Groove Coverage
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Groove Coverage is a German
Euro-dance band
. The Groove Coverage project consists of Axel Konrad, DJ Novus, Melanie Munch
, better known as Mell (lead singer), and Verena Rehm
(former stage performer, backing singer, occasional lead singer). The band has had hits
around the world, especially in Germany
, and have had radio play in North America
, notably with the song
, "Poison
". They have produced popular remix
es of several songs, including "Love is an Angel" by Sylver
, "Come With Me" by Special D
, and "Ass Up!" by Baracuda
. Producers of the band are Ole Wierk and Lou Bega
, who rarely write lyrics.
Groove Coverage has published three official albums in Germany, Covergirl
(2002), 7 Years and 50 Days
(2004) and 21st Century
(2006). They have also published a Best Of
album (2005), and a special Canadian SPG Music release entitled Groove Coverage, which includes their greatest hits in Canada
. In the United States
, they have an album called Groove Coverage: Greatest Hits.
Several of the band's songs have been cover version
s, or reimagined conversions of other songs. Groove Coverage released a cover version of Mike Oldfield
's "Moonlight Shadow
", as well as a dance
cover of Alice Cooper
's "Poison
". "She
" is based on the German Christmas song "Stern über Betlehem" (engl.: Star Over Bethlehem) by Alfred Hans Zoller. On their most recent album, 21st Century, they released a version of Bad Religion
's "21st Century Digital Boy", titled "21st Century Digital Girl
". This used the same basic format of the previous version, but changed the lyrics
to reflect the difference in the eponymous subject of the song (referring to things like breast implants and botox injections).
The group released three singles
prior to their most recent album 21st Century:
Before the release of the first single, another Groove Coverage track named "On the Radio" was leaked to internet file sharing
platforms in several different versions. This song was not the track of the same name from the album. This was an attempt to hinder file sharing of the actual single, by "poisoning" the networks with a different song of the same name. The decoy track appears on the album under the title of "Let it Be".
On the 14 August 2007, the group announced on their website
that a new single and album will be released soon. Also, the music video
for the new single will be shot on 3 October. On 23 November 2007, Groove Coverage released their first Greatest Hits album in Germany, featuring all their hits, the new single "Because I Love You", two new tracks and bonus remixes.
On 9 June 2008 Groove Coverage announced on their official website that a new single is in production. On 28 March 2010 it was announced that a new Single and Album would be out in the Spring of 2010.
The new Groove Coverage single is entitled "Innocent" which is a cover of the famous Mike Oldfield track. The single was released on 1 October 2010, following club and radio promotion during August and September.
On 24 March 2011, promotion began for the new single 'Angeline' which is set for release on April 29, 2011. Angeline reached a peak in DJ Top 100 International.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Euro-dance band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
. The Groove Coverage project consists of Axel Konrad, DJ Novus, Melanie Munch
Melanie Munch
Melanie Münch, , better known by the stage name Mell, is a German singer, best known for being the lead singer of trance group Groove Coverage.- Early life :...
, better known as Mell (lead singer), and Verena Rehm
Verena Rehm
Verena Carmen Rehm , born in Neuburg, Bavaria, is best known as the backing vocalist and pianist of the Euro-Trance dance group Groove Coverage. She has many song writing credits both within and outside the group and also sings for many other German dance acts.- Early life :After attending...
(former stage performer, backing singer, occasional lead singer). The band has had hits
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
around the world, especially in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, and have had radio play in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, notably with the song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
, "Poison
Poison (Alice Cooper song)
"Poison" is a song by artist Alice Cooper co-written and produced by Desmond Child, released worldwide as a single in 1989 and is featured on his 18th studio album Trash...
". They have produced popular remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
es of several songs, including "Love is an Angel" by Sylver
Sylver
Sylver is a Belgian vocal Trance group best known for the song "Turn the Tide". The group's vocalist is Silvy De Bie and keyboardist/songwriter is Wout Van Dessel . Regi Penxten is the producer and co-songwriter...
, "Come With Me" by Special D
Special D
Special D. is a German DJ and dance music artist who is particularly popular in the Netherlands, where he won the 'Best Dance International' award at the 2004 TMF NL awards. He is also popular among the Euro-Trance scene in North America...
, and "Ass Up!" by Baracuda
Baracuda (band)
Baracuda is a German dance project founded by Axel Konrad and Ole Wierk of Suprime Records in the Winter of 2002. Baracuda consists of Tobias Lammer, otherwise known as DJ Toby Sky and vocalist Suny.- History :...
