Me & My
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Me & My are a Danish
Eurodance
-Bubblegum
sister duo signed under the EMI
record label
. They are best known for their first international hit song "Dub-I-Dub" (1995), which has been featured on many compilations including the Dancemania
series albums. "Dub-I-Dub" went on to sell one million copies worldwide, while their self-titled debut album
sold two million copies.
, but unfortunately Susanne just being 15 and Pernille just being 17 at the time were too young to enter the contest. The song which they were supposed to sing, eventually finished 2nd in the Danish national final.
Besides attaining a reasonable level of popularity in Europe
, the duo have also gained fans around the world due to their songs "Dub-I-Dub" and "So Many Men" being licensed by Toshiba-EMI Ltd.
(the Japanese division of EMI) for the popular arcade video game series, Dance Dance Revolution
. Despite the tracks debuting in the games in 1999 and 2000 respectively, they are still firm favourites with players of the game, and "Dub-I-Dub" was included as one of several classic tracks on the tenth-anniversary DDR game, DDR X, released in May of 2008.
Susanne and Pernille still write songs for other artists, and recently revealed on "Musikprogrammet" (a Danish music program on television) that they are saving some of the best songs for a "sometime in the future album".
In 2007 Me & My finally got to take part in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix (national selection for Eurovision Song Contest) with the song "Two Are Stronger Than One". On February 2, they qualified from the semi final to the final, which was held on February 10. Even though they were the bookmakers' favourites to win, Me & My only managed to get 8 points, finishing 6th. http://www.dr.dk/Melodigrandprix/Solister/2007/20061206193437.htm
On December 1, 2007, Me & My released their first single in 6 years since La La Superstar in 2001 - a Christmas ballad called "Too Much Christmas".
album:
From Let the Love Go On
album:
From Fly High
album:
From untitled forthcoming album:
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
Eurodance
Eurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
-Bubblegum
Bubblegum pop
Bubblegum pop is a genre of pop music with an upbeat sound contrived and marketed to appeal to pre-teens and teenagers, produced in an assembly-line process, driven by producers, often using unknown singers.Bubblegum's classic period ran from 1967 to 1972...
sister duo signed under the EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
. They are best known for their first international hit song "Dub-I-Dub" (1995), which has been featured on many compilations including the Dancemania
Dancemania
Dancemania is a series of remix compilation albums by i-DANCE. The series deals primarily with dance music, especially eurodance. Despite its tracks have been made by various musicians from all over the world mainly from the European continent, the albums have been released exclusively in Japan.The...
series albums. "Dub-I-Dub" went on to sell one million copies worldwide, while their self-titled debut album
Me & My (album)
Me & My is the eponymous debut album by Danish eurodance duo Me & My, originally released in 1995.-Track listing:# "Baby Boy"# "Lion Eddie"# "I Belong To You"# "Waiting"# "Magic Love"# "Dub-I-Dub"# "So Many Times"# "Close"# "Show Your Love"...
sold two million copies.
Biography
Before becoming Me & My, the two were known as "SuPer Sisters" (the word "SuPer" being a compound of the two singers' first names). Towards the beginning of the 1990s they released two Danish-language albums and tried to enter the Eurovision Song Contest 1991Eurovision Song Contest 1991
The Eurovision Song Contest 1991 was the 36th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 4 May 1991 in Rome. Due to the Gulf War and mounting tensions in Yugoslavia, RAI decided to move the contest from Sanremo to Rome, which was perceived to be more secure....
, but unfortunately Susanne just being 15 and Pernille just being 17 at the time were too young to enter the contest. The song which they were supposed to sing, eventually finished 2nd in the Danish national final.
Besides attaining a reasonable level of popularity in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, the duo have also gained fans around the world due to their songs "Dub-I-Dub" and "So Many Men" being licensed by Toshiba-EMI Ltd.
Toshiba-EMI
(formerly , is one of Japan's leading music companies. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of British music company EMI Group Ltd. in June 30, 2007 after Toshiba sold off its previous 45% stake. The current CEO and president is San-e Ichii. When EMI Music Japan was trading as Toshiba-EMI, it was...
(the Japanese division of EMI) for the popular arcade video game series, Dance Dance Revolution
Dance Dance Revolution
Dance Dance Revolution, abbreviated DDR, and previously known as Dancing Stage in Europe and Australasia, is a music video game series produced by Konami. Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series, and released in North America and Europe in 1999, Dance Dance Revolution is the...
. Despite the tracks debuting in the games in 1999 and 2000 respectively, they are still firm favourites with players of the game, and "Dub-I-Dub" was included as one of several classic tracks on the tenth-anniversary DDR game, DDR X, released in May of 2008.
Susanne and Pernille still write songs for other artists, and recently revealed on "Musikprogrammet" (a Danish music program on television) that they are saving some of the best songs for a "sometime in the future album".
