Da Hool
Da Hool | |
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| Birth name | Frank Tomiczek |
| Also known as | DJ Hooligan |
| Born | 30 December 1968 Bottrop, West Germany |
| Genres | Acid house, electro house, house |
| Years active | Late 1980s – present |
| Labels | Play It Again Sam |
| Website | Official Website Official MySpace Official Twitter Official facebook |
Frank Tomiczek (born 30 December 1968), better known as Da Hool, is a German DJ and producer. It was in Bottrop that he first honed his skills as a DJ, and by 1990 was an acclaimed performer in his native country.[1]
Musical career[]
His early tracks include "B.O.T.T.R.O.P.", "It's a Dream Song", and "Rave Nation". In 1996, he released "Meet Her at the Love Parade", which (when re-released a year later on the German label, Kosmo Records) became a worldwide hit, selling over six million copies.[1] "Meet Her at the Love Parade" reached #15 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1998 (Germany #4, France #4, Netherlands #11, Ireland #7).[2] Further UK charting singles included "Bora Bora" (UK #35, 1998) and "Meet Her at the Love Parade 2001" (UK #11, 2001).[2]
Discography[]
Singles[]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [3] |
AUS [4] |
AUT [4] |
BEL (Wa) [4] |
FRA [4] |
IRE [5] |
NED [4] |
SWI [4] |
UK [6] |
US Dance [7] | |||||
| 1994 | "Rave Nation" (as DJ Hooligan) | 16 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | Singles only | ||
| 1995 | "Sueño Futuro (Wake Up and Dream)" (as DJ Hooligan) | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | |||
| 1996 | "System Ecstasy" (as DJ Hooligan) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Want You" | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1997 | "Meet Her at the Love Parade" | 4 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 30 | Here Comes Da Hool | ||
| "Bora Bora" | 21 | 80 | — | — | — | 19 | 58 | — | 35 | — | ||||
| 1998 | "T.H.M." | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | Singles only | ||
| "Hypochonda" | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Mama Sweet" | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | ||||
| 1999 | "Wankers on Duty" | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 151 | — | |||
| "Eichelrück" | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | — | ||||
| 2001 | "Meet Her at the Love Parade (The 2001 Remixes)" | 67 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | 11 | — | |||
| 2015 | "MHATLP (HI-LO Edit)"
(with Oliver Heldens) |
67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Da Hool Biography, AMG
- ^ Jump up to: a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 133. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "German peaks". Archived from the original on 2013-09-05. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f International peaks
- ^ Search for Irish peaks Archived 2009-06-03 at WebCite
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ US peaks
- ^ "Certifications Singles Argent - année 1997". Disque en France. Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
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