. Producers of the band are Ole Wierk and Lou Bega
Lou Bega
David Lubega , also known as Lou Bega, is a German musician of Italian and Ugandan descent, and is famous for his song "Mambo No. 5 ". This song is a remake of the Perez Prado instrumental from 1949...
, who rarely write lyrics.
Groove Coverage has published three official albums in Germany, Covergirl
Covergirl (Groove Coverage album)
Covergirl is the first album of the German trance group Groove Coverage, released in 2002. It Features the 2 singles "Moonlight Shadow" and "God is a Girl" in both radio edit and ballad form. The Radio Edit of "God is a Girl" is a hidden track at the end of the album...
(2002), 7 Years and 50 Days
7 Years and 50 Days
7 Years and 50 Days is the second album of the German Euro-trance band Groove Coverage, released in 2004. Several versions of the album were released, most significant being the 'second edition' , which replaced "Fragezeichen" with "She" and included a bonus track...
(2004) and 21st Century
21st Century (Groove Coverage album)
-Singaporean, Malaysian, Middle East, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, China and Taiwan Edition:-Japanese Edition:The Japanese release by Farm Records includes these 4 additional tracks along with the original tracklisting....
(2006). They have also published a Best Of
Best Of (Groove Coverage album)
Best of Groove Coverage is a compilation album by the German Euro-Trance band Groove Coverage, released in May 2005.-Track listing:# "Moonlight Shadow"# "Poison"# "God is a Girl"# "Runaway"# "7 Years and 50 Days"# "The End"# "She"...
album (2005), and a special Canadian SPG Music release entitled Groove Coverage, which includes their greatest hits in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, they have an album called Groove Coverage: Greatest Hits.
Several of the band's songs have been cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
s, or reimagined conversions of other songs. Groove Coverage released a cover version of Mike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield
Michael Gordon Oldfield is an English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music, New Age, and more recently, dance. His music is often elaborate and complex in nature...
's "Moonlight Shadow
Moonlight Shadow
"Moonlight Shadow" is a pop song written and performed by English multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield, released as a single in May 1983 and included in the album Crises of the same year. The vocals were performed by Scottish vocalist Maggie Reilly, who had joined Mike Oldfield in 1980...
", as well as a dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
cover of Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
's "Poison
Poison (Alice Cooper song)
"Poison" is a song by artist Alice Cooper co-written and produced by Desmond Child, released worldwide as a single in 1989 and is featured on his 18th studio album Trash...
". "She
She (Groove Coverage song)
"She" is the fifth and final single from the album 7 Years and 50 Days by German trance group Groove Coverage. The song contains a sample of a German Christmas song "Stern über Bethlehem".-Remix list:#"She" – 3:50...
" is based on the German Christmas song "Stern über Betlehem" (engl.: Star Over Bethlehem) by Alfred Hans Zoller. On their most recent album, 21st Century, they released a version of Bad Religion
Bad Religion
Bad Religion is a punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1979. Their current line-up consists of Greg Graffin , Brett Gurewitz , Jay Bentley , Greg Hetson , Brian Baker and Brooks Wackerman . Gurewitz is also the founder of the label Epitaph Records, which has released almost all of the...
's "21st Century Digital Boy", titled "21st Century Digital Girl
21st Century Digital Girl
"21st Century Digital Girl" is the third and final single from the album 21st Century by German trance group Groove Coverage. The song is a replica of Bad Religion's "21st Century Digital Boy".-Remix list:...
". This used the same basic format of the previous version, but changed the lyrics
Lyrics
Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...
to reflect the difference in the eponymous subject of the song (referring to things like breast implants and botox injections).
The group released three singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
prior to their most recent album 21st Century:
- "Holy VirginHoly Virgin"Holy Virgin" is the first single from the album 21st Century by German trance group Groove Coverage. It's based on the song Fata Morgana by EAV.-Remix list:#"Holy Virgin" – 3:50#"Holy Virgin" – 3:28...
", an EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
cover version of the song "Fata Morgana", originally performed by the Austrian Group Erste Allgemeine VerunsicherungErste Allgemeine VerunsicherungThe EAV is an Austrian band that got together in 1977....
in 1986 - "On The RadioOn The Radio (Groove Coverage song)"On The Radio" is the second single from the album 21st Century by German trance group Groove Coverage.-Remix list:#"On the Radio" – 2:58 #"On the Radio" – 5:28 #"On the Radio" – 5:22...
