CamelPhat are an English DJ and production duo, consisting of Dave Whelan and Mike Di Scala, formed in Liverpool in 2006.

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CamelPhat
Also known asWhelan & Di Scala, Wheels & Disco, Shake n' Jack, Mancini, Pawn Shop, Da Mode, High Society, the Bassline Hustlers
OriginLiverpool, United Kingdom
Genres
Instruments
  • Keyboard
  • guitar
  • synthesizer
Years active2006–present
Labels
MembersDave Whelan
Mike Di Scala
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Initially they released music under various names but found success with their 2017 single "Cola", which peaked at No. 3 on the UK Dance Chart, and at No. 18 on the UK Singles Chart.

They have released two studio albums and many singles and EPs.

Biography

Dave Whelan and Mike Di Scala met each other in a Liverpool record shop 3 Beat Records[1] and both were disc jockeys in the city. Di Scala had previously released music as a member of Rezonance Q[2] (with Lee Butler and Les Calvert), Ultrabeat[3] (with Ian Redman and Chris Henry) and as a solo artist using the name Re-Con. Dave Whelan hosted his own Jubilee club night since 2004[4] and the two were resident DJs at Society nightclub.

They began producing music together as members of The Chosen Few, along with Les Calvert.[5] The trio also managed the Adhesive record label as a subsidiary of All Around the World. The Chosen Few released a cover of Tears for Fears’ "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" (Adhesive, 2004) and also remixed the original song for the 2005 reissue of Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92).

As a duo, Whelan and Di Scala released several remixes and bootlegs as under various names such as The Bassline Hustlers, Men from Mars and Da Mode. Using the name Pawn Shop, they released the single "Shot Away" (All Around the World, 2006), based on a sample of "Gimme Shelter" by The Rolling Stones,[6] which peaked at No. 100 on the UK Singles Chart. Following this, they released several more singles as Whelan & Di Scala on various labels, including their own Bachelor Pad Recordings, and also using other aliases such as Wheels & Disco, Mancini and Shake n' Jack.[7] From 2008 to 2014, Dave Whelan was a radio presenter on Juice FM.[8][7]

In 2010, they released their first recordings as CamelPhat on their own Vice Records label.[9] As CamelPhat, the duo initially wore wrestling masks to conceal their identity because they "just wanted the people to judge the music and not us".[10] In 2011, Dave Whelan and Mike Di Scala became owners of a Liverpool nightclub Mansion.[11] The duo released numerous singles and EPs on various record labels and some CamelPhat songs appeared on the Ultratop charts in Belgium, such as "The Act" (Spinnin' Deep, 2014), "Paradigm" featuring A*M*E (Axtone, 2015), "Constellations" (Spinnin' Deep, 2015), "Make 'Em Dance" from Light Night EP (Suara, 2016) and "Hangin' Out with Charlie" from Hangin' with Charlie EP (Suara, 2017).[12]

Their collaboration with Elderbrook on "Cola" (Defected, 2017) was an international hit single which peaked at No. 17 on the U.K. Singles Chart and No. 1 on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart[13][14] and was nominated for Best Dance Recording at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.[15][16] Further UK top forty hit singles followed with "Panic Room" (Loudmouth Music, 2018), a collaboration with Au/Ra and "Breathe" (Pryda Presents, 2018), a collaboration with Cristoph featuring Jem Cooke. In December 2018, CamelPhat signed to RCA Records[17] and released several singles on the label such as "Be Someone" (2019) with Jake Bugg, “Rabbit Hole” (2019) featuring Jem Cooke, “For a Feeling” (2020) with Artbat featuring Rhodes and “Hypercolour” (2020) with Yannis Philippakis of Foals. In October 2020 they released their debut studio album Dark Matter which reached No. 23 in the UK Albums Chart.

Discography

Studio albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[18]
IRE
[19]
Dark Matter 2339
Spiritual Milk
  • Released: 15 September 2023
  • Label: Sony, CamelPhat
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
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Extended plays

  • Global (2010) (as Whelan & Di Scala)
  • Made in Italy (2010) (as Whelan & Di Scala)
  • Kill the VIP (2010)
  • Vice Summer 2011 (2011) (as Shake n' Jack)
  • Outta Body (2012)
  • Watergate (2012)
  • One Hump or Two (2012)
  • Art of Work (2015)
  • Get Sick (2015)
  • Light Night (2016)[upper-alpha 1]
  • Higher (2016)
  • Deets (2017)
  • Hangin' with Charlie (2017)[upper-alpha 2]
  • Gypsy King (2017)
  • Monsters (2017)
  • House Dawgs (2017)
  • Bang 2 Drum (2017) (with Mat.Joe)
  • Revisited (2017)
  • Crystal Clear (2019) (with Riva Starr)[21]

