| "Feelin' Fine" | |
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| Single by Unique | |
| B-side | "Distant Skies" |
| Released | 27 July 1998 |
| Recorded | 1998 UK Dance Studios, Clacton-on-Sea |
| Genre | Happy hardcore |
| Length | 6:49 |
| Label | UK Dance |
| Songwriter(s) | Darren Mew |
| Producer(s) | Unique |
"Feelin' Fine" is a song written by Darren Mew and originally released as a happy hardcore song in 1998 under the alias Unique. In 2003, Ultrabeat released a cover of the song with newly added lyrics as their second single; it reached number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.
Darren Styles released this song under the alias Unique in 1998. It was a happy hardcore song and it was first released as a 12" record on UK Dance with the b-side, "Distant Skies". A Force & Styles remix was later released as the b-side to "Higher Ground". It is one of the earliest songs where Darren is the singer, and it also appeared on some hardcore compilation albums.
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| Single by Ultrabeat | ||||
| Released | 15 December 2003 [1] | |||
| Genre | Hardcore | |||
| Length | 3:01 (radio edit) | |||
| Label | All Around the World | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Darren Mew | |||
| Producer(s) | Ultrabeat | |||
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"Feelin' Fine" was the second single released by British electronic music group Ultrabeat. It peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. The track was available on CD and 12-inch vinyl formats. Remixes for the song were provided by CJ Stone, KB Project, Flip & Fill, and by the writer and vocalist of the song, Darren Styles.
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Darren James Mew, better known as Darren Styles, is an English record producer, DJ, singer and songwriter from Colchester, England. Originally a member of the breakbeat hardcore group DJ Force & the Evolution, Styles found success during the 1990s as one half of Force & Styles. The duo were pioneers of happy hardcore and wrote several well-known songs such as "Heart of Gold", "Pretty Green Eyes" and "Paradise & Dreams".
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This is the discography page for Darren Styles. It also includes the discography of his groups DJ Force & The Evolution, Force & Styles and Styles & Breeze. It also includes the peak chart performance of each album or single where applicable.
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"Heart of Gold" is a song written and recorded by Force & Styles. It was first recorded and released on Force & Styles album All over the UK (1996) with the vocals by Jenna, and it was released as a single in 1998 with vocals by Kelly Llorenna. It is one of the most well known hardcore songs and was used as the name of Force & Styles's greatest hits album Heart of Gold. In 2002, Llorenna released a new version as her fourth solo single produced by Flip & Fill.
Clubland X-Treme Hardcore are a series of compilation albums from Clubland released by Universal Music TV, AATW.
All Over the UK was a studio album by British happy hardcore musicians Force & Styles released on 26 August 1996 on United Dance Recordings.
"Field of Dreams" is a song originally written and recorded by Force & Styles featuring Jenna on vocals. The song was released on white label in 1997 and later appeared on their greatest hits album Heart of Gold (2000). In 2003 the song was covered by Flip & Fill featuring Jo James and reached No. 28 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Let Me Fly" is a vocal trance song written and recorded by Darren Styles and Mark Breeze. It was released as a single in 2003 and reached No. 59 on the UK Singles Chart.
