DJ (Alphabeat song)

"DJ"
Single by Alphabeat
from the album The Spell
Released	9 January 2010 (Denmark) 31 May 2010 (UK)
Format	digital download
Genre	Pop, dance
Length	3:28 3:13 (UK radio mix)
Label	Copenhagen Records
Writer(s)	Anders Bønløkke
Producer	Anders Bønløkke
Alphabeat singles chronology
"The Spell" (2009) "DJ" (2010) "Heatwave" (2010)
UK single cover Alphabeat UK singles chronology "Hole in My Heart" (2010) "DJ" (2010) TBC (2010)

'DJ' is the second single by Danish electronica-pop group Alphabeat to be released from their second album The Spell, becoming a top ten hit in their native country.^[1]

"DJ" was released as the third UK single from the album, retitled as The Beat Is... for the international market on May 31, 2010.^[2] The single has been remixed by Biffco and promoted as "DJ (I Could be Dancing)" for the single release. The single failed to make the top 100 in the UK.

Track listings

Danish Digital Download^[3]

1. "DJ"

UK CD single

1. "DJ (I Could Be Dancing) (Biffco Single Edit)" - 3:13
2. "DJ (I Could Be Dancing) (Doman & Gooding Radio Edit)" - 3:00
3. "DJ (I Could Be Dancing) (Fascination Edit)" - 3:40

UK 12" single

1. "DJ (I Could Be Dancing) (Biffco 12" Mix)" - 5:12
2. "DJ (I Could Be Dancing) (Doman & Gooding Club Mix)" - 4:56

UK digital download bundle

1. "DJ (I Could Be Dancing)" - 3:11
2. "DJ (I Could Be Dancing) (Fascination Remix)" - 7:36
3. "DJ (I Could Be Dancing) (Doman & Gooding Club Mix)" - 4:55
4. "DJ (I Could Be Dancing) (Biffco Extended Mix)" - 5:11
5. "DJ (I Could Be Dancing) (Ian Masterson 12" Remix)" - 7:14 (exclusive to iTunes)^[4]

Chart performance

In March 2010 after a performance of the album version of the track on Friday Night With Johnathan Ross in the UK. With the lack of UK radio rotations, the song peaked at #116. The track started to receive downloads on iTunes, and peaked at #92.

Chart (2010)	Peak Position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[1]	6
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5]	116

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Danishcharts.com – Alphabeat – DJ". Tracklisten. Hung Medien.
2. ^ "New single ‘DJ’ out now". ThisIsAlphabeat.com. 2010-01-06. http://www.thisisalphabeat.com/news.php?item=197. 
3. ^ "DJ - Single by Alphabeat". Copenhagen Records. http://cphrecords.shop2download.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/TShop.woa/wa/PSShop/MusicCollection?id=1782932442. 
4. ^ "Check out the cover for 'DJ'!". Alphabeat on Myspace.com. 2010-04-29. http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=123449395&blogId=533588329#ixzz0mhJPCbmM. 
5. ^ http://zobbel.de/cluk/100612cluk.txt