Dirty Vegas


Dirty Vegas are an English house music group initially made up of Ben Harris and Paul Harris 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's debut release was the single "Days Go By." It originally made the top 30 in 2001, but when reissued in 2002 reached the top 20 in the UK. They released their self-titled debut album in June 2002 and a second album, One, in 2004.
The song "Days Go By", from their eponymous first album, gained wide exposure in the US when it was used in a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse commercial. The song went on to win the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording.
They have remixed songs for artists such as Justin Timberlake and Madonna.

Present day

The group played their last concert together in May 2005. After the band's breakup, 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.
After four years, Paul Harris and Steve Smith decided to reform and returned with their third studio album Electric Love in April 2011. In April 2013, the band released the EP Let the Night, which reached #4 in US iTunes Dance Album chart and gained Gold status in Italy. Their fourth and latest studio album, entitled Photograph, was released via iTunes in September 2015. "Days Go By" was featured on the video game Grand Theft Auto V's in-game radio.

Pop culture

The band has also appeared on a variety of television shows such as FOX television'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. Dave Chappelle has parodied the Mitsubishi Eclipse television commercial, the song "Never Enough" from Electric Love also play on the game ''Nike+ Kinect Training''

Discography

Remix albums

A Night at the Tables by Dirty Vegas Sound System The Trip
  • ''Stealth Live!''

Extended plays

The Story So Far Electric Love Acoustic EP
  • ''Let the Night''

Songwriting and Production Credits

YearArtistSongAlbumContributor
1998Recall 22"Subimos Juntos "Steve Smith
20072AM"Lonely" feat. LoriePaul Harris
2007Kylie Minogue"In My Arms"XPaul Harris
2007Kylie Minogue"Stars"XPaul Harris
2007Kylie Minogue"I Don't Know What It Is"XPaul Harris
2008Ladyhawke"Better Than Sunday"LadyhawkePaul Harris
2009Bananarama"Extraordinary"VivaPaul Harris
2010Gabriella Cilmi"Superhot"TenPaul Harris
2012Kylie Minogue"Timebomb"Paul Harris
2012Kate Alexa"Buttercup"InfatuationPaul Harris
2012Jenifer"La pudeur"L'Amour et MoiPaul Harris
2012Ross Lynch"Can You Feel It"Just Dance: Disney Party 2Steve Smith
2013Havana Brown"Naughty"Flashing LightsPaul Harris
2014Mike Mago"Outlines" with DragonettePaul Harris
2015Florrie"Too Young to Remember"Paul Harris
2015Aiden Grimshaw"Virtually Married"Paul Harris
2015Lenno"Fever" feat. BensonGood Thing EPPaul Harris
2015Sigma"Stay"LifePaul Harris
2016Tritonal"Waiting 4 U"Painting with DreamsPaul Harris
2017Moncrieff"Symptoms"Paul Harris
2018NCT"Baby Don't Stop"EmpathyPaul Harris
2018Iiola"Sickly Sweet"Chrysalis EPPaul Harris
2018Oliver Nelson"Talk" feat. LinaePaul Harris
2018Daniel Adams-Ray"IRL"IRLPaul Harris
2018Daniel Adams-Ray"I'd Rather Live"IRLPaul Harris
2018Boyzone"Symphony of Hearts"Thank You & GoodnightPaul Harris
2019Glenn Morrison"A Better Man" feat. Aiden GrimshawPaul Harris
2019Vigiland"We're the Same" with Alexander TidebrinkPaul Harris
2019Moncrieff"Ghost"The Early Hurts EPPaul Harris
2019Cashmere Cat"For Your Eyes Only"Princess CatgirlPaul Harris
2020Alex Gaudino"Remember Me" with Bottai feat. Blush and MoncrieffPaul Harris
2020Michael Calfan"No Lie" with Martin SolveigPaul Harris
2020Lenno"Us Kids"Simple Magic EPPaul Harris
2020BT"The War" with Iraina ManciniThe Lost Art of LongingPaul Harris
2020Jay Pryor"Aside"Paul Harris
2020Kelli-Leigh"Whiskey Midnight"Can't Get Enough EPPaul Harris
2020Anabel Englund"Underwater" with MKMessing with MagicPaul Harris
2020Flynn"Young"One of Us EPPaul Harris
2020Twice"Go Hard"Eyes Wide OpenPaul Harris
2020Steps"To the Beat of My Heart"What the Future HoldsSteve Smith
2021Anton Powers"Do Me Right" with Joe StonePaul Harris
2021Moss Kena"Let's Get Naked" with KorresPaul Harris
2021Purple Disco Machine"Fireworks" feat. Moss Kena and The KnocksPaul Harris

Filmography

Musical scores

The Boys & Girls Guide To Getting Down