Dance Nation (dance group)

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Dance Nation
Also known asDouble Nation, R.I.P., Sean & Kim
OriginNetherlands
Genres Trance, House music
Years active2001 - present
LabelsIn Trance We Trust (Black Hole Recordings), Noculan Music, Purple Eye Entertainment, Avex Productions
MembersRob Janssen, Bradon John Grobler
Websitefacebook.com/dancenationlive

Dance Nation is a Dutch Electronic Dance Music group founded in 2001 by songwriters, producers and DJs Rob Janssen & Brad Grobler. Dutch singers and performers Sean & Kim are the live act fronting Dance Nation since their first single "Sunshine".

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Known for upbeat club hits like "Sunshine," "Dance," and "Words.” Blending trance melodies with pop-style vocals, they became a recognizable name in early-2000s European dance music. Over time they released multiple singles, remixes, and compilation features.

Biography

Early years (2001-2003)

Dance Nation released their debut single 'Sunshine' in 2001. This was followed by singles such as "Dance", "Words", and "You Take Me Away". In 2004, they switched to the name "Double Nation" due to legal proceedings, but have since resumed the use of their original name.

In 2003, they also collaborated with The Lovestern Galaktika Project for the single "My First Love".

2003-2005

Following the label crisis that affected not only Dance Nation, but also other trance artists such as Noémi and 666 and the general mutation of the music genres in Europe, going House, Hard House and Electro, Noculan Music, led Dance Nation to land in Japan. After moving to Japan, their production was refocused by releasing Trance projects for the Japanese market and House projects for the European one. They created singles like "Beachtime" in Japan and "I'm Gonna Get You" and "Move Your Love" in Europe.

Trance Champion, released in 2005 by the Japanese label Avex Productions, contained all the past-released singles, including "Celebrate Your Life"

2006 - 2021

Just before summer 2006 Dance Nation released their single "Ridin' High", which indicated a general shift towards House music sounds of the European market. Continuing the house music sound in 2007 they released the single 'Move Your Love'. This was a collaborative rework of the popular song 'On The Move' by Barthezz which was released in 2000. Compilations were also released containing the early singles, 'Move Your Love' as well as additional singles in the form of 'Celebrate Your Life', 'Reach For The Light' and 'I'm Gonna Get You'. Tracks such as 'Fired Up', 'Lovin Arms' and 'Summer Rain' were also released.

In winter 2006 Christmas Trance was released which contained popular Christmas melodies rearranged in Trance style.

2010 saw the release of the two House singles 'Surround Me' and 'Great Divide', while their collaborative track with dance-project R.I.O. 'Miss Sunshine' was released with some chart success in 2011. 'Storm' followed in 2015.

In the following six years a string of remixes/reworks of their most popular track 'Sunshine' were published.

Rise & Shine (2002/2022)

The Dance Nation track 'Rise & Shine' was originally written and produced in 2002. It was written as a potential second single following 'Sunshine', but 'Dance!' was eventually chosen. While the 'Ralphie B Tech Mix' of 'Rise & Shine' was included on the 2002 vinyl 'Dance/Rise & Shine', released by Black Hole Recordings (In Trance We Trust), the additional mixes in the 2022 released digital package had not been published before. Dutch producer & DJ Ralph Barendse (Ralphie B) did a 'Ralphie B's Tech Edit' for the digital release.

