Dance Nation is a Dutch

Netherlands

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 dance group. There is also a Finnish dance group with the same name (http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_Nation).

Early years (2001-2003)

Dance Nation were discovered by their producers Bradski & Jenski (Brad Grobler & Rob Janssen) in 2001 when their first single "Sunshine" was released. This was followed by singles such as "Dance", "Words", and "You Take Me Away". In 2004, they switched to the name "Double Nation" due to legal proceedings.

In 2003, they also collaborated with The Lovestern Galaktika Project for the single "My First Love".

2003-2005

In this period, following the label crisis Noculan Music (after inglobed into Jamie Lewis by his Purple Eye Entertainment), that struck not only Dance Nation, but also other trance

Trance music

Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...

 artists such as Noemi and 666

666 (band)

666 is a German trance style DJ act, created by Thomas Detert and Mike Griesheimer . They produce a mix of house music and often include lyrics in Spanish and English...

 and the general mutation of the music genres in Europe, going House

House music

House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...

, Hard House and Elektro

Elektro

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, lead Dance Nation to land in Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, where they still have a great deal of success and their production focused in the last years.
From this moment on, the group had a sort of split life, releasing Trance projects for Japanese market and House ones for the European one. In this climate born singles like "Beachtime" in Japan and "I'm Gonna Get You" and the House/Elektro track "Move Your Love" in Europe.

It's because their production are more Asian based than European, that it is difficult to find their releases outside Japan, both in online and retail stores and it's because of that too that no one knows about the release of two albums and a compilation. Titles are Trance Champion, released in 2005 by the Japanese label Avex Productions, containing all the past-released singles, including "Celebrate Your Life", that, listening to some people, should have been the next single; One Nation in 2007 always by the same label; and Christmas Trance in winter 2006, including a lot of popular Christmas melodies rearranged in Trance style, like Dance Nation always did.

Actual situation

At present Dance Nation have released, just before summer

Summer

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, their last single "Ridin' High

Ridin' High (song)

Ridin' High is a 1936 popular song written by Cole Porter, for his musical Red, Hot and Blue, where it was introduced by Ethel Merman.-Notable recordings:*Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook...

", that confirms a general move towards House sounds of the European market.
An album is going to be produced too, with an undisclosed release date, containing some remixes of their first single, "Sunshine". Remixes are being collected from their numerous fans all over the world. The release date has been postponed more than once, and it is still unknown. A new single is rumored to also be in the pipeline.

Singles

• 2001 - "Sunshine"
• 2002 - "Dance"
• 2002 - "Words"
• 2003 - "My First Love"
• 2003 - "You Take Me Away"
• 2005 - "I'm Gonna Get You"
• 2005 - "Stop the Seasons in the Sun"
• 2005 - "Beachtime"
• 2006 - "Reach for the Light"
• 2006 - "Move your Love"
• 2007 - "Ridin' High"
• 2008 - "Apologize"
• 2009 - "Sunshine 2009" (vs Shaun Baker)
• 2010 - "Great Divide"
• 2010 - "Surround Me"

Compilations

• 2006 - Christmas Trance
• 2009 - Vocal Trance Years 2001-2004
• 2009 - Vocal Trance Years 2005-2009

Extra

• 2002 - "Joy to the World" (lately added in the Christmas Trance compilation)
• 2002 - "Merry X-Mas (War is Over)" (lately added in the Christmas Trance compilation)
• 2004 - "Beethoven's 9th Symphony" (never added to an official release)

Singles

Sunshine (2001)

1. Sunshine (Original Vocal Radio Edit)
2. Sunshine (Original Vocal Mix)
3. Sunshine (Wippenberg Remix)
4. Sunshine (Kevin C. Cox Remix)
5. Sunshine (Alien Factory Remix)
6. Sunshine (Bradski & Jenski Mix)

Dance (2002)

1. Dance (Radio Mix)
2. Dance (Extended Mix)
3. Dance (Original Mix)
4. Dance (DJ Team Trance Mix)
5. Dance (Fire & Ice Remix)
6. Dance (Magik Muzik Remix)

Words (2002)

1. Original Radio Edit
2. Bradski & Jenski Radio Edit
3. Album Version
4. Original Extended Mix
5. Bradski & Jenski Extended Mix
6. Noémi Remix
7. Magik Muzik Remix
8. You (Bonus Track)

My First Love (2003)

1. Single Edit
2. Extended Version
3. Axel Coon Remix
4. Bradsky & Jensky Remix

You Take Me Away (2003)

