Manhattan Clique is a group composed of producers, remixers and songwriters Philip Larsen and Chris Smith, also known as "MHC". Their successes have been reflected in the ''

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'' Club and Pop charts in the UK, plus the ''Billboard'' dance chart in the US, as well as frequent radio play. The duo have worked with artists including

Katy Perry Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Known for her influence on modern pop music and her Camp (style), campy style, she has been ...

Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( ; born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. Gaga began performing as a teenag ...

, Timbaland,

Nicole Scherzinger Nicole Scherzinger (; born Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Valiente, June 29, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television personality. She is best known as the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls, one of the best-selling g ...

, La Roux,

Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the " Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. After appearing in stage productio ...

The Veronicas The Veronicas is an Australian pop duo from Brisbane. The group was formed in 2004 by identical twin sisters Lisa and Jessica Origliasso. In 2005, the Veronicas released their debut studio album, titled '' The Secret Life of...'', which peak ...

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, Keri Hilson, Esmee Denters and Toni Braxton. 2010-11 remixes have included

Chris Brown Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. According to '' Billboard'', Brown is one of the most successful R&B singers of his generation, having often been referred to by many contempo ...

, Diana Vickers, Example,

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, Ed Drewett,

(four times),

Fenech-Soler Fenech-Soler were an English electropop band from King's Cliffe, Northamptonshire, England, that formed in 2006 and consists of two members: Ross Duffy and Ben Duffy. Founding members Daniel Fenech-Soler and Andrew Lindsay left the band in 2016 ...

, Studio Killers and others. Manhattan Clique have also worked with popular European artists, including French musician

Mylène Farmer Mylène Jeanne Gautier (; born 12 September 1961), known professionally as Mylène Farmer (), is a Canadian-born French singer, songwriter, occasional actress, writer, and entrepreneur. Having sold more than 30 million records in France, she is ...

,whose duet with Moby 'Slipping Away' was Manhattan Clique's first Number One production (as well as Moby's first Number One single anywhere in the world), spending several weeks at the top of the French charts in 2006. Manhattan Clique has also worked with electronic music acts, including

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, Soft Cell, The B-52 and Erasure. They co-wrote and produced Erasure frontman Andy Bell's "Electric Blue" album, which also featured Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters) and Claudia Brücken (Propaganda). Larsen has additionally won a Grammy award for his production on

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's "Come Into My World", a track from her multi-platinum album "Fever", and also collaborates with Darren Stokes under the name of "M-3ox".

Remixes

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

Mirwais "I Can't Wait" *2001

Soft Cell Soft Cell are an English synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s. The duo consists of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball. The band are primarily known for their 1981 hit version of "Tainted Love" and their plat ...

"Torch" *2001 The Lighthouse Family "

Happy Happiness, in the context of mental or emotional states, is positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. Other forms include life satisfaction, well-being, subjective well-being, flourishing and eudaimonia. Sinc ...

" *2001 The Human League "Shameless" *

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

Sophie Ellis-Bextor Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979) is an English singer and songwriter. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded Ellis-Bextor went solo and ach ...

Get Over You "Get Over You" and "Move This Mountain" are two songs by British Pop music, pop singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor. In most countries, "Get Over You" was released as the sole single, but in the United Kingdom, the two tracks were released as a double A- ...

" *2002 The Human League "(Keep Feeling) Fascination 2003" *2002 Soft Cell "The Night" *2002 Erasure "Solsbury Hill" *2002 Erasure "

Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" is a song by the British rock band Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, which was released in 1975 by EMI as the lead single from the band's third studio album ''The Best Years of Our Lives''. The song was written b ...

" *

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...

The Human League "

The Things That Dreams Are Made Of "The Things That Dreams Are Made Of" is a song by the English synthpop group The Human League. It was originally recorded for the band's 1981 album ''Dare'', but was remixed, remastered and released as a dance EP single in 2008. It reached numbe ...

" *2003 Liberty X "

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'" *2003 Sophie Ellis-Bextor "

Mixed Up World "Mixed Up World" is a song by British singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor, released on 13 October 2003 as the first single from her second studio album, ''Shoot from the Hip'' (2003). The single includes a B-side called "The Earth Shook the D ...

" *2003 Vitamin C "Last Night" *2003

Holly Valance Holly Rachel Candy (; born 11 May 1983), known professionally as Holly Valance, is an Australian actress and singer. Valance began her acting career on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', as Felicity Scully (1999–2002, 2005, 2022). Sh ...