Discography

Singles

Albums

Compilations

Extra

Track listing

Singles

Sunshine (2001)
  1. Sunshine (Original Vocal Radio Edit)
  2. Sunshine (Original Vocal Mix)
  3. Sunshine (Wippenberg Remix)
  4. Sunshine (Kevin C. Cox Remix)
  5. Sunshine (Alien Factory Remix)
  6. Sunshine (Bradski & Jenski Mix)
Dance (2002)
  1. Dance (Radio Mix)
  2. Dance (Extended Mix)
  3. Dance (Original Mix)
  4. Dance (DJ Team Trance Mix)
  5. Dance (Fire & Ice Remix)
  6. Dance (Magik Muzik Remix)
Words (2002)
  1. Original Radio Edit
  2. Bradski & Jenski Radio Edit
  3. Album Version
  4. Original Extended Mix
  5. Bradski & Jenski Extended Mix
  6. Noémi Remix
  7. Magik Muzik Remix
  8. You (Bonus Track)
My First Love (2003)
  1. Single Edit
  2. Extended Version
  3. Axel Coon Remix
  4. Bradsky & Jensky Remix
You Take Me Away (2003)
  1. Radio Edit
  2. Video Edit
  3. Original Extended Mix
  4. Bradski & Jenski Dub Mix
  5. Flashrider Remix
  6. Master Blaster Remix
  7. Blair Bitch Remix
Stop the Seasons in the Sun (2005)
  1. Radio Edit
  2. Extended Mix
I'm Gonna Get You (2005)
  1. Radio Edit
  2. Extended Vocal Mix
  3. Bradski & Jenski Remix
  4. DJ Zany Remix
  5. Chew Fu Phat Remix
Beachtime (2005)
  1. Radio Edit
  2. Extended Mix
Move Your Love (2005)
  1. Move Your Love Radio Mix
  2. Inspiration Vibes Radio Mix
  3. Extended Radio Mix
  4. Inspiration Vibes Extended Mix
  5. Dance Nation DJ Extended Mix
  6. Schampoo Remix
  7. Beholder & Ballistic Remix
Reach for the Light (2006)
  1. Dance Nation Radio Mix
  2. Dance Nation Extended Mix
  3. HardStyle Remix
Ridin' High (2007)
  1. Radio Edit
  2. Original Extended Mix
  3. Hi_Tack Remix
Great Divide (2010)
  1. Radio Edit
  2. Radio Extended Mix
  3. Frontier Remix
  4. Dub Extended
  5. Manox Radio Edit
  6. Manox Extended Remix
  7. Sun Kidz Radio Cut
  8. Sun Kidz Extended Mix
  9. Mauricio Black Remix
Storm (2012)
  1. Storm (Vocal Extended)
  2. Storm (Extended Yaroon Remix)
  3. Storm (Vocal Extended Ryan Watts Remix)
  4. Storm (Frontier Extended Mix)
  5. Storm (Radio Edit)
Rise & Shine (2022)
  1. Rise & Shine (Original Radio Edit)
  2. Rise & Shine (Vocal Trance Radio Edit)
  3. Rise & Shine (Ralphie B's Tech Edit)
  4. Rise & Shine (DJ Team Edit)
  5. Rise & Shine (Vocal Extended Mix)
  6. Rise & Shine (Bradski & Jenski Vocal Trance Mix)
  7. Rise & Shine (Ralphie B's Tech Mix)

Albums

Trance Champion (2005)
  1. Sunshine (Japanese Live Mix)
  2. Seasons in the Sun (Japanese Live Mix)
  3. Beachtime (Japanese Live Mix)
  4. Wa Is Not
  5. Livin' on a Prayer
  6. You Take Me Away
  7. Move Your Love
  8. Please Don't Go
  9. I'm Gonna Get You
  10. Rise and Shine
  11. Dance
  12. Celebrate Your Life
  13. Words
  14. Falling for You
  15. Move Your Love (Sham-Poo Remix)
  16. Sunshine (Wippenberg Remix)
  17. Oh Summer Vacation (Extended Mix)
One Nation (2007)
  1. Zip
  2. Sunshine 2006 (Shohei Matsumoto Remix)
  3. Reach for the Light
  4. Ridin' High
  5. Everybody's Free
  6. In the Summertime
  7. Pump This Party
  8. Higher than Love
  9. Let Love Shine
  10. You Lift Me Up
  11. Fired Up
  12. Bring Back Your Love
  13. Move Your Love (Sham-Poo Remix)
  14. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
  15. Livin' on a Prayer
  16. Ridin' High (Hi_Tack Remix)
  17. Footloose
Around the world (2008)
  1. Sunshine (Dance Nation DJ team Radio edit)
  2. Superstar
  3. Set me free
  4. Mobe your love
  5. Sunlight
  6. Beautiful
  7. Rush
  8. V.I.P.
  9. Take me
  10. I believe
  11. Feel the power
  12. Reach for you
  13. One million reasons
  14. Sunlight (hyper trance mix)
  15. Move your love (Shohei Matsumoto Remix)
  16. Real thing (DJ Tora Remix)

Compilations

Christmas Trance (2006)
  1. Sean & Kim - Winter Snow(Intro)
  2. Castalia feat. Kim - All I Want for Christmas Is You
  3. Cyber X feat. Ray Parker - Last Christmas
  4. Watergate - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (Heart of Asia)
  5. D-Nation feat. Kim - Happy XMas (War Is Over)
  6. Hiver & Hammer feat. Karyn White - Wonderful Christmastime
  7. Orion Too feat. Caitlin - White Christmas
  8. Castalia - Jingle Bells
  9. Plasticman - Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
  10. Celtic Dreamer feat. Dorothy - Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
  11. Cyber Nation feat. Ho! Ho! Ho! - Joy to the World
  12. Cyber X feat. Jody Watley - My Love, Santa Claus
  13. Merry X-Mas & Minimalistix - Winter Wonderland
  14. Cyber Nation feat. Sean & Kim - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
  15. Orion Too feat. Caitlin - First of May
  16. Cyber X feat. SWANK (members from Rockapella) - It's Christmas Carols I Hear
  17. Cyber X feat. Taylor Dayne - Promise
  18. Sunshine Girl - Amazing Grace
  19. Angels - Ave Maria
  20. Cyber X feat. Jody Watley - Silent Night
  21. Merry X-Mas & Minimalistix - O Holy Night

Bonuses

  1. S.T.F. feat. Keen - You fill me up
  2. Samantha Fox - A Question of Honour

References

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