Widelife
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Widelife | |
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| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Dance |
| Years active | 2002-2005 |
| Labels | Nervous Records, Capitol Records |
| Past members | Ian J. Nieman Rachid Wehbi |
Widelife is a Canadian dance music songwriting and production team consisting of Ian J. Nieman and Rachid Wehbi. They are best known for their single "All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)", which was the theme song for the television show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.
History
Widelife collaborated with Thunderpuss on their release "Six Feet Under". They then released a single, "I Don't Want You", which reached the top of Billboard magazine's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in October 2002.[1]
The duo was soon asked to remix songs by Lamya, Deborah Cox, Soluna and LeAnn Rimes. Their next writing and production effort, "Body (Reach Out)" with vocals by Faith Trent, also went to number 2 on the Billboard dance charts.
The duo composed the theme song for the Queer Eye for the Straight Guy television series. With Simone Denny on vocals, the track was titled "All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)".[2][3] It was the lead single for the series soundtrack,[4] reached number two on world dance charts[5] and was in the top 20 on the Australian singles chart in early 2004. The duo has also performed their track "All Things" theme from the Queer Eye for the Straight Guy TV series on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. The song was also featured in an episode of South Park.
Widelife later developed theme music for the television show Knock First and for Trio's "24 w/".[2]
Discography
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||||||||||
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| AUS [6] |
U.S. Dance [7] | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | "I Don't Want You" | — | 1 | Singles only | ||||||||||
| "Body (Reach Out)" | — | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2003 | "All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)" | 12 | 5 | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
Awards
Widelife won a Juno Award in 2005 for "Dance Recording of the Year" for "All Things".[8]
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
- ^ "Dance Club Chart". Billboard, October 26, 2002.
- ^ a b A Winner for Widelife. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 6 March 2004. pp. 30–. ISSN 0006-2510.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Chuck Taylor (13 December 2003). Singles: Dance. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 45–. ISSN 0006-2510.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Alonzo Duralde (30 March 2004). Tunes Queer for the Straight Ear. Here Publishing. pp. 61–. ISSN 0001-8996.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "World Dance / Trance Top 30 Singles - Year-End". T49-Charts, 2004.
- ^ Australian peaks
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003, 2004
- ^ "Dance Recording of the Year 2005". Juno Awards Database