Special D. | |
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) Special D in his studio | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Dennis Horstmann |
| Also known as | Special D, Special D.igga |
| Born | 16 September 1980 |
| Origin | Hamburg, Germany |
| Genres | Eurodance |
| Occupation(s) | DJ/Producer |
| Years active | 2003 – Present |
| Labels | Mental Madness Records, Kontor Records, Central Station Records |
| Website | Special D MySpace website |
Special D. (born Dennis Horstmann, 16 September 1980) is a German DJ and dance music artist who was particularly popular in the Netherlands, where he won the 'Best Dance International' award at the 2004 TMF NL awards. He was also popular among the Eurodance scene in North America. The "D" in Special D comes from the DJ's first name, Dennis.
His best-known track, "Come With Me", reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart[1] and number 4 in the Irish Singles Chart in April 2004. He proceeded making more tracks, such as "You" or "Here I Am", which were frequently played on European dance floors.
His music featured in Crank: High Voltage.[2][3]
He has started using Ableton Live in his live sets.[2]
Discography
Albums
- Reckless (2004)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT | BEL (Vl) | DEN | FIN | GER [4] | IRE [5] | NED | UK [1] | |||||||
| 2002 | "Come with Me" | 14 | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | 10 | 6 | Reckless | ||||
| 2003 | "Home Alone" | 37 | 27 | — | — | 17 | — | 11 | — | |||||
| 2004 | "Nothing I Won't Do" | 37 | 49 | — | — | 45 | — | 8 | 160[6] | |||||
| "You" | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | ||||||
| 2005 | "Here I Am" | — | — | 19 | 7 | 66 | — | — | — | |||||
| 2011 | "Ich Explodier" (Special D. Presents Psychonautn) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | singles only | ||||
| 2013 | "Discoland" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2014 | "Raver" (with Jens O.) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2015 | "Oxygene" (with Pulsedriver) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Chief Party Rocker" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Forever Young" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Champion Sound" (with Rocco) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2016 | "Elysium" (with Scott Brown) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2017 | "Hardcore Doodle" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2020 | "Suck My … !" (with Andy Judge) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 519. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b Dolphin, David (1 May 2009). "Dennis Horstmann (Special D.) Interview". An Focal. Archived from the original (Text & Audio) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
- ^ Mark Neveldine (Director) (2009). Crank: High Voltage (Film). USA: Lionsgate.
- ^ German peaks
- ^ Search for Irish peaks
- ^ http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_S.HTM
External links
- Special D. on Facebook
- Special D MySpace website
- Discogs Entry