How well do you know your music? Let’s find out with a quiz that accompanies this week playlist.
The subjects du jour are : Raghav, Sugababes, Moguai, Girls Aloud, Sugababes, Tillmann Uhrmacher, Porn Kings vs Flip & Fill, Armin Van Buuren, Swedish House Mafia, Cascada, Moby, Styles & Breeze, Ratty
They are the performers of twelve vintage dance tunes that were ranked in various charts, this week (12/52) BUT … in the Noughties 2000s.
1. Which song by Sugababes features a sample from “Landslide” by Tony Clarke?
- A Round Round
- B Red Dress
- C Freak Like Me
2. When was the track “U Know Y” by MOGUAI first released?
- A November 30, 2024
- B June 10, 2002
- C July 27, 2002
3. Girls Aloud and Sugababes collaborated on a version of which Aerosmith song for Comic Relief?
- A Crazy
- B Dream On
- C Walk This Way
4. Who was a producer alongside Tillmann Uhrmacher for the track “On The Run”?
- A Talla 2XLC
- B Stefan Fornaro
- C DJ Manian
5. What is sampled in Porn Kings vs Flip & Fill’s “Shake Ya Shimmy”?
- A Shimmy Shake by 740 Boyz
- B Pump Up the Jam by Technotronic
- C Gangsta’s Paradise by Coolio
6. Which artist featured in Armin van Buuren’s “Burned with Desire”?
- A Justine Suissa
- B Chase Masterson
- C Kristopher Carter
7. What was Swedish House Mafia’s final single before their disbandment in early 2013?
- A Greyhound
- B Save the World
- C Don’t You Worry Child
8. Cascada released “What Do You Want from Me?” in which year?
- A 2006
- B 2008
- C 2010
9. Which song by Moby was featured in Vodafone’s 2005 commercial?
- A Lift Me Up
- B We Are All Made of Stars
- C Porcelain
10. What is the key signature of the song “Heartbeatz” by Styles & Breeze?
- A C minor
- B G minor
- C D minor
11. “Sunrise (Here I Am)” by Ratty was initially released as a track under which group?
- A Scooter
- B Ratty
- C E-Craig
12. What was the original title of UB40’s “Food for Thought”?
- A The Christmas Song
- B Starving Time
- C Khmer Elegy
For TWENTY FOUR more ‘Music For The Dancers’ – Vintage 2000s Music Videos – week 12/52 – click here and here
Tracklist
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1 . Raghav – Can’t Get EnoughFeatured on the 2004 album “Storyteller”.
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2 . Sugababes – Red DressFeatured on the 2005 album “Taller in More Ways”.
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3 . Moguai – U Know Y
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4 . Girls Aloud , Sugababes – Walk This Way
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5 . Tillmann Uhrmacher – On The Run
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6 . Porn Kings vs Flip & Fill – Shake Ya Shimmy
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7 . Armin Van Buuren – Burned With Desire (w/ Justine Suissa)Featured on the 2003 album “76”.
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8 . Swedish House Mafia – Don’T You Worry Child (w/ John Martin)
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9 . Cascada – What Do You Want From MeFeatured on the 2007 album “Perfect Day “.
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10 . Moby – Lift Me UpFeatured on the 2005 album “Hotel”.
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11 . Styles & Breeze – HeartbeatsFeatured on the 2008 album “Skydivin'”. |
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12 . Ratty – Sunrise [Here I Am
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And the correct answers (in case you missed one or two) are:
1. “Red Dress” by Sugababes samples “Landslide” by Tony Clarke. Re-recorded with Amelle Berrabah’s vocals, it was also their third single from “Taller in More Ways”.
2. “U Know Y” by MOGUAI was first released on June 10, 2002. It’s part of the album also titled “U Know Y”, with additional releases in 2003 and later.
3. “Walk This Way” is the Aerosmith song covered by Girls Aloud and Sugababes for Comic Relief. The music video humorously reenacts the Run-D.M.C. version.
4. Stefan Fornaro co-produced “On The Run” with Tillmann Uhrmacher. The track hit top positions in various UK dance music charts.
5. “Shimmy Shake” by 740 Boyz is the sampled track in “Shake Ya Shimmy”. The single reached number 28 on the UK Singles Chart in 2003.
6. Justine Suissa is featured in Armin van Buuren’s “Burned with Desire”. It was released as a single from his debut album “76”.
7. “Don’t You Worry Child” was Swedish House Mafia’s final single before disbandment. It reflects themes of reassurance and farewell.
8. “What Do You Want from Me?” by Cascada was released in 2008. The song is part of their second album “Perfect Day”.
9. “Lift Me Up” by Moby played in a 2005 Vodafone commercial. It was released as the lead single from his album “Hotel”.
10. “Heartbeatz” by Styles & Breeze is in G minor. The track, featuring Karen Danzig, reached the UK top-20 in 2005.
11. “Sunrise (Here I Am)” was initially part of Scooter’s project. Released in 2001, Ratty was a side project by the band members.
12. “Food for Thought” by UB40 was originally titled “The Christmas Song”. It critiques the contrast between holiday excess and starvation.
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