Happy Clappers
Happy Clappers | |
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| Origin | UK |
| Genres | House music, Eurodance |
| Years active | 1995–1997 |
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Happy Clappers were a house studio project from the UK, featuring Chris Scott, Graeme Ripley, Martin Knotts and Mark Topham, with Sandra Edwards on vocals.[1]
Biography
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Happy Clappers scored chart success in the UK and Ireland from 1995 to 1997.
Their highest peak in the UK charts was number seven with "I Believe". Other UK hits included "Hold On", "Can't Help It" and "Never Again".
Their debut album "Games" which includes all their hit singles including the 97 remix of "I Believe" was released in 1997 without chart success.
"I Believe" was never released in the US until American producer Chris Cox remixed it in 2002. It achieved major club success peaking at number-one on the US Club Play charts.
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
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| Games [2] |
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Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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UK Dance [4] |
IRE [5] |
SCO [6] |
US Club Play [7] |
US Dance Sales [8] | |||||||||
| 1995 | "I Believe" | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | Games | ||||||
| "I Believe" (1st re-release) | 21 | 1 | — | 48 | — | — | ||||||||
| "Hold On" | 27 | 2 | — | 37 | — | — | ||||||||
| "I Believe" (2nd re-release) | 7 | 1 | 25 | 14 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1996 | "Can't Help It" | 18 | 3 | — | 23 | — | — | |||||||
| "Never Again" | 49 | 6 | — | 60 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1997 | "I Believe '97" | 28 | 8 | — | 31 | — | — | |||||||
| 2003 | "I Believe" (Chris Cox remix) | 140 | 40 | — | — | 1 | 15 | Non-album single | ||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
See also
[edit]- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
[edit]- ^ "Happy Clappers discography". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Happy Clappers album Games". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ UK chart positions:
- "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- *Chart Log UK "Chart Log UK 1994–2010: H> Happy Clappers". zobbel - Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ UK dance singles chart peaks:
- "I Believe (1st re-release)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- "Hold On". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- "I Believe (2nd re-release)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- "Can't Help It". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- "Never Again". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- "I Believe '97". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- "I Believe (Chris Cox remix)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know". Irish Recorded Music Association.
- ^ Scottish singles chart peaks:
- "I Believe (1st re-release)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- "Hold On". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- "I Believe (2nd re-release)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- "Can't Help It". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- "Never Again". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- "I Believe '97". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ US club play singles chart peaks:
- I Believe (Chris Cox remix) Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date 29 March 2003
- ^ US dance maxi-singles sales chart peaks:
- "I Believe (Chris Cox remix)". Billboard. 25 January 2003. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
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