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Paul Woolford (born 28 June 1976)[1] is a British dance music producer and DJ from Leeds, Yorkshire,[2] who also uses the aliases Bobby Peru and Special Request, such as on the underground hit, "Erotic Discourse".[3]
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Paul Woolford | |
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| Also known as | Special Request, Bobby Peru |
| Born | 28 June 1976 |
| Origin | Leeds, England |
| Genres | Electronic |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Dirtybird Records |
An adoptee, Woolford grew up in Leeds with his brother Mark. Paul was inspired by the club night Back to Basics, eventually becoming a resident there. Starting in 2008, he was a weekly resident of We Love Space, which was a long-running Sunday party at Space in Ibiza. He constantly tours to play guest spots in addition to his residency and owns the record label, Intimacy.
Woolford scored a hit single in 2020 with "Looking for Me", a collaboration with American DJ and producer Diplo, featuring vocals from American singer Kareen Lomax. The single peaked at number four in the UK Singles Chart and reached number-one in Ireland.
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
AUS [5] |
BEL (FL) Tip [6] |
IRE [7] |
SCO [8] | ||||
| "Hang Up Your Hang Ups (The Only One)" (featuring Kim English) |
2018 | — | — | 77 | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "You Already Know" (with Karen Harding) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Looking for Me" (with Diplo featuring Kareen Lomax) |
2020 | 4 | 32 | — | 1 | 5 | Diplo and Do You Dance? | |
| "Tear It Up" (with Solardo featuring Pamela Fernandez) |
— | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "All I Want" (with Secondcity featuring Andrea Martin) |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Heat" (with Amber Mark) |
2021 | 61 | — | — | 99 [11] | — |
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| "Promises"[12] (with Diplo featuring Kareen Lomax) |
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | Diplo | ||
| "Teardrops" (with MK featuring Majid Jordan) |
2022 | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | Non-album singles | |
| "Fever" (with Alison Goldfrapp)[13] |
2023 | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | The Love Invention | |
| "16 Again" (with Lewis Thompson and MNEK)[14] |
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | Non-album singles | ||
| "Like I Used To" (with Sonny Fodera and Ella Henderson) |
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | |||
| "Heatstroke" (with Aluna) |
2024 | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||
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