Dance Nation (record label)

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Dance Nation
Parent company Ministry of Sound, Clubland
Founded2007 (as Hard2Beat)
Genre Electronic dance music
Country of origin UK and Ireland
Location London
Official website Dance Nation.com

Dance Nation was a British independent record label which was a subsidiary of Ministry of Sound. When founded in 2007 it was known as Hard2Beat Records, and was rebranded to its current name in 2010.

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The label's first release was "Now You're Gone" by Basshunter, and they have released other singles and compilation albums since then.

In April 2009 they held Dance Nation Live, a live arena tour across the UK. Basshunter headlined the tour with acts including Sash!, Lasgo, and Platnum.

Dance Nation had its own customized content channel on Audiotube. The label brand was used as a Sky TV Channel in 2012, since it has not had any new releases or live tours. The official website went offline in April 2015 as well as all social media sites.

Artists

2007

2008

2009

2010

Discography

Studio albums

CatalogRelease dateArtistTitlePeak chart positions Certifications
UK IRL
H2BCD0414-07-2008 Basshunter Now You're Gone – The Album 12
H2BCD1405-10-2009Basshunter Bass Generation 1616
  • BPI: Silver [2]

Compilations

Release dateArtistTitle
14-01-2008Various artistsBig Tunes 2008
21-04-2008Various artistsClub Anthems 2008
21-07-2008Various artistsPut Your Hands Up! 4
29-09-2008Various artistsClassic Big Tunes
20-10-2008 Sash! The Best of
01-12-2008Various artistsHard House Anthems
29-12-2008Various artistsWigan Pier Presents Bounce
04-05-2009Various artistsDance Nation -Your Big Night Out
08-06-2009Various artistsBig Tunes: Ignition
27-07-2009Various artistsBig Tunes - Back 2 the 90's
03-08-2009 September Cry for You – The Album
07-09-2009Various artistsWigan Pier Presents Bounce 2
20-11-2009Various artistsDance Nation 2 - Your Big Night Out
20-09-2010Various artistsDance Nation 2010 - Your Big Night Out
25-10-2010Various artistsBig Tunes Xtreme

Singles

CatalogRelease dateArtistTitlePeak chart positions Certifications
UK IRL
H2B0131-12-2007 Basshunter "Now You're Gone"11
H2B0218-02-2008 H "Two" O feat. Platnum "What's It Gonna Be"27
  • BPI: Gold
H2B0314-04-2008 September "Cry for You"58
  • BPI: Gold
H2B0607-07-2008 Sunset Strippers "Step Right Up"
H2B0711-08-20087th Heaven feat. Katherine Ellis "Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent"
H2B0830-06-2008Basshunter"All I Ever Wanted"21
H2B1028-07-2008 Bob Sinclar presents Fireball"What I Want"52
H2B1128-07-2008Weekend Warriors"Don't Stop Believing"
H2B1206-10-2008 Platnum "Love Shy (Thinking About You)"1224
H2B1513-10-2008 Sash! feat. Stunt "Raindrops (Encore une fois)"928
  • BPI: Silver
H2B1629-09-2008Basshunter"Angel in the Night"1410
H2B1729-09-2008Bass Slammers feat. Sally Jaxx"Dancing with an Angel"
H2B1818-05-2009 Star Pilots "In the Heat of the Night"21
H2B1927-10-2008 Groove Coverage "Moonlight Shadow"100
H2B2015-12-2008Basshunter"I Miss You"32
H2B2108-12-2008 Geo Da Silva "Do It Like a Truck"
H2B2206-04-2009 Lasgo "Out of My Mind"
H2B2309-03-2009September"Can't Get Over"1438
H2B2415-12-2008Confused Crew"One Bad Apple"
H2B2515-12-2008Basshunter"Jingle Bells (Bass)"35
H2B2606-04-2009Basshunter"Walk on Water"76
H2B272009 Gathania "Blame It on You"
H2B282009 Fragma "Memory"
H2B2916-03-2009 Lenny Fontana & Ridney present Larisa"Wait 4 U"
H2B302009Big Ange vs. Becky Rhodes"Angry"
H2B312009 Lazee feat. Neverstore "Hold on"46
H2B322009 Platnum "Trippin'"
H2B332009Bandito"Rockin' At the Disco"
H2B3520-04-2009 AnnaGrace "You Make Me Feel"
H2B402009September"Until I Die"
H2B4221-09-2009Basshunter"Every Morning"17
H2B4530-10-2009Basshunter"I Promised Myself"94
H2B462009 Fugative "Supafly"48
H2B482009Fugative"Crush"26
H2B492009Fugative"Bad Girl"59
DANCEN0918-07-2010Basshunter"Saturday"2137
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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