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[22]
UK Dance
[23]
AUS
[24]
BEL
[12]
FRA
[25]
GER
[26]
IRE
[27]
SCO
[28]
US
Dance

[29]
"Shot Away"
(as Pawn Shop)
2006 1002683 Non-album singles
"Love Comes Quickly"[30]
(as Whelan & Di Scala)
"Teardrops"
(as Whelan & Di Scala featuring Nikki Belle)
2007
"Sunset to Sunrise"
(as Whelan & Di Scala featuring Nikki Belle)
"Never Let Go"
(as Whelan & Di Scala)
2008
"Berlin"
(as Whelan & Di Scala)
"Outta Time"
(as Whelan & Di Scala featuring Abigail Bailey)
"Discoshit"
(as Whelan & Di Scala)
"Sleepwalk"
(as Whelan & Di Scala)
"Waterfall"
(as Whelan & Di Scala with Oliver Lang)
"Close My Eyes"
(as Whelan & Di Scala)
"Always on My Mind"
(as Wheels & Disco)
"Nu Skool"
(as Shake n' Jack)
"Good Times"
(as Wheels & Disco featuring Mighty Marvin)
2009
"Curves n' Corners"
(as Whelan & Di Scala)
"Virgil"
(as Whelan & Di Scala vs. Oliver Lang)
"Persil"
(as Whelan & Di Scala vs. Oliver Lang)
"Sun Shine Down"
(as Wheels & Disco featuring Mighty Marvin)
"Cuba"
(as Whelan & Di Scala)
"Breath Away"
(as Whelan & Di Scala featuring Abigail Bailey)
"Lexar"
(as Whelan & Di Scala)
2010
"Achilles"
(as Whelan & Di Scala)
"Lose Control"
(as Mancini)
"Can You Dig It"
"Nimbus"
(as Whelan & Di Scala)
"Girl on Girl" 2011
"The Fox"[31]
(as Whelan & Di Scala)
2012
"Rubin"
(as Whelan & Di Scala)
"Here I Come"
(as Whelan & Di Scala with Sebastien Drums featuring Mitch Crown)
"Open Up Your Heart"
(as Whelan & Di Scala featuring Eden)
2013
"Live for the Music"[32]
(featuring Erire)
"Thanks for the Memories"
(as Whelan & Di Scala featuring Eden)
"Funky Express"
(as Whelan & Di Scala with Sebastien Drums)
"Rest of Your Life"
(as Whelan & Di Scala featuring Matthew Sleeper)
2014
"The Act" 63[upper-alpha 3]
"Sun Comes Up"
(featuring Jaxxon)
"Paradigm"[33]
(featuring A*M*E)
2015 [upper-alpha 4]
"Siren Song"[34]
(featuring Eden)
"Constellations"[35] [upper-alpha 5]
"Paths"[36]
(with Redondo)
2016
"Trip"[37]
"It Is What It Is"[38]
"The Quad"[39]
"NYP2"[40] 2017
"Cola"
(with Elderbrook)
1833223[upper-alpha 6]4076121521[upper-alpha 7] Dark Matter
"Bugged Out"[32]
(with Audio Bullys)
2018 Non-album single
"Panic Room"
(with Au/Ra)
30537[upper-alpha 8]401927[upper-alpha 9] Dark Matter
"Dopamine Machine"[44]
(with Ali Love)
[upper-alpha 10] Non-album single
"The Solution"[45]
"Drop It"[46]
"Accelerator"[47]
(with Solardo)
"Breathe"
(with Cristoph featuring Jem Cooke)
361047[upper-alpha 11]681840[upper-alpha 12] Dark Matter
"Kona" / "Liberation"[32]
(with Alan Fitzpatrick)
2019 Non-album single
"Be Someone"
(with Jake Bugg)
581160[upper-alpha 13]712625[upper-alpha 14] Dark Matter
"Rabbit Hole"[48]
(featuring Jem Cooke)
811358[upper-alpha 15]80
[49]
3023[upper-alpha 16]
"Freak"[50]
(featuring Cari Golden)
2020 Non-album single
"For a Feeling"[51]
(with Artbat featuring Rhodes)
73[upper-alpha 17] Dark Matter
"Hypercolour"[52]
(with Yannis Philippakis of Foals)
7765[upper-alpha 18]39
"Witching Hour"[53]
(with Will Easton)
"Critical"[54]
(with Green Velvet)
2021 Non-album singles
"The Future"[55]
(with Rebūke)
"Silenced"[56]
(with Jem Cooke)
2022 Dark Matter
"Believe"
(with Mathame)
Non-album single
"The Sign"
(with Anyma)
Spiritual Milk
"Your Mind"
(with Josh Gigante)
2023 Non-album single
"Secrets"
(with Sub Focus, Rhodes and Culture Shock)
Evolve
"Hope"
(with Max Milner)
Spiritual Milk
"Higher"
(with London Grammar)
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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Remixes

