Dennis Horstmann (born 16 September 1980), known as Special D., is a German DJ and dance musician who was particularly popular in the Netherlands, where he won the Best Dance International award at the 2004 TMF NL awards. He was also popular among the Eurodance scene in North America. The "D" in Special D comes from the DJ's first name, Dennis.
Special D. | |
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 Special D in his studio | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Dennis Horstmann |
| Also known as | Special D, Special D.igga |
| Born | 16 September 1980 |
| Origin | Hamburg, Germany |
| Genres | Hands up |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, producer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Mental Madness Records, Kontor Records, Central Station Records |
| Website | Special D MySpace website |
His best-known track, "Come with Me", reached number 6 on the UK Singles Chart[1] and number 4 on the Irish Singles Chart in April 2004. He proceeded making more tracks, such as "You" and "Here I Am", which were frequently played on European dance floors.
His music featured in Crank: High Voltage.[2][3]
He has started using Ableton Live in his live sets.[2]
Discography
editAlbums
edit- Reckless (2004)
Singles
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| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [4] |
AUT [5] |
BEL (FL) [6] |
DEN [7] |
FIN [8] |
GER [9] |
IRE [10] |
NED [11] |
UK [1] | ||||||
| 2003 | "Come with Me" | 73 | 14 | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | 10 | 6 | Reckless | |||
| 2003 | "Home Alone" | 37 | 27 | — | — | 17 | — | 11 | — | |||||
| 2004 | "Nothing I Won't Do" | — | 37 | 49 | — | — | 45 | — | 8 | 160[12] | ||||
| "You" | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | |||||
| 2005 | "Here I Am" | — | — | — | 19 | 7 | 66 | — | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | "Ich Explodier" (Special D. Presents Psychonautn) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Singles only | |||
| 2013 | "Discoland" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2014 | "Raver" (with Jens O.) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2015 | "Oxygene" (with Pulsedriver) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Chief Party Rocker" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Forever Young" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Champion Sound" (with Rocco) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2016 | "Elysium" (with Scott Brown) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2017 | "Hardcore Doodle" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2020 | "Suck My ... !" (with Andy Judge) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 519. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b Dolphin, David (1 May 2009). "Dennis Horstmann (Special D.) Interview". An Focal. Archived from the original (Text & Audio) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
- ^ Mark Neveldine (Director) (2009). Crank: High Voltage (Film). USA: Lionsgate. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 263.
- ^ "Discographie Special D." austriancharts.at (in German). Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Special D. – Home Alone" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Discography Special D." danishcharts.dk. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Discography Special D." finnishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Discographie Special D." offiziellecharts.de (in German). Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Discography Special D." irish-charts.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Discografie Special D." dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Chart Log UK: DJ S - the System of Life". Archived from the original on 17 December 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
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