"Desire" *

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

Airlock "I Am" *2004 Erasure "Breathe" *2004

The B-52's The B-52's, also styled as The B-52s, are an American new wave band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. The original lineup consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion), Kate Pierson (vocals, keyboards, synth bass), Cindy Wilson (vocals, p ...

"Mesopotamia" *2004 The Knife "Take My Breath Away" *

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

The B-52's "Whammy Kiss" *2005

"Loveland" *2005

Larry Tee Larry Tee (born October 12, 1959) is a Berlin-based DJ, club promoter, and music producer who curated the electroclash scene in New York in the early 2000s, and helped launch the careers of such artists as RuPaul, Scissor Sisters, Fischerspooner ...

featuring Andy Bell "Matthew" *2005

Stereophonics Stereophonics are a Welsh rock band formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman in the Cynon Valley, Wales. The band consists of Kelly Jones (lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards), Richard Jones (bass guitar, harmonica, backing vocals), Adam Zind ...

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" *2005

Chromeo Chromeo is a Canadian electro-funk duo from Montreal, formed in 2002 by musicians David "Dave 1" Macklovitch and Patrick "P-Thugg" Gemayel. Their sound draws from blue-eyed soul, dance music, rock, synth-pop, disco and funk. , the band has rele ...

"Needy Girl" *2005

Moby Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter, singer, producer, and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "among the ...

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" *2005 Moby " Dream About Me" *2005 Goldfrapp " Ooh La La" *2005

Angel Moraes Angel Moraes (August 7, 1965 – February 27, 2021) was an electronic music DJ from Brooklyn, New York. Career He began his career in the 1980s and was the DJ at NYC nightclubs including Paradise Garage, and formed the record label Hot 'N' Spycy ...

"If Music Is Your Life" *2005 Moby " Beautiful" *2005 Moby " Slipping Away" *2005 Fischerspooner "A Kick In the Teeth" *2005 Stereophonics "Devil" *2005 Andy Bell "Crazy" *2005 Andy Bell "Electric Blue" *2005 The B-52's "Private Idaho" *

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

Angel Moraes "Never Ending" *2006 Moby &

" Slipping Away" *2006 SuperJupiter "You Know" *2006 Formatic "State Of Play" *2006

Matinée Club The Modern are a British electropop band. They are currently signed to Ninth Wave Records in the United States and EQ Music in Asia. The band consists of vocalist Emma Cooke, with Nathan Cooper and Chi Tudor-Hart on vocals and synthesizers. Th ...

"Discothèque Français" *2006 Boogaloo Stu "Magnetic Heart" *2006

Rinôçérôse Rinôçérôse (stylized as rinôçérôse or «rinôçérôse») is a French band founded by Jean-Philippe Freu and Patrice Carrié that mixes rock music and electronic dance music. The duo of musicians also work as psychologists, calling themse ...

"Cubicle" *2006 Matinée Club "Tokyo Girls" *2006 Lorraine "Transatlantic Flight" *2006 Onetwo "Home" *2006 Moby and Amaral "Slipping Away - Escapar" *2006 Strike "U Sure Do" *2007 Moby "In My Heart" *2007 Myriam Abel "Qui Je Suis" *2007 I Am Finn "Hard" *2007 The Grid "Put Your Hands Together" *2007 S-Express "Stupid Girls" *2007 B-52's "Devil In My Car" *2007 Soft Cell "Bedsitter" *2007 Soft Cell "Surrender" *2008 Mylène Farmer "Dégénération" *2008 Mylène Farmer "

Appelle mon numéro "Appelle mon numéro" (English: "Call/dial My Number") is a 2008 song recorded by French singer Mylène Farmer. Released on 3 November 2008, it was the second single from her seventh studio album, '' Point de Suture''. It received generally posit ...

" *2008 Goldfrapp "Ride A White Horse" *2008

"Hot n Cold" *2008 Iglu & Hartly "In This City" *2008 Ida Maria "Oh My God" *2008 Erasure "Always 2009" *2009 The Veronicas "Untouched" *2009 Katy Perry "Waking Up In Vegas" *2009

"Radar" *2009

"Boys Boys Boys" *2009 La Roux "

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" *2009 Lily Allen " Fuck You" *2009 Skint & Demoralised "Red Lipstick" *2009

Forever Is Over "Forever Is Over" is a song by English-Irish girl group The Saturdays, from their second studio album, ''Wordshaker''. The song was released by digital download on 5 October 2009 as the lead single from the album. The song was written by Louis ...