1. Radio Edit
2. Video Edit
3. Original Extended Mix
4. Bradski & Jenski Dub Mix
5. Flashrider Remix
6. Master Blaster Remix
7. Blair Bitch Remix

Stop the Seasons in the Sun (2005)

1. Radio Edit
2. Extended Mix

I'm Gonna Get You (2005)

1. Radio Edit
2. Extended Vocal Mix
3. Bradski & Jenski Remix
4. DJ Zany Remix
5. Chew Fu Phat Remix

Beachtime (2005)

1. Radio Edit
2. Extended Mix

Move Your Love (2005)

1. Move Your Love Radio Mix
2. Inspiration Vibes Radio Mix
3. Extended Radio Mix
4. Inspiration Vibes Extended Mix
5. Dance Nation DJ Extended Mix
6. Schampoo Remix
7. Beholder & Ballistic Remix

Reach for the Light (2006)

1. Dance Nation Radio Mix
2. Dance Nation Extended Mix
3. HardStyle Remix

Ridin' High (2007)

1. Radio Edit
2. Original Extended Mix
3. Hi_Tack Remix

Great Divide (2010)

1. Radio Edit
2. Radio Extended Mix
3. Frontier Remix
4. Dub Extended
5. Manox Radio Edit
6. Manox Extended Remix
7. Sun Kidz Radio Cut
8. Sun Kidz Extended Mix
9. Mauricio Black Remix

Albums

Trance Champion (2005)

1. Sunshine (Japanese Live Mix)
2. Seasons in the Sun (Japanese Live Mix)
3. Beachtime (Japanese Live Mix)
4. Wa Is Not
5. Livin' on a Prayer
6. You Take Me Away
7. Move Your Love
8. Please Don't Go
9. I'm Gonna Get You
10. Rise and Shine
11. Dance
12. Celebrate Your Life
13. Words
14. Falling for You
15. Move Your Love (Sham-Poo Remix)
16. Sunshine (Wippenberg Remix)
17. Oh Summer Vacation (Extended Mix)

One Nation (2007)

1. Zip
2. Sunshine 2006 (Shohei Matsumoto Remix)
3. Reach for the Light
4. Ridin' High
5. Everybody's Free
6. In the Summertime
7. Pump This Party
8. Higher than Love
9. Let Love Shine
10. You Lift Me Up
11. Fired Up
12. Bring Back Your Love
13. Move Your Love (Sham-Poo Remix)
14. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
15. Livin' on a Prayer
16. Ridin' High (Hi_Tack Remix)
17. Footloose

Around the world (2008)

1. Sunshine (Dance Nation DJ team Radio edit)
2. Superstar
3. Set me free
4. Mobe your love
5. Sunlight
6. Beautiful
7. Rush
8. V.I.P.
9. Take me
10. I believe
11. Feel the power
12. Reach for you
13. One million reasons
14. Sunlight (hyper trance mix)
15. Move your love (Shohei Matsumoto Remix)
16. Real thing (DJ Tora Remix)

Compilations

Christmas Trance (2006)

1. Sean & Kim - Winter Snow(Intro)
   
2. Castalia feat. Kim - All I Want for Christmas Is You
   
3. Cyber X feat. Ray Parker - Last Christmas
   
4. Watergate - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (Heart of Asia)
   
5. D-Nation feat. Kim - Happy XMas (War Is Over)
   
6. Hiver & Hammer feat. Karyn White - Wonderful Christmastime
   
7. Orion Too feat. Caitlin - White Christmas
   
8. Castalia - Jingle Bells
   
9. Plasticman - Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
   
10. Celtic Dreamer feat. Dorothy - Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
    
11. Cyber Nation feat. Ho! Ho! Ho! - Joy to the World
    
12. Cyber X feat. Jody Watley - My Love, Santa Claus
    
13. Merry X-Mas & Minimalistix - Winter Wonderland
    
14. Cyber Nation feat. Sean & Kim - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
    
15. Orion Too feat. Caitlin - First of May
    
16. Cyber X feat. SWANK (members from Rockapella) - It's Christmas Carols I Hear
    
17. Cyber X feat. Taylor Dayne - Promise
    
18. Sunshine Girl - Amazing Grace
    
19. Angels - Ave Maria
    
20. Cyber X feat. Jody Watley - Silent Night
    
21. Merry X-Mas & Minimalistix - O Holy Night
    

Bonuses

22. S.T.F. feat. Keen - You fill me up
    
23. Samantha Fox - A Question of Honour
    

External links

• Official Website (Dance Nation)
• Official Website (Double Nation)
• Official Website (Sean & Kim)
• European Label Website
• Japanese Label Website