Special D.
Special D in his studio
Special D in his studio
Background information
Birth nameDennis Horstmann
Also known asSpecial D, Special D.igga
Born (1980-09-16) 16 September 1980 (age 43)
OriginHamburg, Germany
GenresHands Up
Occupation(s)DJ/Producer
Years active2003 – Present
LabelsMental Madness Records, Kontor Records, Central Station Records
WebsiteSpecial D MySpace website

Special D. (born Dennis Horstmann, 16 September 1980) is a German DJ and dance music artist 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.

His best-known track, "Come With Me", reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart[1] and number 4 in the Irish Singles Chart in April 2004. He proceeded making more tracks, such as "You" or "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

Albums

Singles

Special D. "You" (2004)
25-second sample of "You."
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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]
2002 "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

  1. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 519. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Mark Neveldine (Director) (2009). Crank: High Voltage (Film). USA: Lionsgate.
  4. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 263.
  5. ^ "Discographie Special D." austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Special D. – Home Alone" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Discography Special D." danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Discography Special D." finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Discographie Special D." offiziellecharts.de (in German). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Discography Special D." irish-charts.com. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Discografie Special D." dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Chart Log UK: DJ S - the System of Life".

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