" *2009 Keri Hilson " I Like" *2009 Esmee Denters "

Admit It "Admit It" is the second single from Dutch pop singer and songwriter, Esmée Denters, from her debut studio album ''Outta Here''. It was released as a CD single and download in the Netherlands on 4 September 2009. It was released in the UK on 28 ...

" *2009 Timbaland feat.

SoShy SoShy (born Deborah Sarah Epstein;), is a French singer, songwriter, actress, DJ and model. Early life She was born Deborah Sarah Epstein in Paris, France, on September 14, 1984,SoShy in thFrench National Library/ref> to a French-Argentine-Ita ...

and

Morning After Dark "Morning After Dark" is a song by American record producer and rapper, Timbaland taken from his third studio album, ''Shock Value II''. The song features French singer SoShy and was released as the first single from the album on October 26, 2009 ...

" *2009 Chris Brown " Transform Ya" *2009

" 3" *2009 Kajagoogoo "White Feathers" *2010 Alphabeat "Hole In My Heart" *2010 Toni Braxton " Yesterday" *2010 Chris Brown " Crawl" *2010 Diana Vickers "Once" *2010 Katy Perry " California Gurls" *2010 OneRepublic "Marching On" *2010 Example Last Ones Standing *2010 Katy Perry " Teenage Dream" *2011 Katy Perry "E.T." *2011 Lady GaGa " Born This Way" *2011 Barbarellas Body Rock *2011 MNEK "If Truth Be Told" *2011 Wretch 32 "Forgiveness" *2011 Frida Gold "Unsere Liebe Ist Aus Gold" *2011 Keri Hilson "Lose Control" *2011 Studio Killers " Ode To The Bouncer" *2011 Nicole Scherzinger "Wet" *2011 Wretch 32 Feat. Josh Kumra "Don't Go" *2011 Nicole Scherzinger "Right There" *2011 Fenech-Soler "Stop and Stare" *2011 Wonderland "This Is Not A Love Song" *2011 Nelly Furtado "Night Is Young" *2012 The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - "Heart Attack" *2012 Studio Killers " Eros and Apollo" *2012

Carly Rae Jepsen Carly Rae Jepsen (born November 21, 1985) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. After studying musical theatre for most of her school life and while in university, Jepsen garnered mainstream attention after placing third on the fifth season of ...

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" *2012

All Mankind All Mankind is an Australian rock/indie rock band from Eastwood in Sydney, Australia. The group consists of Richard Beeston (vocals, rhythm guitar & keyboard), David Beeston (drums), Daniel "Dorny" Mayes (guitar) and Gavin Perkins (bass) Fo ...

"Simple Desire" *2012 Kids On Bridges "Anywhere But The Middle" (feat. J2K) *2012

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" Wonderful" *2012 Girls Aloud " Something New" *2013

Alison Moyet Geneviève Alison Jane Ballard ( ; born 18 June 1961) is an English singer noted for her powerful bluesy contralto voice. She came to prominence as half of the duo Yazoo (also known as Yaz), but has since mainly worked as a solo artist. Her ...

" When I Was Your Girl" *2013

Demi Lovato Demetria Devonne Lovato ( ; born August 20, 1992), known as Demi Lovato, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. After appearing on the children's television series ''Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004), Lovato rose to prominence for pl ...

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" *2013

"Metroland" *2013 Emeli Sande "Next To Me" *2013 Back Street Boys "In A World Like This" *2013 Ellie Goulding "Burn" *2014 Manhattan Clique featuring Lydia Kaye "Torn In Two" *2014 DJ Fresh Make U Bounce - (Manhattan Clique Remix) (feat. Little Nikki) MINISTRY OF SOUND *2015 Madyx - Some Kisses *2015 Miel de Botton - Magnetic *2015 Miel de Botton - Dazzle Me Diamond *2017

- “The Punishment of Luxury” *2017 Erasure - "Oh What A World" (Manhattan Clique Remix) *2017 Brett Vogel - "Burn for You" *2017 Brett Vogel - "Can't Stop Now" *2018 Roald Hughes - "Medicine" *2021 Ridi - "Top Guy" *2021 Jay Saturn - "Live My Life" *2022 Soft Cell and Pet Shop Boys - "Purple Zone" *2022 Soft Cell - "Nostalgia Machine" *2022 Rose Ranger - "Confession"

References

External links

Manhattan Clique Official sitePlanet Clique Record Label
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