Tinman

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Tinman
Birth namePaul David Dakeyne
Also known asDakeyne, DJ Dakeyne
Born (1961-01-30) 30 January 1961 (age 64)
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • DJ

Paul David Dakeyne (born 30 January 1961), known by his stage name Tinman, is an English house music producer/remixer from Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. [1] In 1994, his single "Eighteen Strings" (also written as "18 Strings") became an international club hit. It was rumoured that the original bootleg recording of "Eighteen Strings" contained a sample of the riff from "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana, and that the usage of the sample was disallowed, therefore it was reproduced for commercial release. [2] However, the riffs from the bootleg and commercial release were both produced by Dakeyne. [3] The song was a Top 10 hit in both the UK and Ireland. [1]

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In addition to this commercial success, Dakeyne also remixed many tracks for DMC which were released on a "DJ Only" basis. [4]

Singles

YearSingleChart peak positions
UK
[5] 		AUS
[6] 		IRL
[7] 		NL
[8]
1992"I Got You (I Feel Good)" (James Brown vs Dakeyne) [9] 72———
1993"Eighteen Strings"916921
1995"Gudvibe"49———

References

  1. 1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 561. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  2. ↑ "Nirvana covers and tributes". Web.archive.org. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Tinman '18 Strings' – The True Story | Paul Dakeyne". Pauldakeyne.com. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Paul Dakeyne : DJ, Producer, Remixer". 2 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2 August 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "TINMAN – full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Australian charts portal". Australian-charts.com.
  7. ↑ "The Irish Singles Chart - All there is to know - Tinman". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  8. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Tinman - Eighteen Strings". Hitparade.ch.
  9. ↑ "JAMES BROWN VS DAKEYNE – full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2016.


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