Tzant

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Tzant
OriginNottingham, England
Genres Electronic, big beat
breakbeat, tech house (PF Project)
Years active1996–1998

Tzant were a British electronic music group, who had three top 40 singles between 1996 and 1998. [1] Their debut "Hot and Wet (Believe It)", featuring Verna Francis, made number 36 on the UK Singles Chart during September 1996, and two further singles ("Sounds of Wickedness", their most successful single, and "Bounce with the Massive") would make the top 40 in 1998. [1] Tzant's first two releases also found moderate success on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart. [2]

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The group consisted of Jamie White, Marcus Thomas (a.k.a. ODC MC, formerly of Clock) and Moussa Clarke, who also released records under the names of Mirrorball, PF Project featuring Ewan McGregor, and Musique vs U2. [3] PF Project mixed the first Euphoria compilation album, which peaked at number 1 in the UK compilation chart in 1999. [4] [5] In 2008, Marcus Thomas co-penned Roebeck's underground hit "Just Wanna Be Loved", from the album Hurricanes on Venus, alongside composer Luke Corradine.

Discography

Tzant singles

YearTitlePeak chart positions
UK
[6] 		UK
Dance
[7] 		EUR
[8] 		NZ
[9] 		SCO
[10] 		US
Dance
[11]
1996"Hot and Wet (Believe It)" (featuring Verna Francis)361——41—
"I Want Some More...In My Love Life"8820————
1998"Sounds of Wickedness" (featuring The Original ODC MC)11346301646
"Bounce with the Massive"39———48—
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

PF Project singles

YearTitlePeak chart positions
UK
[12] 		UK
Dance
[13] 		AUS
[14] 		BEL
[15] 		EUR
[16] 		IRE
[17] 		NED
[18] 		SCO
[19] 		SWE
[20]
1997"Choose Life" (featuring Ewan McGregor)644022211499540
1999"Walk Away" (featuring Roachford)—————————
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Mirrorball singles

YearTitlePeak chart positions
UK
[21] 		UK
Dance
[22] 		EUR
[23] 		SCO
[24]
1999"Given Up"122479
2001"Burnin"4724—35
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Musique vs U2 singles

YearTitlePeak chart positions
UK
[25] 		UK
Dance
[26] 		EUR
[27] 		IRE
[28] 		ITA
[29] 		NED
[30] 		SCO
[31] 		SWI
[32]
2001"New Years Dub"157501336551193

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  2. ↑ Allmusic - Charts & Awards
  3. ↑ "Moussa Clarke · Biography". Resident Advisor . Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "EUPHORIA – VARIOUS ARTISTS - Official Charts". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  5. ↑ Heath, Harold (15 May 2024). "How 'Euphoria' brought trance to the masses". DJ Mag . Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  6. ↑ Tzant UK chart peaks:
  7. ↑ Tzant UK dance singles chart peaks:
  8. ↑ Tzant European singles chart peaks:
  9. ↑ "Tzant New Zealand chart peaks". charts.nz. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  10. ↑ Tzant Scottish singles chart peaks:
  11. ↑ "Tzant US club dance songs". Billboard . Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  12. ↑ PF Project UK chart peaks:
  13. ↑ PF Project UK dance singles chart peaks:
  14. ↑ "Pf Project Australian chart peaks". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  15. ↑ "PF Project Belgian (Flanders) chart peaks". ultratop.be/nl. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  16. ↑ PF Project European singles chart peaks:
  17. ↑ PF Project Irish singles chart peaks:
    • Note: User needs to click on the "Search Charts" tab. Then enter PF Project into the "Search Artists" field and press "Search". "PF Project Irish singles chart peaks". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  18. ↑ "PF Project Dutch chart peaks". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  19. ↑ PF Project Scottish singles chart peaks:
  20. ↑ "PF Project Swedish chart peaks". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  21. ↑ Mirrorball UK chart peaks:
  22. ↑ Mirrorball UK dance singles chart peaks:
  23. ↑ Mirrorball European singles chart peaks:
  24. ↑ Mirrorball Scottish singles chart peaks:
  25. ↑ Musique vs U2 UK chart peaks:
  26. ↑ Musique vs U2 UK dance singles chart peaks:
  27. ↑ Musique vs U2 European singles chart peaks:
  28. ↑ Musique vs U2 Irish singles chart peaks:
    • Note: User needs to click on the "Search Charts" tab. Then enter Musique vs U2 into the "Search Artists" field and press "Search". "PF Project Irish singles chart peaks". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
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