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Title Year Artist(s)
"Love Commandments" ("Love Commandments" by the Bassline Hustlers) 2004 Gisele Jackson
"Lola's Theme" (Lola Does High Society remix) Shapeshifters
"Venus" ("Venus" by Men from Mars featuring Shocking Blue) Shocking Blue
"Enjoy the Silence" ("All I Ever Wanted" by Da Mode) Depeche Mode
"Take Me Out" ("Take Me Out" by Da Mode) Franz Ferdinand
"Rocker" ("Altered Egos" by Da Mode) Alter Ego
"Waiting for You" (Dave Whelan & Di Scala remix) 2006 Narcotic Thrust
"Exceeder" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) Mason
"Running Up That Hill" ("Boosh" by Whelan & Di Scala) Kate Bush
"Spaced" ("Spaced Out" by Whelan & Di Scala) Lock & Burns
"I Feel Love" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) 2007 Public Domain featuring Lucia Holm
"Sugar (Sweet Thing)" (Dave Whelan & Di Scala remix) DYAD10
"Hit Girl" (Whelan & Di Scala remix)[31] Sébastien Léger
"I Wish U Would" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) Martijn ten Velden
"Café del Mar" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) Energy 52
"Da Funk" ("Funk" by Wheels & Disco) 2008 Daft Punk
"Vamp" ("The Vamp" by Whelan & Di Scala) Outlander
"The Real Thing" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) Tony Di Bart
"Need in Me" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) Danny Dove and Steve Smart featuring Amanda Wilson
"Work It Out" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) DJ Disciple featuring Dawn Tallman
"Your Ways" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) E-Play
"Uninvited" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) Freemasons featuring Bailey Tzuke
"Disco's Revenge 2008" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) Gusto
"Cruising" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) Nalin & Kane and Denis the Menace
"I Know You're Gone" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) Max Graham featuring Jessica Jacobs
"No Stopping Us" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) Kic Pimpz
"Rolex Sweep" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) Skepta
"White Horse" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) Sarah McLeod
"Never Enough" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) Crystal Waters
"My Girl" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) Jason Herd and Flashlight featuring Jason Heerah
"Times Like These" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) 2009 Albin Myers
"All for a Dance" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) Moonbeam
"Ride on Time" ("Black Sensation" by Whelan & Di Scala) Black Box
"Every Other Way" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) BT
"Keep on Jumpin'" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) 2010 Stefy De Cicco featuring Tom Stone
"In and Out of Love" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) Armin van Buuren featuring Sharon den Adel
"Old Skool Generation" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) Tommy Vee and Mauro Ferrucci
"We No Speak Americano" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) Yolanda Be Cool and DCUP
"Faceless" (Whelan & Di Scala remix)[31] Kevin Andrews and Felix Baumgartner
"Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" (Whelan & Di Scala remix)[57] Chris Willis
"Special One" (Whelan & Di Scala remix)[58] Ginger Woz Red and Sasha Solette
"Kuraitani" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) Dean Newton
"Porto Alegre" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) Lishious and Antonio Carnicero
