''Dancemania Speed'' is a sub-series of
Toshiba EMI's ''
Dancemania''
compilation series. This series features faster, further remixed versions of recordings from previously released ''Dancemania'' albums or faster remixed covers of various famous songs. Unlike the main series mostly consisting of
Eurodance
Euro-Dance (sometimes referred to as Euro-NRG, Euro-electronica or Euro) is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s in Europe. It combines many elements of hip hop, techno, Hi-NRG, house music, and Euro-Disco. This ...
, this series largely consists of
hardcore techno crews from the UK, the home of
happy hardcore, and some
Eurobeat Italians who are very much experienced in high BPM dance music.
History
The first issue, titled ''Dancemania Speed'', was released on 23 September 1998 with
Chumbawamba
Chumbawamba () were a British rock band formed in 1982 and disbanded in 2012. They are best known for their 1997 single "Tubthumping", which was nominated for Best British Single at the 1998 Brit Awards. Other singles include "Amnesia", " Enou ...
's "
Tubthumping" as its beginning track along with 24 other tracks including
Bellini
Bellini is an Italian name, Italian surname, formed as a patronymic or plural form of Bellino (surname), Bellino.
People
*Family of Italian painters:
**Jacopo Bellini (c. 1396–c. 1470), father of Gentile and Giovanni
**Gentile Bellini (c. 1429†...
's "Samba de Janeiro",
Captain Jack's "Together & Forever",
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 compi ...
's "
Dub-I-Dub", and
E-Rotic's "Willy Use A Billy...Boy". The second issue, ''Dancemania Speed 2'', was released on 3 March 1999 with tracks including "
My Heart Will Go On", "
Jump", "
Butterfly", "
Captain Jack", "Turn Me On" and "
Techno Wonderland".
[ Discogs]
Dancemania Speed 2
/ref> The albums have appeared on the Oricon charts of best-selling albums since the first was released. ''Speed 1'' reached number 8 in the weekly album chart in October 1998, ''Speed 2'' reached number 7 in the same chart in March 1999 and ranked number 72 in the yearly Top 100 best-selling album chart in 1999 with 322,860 copies sold. ''Speed 3'' reached number 5 in the weekly album chart in September 1999.[Oricon Database]
Oricon Album 1999.9.20
Several tracks from ''1'', ''2'', ''3'', ''4'', ''5'' were later included on the 2000 greatest hits compilation '' Best 2001 Hyper Nonstop Megamix''.[ HMV]
Dancemania Speed Best 2001
Releases
Main series
G series
Others
References
{{Dancemania
Eurodance compilation albums