Fun Factory discography

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Fun Factory discography
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Studio albums3
Compilation albums1
Singles23
Music videos18
Remix albums1
Promotional singles6

The discography of Fun Factory, a German dance group, consists of 3 studio albums, one extended play, one compilation album, one remix album, 23 singles, including 3 as a featured artist, 6 promotional singles, and 18 music videos, including 3 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
1994"Close to You"1914622
"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"
2021"Memories"
2024"Come on, Eileen"
"Balkan Power"
"—" 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"
2020"Oh Yaah"
2025"Close To You (NATYS Remix)"
"—" 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
2019"Change" (with Captain Jack)
"—" 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
2021"Memories"Unknown
2024"Come on, Eileen"Unknown
"Balkan Power"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
2019"Change" (Fun Factory feat. Captain Jack)Tom Dannenberg

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Steffen Hung. "Fun Factory - Fun-Tastic". Lescharts.com. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  3. "Music Canada: Fun Factory (Fun-Tastic)". Music Canada . Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  4. "Fun Factory - Vol. 2 - Double A-Side". Discogs.
  5. "Fun Factory - The Party Non-Stop Remix Album". Discogs.
  6. 1 2 3 "German peak positions". musicline.de. Archived from the original on January 6, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  7. "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Dance Singles". RPM . Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  8. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN   84-8048-639-2.
  9. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN   978-951-1-21053-5.
  10. "Fun Factory Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  11. "Fun Factory Album & Song Chart History - Dance Club Play". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  12. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Fun Factory)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  13. "Fun Factory - Love Of My Life". Discogs.
  14. DanceMixBelemBrazil (26 January 2010). "Fun Factory - Take Your Chance 2nd Version (Official Video) HD 720p" via YouTube.