Dirty Vegas
| Dirty Vegas | |
|---|---|
| Origin | South London, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Electronica, house |
| Years active | 2001–2005, 2008–present |
| Labels | EMI, Capitol, Parlophone, On, Credence, Toolroom |
| Website |
www |
| Members |
Paul Harris Steve Smith |
| Past members | Ben Harris |
Dirty Vegas is a British house music band initially made up of Ben Harris and Paul Harris (no relation) on instruments and production and Steve Smith on vocals. The group formed in 2001, then broke up in 2005 before reforming in December 2008 to record new material.
They are best known for their international hit single "Days Go By", which gained mainstream popularity in a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse television commercial, and for remixing songs created by other artists.[1]
History
Early success
Dirty Vegas' debut release was the single "Days Go By." It originally made the top 30 in 2001, but when re-issued in 2002 reached the United Kingdom top 20. They released their self-titled album in June 2002 and released a second album entitled One in 2004.
The song "Days Go By" from their eponymous album gained wide exposure in the U.S. as the background music for a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse television commercial. The song went on to win the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. They have remixed songs for artists such as Justin Timberlake and Madonna.
Present day
The group played their last concert together in May 2005. After the band's breakup, Smith released his first solo album This Town on 18 February 2008, on his own G.A.S. Records label. During their hiatus from the public, they began working on the film score for Boys & Girls Guide To Getting Down.
After four years, Paul Harris and Steve Smith decided to reform and returned with their third studio album Electric Love in April 2011.[2] In April 2013, the band released the EP 'Let the Night, which reached No.4 in US iTunes Dance Album chart and gained Gold status in Italy. Their fourth and latest studio album, entitled Photograph, was released via iTunes in September 2015. Dirty Vegas' hit "Days Go By" was featured on the video game Grand Theft Auto V, for the Xbox One, PS4 and PC.
Pop culture
The band has also appeared on a variety of television shows such as FOX televisions's drama Standoff, where "Late Nights and Street Fights" was used as the show's theme song, FOX's The O.C. where "Closer" appeared in episode 32 entitled The SnO.C., and One Tree Hill where the single "Walk Into The Sun" appeared in episode 214. Dave Chappelle's parody of the Mitsubishi Eclipse television commercial.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] |
US [4] |
US Dance [4] | ||||||||||||
| Dirty Vegas |
|
40 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||
| One |
|
— | — | 7 | ||||||||||
| Electric Love |
|
— | — | 13 | ||||||||||
| Photograph |
|
— | — | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
Remix albums
- A Night At The Tables by Dirty Vegas Sound System (2003)
- The Trip (2003)
- Stealth Live! (2009)
Extended plays
- The Story So Far (2009)
- Electric Love Acoustic EP (2012)
- Let The Night (2014)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album/E.P. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [4] |
IRE [5] |
NZ [6] |
SUI [7] |
UK [3] |
U.S. [4] |
U.S. Dance [4] | ||||||||
| 2001 | "Days Go By" | 6 | 28 | 27 | 97 | 16 | 14 | 1 | Dirty Vegas | |||||
| 2002 | "I Should Know" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | ||||||
| "Ghosts" | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | |||||||
| 2003 | "Simple Things" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2004 | "Walk Into the Sun" | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | 1 | One | |||||
| 2008 | "Pressure" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Story So Far | |||||
| 2009 | "Changes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Tonight" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2011 | "Electric Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | Electric Love | |||||
| "Changes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | |||||||
| "Little White Doves" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | |||||||
| 2012 | "Emma" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2015 | "Let the Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Photograph | |||||
| 2015 | "Setting Sun" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2015 | "Save a Prayer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
Filmography
Musical scores
- The Boys & Girls Guide To Getting Down (2006)[8]
- Goal! - The Movie Soundtrack (2005)[9]
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
- ↑ ""Dirty Vegas Biography" - IMO Records". Imorecords.co.uk. 2012-02-07. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ↑ Billboard - Apr 2-9, 2011 - Page 30 " “Electric Love" mashes up the U.K. rave era during which Dirty Vegas came of age—defined by rock-oriented ..."
- 1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 157. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Dirty Vegas - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
- ↑ "Irish Singles Chart – Search for song". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ↑ New Zealand peaks
- ↑ Swiss peak
- ↑ The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down (2006) - IMDb
- ↑ "Goal: Goal: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-06-26.