In 2007 Me & My finally got to take part in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix (national selection for Eurovision Song Contest) with the song "Two Are Stronger Than One". On February 2, they qualified from the semi final to the final, which was held on February 10. Even though they were the bookmakers' favourites to win, Me & My only managed to get 8 points, finishing 6th. http://www.dr.dk/Melodigrandprix/Solister/2007/20061206193437.htm
On December 1, 2007, Me & My released their first single in 6 years since La La Superstar in 2001 - a Christmas ballad called "Too Much Christmas".
Albums
- Me & MyMe & My (album)Me & My is the eponymous debut album by Danish eurodance duo Me & My, originally released in 1995.-Track listing:# "Baby Boy"# "Lion Eddie"# "I Belong To You"# "Waiting"# "Magic Love"# "Dub-I-Dub"# "So Many Times"# "Close"# "Show Your Love"...
(1995) - Let the Love Go OnLet the Love Go OnLet The Love Go On is the Second album by Me & My. It was released in 1999 and reached #11 in the Danish charts. The song "So Many Men" Is featured in the video game Dance Dance Revolution 3rd MIX-Track listing:# I'm On My Way# Loving You...
(1999) - Fly HighFly High (album)-Track listing:# Fly High # La La Superstar # Sleeping My Day Away # Can't Forget The Past # Secret Garden # No Way # If I Was Your Lover # The Sweetest Melody # What Am I Gonna Do?...
(2001) - The Ultimate Collection (2007)
Singles
From Me & MyMe & My (album)
Me & My is the eponymous debut album by Danish eurodance duo Me & My, originally released in 1995.-Track listing:# "Baby Boy"# "Lion Eddie"# "I Belong To You"# "Waiting"# "Magic Love"# "Dub-I-Dub"# "So Many Times"# "Close"# "Show Your Love"...
album:
- "Dub-I-DubDub-I-Dub (song)"Dub-I-Dub" is a 1995 song recorded by Eurodance act Me & My. It was the second single from the eponymous album and was released in 1995. The song was successful in many European countries, being a top ten hit in Denmark , Sweden where it peaked at #2, and Belgium...
" (1995) - "Baby Boy" (1995)
- "Lion Eddie" (1996)
- "Touch Of Your Love" (special Japan-only release - 1996)
- "Waiting" (1996)
From Let the Love Go On
Let the Love Go On
Let The Love Go On is the Second album by Me & My. It was released in 1999 and reached #11 in the Danish charts. The song "So Many Men" Is featured in the video game Dance Dance Revolution 3rd MIX-Track listing:# I'm On My Way# Loving You...
album:
- "Let the Love Go On" (1999)
- "Loving You" (1999)
- "Every Single Day" (1999)
- "So Many Men" (2000)
From Fly High
Fly High (album)
-Track listing:# Fly High # La La Superstar # Sleeping My Day Away # Can't Forget The Past # Secret Garden # No Way # If I Was Your Lover # The Sweetest Melody # What Am I Gonna Do?...
album:
- "Fly High" (2000)
- "Sleeping My Day Away" (2001) - originally written and performed by D-A-DD-A-DD-A-D is a Danish rock band previously known as "Disneyland After Dark", a name that had to be changed after a threatening lawsuit from The Walt Disney Company. Their style of music is often categorized as melodic heavy rock...
. - "La La Superstar" (2001)
From untitled forthcoming album:
- "Too Much Christmas" (2007)
Dancemania
- Dancemania 1 (1996)
- Dancemania 2Dancemania 2Dancemania 2 is the second set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in 1996 by EMI Music Japan.The megamix album was mixed by Bob Salton, a popular DJ from Italy, and debuted at #11 on Oricon's weekly album chart in July 1996.-Tracks:-Further details:The album's...
(1996) - Dancemania 4Dancemania 4Dancemania 4 is the fourth set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in early 1997 by EMI Music Japan.With its 23 tracks and one bonus track, the album debuted at #6 on Oricon's weekly album chart in January 1997 and reached #3 the next week, appearing on the yearly...
(1997) - Dancemania Speed 1Dancemania SpeedDancemania Speed is a sub-series of Toshiba EMI's Dancemania compilation series. This series features faster, further remixed versions of recordings from previously released Dancemania albums or faster remixed covers of various famous songs...
(1998) - Dancemania Delux 3 (1999)
- Dancemania Speed Best 2001 Hyper Nonstop Megamix Dancemania Speed Best 2001Dancemania Speed Best 2001 Hyper Nonstop Megamix, or simply Dancemania Speed Best 2001, is a greatest hits compilation album of Dancemanias Speed series, released by EMI Music Japan in 2000...
(2000) - Dancemania Best Red (2002)
- Dancemania Treasure (2006)
- Dancemania Presents Summer Story 2007 Supported By 9LoveJ (2007)