Sunblock (band)

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Sunblock
OriginSweden
Genres Electronica, house
Years active2005–present
MembersMartin Pihl
Magnus Nordin

Sunblock is a Swedish electronic production group, consisting of Martin Pihl and Magnus Nordin, with dancers Oksana Andersson, Rebecca Simonsson and Pernilla Lundberg being the focal point of the group.[ citation needed ]

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Musical career

The group remixed the Baywatch official theme "I'm Always Here", released as "I'll Be Ready" in 2006. It reached number four on the UK Singles Chart. [1]

Their second single, "First Time", is a remix of the 1988 hit song by Robin Beck. The original song featured on Coca-Cola adverts in the late 1980s. It reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart. [1]

Sunblock's third single is a cover of a 1995 single by Corona called "Baby Baby" and features the original singer, Sandy Chambers.

Discography

Albums

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearChart positionsAlbum
SWE
[2]
AUS
[3]
AUT
[4]
DEN
[5]
FIN
[6]
IRL
[7]
NED
[8]
UK
[1]
"I'll Be Ready"200612323687294I'll Be Ready: The Album
"First Time" (featuring Robin Beck)32610489
"Baby Baby" (featuring Sandy)2007134189916Non-album single

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