Elementfour (variants Element Four and Element 4) was a music producing duo made up of
DJ Paul Oakenfold
Paul Mark Oakenfold (born 30 August 1963), formerly known mononymously as Oakenfold, is an English record producer, remixer and trance DJ. He has provided over 100 remixes for over 100 artists including U2, Moby, Madonna, Britney Spears, Mass ...
and musician/composer
Andy Gray. Sometime before July 2000, they collaborated in writing and producing the
opening theme
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for the
Channel 4
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reality series ''
Big Brother''. The theme, which was later released as a single, continued to be used when ''Big Brother'' and ''
Celebrity Big Brother
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'' moved to
Channel 5 from 18 August 2011 until the show was axed and ended on 5 November 2018. A sample from the track was used again in 2022 to promote the upcoming 2023 series on ITV2.
Discography
Singles
;As Elementfour
*2000: "
Big Brother UK TV Theme
The ''Big Brother'' UK TV Theme, also known as "Elementfour" in Belgium or as "Tast-E" in Australia and Greece, is the opening theme for the British reality TV series '' Big Brother'', written and produced by music duo Elementfour in 2000.
Follo ...
"
*2000: "
Element Four" (Belgium) (reached No.13 in the
Ultratop Dance charts)
;As Paul Oakenfold and Andy Gray
*2000: "
Tast-E" (Australia, Greece
) (did not chart)
References
External links
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English electronic music duos
Musical groups established in 2000
Musical groups disestablished in 2000
Big Brother (British TV series)
Celebrity Big Brother