"I'm Alive" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) Don Fardon
"My Feelings for You" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) Avicii and Sebastien Drums
"Street Dancer" (Whelan & Di Scala remix)[31] 2011 Avicii
"Shine" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) Alisa
"In the Cloud" (Whelan & Di Scala remix)[31] CeCe Rogers featuring Serena
"Sharing" (Whelan & Di Scala remix)[31] Tommy Vee and Mauro Ferrucci presents Luca Guerrieri
"Give It to Me" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) Those Usual Suspects featuring Jay Sebag
"Fly Again" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) 2012 Sebastien Drums featuring Mitch Crown
"Cosmopolitan" (CamelPhat remix) Marc Poppcke
"We Could Be One" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) Dirty Laundry
"Amnesia" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) Ian Carey & Rosette featuring Timbaland & Brasco
"Make You Feel" (Oliver Lang & Whelan & Di Scala remix)[31] Dada & Mat Frost
"My Religion" (Oliver Lang & Whelan & Di Scala remix) Sonikross featuring Sara K
"Fox & Koi" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) Global Experience
"Abash" (Sebastien Drums & Whelan & Di Scala remix) Rob Adans
"Let's Go All In" (Whelan & Di Scala remix) Bobby Vena & Andy Murphy featuring Livingstone
"Restless" (CamelPhat remix) 2013 D. Ramirez and Cevin Fisher
"Strutt" (CamelPhat remix)[32] 2014 Kydus
"In Stereo" (CamelPhat remix) Flip Flop featuring Faith Trent
"Parachute" (CamelPhat remix)[59] Otto Knows
"Special" (CamelPhat remix) Billon featuring Maxine Ashley
"Dancing in the Dark" (CamelPhat remix) 2015 4Tune500
"Wurd" (CamelPhat remix)[60] Robosonic featuring Stag
"Younger" (CamelPhat remix)[61] Seinabo Sey
"Stronger" (CamelPhat dark dub remix) Clean Bandit
"Better Love" (CamelPhat remix)[62] Foxes
"Creeper" (CamelPhat remix)[63] 2016 Alex Metric
"Dancing Makes Us Brave" (CamelPhat remix)[64] Nimmo
"Moments" (CamelPhat remix)[32] Kidnap featuring Leo Stannard
"Give Up the Ghost" (CamelPhat remix)[32] Ariana and the Rose
"Wolliner" (CamelPhat remix) Erik Hagleton
"Strings" (CamelPhat remix)[32] Illyus & Barrientos
"Warehouse" (CamelPhat remix)[32] Fat Sushi
"My Love 4 U" (CamelPhat remix)[65] MK featuring A*M*E
"Hell in Paradise 2016" (CamelPhat remix)[32] ONO
"Reach for Me" (CamelPhat remix)[32] 2017 Mark Jenkyns featuring Mizbee
"Hulk" (CamelPhat remix) DJ Wady and Patrick M
"Please Don't Play" (CamelPhat remix) James Curd and Diz
"Say Nothing" (CamelPhat remix)[66] MUTO featuring Emerson Leif
"Right Here, Right Now" (CamelPhat remix)[67] 2018 Fatboy Slim
"These Days" (CamelPhat remix) Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore and Dan Caplen
"Boys in da Hood" (CamelPhat remix) Wade
"Hang Up Your Hang Ups (The Only One)" (CamelPhat remix)[68] Paul Woolford featuring Kim English
"Crawl" (CamelPhat remix) Lee Foss featuring SPNCR and Mal Rainey
"Piece of Me" (CamelPhat remix)[69] MK and Becky Hill
"Coup de Grace" (CamelPhat remix)[32] 2019 Miles Kane
"I'm Not Alone 2019" (CamelPhat remix)[70] Calvin Harris
"Days Go By" (CamelPhat remix)[71] Dirty Vegas
"Lose Your Head" (CamelPhat remix)[72] 2021 London Grammar
"Best of Me" (CamelPhat remix)[73] Artbat and Sailor & I
"Warning Signs" (CamelPhat remix)[74] Alan Fitzpatrick and Lawrence Hart
"Float Away" (CamelPhat remix)[75] Yousef and The Angel
"Distorted Light Beam" (CamelPhat remix)[76] Bastille
"Tighter" (CamelPhat remix)[77] Hosh featuring Jalja
"Magic Me" (CamelPhat remix) 2022 Eldon
"Night After Night" (CamelPhat remix) 2023 Fideles
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Production and songwriting credits

