''Dancemania 4'' is the fourth set in the Dancemania series of

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, released in early 1997 by

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. With its 23 tracks and one

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,''Dancemania 4'', CD booklet p.26 : "24. THE AXEL BOYS QUARTET / DUB-I-DUB" the album debuted at #6 on

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's weekly album chart in January 1997 and reached #3 the next week, appearing on the yearly best-selling album chart at #92 in 1997 with 241,570 copies sold, along with its successor, '' 5'', which ranked #98. Several tracks on the album, including different remixes, can also be found on other Dancemania albums such as ''1'', ''Delux'', ''Extra'', ''Diamond'', ''Diamond Complete Edition'', ''Best Yellow'', ''Best Red'', ''Zip Mania'', ''Zip Mania DX'', ''Zip Mania Best'', ''Bass #1'', ''Speed 3'' or ''Winters''.Electronic Emotion
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Further details

The album's overall average tempo is 140 bpm; :The slowest track is "Dub-I-Dub" (#24) at 72 bpm. :The fastest track is "

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" (#21) at 177 bpm. Several tracks are

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s or remix versions. :#6 "Killing Me Softly" is a cover remix version of

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Killing Me Softly with His Song "Killing Me Softly with His Song" is a song composed by Charles Fox with lyrics by Norman Gimbel. The lyrics were written in collaboration with Lori Lieberman after she was inspired by a Don McLean performance in late 1971. Denied writing credit ...

".''Dancemania 4'', CD booklet p.8 : "6. JUST A GIRL / KILLING ME SOFTLY" :#9 "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?" is a cover version of

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".''Dancemania 4'', CD booklet p.11 : "9. DANCEMATIC / WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKEN HEARTED?" :#15 "Stay" is a cover version of

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".''Dancemania 4'', CD booklet p.17 : "15. M.A.N. / STAY" :#21 "We Shall Dance" is a cover remix version of

Demis Roussos Artemios "Demis" Ventouris-Roussos ( ; el, Αρτέμιος "Ντέμης" Βεντούρης-Ρούσσος, ; 15 June 1946 – 25 January 2015) was a Greek singer, songwriter and musician. As a band member he is best remembered for his work in ...

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".''Dancemania 4'', CD booklet p.23 : "21. FUN MASTER / WE SHALL DANCE" :#24 "Dub-I-Dub", included as bonus track, is a cover version of

Me & My Me & My is a Danish Eurodance duo formed by sisters Susanne Georgi (born 27 July 1976) and Pernille Georgi (born 24 July 1974). They are best known for their first international hit song "Dub-I-Dub" (1995), which has been featured on many compil ...

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Dub-I-Dub "Dub-I-Dub" is a song by Danish Eurodance act and sisters Me & My, released in September 1995 as the first single from their eponymous album (1995). It was successful on the charts in many countries, peaking at number-one in Denmark and Japan, ...

". The non-stop mixing was done by DJ Smurf a.k.a. Paul Rincon and his partner, Dip "T" Jones, who has co-produced many remixes with Smurf.''Dancemania 4'', CD booklet p.27

References

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