The Wideboys are an English
electronic music duo known for club remixes and for their own song "
Sambuca", featuring Dennis G on vocals, which reached number 15 in the UK in October 2001. Another top 40 single, "Daddy-O" featuring
Shaznay Lewis, reached No. 32 in 2008.
The Wideboys compose and release many of their own productions, especially favouring the 12-inch vinyl format for club DJs. In 1998, they began producing dance remixes of songs by other artists, which led to fame in 2000 for two remixes featuring
Craig David on vocals: "
Re-Rewind
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" and "
Woman Trouble
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", both by
Artful Dodger. With this success, they began to remix songs by more widely known artists such as
Kylie Minogue
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,
Rihanna
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,
Girls Aloud,
Taio Cruz and
the Pussycat Dolls. In 2009, they initiated a series of dance mix albums on the
Ministry of Sound
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James ...
label.
[ They are also known for composing the theme tune for '' Wheeler Dealers''.
]
See also
* List of songs remixed by Wideboys
References
External links
Wideboys on Facebook
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British record production teams
English electronic music duos
Electronic dance music duos
Male musical duos
UK garage duos
Record production duos
Remixers
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Ministry of Sound artists
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