Tru Faith & Dub Conspiracy

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Tru Faith & Dub Conspiracy
Origin England, United Kingdom
Genres UK garage
Years active1999–2001
Labels Positiva Records, Public Demand

Tru Faith & Dub Conspiracy was a collaboration between two UK garage groups, Tru Faith (consisting of members George D, Maxim Elmalki & Nial Montgomery), and Dub Conspiracy (Andrew Hunter & Ian McKenzie). They are best known for their sole UK chart hit single, a cover of the Adina Howard song "Freak like Me", with British singer Imaani on vocals. Their version reached No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart in September 2000, and spent 5 weeks on the chart, [1] as well as reaching number one on the UK Dance Singles Chart. [2]

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Tru Faith & Dub Conspiracy initially released a remix of Adina Howard's "Freak like Me" titled "Freek Me" on About 2 Records, backed with a remix of Beenie Man and Chevelle Franklyn's "Dancehall Queen". [3] Both tracks were later officially released as cover versions on the Positiva and Incentive labels respectively, with vocals by Imaani on "Freak like Me" and by Shèna and Tittla [4] on "Dynamite (Dancehall Queen)" (released under artist name Dinamyte [5] ). A set of remixes of "Dancehall Queen" by BM Dubs was also released. [6]

Discography

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positions
UK UK Dance
"Freak Like Me"2000121

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References

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  2. "Official UK Dance Singles Chart (03 September 2000 - 09 September 2000)". Officialcharts.com.
  3. "Tru Faith & Dub Conspiracy - Freek Me / Dancehall Queen (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
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  5. "Dinamyte - Dynamite (Dancehall Queen)". Discogs.
  6. "Tru Faith & Dub Conspiracy - Dancehall Queen (BM Dubs Remixes) (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.