Pizzaman (band)

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Pizzaman
OriginLondon, England
Genres Breakbeat, house, tech house
Years active1993–1997
Labels Cowboy
Past membersJohn Reid
Norman Cook

Pizzaman were a British electronic music duo consisting of John Reid (born 17 December 1963) and Norman Cook (born 31 July 1963).

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Biography

Their debut album, "Pizzamania", was released in 1995. The album spawned three singles (with videos directed by Michael Dominic) all of which reached the top forty on the UK Singles Chart. The highest charting of these was "Happiness" (#19), until "Trippin' on Sunshine" performed slightly better (#18) when it was re-released the following year. Despite this success, however, the only follow-up material was the 1996 single "Hello Honky Tonks (Rock Your Body)".

"Sex on the Streets" sampled a part of a 1974 sermon by American evangelist Jack van Impe.

After the group disbanded in 1997, Cook went on to greater success under the name Fatboy Slim.

Discography

Albums

YearDetailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[1]
1995Pizzamania
  • Label: Cowboy
  • Released: 1995
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
141

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[2]
AUS
[1]
BEL
(FLA)

[3]
GER
[4]
NL
[5]
1994"Trippin' on Sunshine"33Pizzamania
1995"Sex on the Streets"23207383620
"Happiness"1964
1996"Trippin' on Sunshine" (re-release)18140
"Hello Honky Tonks (Rock Your Body)"41Non-album single
1997"Gottaman"85Pizzamania
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
    • Top 100 peaks: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 219.
    • "Sex on the Streets": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 July 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
    • "Happiness": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 03 Mar 1996". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 31 July 2017. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
    • "Trippin' on Sunshine": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
    • Pizzamania: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 13 September 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  2. "Official Charts > Pizzaman". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  3. "Belgian (Flanders) chart positions". ultratop.be. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  4. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Pizzaman – Sex on the Streets (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  5. "Dutch chart positions". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 9 June 2011.