M People is an English dance music band that formed in 1990 and achieved success throughout most of the 1990s. The name M People is taken from the first letter of the first name of band member Mike Pickering,who formed the group. In December 2016,Billboard magazine ranked them as the 83rd most successful dance act of all time. M People have sold over 11 million records worldwide
"Bumble Bees" is a song recorded by Danish-Norwegian dance-pop group Aqua. It was released as their eleventh single overall,and the third from their album Aquarius. The song more closely resembled their earlier releases,not possessing the slower beat of "Turn Back Time" or the anthemic,orchestral features of "Cartoon Heroes". The song was released in several European countries in August 2000. It also peaked at number 6 in Denmark and at number 34 in Sweden.
Bizarre Fruit II is a reissued and expanded version of British band M People's 1994 Bizarre Fruit album,with the single versions of "Search for the Hero" and "Love Rendezvous" in place of the originals,and including the band's cover of the Small Faces' "Itchycoo Park". It was initially released as a limited edition with a bonus Live and Remixed CD or cassette. The Live and Remixed disc contains live versions of tracks from Bizarre Fruit and M People's previous two albums,Northern Soul and Elegant Slumming. The live tracks were recorded at GMEX in Manchester on 16 December 1994,except "Search for the Hero" which was recorded at Grosse Freiheit in Hamburg on 26 February 1995.
Bizarre Fruit is the third album by British dance band M People. It was released on 14 November 1994 and charted and peaked at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart,spending one year on the chart before an expanded version of the album,Bizarre Fruit II,was released a year later. In 1996 it was announced that Bizarre Fruit had reached 1.1 million copies sold worldwide. The albums Bizarre Fruit and Bizarre Fruit II were certified 5×platinum in the UK for sales of 1.5 million.
"How Bizarre" is a song written and performed by New Zealand musical group OMC. It was released in December 1995 as the lead single from their album How Bizarre and went on to top the charts of five countries:Australia,Austria,Canada,Ireland and New Zealand. Outside New Zealand,OMC is generally considered a one-hit wonder;they had a further few successful singles in New Zealand,including "On the Run" and "Land of Plenty".
"Humpin' Around" is a song by American singer Bobby Brown. It is rumored that the song was originally titled "Fuckin' Around",with the name later changed to make it more radio friendly,and to avoid potential censorship. The song contains an interpolation of "Dancing Days" by Led Zeppelin.
"One Night in Heaven" is a song by British band M People,released as their sixth overall single and the first single from their second album,Elegant Slumming (1993). Written by band members Mike Pickering and Paul Heard,and produced by the band,the song was released on 14 June 1993 by Deconstruction Records. It was successful in Europe,peaking at number six on the UK Singles Chart. In Iceland,it reached number five,while peaking at number 26 on the Eurochart Hot 100. Its accompanying music video was filmed in Barcelona,Sitges and Montserrat in Spain.
"Moving On Up" is the seventh overall single from British band M People,and the second single from their second album,Elegant Slumming (1993). Written by band members Mike Pickering and Paul Heard,and produced by M People,it was released on 13 September 1993 by Deconstruction. The song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the UK Dance Singles Chart and was the biggest selling M People single. It also became a top-40 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number one on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. The accompanying music video for the song sees the band performing in a club.
"Search for the Hero" is a song by British dance music band M People,released in June 1995 by Sony BMG and RCA as the third single (remixed) from their third album,Bizarre Fruit (1994). The song was written by bandmembers Mike Pickering and Paul Heard,and produced by the band. It peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart,number 13 on the UK Dance Singles Chart and number three on the UK R&B Singles Chart. Its accompanying music video was directed by Matthew Amos.
"Come and Get Your Love" is a song by the American rock band Redbone. The song was originally released as a promo track under the name "Hail" and was later featured on their fifth album,Wovoka (1973),under its current name. The song was released as the album's first single the following year. Written and produced by band members Pat and Lolly Vegas,it is one of the band's most successful singles. It made them the first Native American band to reach the top five on the Billboard Hot 100,reaching number five. The song later appeared on many "greatest hits" albums released by the band,as well as on numerous compilation albums of the 1970s. A cutout style-animated music video was released in 2020.
