The Creeps
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- There is also a song called "The Creeps (Get on the Dancefloor)The Creeps (Get on the Dancefloor)"The Creeps " is a song by London-based electronic dance band Freaks. It entered the charts on 2 September 2007 and went to number nine in the UK Singles Chart.It is a remix by Vandalism of an instrumental from a couple of years back...
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"The Creeps" is a 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...
written and sung by Camille Jones
Camille Jones
Camille Jones is a Danish pop singer, songwriter and record producer. She is known for her song "The Creeps" written by herself and remixed by Dutch DJ Fedde le Grand, which has become a worldwide clubhit in the dance scene.- Career :In 2000 Camille had been enjoying success within the Danish and...
, and remixed and produced by Fedde le Grand
Fedde le Grand
Fedde le Grand is a Dutch house DJ and producer whose single "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit" / "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" reached number one on the UK's singles and the top 5 in the Dutch singles chart, and spent five weeks in the Spanish dance chart...
. It has a techno party beat and quiet singing.
The song was the first single of Camille's 2004 album Surrender, released to radiostations in Denmark only. Dutch DJ-Producer Fedde Le Grand
Fedde le Grand
Fedde le Grand is a Dutch house DJ and producer whose single "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit" / "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" reached number one on the UK's singles and the top 5 in the Dutch singles chart, and spent five weeks in the Spanish dance chart...
signed the song to his own burgeoning Flamingo Recordings
Flamingo Recordings
Flamingo Recordings B.V. is a Dutch record label that specializes in house and dance music and is the artistic home of DJs Funkerman, Fedde le Grand and producer Raf Jansen....
imprint and completed a House remix. In early 2007 the remix had been picked up by radiostations in the UK and all over Europe
Europe
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before it was released on Ministry Of Sound
Ministry of Sound
Ministry of Sound London, commonly referred to as simply Ministry of Sound or MoS, is a nightclub based in London, United Kingdom and an associated record label. It was ranked fourth in the 2010 DJ Magazine top 100 clubs poll 2010. As well as the nightclub in London, there is another in Egypt and...
on the 5th March 2007 in the UK and Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. The remix became a hit on the charts and the clubs as well. In the UK The Creeps reached #7 on the Single Charts and #1 on the Dance Charts.
On the 25th of July 2008 The Creeps was released as a physical and download single 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...
through Kontor Records Hamburg
Kontor Records
Kontor Records is a record label based in Hamburg. It is one of the most successful electronic music labels in Germany. Well-known musicians signed to this label include ATB, Tiësto and Scooter. The head-manager is Jens Thele....
. The remix from 2007 has been remastered slightly with new instruments on the chorus, which reminds of the trumpets of Ida Corr
Ida Corr
Ida Corr is a Danish singer, songwriter and music producer.-Career:At the age of 11 Corr won the first Danish Children Songcontest...
's remix of Let Me Think About It.
Music video
The first video (for the Album Version) was produced by Mikkel Serup and received a nomination for a Danish Music Award in 2005. In 2006 the same video was released on the Spanish distributor Blanco y Negro, but with the Original Club version as background music.
The second music video was directed by Marcus Adams
Marcus Adams
Marcus Adams is a British film director. Marcus has produced successful music videos, award-winning advertisements and complete feature films....
and was recorded in an office with dancers/models performing as secretaries, among them Lauren Ridealgh, Stephanie Fitzpatrick and Emma Warton, with choreography by Paul Roberts. The video was inspired by the music video to "Express Yourself" and the movie Secretary
Secretary (film)
Secretary is a 2002 independent film directed by Steven Shainberg and starring Maggie Gyllenhaal as Lee Holloway and James Spader as E. Edward Grey...
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In July 2008 a new edited version of the second video had been released to German Channels, which contained also a new 2008 version of the remix.
Charts
The song peaked at #7 on the UK singles chartUK Singles Chart
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On the 25th of July 2008 the Single has been released as a physical CD, which reached #82 in the Main German Single Charts Top 100 (as of August 8 2008).