Din Daa Daa
1983
Din Daa Daa is the title of a song published in 1983 by the Berlin musician George Kranz. It reached number 28 in 1984 next to the German charts and number one in the Billboard dance charts in the U.S., where it was able to hold two weeks. Often the song is also referred to simply as a drum dance, in fact this is only the name of the single version of the song.
Background
George Kranz was the drummer in the band and Big Compass for Jasmine Bonnin. He was from 1980 to 1983 member of the band zeitgeist, with whom he recorded three albums, at the same time he also worked with Ulla Meinecke, for their 1980 album "overdose city ", he played drums. Cosa Rosa and Stefan Waggershausen he supported with TV appearances.
Din Daa Daa George Kranz took that had arisen from a drum solo, 1983. As a producer and keyboardist worked with the Tangerine Dream- musician Christoph Franke.
The singing is limited to the argument advanced by ring imitation of bass and drum sounds. Is supported here by the song tempo and richly varied drumming, the ever-present in the background loop " Din Daa - Daa -dum - dum ," and interspersed synthesizer sounds and effects.
The song was published by " North Sound " and was released under the label " pool music productions " as a single. The single version was called " drum dance ", in addition, there was a dub version ( 3:08 min ) and the U.S. Mix ( 6:20 min.) The U.S. mix was produced by Kranz and The Magnificent Kordak ( Jürgen Korduletsch ) and appeared as a B- side of the maxi-single.
On a long-play album Din Daa Daa then appeared in 1984, when Kranz Din Daa Daa: The album was released on LP, on which the song in the U.S. mix was included. In February 1990, the album was released on CD.
Reception
Din Daa Daa was an international success: The title reached in February 1984 in Germany # 28 of the singles chart in the UK number 88 in France, but only in November 1984, 45th place in the U.S. it reached in January 1984, the peak position of the Dance Club two weeks Play charts and could remain in it.
Reissues
Din Daa Daa was Kranz Din Daa Daa '91 1991 (No. 8 on the Billboard Dance Music / Club Play Singles, vocals: Doug Lazy ) and re-released in 1996 as Din Daa Daa remixes in modernized and re- mixed versions. Published in 2001, DJ Pulsedriver Din Daa Daa his version of.