The Roc Project is an American

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 techno

Techno

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 act, composed of the New York

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-based DJ

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 Ray Roc and, most often, the vocalist Tina Novak. Their debut single

Single (music)

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, "Never (Past Tense)

Never (Past Tense)

"Never " was a song recorded by the Roc Project and Tina Arena, it appeared on Tina's album Vous êtes toujours là.The single was the only recording for Tina Arena and the Roc Project to chart in the US and UK to date, as it became a top 5 hit in the U.S. Billboard Dance/Club Play chart...

" was released in 2003. However, because of difficulty getting the song released due to Novak and Roc being signed to different record label

Record label

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s, Ray Roc decided to recruit the Australia

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n singer Tina Arena

Tina Arena

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 to sing Novak's vocals instead. Arena's version of "Never (Past Tense)" was therefore the single release. It became a major club

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 and dance radio hit in America

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, and even managed to peak at #97 on the Billboard

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Hot 100

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 chart

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. It also reached #42 in the UK Singles Chart

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 in April 2003.

The Roc Project's first album

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was released in early 2003 and, with the record label issues finally cleared up, Novak appeared as the vocalist on all tracks, although the album also included the version of "Never (Past Tense)" with Arena's vocals. The group's second single, "Deja Vu", was released in the spring of 2004, and became a smaller club and dance hit than their debut single.