Da Hool | |
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Birth name | Frank Tomiczek |
Also known as | DJ Hooligan |
Born | Bottrop, West Germany | 30 December 1968
Genres | Acid house, electro house, house |
Years active | Late 1980s – present |
Labels | 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]
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]
Year | Album details |
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1995 | 3 Years to Become a Ravermaniac(as DJ Hooligan)
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1997 | Here Comes Da Hool
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2008 | Light My Fire
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Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | Album | ||||||||||
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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. |
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