"Nine in the Afternoon" is a song by the American rock band Panic at the Disco,and the lead single from the group's second album Pretty. Odd.. It was the band's first song release that did not include the exclamation mark at the end of the "Panic" in the group's name.
"Rough with the Smooth" is a song by British singer-songwriter Shara Nelson,released in September 1995 by Cooltempo as the first single from her second solo album,Friendly Fire (1995). The song was written by Nelson with Ashley Beedle and Marc Woolford,and produced by Michael Peden. It peaked at number 30 on the UK Singles Chart and number 21 on the European Dance Radio Chart.
"Sight for Sore Eyes" is the tenth overall single from British band M People from their third album,Bizarre Fruit (1994). Written by bandmembers Mike Pickering,Paul Heard and Heather Small,and produced by M People,it was released as the album's lead single on 7 November 1994 by Deconstruction. The song peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart and number four on the UK Dance Singles Chart,becoming the band's sixth consecutive single to enter the UK top 10. Its music video was directed by Terence Donovan and filmed in London.
"Renaissance" is a song by British electronic group M People,released on 28 February 1994 as the fourth and final single from their second album,Elegant Slumming (1994). In Australia,it was released as the third single from the album. It was written by Mike Pickering and Paul Heard and produced by M People. The song peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart following the band's first win for Best British Dance Act at the 1994 BRIT Awards.
"How Can I Love You More" is a song by British band M People,released as the first single from their debut album,Northern Soul (1991). The song was written by band members Mike Pickering and Paul Heard,and produced by M People. It was first released in October 1991 by Deconstruction Records,peaking at number 29 on the UK Singles Chart. Then it was re-released on 25 January 1993 by same label with several new remixes,this time becoming a bigger hit,peaking at number eight on the UK Singles Chart.
"Open Your Heart" is a song by British band M People,released in January 1995 by Deconstruction as the second single from their third album,Bizarre Fruit (1994). The song was written by bandmembers Mike Pickering and Paul Heard,and produced by the band. It peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart,and was a top 10 hit also in Finland and Scotland. In the US,it reached number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The accompanying music video for the song featured the band performing in an elevator.
"Fantasy Island" is a song by British band M People,released as the second single from their fourth album,Fresco (1997). It is written by Mike Pickering,Paul Heard and Heather Small,and produced by M People. The song was released on 24 November 1997 and peaked at number thirty three on the UK Singles Chart.
"Angel St" is the thirteenth single by British band M People,released on 16 March 1998 by M People Records. It was the third and final single from the band's fourth album,Fresco (1997). The song was written by Mike Pickering,Paul Heard and Heather Small and produced by M People and Chris Lord-Alge. It peaked at number eight on UK Singles Chart and number 24 on the Eurochart Hot 100.
"Dreaming" is the nineteenth and to date final single from British band M People. It was released on 1 February 1999 as the second single from their first greatest hits album,The Best of M People (1998). The song is written by bandmembers Mike Pickering,Paul Heard and Heather Small,and produced by M People and Chris Lord-Alge. It peaked at number thirteen on the UK Singles Chart.
"Whiggle in Line" is a song by Italian group Black Duck,released as their only single in December 1994 by Flying South Records. It is an electronic Eurodance style take on "Saturday Night" by Danish/Italian act Whigfield. Produced by Davide Riva and Larry Pignagnoli,the producers of the original track,it has an added ragga rap element and slightly different female vocals to the original,which is performed by British singer and TV host Carryl Varley,who also used to front Italian band Jinny. The single was a notable hit in several countries,peaking at number 11 on the Canadian RPM Dance/Urban chart and number 20 in Denmark. In the UK,it reached the top 40,peaking at number 33,but on the UK Dance Chart it fared better,reaching a respectable number 12. It also enjoyed modest airplay in the US.
