Dirty Vegas

Dirty Vegas
Origin	South London, United Kingdom
Genres	House
Years active	2001–2005; 2008–present
Labels	EMI Capitol Parlophone Credence Toolroom Records
Website	DirtyVegas.com
Members
Steve Smith Ben Harris Paul Harris

Dirty Vegas is a Grammy Award-winning British house music trio made up of Ben Harris and Paul Harris (no relation) on instruments and production and Steve Smith on vocals. The group formed in 2001, then broke up in 2005 before reforming in December 2008 to record new material.

They are best known for their international hit single "Days Go By", which gained mainstream popularity in a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse television commercial, and for remixing songs created by other artists.

History

Early success

Dirty Vegas' debut release was the single "Days Go By". It originally made the top 30 in 2001, but when re-issued in 2002 reached the United Kingdom top 20. They released their self-titled album in June 2002 and released a second album entitled One in 2004.

The song "Days Go By" from their eponymous album gained wide exposure in the U.S. as the background music for a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse television commercial. The song went on to win the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. They have remixed songs for artists such as, British singer-songwriter Shelly Poole called "Lost In You".

Later career

The group played their last concert together in May 2005. After the band's break up, Smith released his first solo album, This Town on 18 February 2008, on his own G.A.S. Records label. During their hiatus from the public they began working on the film score for Boys & Girls Guide To Getting Down.

As stated via their MySpace page, after four years, the group decided to reform and is currently back together working on new material. Additionally, tracks, titled "Pressure" and "Changes", have been released on the Toolroom Knights label in support of a new album/EP the group has stated they are working on. They have returned more to the sound that made them famous, and have been playing DJ sets in the US, including nights during the inauguration parties for US President Barack Obama,^[1] as well as the 2009 Winter Music Conference in Miami, Florida.

Pop culture

The band has also appeared on a variety of television shows such as, FOX televisions's drama Standoff, where "Late Nights and Street Fights" was used as the show's theme song, FOX's The O.C. where "Closer" appeared in episode 32 entitled The SnO.C., and One Tree Hill where the single "Walk Into The Sun" appeared in episode 214.

Discography

Studio albums

• Dirty Vegas (4 June 2002) #40 UK, #7 US
• One (18 October 2004)
• Electric Love (April 2011)^[2]

Remix albums

• A Night At The Tables by Dirty Vegas Sound System (2003)
• The Trip (2003)
• Stealth Live! (2009)

Singles

• "Days Go By" (2001) #1 US (Dance Charts); #14 US;^[3] #27 (UK 2001) and #16 (UK 2002 reissue) (UK Singles Chart)^[4]
• "Ghosts" (2002) #31 UK^[4]
• "Simple Things" (2003)
• "Walk Into the Sun" (October 2004) #54 UK^[4]
• "Pressure" (2008)
• "Changes" (2009)
• "Tonight" (2009)
• "Electric Love" (2011)
• "Little White Doves" (2011)

Remixes

• 2001 Par-T-One - I'm So Crazy
• 2002 M Factor - Mother
• 2002 Madonna - Die Another Day
• 2003 The Dandy Warhols - You Were The Last High
• 2003 Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River
• 2006 Avalon Superstar - All My Love
• 2009 Ladytron - Tomorrow
• 2009 Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris & Chrome - Dance Wiv Me
• 2009 Nightriders - Take My Hand
• 2011 Penguin Prison - Fair Warning

Filmography

Musical scores

• The Boys & Girls Guide To Getting Down (2006)^[5]
• Goal! - The Movie Soundtrack (2005)^[6]

See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

References

1. ^ [1]^{[dead link]}
2. ^ now to post a comment! (2011-01-14). "Dirty Vegas - Behind The Scenes Of "Electric Love"". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRjc2c3Sz9E&NR=1. Retrieved 2011-08-12. 
3. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p513153/charts-awards/billboard-singles
4. ^ ^{a b c} Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 157. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
5. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464907/
6. ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000B9WDI2

External links

• Official myspace page