Fun Factory discography

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Fun Factory discography
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Studio albums3
Compilation albums1
Music videos14
Singles17
Remix albums1
Promotional singles4

The discography of Fun Factory, a German dance group, consists of 3 studio albums, one extended play, one compilation album, one remix album, 17 singles, including two as a featured artist, 4 promotional singles, and 14 music videos, including two as a featured artist. The first releases were the debut studio album Nonstop in 1994, preceded by the chart hits "Groove Me" and "Close to You", both released in 1993 and reprised on the 1995 album titled Close to You. "Take Your Chance" and "Pain" followed in 1994. This success was followed with the sophomore release Fun-Tastic in 1995, preceded by single releases "I Wanna B with U", "Celebration" and "Doh Wah Diddy", a cover version of Manfred Mann's song "Do Wah Diddy". Two more singles, "Don't Go Away" and "I Love You", have been released in 1996, both of moderate success, respectively. In 2015, Fun Factory returned with the single "Let's Get Crunk", the lead single of their third studio album "Back To The Factory".

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions Certifications
GER
[1]
AUT
[2]
SWI
[2]
Nonstop
  • Release date: April 24, 1994
  • Label: Regular Records
  • Formats: CD
41
Fun-Tastic
  • Release date: November 6, 1995
  • Label: Regular Records
  • Formats: CD, Cassette
434936
Back To The Factory
  • Release date: August 5, 2016
  • Label: Kontor Records
  • Formats: CD, Cassette
"—" denotes studio album that did not chart.

Extended plays

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
GER
[1]
AUT
[2]
SWI
[2]
Vol. 2 - Double A-Side [4]
  • Release date: 1991
  • Label: Zeppelin
  • Formats: Vinyl
"—" denotes extended play that did not chart.

Compilation albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
GER
[1]
AUT
[2]
SWI
[2]
All Their Best
  • Release date: November 15, 1996
  • Label: Regular Records
  • Formats: CD
"—" denotes compilation album that did not chart.

Remix albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
GER
[1]
AUT
[2]
SWI
[2]
The Party - Nonstop Remix Album [5]
  • Release date: September 21, 1999
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
"—" denotes remix album that did not chart.

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Album
GER
[6]
AUT CAN
Dance

[7]
SPA
[8]
FIN
[9]
FRA SWE SWI US
[10]
US
Dance

[11]
1993"Groove Me"17 Nonstop
"Close to You"1914622
1994"Take Your Chance"185353788
"Pain"2425825
1995"I Wanna B with U"11182124510 Fun-Tastic
"Celebration"129101988
"Doh Wah Diddy"61124449
1996"Don't Go Away"3731693
"I Love You"40
2015"Let's Get Crunk"Back To The Factory
2016"Turn It Up"
"—" denotes single that did not chart.

Promotional singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
GER
[6]
AUT SWI
1992"Fun Factory's theme" Nonstop
1994"Love of my life" [13]
1997"Oh yeah yeah (I like it)" Fun-Tastic
2009"Shut up"
"—" denotes promotional single that did not chart.
YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
GER
[6]
AUT SWI
1996"Love message" (with Masterboy, E-Rotic, Mr. President, Scooter & Worlds Apart)41212
"Children" (as part of the supergroup Hand in Hand for Children)19
"—" denotes single that did not chart.

Music videos

YearMusic videoDirector(s)
1993"Groove me"Unknown
1994"Close to You"Apollon
"Take Your Chance"Steve Willis
"Take Your Chance (U.S. Version)" [14] Unknown
"Pain"Chopstick
1995"I Wanna B With U"Music in Motion
"Celebration"Marcus Adams
1996"Doh Wah Diddy"Music in Motion
"Don't Go Away"V. Hannwacker & M. Rosenmüller
"I love you"Camelot
2015"Let's get Crunk"Unknown
2016"Turn It Up"Unknown
YearMusic videoDirector(s)
1996"Love message" (with Masterboy, E-Rotic, Mr. President, Scooter & Worlds Apart)Unknown
"Children" (as part of the supergroup Hand in Hand for Children)Unknown

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