", a cover of "Mann im Mond" by Die PrinzenDie PrinzenDie Prinzen is a German music group. The band is made up of former members of the Thomanerchor and a former member of the Dresdner Kreuzchor.-Overview:Early albums consist of a cappella music... - "21st Century Digital Girl", a replica to Bad Religion's "21st Century Digital Boy"
Before the release of the first single, another Groove Coverage track named "On the Radio" was leaked to internet file sharing
File sharing
File sharing is the practice of distributing or providing access to digitally stored information, such as computer programs, multimedia , documents, or electronic books. It may be implemented through a variety of ways...
platforms in several different versions. This song was not the track of the same name from the album. This was an attempt to hinder file sharing of the actual single, by "poisoning" the networks with a different song of the same name. The decoy track appears on the album under the title of "Let it Be".
On the 14 August 2007, the group announced on their website
Website
A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
that a new single and album will be released soon. Also, the music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for the new single will be shot on 3 October. On 23 November 2007, Groove Coverage released their first Greatest Hits album in Germany, featuring all their hits, the new single "Because I Love You", two new tracks and bonus remixes.
On 9 June 2008 Groove Coverage announced on their official website that a new single is in production. On 28 March 2010 it was announced that a new Single and Album would be out in the Spring of 2010.
The new Groove Coverage single is entitled "Innocent" which is a cover of the famous Mike Oldfield track. The single was released on 1 October 2010, following club and radio promotion during August and September.
On 24 March 2011, promotion began for the new single 'Angeline' which is set for release on April 29, 2011. Angeline reached a peak in DJ Top 100 International.
Albums
- CovergirlCovergirl (Groove Coverage album)Covergirl is the first album of the German trance group Groove Coverage, released in 2002. It Features the 2 singles "Moonlight Shadow" and "God is a Girl" in both radio edit and ballad form. The Radio Edit of "God is a Girl" is a hidden track at the end of the album...
(2002) - 7 Years and 50 Days7 Years and 50 Days7 Years and 50 Days is the second album of the German Euro-trance band Groove Coverage, released in 2004. Several versions of the album were released, most significant being the 'second edition' , which replaced "Fragezeichen" with "She" and included a bonus track...
(2004) - 21st Century21st Century (Groove Coverage album)-Singaporean, Malaysian, Middle East, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, China and Taiwan Edition:-Japanese Edition:The Japanese release by Farm Records includes these 4 additional tracks along with the original tracklisting....
(2006) - TBA (2011)
Compilations
- Best OfBest Of (Groove Coverage album)Best of Groove Coverage is a compilation album by the German Euro-Trance band Groove Coverage, released in May 2005.-Track listing:# "Moonlight Shadow"# "Poison"# "God is a Girl"# "Runaway"# "7 Years and 50 Days"# "The End"# "She"...
(CDCompact DiscThe Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
+ DVDDVDA DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
) (2005) - Best Of Groove Coverage: The Ultimate Collection (3 CD) (2005) (Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
) - Greatest HitsGreatest Hits (Groove Coverage album)Greatest Hits is the fourth album by German trance group Groove Coverage and their first Greatest Hits album released in Germany. The first single from the album was "Because I Love You".-CD 1:# "Because I Love You" – 3:08# "7 Years and 50 Days" – 3:44...
(2006) (U.S.United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
) - Greatest HitsGreatest Hits (Groove Coverage album)Greatest Hits is the fourth album by German trance group Groove Coverage and their first Greatest Hits album released in Germany. The first single from the album was "Because I Love You".-CD 1:# "Because I Love You" – 3:08# "7 Years and 50 Days" – 3:44...
(2 CD) (2007) - Poison (The Best Of Groove Coverage) (Rare JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
CD) - The Definitive Greatest Hits & Videos (SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
) (2008)
Singles
- "Hit MeHit Me (song)"Hit Me" is the first single of German trance group Groove Coverage. It is not the official first single from the album Covergirl, but it was the first single to be released from the album.-B-side:# "Hit Me" – 6:43 Remix - D.A.T....
" (1999) - "Are U ReadyAre U Ready"Are U Ready" is the first single of German trance group Groove Coverage.-Remix CD:# "Are U Ready" – 6:39# "Are U Ready" – 6:23...
" (2000) - "Moonlight Shadow" (2001)
- "God is a GirlGod is a Girl"God is a Girl" is the third and final single from German trance group Groove Coverage's debut album, Covergirl.-Plagiarism:The melody of the song came from "Jefferson", a Roxette song from their Room Service album...
" (2002) - "The EndThe End (Groove Coverage song)"The End" is the second single from the album 7 Years and 50 Days by German trance group Groove Coverage.-Remix List:#"The End" – 3:42#"The End" – 3:08#"The End" – 8:11#"The End" – 6:57...
" (2003) - "Poison" (2003) - UKUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
No. 32 - "7 Years and 50 Days7 Years and 50 Days (song)"7 Years and 50 Days" is the third single and title track from the album 7 Years and 50 Days by German trance group Groove Coverage.-Remix List:#"7 Years & 50 Days" – 3:44#"7 Years & 50 Days" – 3:19...
