Special D.

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Special D in his studio
Background information
Birth nameDennis Horstmann
Also known asSpecial D, Special D.igga
Born (1980-09-16) 16 September 1980 (age 43)
Origin Hamburg, Germany
Genres Hands Up
Occupation(s)DJ/Producer
Years active2003 – Present
LabelsMental Madness Records, Kontor Records, Central Station Records
Website Special D MySpace website

Special D. (born Dennis Horstmann, 16 September 1980) is a German DJ and dance music artist who was particularly popular in the Netherlands, where he won the 'Best Dance International' award at the 2004 TMF NL awards. He was also popular among the Eurodance scene in North America. The "D" in Special D comes from the DJ's first name, Dennis.

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His best-known track, "Come With Me", reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart [1] and number 4 in the Irish Singles Chart in April 2004. He proceeded making more tracks, such as "You" or "Here I Am", which were frequently played on European dance floors.

His music featured in Crank: High Voltage . [2] [3]

He has started using Ableton Live in his live sets. [2]

Discography

Albums

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
AUS
[4]
AUT
[5]
BEL
(FL)

[6]
DEN
[7]
FIN
[8]
GER
[9]
IRE
[10]
NED
[11]
UK
[1]
2002"Come with Me"7314134106Reckless
2003"Home Alone"37271711
2004"Nothing I Won't Do"3749458160 [12]
"You"3618
2005"Here I Am"19766
2011"Ich Explodier" (Special D. Presents Psychonautn)Singles only
2013"Discoland"
2014"Raver" (with Jens O.)
2015"Oxygene" (with Pulsedriver)
"Chief Party Rocker"
Forever Young"
"Champion Sound" (with Rocco)
2016"Elysium" (with Scott Brown)
2017"Hardcore Doodle"
2020"Suck My ... !" (with Andy Judge)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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