George Kranz is a German

Germany

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 dance music

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 singer and percussionist. He is best known for his song "Trommeltanz", otherwise known as "Din Daa Daa". The song hit No. 1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1984 and then returned to the chart in a new version in 1991, peaking at No. 8. "Din Daa Daa" (sometimes spelled "Din Da Da") is considered a classic dance music track and has been remix

Remix

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ed, sampled

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 and bootlegged

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 many times, including in 1987's seminal "Pump Up the Volume

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" by MARRS

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, 1998's Praise Joint Remix

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 by Kirk Franklin

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, 2005's "Shake

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" by the Ying Yang Twins

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,Turn Around by Flo Rida and an Xbox 360

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 commercial.

Albums

• My Rhythm (1983), Pool
• Magic Sticks (OST) (1986), Virgin
• Move It (1989), SPV
• Sticky Druisin (1995)
• Very Best Of (1999), DFP-Music (BMG)

Singles

• "Trommeltanz" (1983), Pool
• "Bass Drum Ma Bass Drum" (1985), Pool
• "Heya" (1987)
• "Helmut Kohl Ist Tot" (1992)
• "Din Daa Daa (91 Remix)" (1991), Cardiac
• "Din Daa Daa (96 Remix)" (1996), DiN

Producer

• The Fog - Metallic Lord (1999), DFP-Music (BMG)
• Bunny Rugs (Third World) - On Soul (2002), DFP-Music (H`art)

Filmography

• Kabine 18
• Die Vier aus der Zwischenzeit (1. Staffel)
• Tocata
• Ein ungleiches Paar
• Magic Sticks
• Der Passagier - Welcome to Germany
• Roy Black Story - Du bist nicht allein
• Happy Birthday (Unschuldig schuldig)

See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart