, The Big Breakfast, T4, Liquid News, MTV, Nickelodeon, & Pop World with their club smashes “In the VIP”, "Sambuca", "Daddy-O", "Snowflake”.[citation needed]

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Compilations

[edit] Singles

  • All I Wanna Do (12")1998
  • Stand And Deliver (12")1999
  • Whats On Your Mind (12")1999
  • Crazy Nights (12")2000
  • Don't Waste My Time (12")2000
  • Girl In A Dream / Who In The Funk (12")2000
  • Heartache (12", Promo, W/Lbl)2000
  • Something's Got Me Started (12")2000
  • Westside (12")2000
  • Keep It Together (12")2001
  • Knightrider (12")2001
  • Sambuca (12")2001
  • Sambuca (CD, Maxi)2001
  • Sambuca (CD, Single)2001
  • Sambucca (12")2001
  • She's The One (12")2001
  • Step Step Slide (12")2001
  • Your Mine (12")2001
  • Breakin' (12")2002
  • Get On Up (12")2002
  • Head 2 Head EP (12")2003
  • Heartache (12")2003
  • Sleeping Around (12")2003
  • Submarine (12")2003
  • Training Day (12")2003
  • Westside (Revisited) (12")2003
  • Destination Weekend (12")2004
  • Feedback (Late Last Night) (12")2004
  • From The Archives EP (12")2004
  • Heartache (12")2004
  • It's A Love Thing (12")2004
  • The Freak (12")2004
  • Body Language (12")2005
  • I Think U Like It (12")2005
  • Music Is My Life (12")2005
  • Nothing But Trouble (12")2005
  • Pirate Selectas (Volume 1 & 2) (2xLP)2005
  • Girl Dem Shaker (12")2006
  • If You Wanna Party (Boogie Down) (12")2006
  • Naughty By Nature (12")2006
  • Pirate Selectas (Volume 3 & 4) (2xLP)2006
  • U.K. Shakedown (12", Smplr)2006
  • Walking With An Angel (12")2006
  • Bomb The Secret (12", Promo)2007
  • Heartache (Dirty Sax Dub) (File, MP3, 320)2007
  • Heartache (Holden Bro's Vocal Remix) (File, MP3, 320)2007
  • Heartache (Ruff 2-Step Dub 2001) (File, MP3, 320)2007
  • Heartache (Ruff 2-Step Dub 99') (File, MP3, 320)2007
  • Hooligan (12")2007
  • I Think U Like It (Bonus 4x4 Mix) (File, MP3, 320)2007
  • It's A Love Thang (Dub) (File, MP3, 320)2007
  • Naughty By Nature (Dub Mix) (File, MP3, 320)2007
  • Sambuca 2006 (12")2007
  • Snowflake (12")2007
  • U.K. Shakedown (Electro House) (File, MP3, 320)2007
  • Walking With An Angel (Frozen Dub) (File, MP3, 320)2007
  • What You're Thinking (12")2007
  • Daddy O feat. Shaznay Lewis (File, MP3, 320, CD Single) 2008 UK #32
  • Sambuca 2008 (12")
  • In the V.I.P feat. Majestic, Boy Better Know & B-live 2010
  • Shopaholic feat. Sway & McLean 2011
  • Reach Out Now feat. Clare Evers 2011

[edit] Remixography

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  • MJ Cole & Wideboys - Nothing but Trouble

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