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Dancefloor Deluxe
''Dancefloor Deluxe'' is the third album and the first compilation album by Swedish eurodance group Alcazar. It was released in Sweden on August 25, 2004. Track list Standard edition 2004 Single disc edition 2005 Charts References {{Authority control Alcazar (band) albums 2004 compilation albums 2004 remix albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcazar (band)
Alcazar is a Swedish nu-disco group. Alcazar is one of Sweden's most successful music groups both nationally and internationally with a string of hits since their debut single in 1999. Worldwide, Alcazar sold over 12 million records between 2001 and 2004. Alcazar also had success globally in 2000 with their song "Crying at the Discoteque", having charted in USA, Brazil, Australia, Japan and most countries in Europe. Alcazar disbanded in August 2011 after a concert at Stockholm Pride. They reunited again in 2013 ahead of Melodifestivalen 2014. Band career The group formed in 1998, with three members: Andreas Lundstedt, Therese Merkel, Tess Merkel, and Annika Kjærgaard, Annika ‘Annikafiore’ Kjærgaard (née Johansson). Their first single, "Shine On", was a hit in Sweden, but it was with their second release, "Crying at the Discoteque" (which heavily sampled Sheila and B. Devotion's 1979 hit "Spacer"), that they achieved success across Europe. Both singles appeared on their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcazar (band) Albums
Alcazar or variant spellings may refer to: * Alcázar, a type of Islamic castle or palace in Spain and Portugal ** ** Arts, entertainment and literature * Alcazar (group), a Swedish europop/dance music group * ''Alcazar: The Forgotten Fortress'', a 1985 video game * General Alcazar, a fictional character, friend of ''Tintin'' * ', a Spanish comics, Spanish comic from 1940 * Teatro Alcázar, a theatre in Madrid, Spain * Alcazar (Paris) (later Alcazar d'Hiver), a ''café-concert'' in Paris 1858–1902 * Alcazar d'Été, a ''café-concert'' in Paris 1860–1914 Businesses and organisations * Alcazar Hotel (other), the name of several hotels * Alcazar (airline), a 1993 proposed airline merger Places * El Alcázar, Misiones, a village in Argentina * Alcázar de San Juan, or Alcázar, a town and municipality in Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain * Alcázar del Rey, a municipality in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain * Alcázar of Segovia, medieval castle located in the cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcastar
"Alcastar" was Alcazar's second attempt at Melodifestivalen success. It made it to the final via Andra chansen, where it came 3rd. Upon release, the single shot straight to #1. It Contains mixes by The Attic, Club Junkies and Soundfactory. Formats and track listings CD Single # Alcastar (Radio Edit) 3:06 # Not A Sinner Nor A Saint (Mikki Remix) 3:45 Maxi Single #"Radio Edit" - 3:06 #"Soundfactory Starstruck Anthem" - 9:33 #"The Attic Remix" - 6:11 #"Club Junkies 12" Remix" - 9:35 #"Soundfactory Connection Dub" - 7:32 #"Acapella" - 3:04 #"Club Junkies Radio Edit" - 3:40 Chart performance {, class="wikitable" , - !align="left", Chart (2005) ! style="text-align:center;", Peakposition , - , align="left", Swedish Singles Chart , style="text-align:center;", 1 , - , align="left", Finnish Dance Chart , style="text-align:center;", 29 , - , align="left", European Hot 100 Singles [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shine On (Alcazar Song)
"Shine On" is the debut single by Swedish group Alcazar, from their debut studio album ''Casino A casino is a facility for certain types of gambling. Casinos are often built near or combined with hotels, resorts, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships, and other tourist attractions. Some casinos are also known for hosting live entertai ...'' (2000). The song failed to chart in the main singles chart but reached No. 2 on the Swedish dance chart. Music video A music video was produced to promote the single. Track listings CD single #"Shine On" (Radio Edit) - 03:32 #"Shine On" (Dance Radio Edit) - 03:22 CD maxi-single #"Shine On" (Radio Edit) - 3:32 #"Shine On" (Suezia Remix Radio Edit) - 3:22 #"Shine On" (Speed Bump Disco Mix) - 4:28 #"Shine On" (Suezia Remix Club Edit) - 4:24 #"Shine On" (Extended Version) - 5:15 Chart performance References External links Shine On Video Alcazar (band) songs 1999 debut singles 1999 songs Songs written by Anders Hansson (songw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crying At The Discoteque
