"Turn Around" | ||||
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Single by Phats & Small | ||||
from the album Now Phats What I Small Music | ||||
Released | 22 March 1999 [1] | |||
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Label | Multiply | |||
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"Turn Around" on YouTube |
"Turn Around" is the debut single by British electronic dance music duo Phats & Small, released on 22 March 1999 from their debut album, Now Phats What I Small Music . The song samples vocals, primarily from the first verse, of Toney Lee's "Reach Up" and Change's "The Glow of Love". It reached number two on the UK Singles Chart.
The accompanying music video for the track is shot at various locations in the city of Brighton and Hove. Ben Ofoedu appears in the video, miming to the vocals.
MTV Dance ranked "Turn Around" number 38 in their list of "The 100 Biggest 90's Dance Anthems of All Time" in 2011. [2] Tomorrowland included the song in their official ranking of "The Ibiza 500" in 2020. [3]
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Belgium (BEA) [42] | Gold | 25,000* |
France (SNEP) [43] | Gold | 250,000* |
United Kingdom (BPI) [44] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
"Turn Around (Hey What's Wrong with You)" | |
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Single by Phats & Small, Calvo, Futuristic Polar Bears, Maison & Dragen and Mousse T. | |
Released | 2016 |
Label | Armada Music |
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Producer(s) | Phats & Small |
This EP was released in 2012 via Ego. [45] It contains original and dub mixes.
In 2016, "Turn Around" was released a remix package under Armada Music, [46] using Ofoedu's original vocals. It contains remixes by Calvo, Futuristic Polar Bears, Maison & Dragen, Mousse T. and an updated version by Phats & Small.
In 2018, it was released in a bootleg version by Youngr, also under Armada Music. [47]
Three new remixes came out in 2020, also under Armada. [48]
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