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Title Year Artist(s) Credit(s)
"My Love 4 U" 2016 MK featuring A*M*E Keyboards, production, programming, songwriting
"17" 2017 MK Keyboards, production, programming, songwriting
"The Power"[78] 2019 Duke Dumont featuring Zak Abel Production, songwriting
"Space" 2020 Becky Hill Production, songwriting
"5 Seconds Before Sunrise" VER:WEST Production, songwriting
"Body" 2021 Elderbrook Production, programming, songwriting
"Love Devine" Riva Starr featuring Phebe Edwards Production, songwriting
"Chemical" MK Bass, production, songwriting, synthesizer
"Elements of a New Life" VER:WEST Production, songwriting
"Take My Chance" 2023 MK Bass, drums, engineer, guitar, keyboards, production, songwriting, synthesizer
"Heat Rising" Pete Tong x Jem Cooke x Jules Buckley Instruments, production, songwriting
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Music videos

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Title Year Director(s)
"Shot Away"
(as Pawn Shop)
2006 Mike Cockayne[79]
"Breath Away"[80]
(as Whelan & Di Scala featuring Abigail Bailey)
2009
"The Act" 2014 Nima Nabili Rad, Luke Eblen[81]
"Paradigm"
(featuring A*M*E)
2015 Tom Griffin[82]
"Constellations”[83]
"Paths"[84]
(with Redondo)
2016
"Cola"
(with Elderbrook)
2017 Millicent Hailes[85]
"Panic Room"
(with Au/Ra)
2018 Granz Herman[86]
"Breathe"
(with Christoph featuring Jem Cooke)
2019 GMUNK[87]
"Be Someone"
(with Jake Bugg)
The Sacred Egg[88]
"Rabbit Hole"
(featuring Jem Cooke)
2020 Taz Tron Delix [89]
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Awards and nominations

AIM Awards

More information Year, Nominee / work ...
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018 CamelPhat Most Played New Independent Act[90] Nominated
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DJ Awards

More information Year, Nominee / work ...
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2016 CamelPhat Breakthrough[91] Nominated
2017 "Cola" (with Elderbrook) Track of the Season[92] Won
2018 CamelPhat House Artist[93] Won
2019 CamelPhat Tech House[94] Nominated
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DJ Mag Best of British Awards

More information Year, Nominee / work ...
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018 CamelPhat Best Group[95] Won
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Grammy Awards

More information Year, Nominee / work ...
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018 "Cola" (with Elderbrook) Best Dance Recording[96] Nominated
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International Dance Music Awards

More information Year, Nominee / work ...
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018 "Cola" (with Elderbrook) Best Song[97] Nominated
2019 "Panic Room" (with Au/Ra) Best Electronic Song[98] Nominated
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Ivor Novello Awards

More information Year, Nominee / work ...
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018 "Cola" (with Elderbrook) Best Contemporary Song[99] Nominated
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UK Music Video Awards

More information Year, Nominee / work ...
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2019 "Be Someone" (with Jake Bugg) Best Dance Video – UK[100] Nominated
2019 "Be Someone" (with Jake Bugg) Best Editing in a Video[100] Nominated
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WDM Radio Awards

More information Year, Nominee / work ...
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018 "Cola" (with Elderbrook) Best Dancefloor Track[101] Nominated
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Notes

  1. "Make 'Em Dance" from Light Night EP did not enter Ultratop 50, but peaked at No. 12 on the Ultratop Dance Bubbling Under chart.[12]
  2. "Hangin' Out with Charlie" from Hangin' with Charlie EP did not enter Ultratop 50, but peaked at No. 6 on the Ultratop Dance Bubbling Under chart.[12]
  3. "The Act" did not enter Ultratop 50, but peaked at No. 13 on the Ultratip Bubbling Under chart and No. 32 on the Ultratop Dance Chart.[12]
  4. "Paradigm" did not enter Ultratop 50, but peaked at No. 14 on the Ultratop Dance Bubbling Under chart.[12]
  5. "Constellations" did not enter Ultratop 50, but peaked at No. 3 on the Ultratop Dance Bubbling Under chart.[12]
  6. "Cola" also peaked at No. 32 on the Ultratop 50 Singles chart in Wallonia.[12]
  7. "Cola" also peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart and No. 7 on the Dance Mix/Show Airplay chart.[29]
  8. "Panic Room" also peaked at No. 20 on the Ultratip Bubbling Under chart in Wallonia.[12]
  9. "Panic Room" also peaked at No. 49 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart and No. 3 on the Dance Mix/Show Airplay chart.[29]
  10. "Dopamine Machine" did not enter Ultratop 50, but did register on Ultratip Bubbling Under chart.[12]
  11. "Breathe" also peaked at No. 7 on the Ultratip Bubbling Under chart in Wallonia.[12]
  12. "Breathe" also peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart and No. 3 on the Dance Mix/Show Airplay chart.[29]
  13. "Be Someone" did not enter Ultratop 50, but peaked at No. 10 on the Ultratip Bubbling Under chart and No. 4 on the Ultratop Dance chart.[12]
  14. "Be Someone" also peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.[29]
  15. "Rabbit Hole" did not enter Ultratop 50, but peaked at No. 8 on the Ultratip Bubbling Under chart.[12]
  16. "Rabbit Hole" also peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.[29]
  17. "For a Feeling" did not enter Ultratop 50, but peaked at No. 23 on the Ultratip Bubbling Under chart.[12]
  18. "Hypercolour" did not enter Ultratop 50, but peaked at No. 15 on the Ultratip Bubbling Under chart.[12]

References

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