"Crying at the Discoteque" is a song by Swedish band Alcazar from their debut studio album, ''Casino'' (2000). The track samples Sheila and B. Devotion's 1979 hit "Spacer". Alexander Bard produced the song and can be heard in the middle of this song (he is also featured in the music video). Released in April 2000, "Crying at the Discoteque" became Alcazar's first international hit single the following year, reaching number one in Hungary and the top 10 in Flanders, Germany, Ireland, Italy, and Switzerland. Music video A music video was produced to promote the single. It consists of Alcazar as a 1970s band during the process of their music video being filmed, with a theme that the band being on a deserted planet or wasteland. They are wearing outfits making them look futuristic with animal masked dancers in the background. During the filming things go wrong with the set designers getting in the way, the band disagreeing with the director, having script changes and general other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritmo Del Amor
"Ritmo Del Amor" is a song performed by Swedish band Alcazar, from their debut studio album ''Casino A casino is a facility for certain types of gambling. Casinos are often built near or combined with hotels, resorts, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships, and other tourist attractions. Some casinos are also known for hosting live entertai ...'' (2000). Formats and track listings These are the formats and track listings of promotional single releases of "Ritmo Del Amor". CD single #"Radio Edit" - 3:18 #"Tears of a Clone" - 4:12 Chart performance Alcazar (band) songs Spanglish songs 2000 singles Songs written by Alexander Bard Songs written by Anders Wollbeck 2000 songs {{2000s-pop-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sexual Guarantee
"Sexual Guarantee" is a 2000 song by Swedish band Alcazar. It was released as the fourth single from their debut studio album, ''Casino'' (2000), and samples Chic's 1979 hit "My Forbidden Lover". The song got many good reviews, but failed to make much of an impact on the charts across Europe. While a favorite of radio stations, it lacked the success of their previous single. Chart performance The single was released in Europe, but in different formats and sleeves. For instance England once again made their own sleeves and used their own Alcazar logo. Alcazar's Record Company BMG, in the UK made big effort in promoting Sexual Guarantee. Several promotion posters had been made all across London. And even one of them used the slogan 'Bye Bye Steps, Welcome Alcazar', referring to the sudden disappearance of British pop band Steps. The first country to release the single was Sweden and Finland and then the rest of Europe followed. Some territories weren't too sure about releasing th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't You Want Me
"Don't You Want Me" is a song by British synthpop group the Human League (credited on the cover as The Human League 100). It was released on 27 November 1981 as the fourth single from their third studio album, '' Dare'' (1981). The band's best known and most commercially successful song, it was the biggest selling UK single of 1981, that year's Christmas number one, and has since sold over 1,560,000 copies in the UK, making it the 23rd-most successful single in UK Singles Chart history. It topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the US on 3 July 1982, where it stayed for three weeks. In November 1983, ''Rolling Stone'' named it the "breakthrough song" of the Second British Invasion of the US. In 2015, the song was voted by the British public as the nation's seventh-favourite 1980s number one in a poll for ITV. And in 2022, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked it one of the ''200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time''. Background The lyrics were inspired after lead singer Philip Oakey read a ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Someday (Alcazar Song)
Someday is a Eurodance song written by famous Swedish singer and songwriter Orup for Alcazar (band), Alcazar's second studio album ''Alcazarized''. It was also made as an official song for the Stockholm Pride, 2003 Stockholm Pride festival. Music video A music video was produced to promote the single. Formats and track listings These are the formats and track listings of promotional single releases of "Someday". CD single #"Original Version" - 4:28 #"Studio 54 Revival Remix" - 4:16 Chart performance References Alcazar (band) songs 2003 singles RCA Records singles Songs written by Orup 2003 songs {{2000s-pop-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms ''popular music'' and ''pop music'' are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many disparate styles. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. ''Rock'' and ''pop'' music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which ''pop'' became associated with music that was more commercial, ephemeral, and accessible. Although much of the music that appears on record charts is considered to be pop music, the genre is distinguished from chart music. Identifying factors usually include repeated choruses and hooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse-chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much pop music also borrows elements from other styles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
