Da Hool
Da Hool | |
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| Also known as | DJ Hooligan |
| Born | Frank Tomiczek 30 December 1968 Bottrop, West Germany |
| Genres | Acid house, electro house, house |
| Years active | Late 1980s – present |
| Label | Play It Again Sam |
| Website | https://www.hool.tv/ |
Frank Tomiczek (born 30 December 1968), better known as Da Hool, is a German DJ and producer. It was in Bottrop that he first honed his skills as a DJ, and by 1990 he was an acclaimed performer in his native country.[1]
Musical career
[edit]His early tracks include "B.O.T.T.R.O.P.", "It's a Dream Song", and "Rave Nation". In 1996, he released "Meet Her at the Love Parade", which (when re-released a year later on the German label Kosmo Records) became a worldwide hit, selling over six million copies.[1] "Meet Her at the Love Parade" reached No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1998 (Germany #4, France #4, Netherlands #11, Ireland #7).[2] Further UK charting singles included "Bora Bora" (UK #35, 1998) and "Meet Her at the Love Parade 2001" (UK #11, 2001).[2]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Year | Album details |
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| 1997 | Here Comes Da Hool
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| 2008 | Light My Fire
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Compilation albums
[edit]| Year | Album details |
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| 1995 | 3 Years to Become a Ravermaniac (as DJ Hooligan)
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Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [3] |
AUS [4] |
AUT [5] |
BEL (Wa) [5] |
FRA [5] |
IRE [6] |
NED [5] |
SWI [5] |
UK [7] |
US Dance [8] | |||||
| 1994 | "Rave Nation" (as DJ Hooligan) | 16 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | Singles only | ||
| 1995 | "Sueño Futuro (Wake Up and Dream)" (as DJ Hooligan) | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | |||
| 1996 | "System Ecstasy" (as DJ Hooligan) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Want You" | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1997 | "Meet Her at the Love Parade" | 4 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 30 | Here Comes Da Hool | ||
| "Bora Bora" | 21 | 80 | — | — | — | 19 | 58 | — | 35 | — | ||||
| 1998 | "T.H.M." | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | Singles only | ||
| "Hypochonda" | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Mama Sweet" | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | ||||
| 1999 | "Wankers on Duty" | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 151 | — | |||
| "Eichelrück" | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | ||||
| 2001 | "Meet Her at the Love Parade (The 2001 Remixes)" | 67 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | 11 | — | |||
| 2015 | "MHATLP (HI-LO Edit)" (with Oliver Heldens) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2022 | "The Parade" (with Joel Corry)[11] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2024 | "Meet Her at the Love Parade" (with Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Maddix featuring Kiki Solvej) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- 1 2 Da Hool Biography, AMG
- 1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 133. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ "German peaks". Archived from the original on 2013-09-05. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
- ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 69.
- 1 2 3 4 5 International peaks
- ↑ Search for Irish peaks
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ US peaks
- ↑ "Certifications Singles Argent - année 1997". Disque en France. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "British certifications – Da Hool". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 9, 2024. Type Da Hool in the "Search:" field.
- ↑ "Joel Corry – The Parade Ft. Da Hool". Are Wamh. 11 February 2022. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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