Bodyrox are an English
electro house
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music duo consisting of
Jon Pearn (from
Full Intention) and Nick Bridges.
Biography
"
Yeah Yeah", Bodyrox's first commercial single, was released in November 2006 on the
Eye Industries
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label, featuring vocals by
Luciana. "Yeah Yeah" reached No. 2 on the
UK Singles Chart
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, also charting in a number of other countries including the Netherlands, Finland, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia. "Yeah Yeah" was used during a breakdancing competition in the 2007
Jamie Kennedy
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film ''
Kickin' It Old Skool
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''.
The follow-up single to "Yeah Yeah" was "
What Planet You On?". The music video featured Luciana in space. The song charted lowly across Europe, with the highest position being No. 54 in the UK, and was included in the video game ''FIFA 2008'' and the UK cult film ''Tormented''.
They also began producing tracks under a new moniker, Another Chance, beginning with "Sound of Eden" (2006) on Phonetic Recordings. The track was reworked the following year as "Everytime I See Her (Sound of Eden)" for major-label release on Positiva/EMI.
Since then Bodyrox have gone on to receive several nominations and awards including an Ivor Novello, and nominations two years in a row at the IDMA's in Miami and a MTV VMA nomination.
Further releases such as "Brave New World" and "Shut Your Mouth" were released in 2009.
In 2010, Bodyrox produced the theme tune for the film ''
StreetDance 3D
''StreetDance 3D'' (also called ''StreetDance'') is a 2010 British 3D dance comedy-drama film which was released on 21 May 2010. The film was released in RealD 3D, XpanD 3D, and Dolby 3D with Max Giwa and Dania Pasquini directing it. ''Britain's ...
''. In 2011, Bodyrox signed their debut album "Bow Wow Wow" to Transmission Records UK.
Discography
Albums
*2007: ''Generationext''
*2012: ''Bow Wow Wow''
Singles
References
External links
Official website
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English house music duos
DJs from London
DJ duos
Electronic dance music duos
Male musical duos
Electro house musicians
Musical groups from London
Musical groups established in 2005
2005 establishments in England