Dance Nation (dance group)


Dance Nation is a Dutch electronic dance music group founded in 2001 by Rob Janssen and Brad Grobler. Members include Dutch singers and performers Sean & Kim, who are known for their hit single, "Sunshine."
The group's more prominent songs include "Sunshine," "Dance," and "Words", blending trance melodies with pop-style vocals. They became a recognizable name in the early 2000s European dance music scene, and over time, they released multiple singles, remixes, and compilation features.
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Biography

Early years (2001-2003)

Dance Nation released their debut single "Sunshine" in 2001, which was followed by singles "Dance" and "Words" in 2002 and "You Take Me Away" in 2003.

In 2003, Dance Nation also collaborated with The Lovestern Galaktika Project for the single "My First Love".

2004-2005

In 2004, in response to legal proceedings, Dance Nation began performing under various aliases such as Double Nation, Cyber Nation, and Sean & Kim, depending on their audience. However, they officially retained their original name.
Following a label crisis affecting not only Dance Nation but also other trance artists, such as Noémi and 666, and the general shift in popular music genres occurring in Europe, Dance Nation moved to Japan. In Japan, they focused on producing music geared to different audiences, releasing singles like "Beachtime" and "I'm Gonna Get You" in 2005 in Japan and Europe, respectively.
Trance Champion, released in 2005 by the Japanese label Avex Productions, contained all the previously released singles, including "Celebrate Your Life."

2006 - 2021

Just before the summer of 2006, Dance Nation released their single "Ridin' High," which indicated a general shift towards the house music sound of the European market. In 2007 they released the single 'Move Your Love', a collaborative rework of the popular song "On The Move" by Barthezz, initially released in 2000. Compilations were also released containing the early single "Move Your Love," as well as additional singles "Celebrate Your Life," "Reach For The Light," and "I'm Gonna Get You." Tracks such as "Fired Up," "Lovin Arms," and "Summer Rain" were also released.
In winter 2006, Christmas Trance was released, which contained popular Christmas melodies arranged in a trance style.
The year 2010 saw the release of two house singles, "Surround Me" and "Great Divide," while their collaborative track with dance-project R.I.O. "Miss Sunshine" was released with some chart success in 2011. "Storm" followed in 2015.
In the following six years, remixes and reworks of their most popular track, "Sunshine" were published.

Rise & Shine (2002/2022)

The Dance Nation track, "Rise & Shine," produced in 2002, was originally written as a potential second single following "Sunshine," but "Dance!" was eventually chosen. The "Ralphie B Tech Mix" of "Rise & Shine" was included on the 2002 vinyl "Dance/Rise & Shine" and released by Black Hole Recordings. The additional mixes in the 2022 digital package release had not been published before. Dutch producer and DJ Ralph Barendse did a "Ralphie B's Tech Edit" for the digital release.

Track listing

Singles

;Sunshine
;Dance
;Words
  1. Original Radio Edit
  2. Bradski & Jenski Radio Edit
  3. Album Version
  4. Original Extended Mix
  5. Bradski & Jenski Extended Mix
  6. Noémi Remix
  7. Magik Muzik Remix
  8. You
;My First Love
  1. Single Edit
  2. Extended Version
  3. Axel Coon Remix
  4. Bradsky & Jensky Remix
;You Take Me Away
  1. Radio Edit
  2. Video Edit
  3. Original Extended Mix
  4. Bradski & Jenski Dub Mix
  5. Flashrider Remix
  6. Master Blaster Remix
  7. Blair Bitch Remix
;Stop the Seasons in the Sun
  1. Radio Edit
  2. Extended Mix
;I'm Gonna Get You
  1. Radio Edit
  2. Extended Vocal Mix
  3. Bradski & Jenski Remix
  4. DJ Zany Remix
  5. Chew Fu Phat Remix
;Beachtime
  1. Radio Edit
  2. Extended Mix
;Move Your Love
  1. Move Your Love Radio Mix
  2. Inspiration Vibes Radio Mix
  3. Extended Radio Mix
  4. Inspiration Vibes Extended Mix
  5. Dance Nation DJ Extended Mix
  6. Schampoo Remix
  7. Beholder & Ballistic Remix
;Reach for the Light
  1. Dance Nation Radio Mix
  2. Dance Nation Extended Mix
  3. HardStyle Remix
;Ridin' High
  1. Radio Edit
  2. Original Extended Mix
  3. Hi_Tack Remix
;Great Divide
  1. Radio Edit
  2. Radio Extended Mix
  3. Frontier Remix
  4. Dub Extended
  5. Manox Radio Edit
  6. Manox Extended Remix
  7. Sun Kidz Radio Cut
  8. Sun Kidz Extended Mix
  9. Mauricio Black Remix
;Storm
  1. Storm
  2. Storm
  3. Storm
  4. Storm
  5. Storm
;Rise & Shine
  1. Rise & Shine
  2. Rise & Shine
  3. Rise & Shine
  4. Rise & Shine
  5. Rise & Shine
  6. Rise & Shine
  7. ''Rise & Shine ''

Albums

;Trance Champion
  1. Sunshine
  2. Seasons in the Sun
  3. Beachtime
  4. Wa Is Not
  5. Livin' on a Prayer
  6. You Take Me Away
  7. Move Your Love
  8. Please Don't Go
  9. I'm Gonna Get You
  10. Rise and Shine
  11. Dance
  12. Celebrate Your Life
  13. Words
  14. Falling for You
  15. Move Your Love
  16. Sunshine
  17. Oh Summer Vacation
;One Nation
  1. Zip
  2. Sunshine 2006
  3. Reach for the Light
  4. Ridin' High
  5. Everybody's Free
  6. In the Summertime
  7. Pump This Party
  8. Higher than Love
  9. Let Love Shine
  10. You Lift Me Up
  11. Fired Up
  12. Bring Back Your Love
  13. Move Your Love
  14. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
  15. Livin' on a Prayer
  16. Ridin' High
  17. Footloose
;Around the world
  1. Sunshine
  2. Superstar
  3. Set me free
  4. Mobe your love
  5. Sunlight
  6. Beautiful
  7. Rush
  8. V.I.P.
  9. Take me
  10. I believe
  11. Feel the power
  12. Reach for you
  13. One million reasons
  14. Sunlight
  15. Move your love
  16. ''Real thing ''

Compilations

;Christmas Trance
''Bonuses''