" (2004) - "SheShe (Groove Coverage song)"She" is the fifth and final single from the album 7 Years and 50 Days by German trance group Groove Coverage. The song contains a sample of a German Christmas song "Stern über Bethlehem".-Remix list:#"She" – 3:50...
" (2004) - "RunawayRunaway (Groove Coverage song)"Runaway" is the fourth single from the album 7 Years and 50 Days by German trance group Groove Coverage.-Remix List:#"Runaway" – 3:48 #"Runaway" – 7:22 #"Runaway" – 6:57...
" (2004) - "Holy VirginHoly Virgin"Holy Virgin" is the first single from the album 21st Century by German trance group Groove Coverage. It's based on the song Fata Morgana by EAV.-Remix list:#"Holy Virgin" – 3:50#"Holy Virgin" – 3:28...
" (2005) - "On the RadioOn The Radio (Groove Coverage song)"On The Radio" is the second single from the album 21st Century by German trance group Groove Coverage.-Remix list:#"On the Radio" – 2:58 #"On the Radio" – 5:28 #"On the Radio" – 5:22...
" (2006) - "21st Century Digital Girl21st Century Digital Girl"21st Century Digital Girl" is the third and final single from the album 21st Century by German trance group Groove Coverage. The song is a replica of Bad Religion's "21st Century Digital Boy".-Remix list:...
" (2006) - "Because I Love You" (2007)
- "Innocent" (2010)
- "Angeline" (2011)
Remixes
- Chupa - "Arriba" (2001)
- DJ Valium - "Bring the Beat Back" (2002)
- X-PerienceX-PerienceX-Perience is a eurodance band from Berlin, Germany. Their music style varies between synthpop, trance and ethnopop. The band members are Manja Wagner , Matthias Uhle and Alexander Kaiser . Singer Claudia Uhle, Matthias' sister, left the band in 2007 and was replaced by Manja.-History:X-Perience...
- "It's a Sin" (2002) - Special DSpecial DSpecial D. is a German DJ and dance music artist who is particularly popular in the Netherlands, where he won the 'Best Dance International' award at the 2004 TMF NL awards. He is also popular among the Euro-Trance scene in North America...
- "Come with Me" (2002) - Silicon Bros - "Million Miles from Home" (2002)
- Seven - "Spaceman Came Traveling" (2003)
- DJ Cosmo - "Lovesong" (2003)
- SylverSylverSylver is a Belgian vocal Trance group best known for the song "Turn the Tide". The group's vocalist is Silvy De Bie and keyboardist/songwriter is Wout Van Dessel . Regi Penxten is the producer and co-songwriter...
- "Livin' My Life" (2003) - MandarynaMandarynaMarta Katarzyna Wiktoria Wiśniewska a.k.a. Mandaryna, born in Łódź 12 March 1978 as Marta Mandrykiewicz is a Polish singer, dancer and actress.- Career :...
- "Here I Go Again" (2004) - SylverSylverSylver is a Belgian vocal Trance group best known for the song "Turn the Tide". The group's vocalist is Silvy De Bie and keyboardist/songwriter is Wout Van Dessel . Regi Penxten is the producer and co-songwriter...
- "Love Is an Angel" (2004) - BaracudaBaracuda (band)Baracuda is a German dance project founded by Axel Konrad and Ole Wierk of Suprime Records in the Winter of 2002. Baracuda consists of Tobias Lammer, otherwise known as DJ Toby Sky and vocalist Suny.- History :...
- "Ass Up!" (2005) - Melanie Flash - "Halfway to Heaven" (2006)
- N-Euro - "Lover on the Line" (2006)
- Max Deejay vs. DJ MikoDJ MikoDJ Miko is an Italian DJ. He had a hit with a cover of Four Non Blondes's "What's Up" in 1994, one year after the original...
- "What's Up" (2006) - BaracudaBaracuda (band)Baracuda is a German dance project founded by Axel Konrad and Ole Wierk of Suprime Records in the Winter of 2002. Baracuda consists of Tobias Lammer, otherwise known as DJ Toby Sky and vocalist Suny.- History :...
- "La Di Da" (2007) - DJ Goldfinger - "Love Journey Deluxe" (2008)
- Arnie B - "Another Story" (2008)
- Arsenium - "Rumadai" (2008)
- Master Blaster - "Everywhere" (2008)
- N.I.N.A - "No More Tears" (2008)
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- "To FranceTo France"To France" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1984. It is from the album Discovery and features Maggie Reilly on vocals.It references Mary Stuart in its chorus...
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