Narcotic Thrust are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of
producers
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Stuart Crichton
Stuart Crichton is a music producer/songwriter from Scotland, currently based in Los Angeles, California.
Career
Starting out in 1989 under the name Solo, Stuart self-released the ''Sample Free EP'' in 1990 which featured the song "Rainbow", us ...
and Andy Morris. The name Narcotic Thrust is an
anagram
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of "Stuart Crichton".
Their song "Safe from Harm" hit No. 1 on the US
Hot Dance Club Play
Dance Club Songs is a chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine in the United States. It is a national look over of club disc jockeys to determine the most popular songs being played in nightclubs across the country. It was launched as t ...
chart in 2002, featuring the lead vocals of
Yvonne John Lewis
Yvonne John Lewis (occasionally spelled Yvonne John-Lewis) is a British female lead and backing singer. She is currently teaching mathematics at a secondary school in North London.
Hailing from London, she was discovered by Osmond Wright, better ...
. It was also the first track released on
Deep Dish's
Yoshitoshi Records
Yoshitoshi Recordings is a dance music record label which is owned and operated by (Washington, D.C.) house producer Sharam. It was founded in 1994. While pigeonholed as a progressive label, its releases in fact cover a broad spectrum of modern d ...
to top the US dance chart.
In mid-2004, Narcotic Thrust saw even greater success when their single "
I Like It" reached No. 9 on the
UK Singles Chart
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.
The band's third single in 2005, called "When the Dawn Breaks", featured
Gary Clark (vocalist from the Scottish band
Danny Wilson) on vocals. In 2006, Narcotic Thrust released their fourth single, "Waiting for You" again featuring the vocals of Yvonne John Lewis.
Narcotic Thrust have also made
remix
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es of "
The Sound of Violence" by
Cassius, "
Red Blooded Woman
"Red Blooded Woman" is a song recorded by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her ninth studio album, ''Body Language'' (2003). Written by Johnny Douglas and Karen Poole and produced by the former, it is a hip hop and synth-pop track containi ...
" by
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. She has been recognised for reinve ...
and "
Suffer Well
"Suffer Well" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode from their eleventh studio album, ''Playing the Angel'' (2005). It was released in the United Kingdom on 27 March 2006 as the album's third single.
Background
"Suffer Well" ...
" by
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon, Essex, in 1980. The band currently consists of Dave Gahan (lead vocals and co-songwriting) and Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, co-lead vocals and main songwriting).
Depeche ...
.
Discography
Awards and nominations
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Billboard Music Awards
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,
2005
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Top Hot Dance Airplay Artist
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, 2003
, "Safe from Harm"
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See also
*
List of number-one dance hits (United States)
This is a list of number-one dance hits as recorded by ''Billboard'' magazine's Dance Club Songs chart – a weekly national survey of popular songs in U.S. dance clubs. It began on October 26, 1974, under the title ''Disco Action'' chart. It is c ...
*
List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on ''Billboard magazine's'' Dance Club Songs chart. ''Billboard'' began ranking dance music on the week ending October 26, 1974, and this is the standard music popularity chart in t ...
References
External links
*
English house music duos
Male musical duos
FFRR Records artists
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