DANCE.

CHART COMMENTARY

The Stuntmasters' cleverly constructed and even more cleverly named The Lady Boy Is Mine -- a combination of Modjo's Lady and Brandy & Monica's The Boy Is Mine -- surges to the top of the Pop Chart this week, leaving Martine McCutcheon's On The Radio and Alice Deejay's Celebrate Our Love unmoved in second and third place, despite both gaining plenty of new support. The Stuntmasters track is surprisingly faring less well on the Club Chart, where it makes a modest 20-15 climb. And showing what a topsy turvy world it is, the new number one Club Chart cut is a commercially released track by a pop band -- namely Inner Smile by Texas, which has been given an admittedly fine Stonebridge workover to make it dancefloor-friendly. It also moves 20-9 on the Pop Chart. Another after-the-fact hit is U2's Beautiful Day, which is number 12 on the Club Chart and number 10 on the Pop Chart a couple of months after becoming a sales chart success. The reason for this is the new Quincey & Senance mix which has been promoed ahead of being included as a bonus track on the band's new single Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of. The most popular record across the two charts together is by neither the Stuntmasters not Texas -- it is Voodoo & Serano's Blood Is Pumpin', the second single on Xtravaganza's new Xtra Hard imprint. In trance and hard house mixes, it jumps 8-2 on the Club Chart and 19-4 on the Pop Chart, and must be considered unlucky not to be this week's number one on either or both listings. Given the speed with which the charts change these days, it is unlikely to get a second chance ... Still fighting off all comers at the top of the Urban Chart, Jennifer Lopez's Love Don't Cost A Thing only narrowly averted being overtaken by the Dr Dre feat. Snoop Dogg track The Next Episode, a future smash which is -- unusually -- one of three hip-hop records currently in the top five. The others are Stutter by Joe -- down a notch to number three, though with a 17% increase in support -- and Jay-Z's I Just Wanna Love U, which advances 9-5, though with no real impetus. In an otherwise quiet week in the Urban Chart, the only new entry to the Top 20 is Another Level/True Steppers man Dane Bowers' forthcoming solo debut Shut Up ... And Forget About It, which gains a toehold at number 19.

COOL CUTS CHART as featured on Tall Paul's Saturday night show on Kiss 100 and Emap Big City Network

 
 1    RE   FREE AT LAST Simon                             Positiva 
           (Now set to cross over with hot new 
           mixes from Futureshock, Bushwacka and 
           DJ Pierre) 
 
 2     3   MUZAK Trisco                                      Vinyl 
           (A big underground cut from last year         Addiction 
           returns in a storming new Steve Lawler 
           mix) 
 
 3     1   I WANNA BE YOU Chocolate Puma                     Cream 
           (Unusual house stomper on Dutch import 
           that's now set to explode here) 
 
 4     4   THE QUESTION Futureshock                           Fuju 
           (Setting the standards for the year 
           ahead with a typically powerful 
           production) 
 
 5     6   RESPECT THE COCK A Small Phat One           white label 
           (Strong house production from Phats 
           & Small) 
 
 6   NEW   THE ENERGY Astrotrax                           Defected 
           (Finally available with new mixes from 
           King Unique, BMR and Stanton Warriors) 
 
 7   NEW   SLYNUS Slynus                                        VA 
           (Cheeky house cut that uses the same         Recordings 
           loop as Spiller, making it underground 
           again) 
 
 8    10   STARCHILD BMR vs Level 42                    Peppermint 
           (Old Level 42 track given a new lease               Jam 
           of life) 
 
 9   NEW   DJ SPINNIN' Punk Chic                       White Label 
           (Debbie Harry's Rapture vocal cut up in 
           house style by Johan S) 
 
10   NEW   WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE Thick Dick                 Sondos 
           (Tough driving tribal underground groove 
           from a new Subliminal label offshoot) 
 
11    10   NEW YORK FM Breeder                              Rhythm 
           (Featuring a big atmospheric progressive      Syndicate 
           remix from Van Bellen) 
 
12     8   DIRTY BEATS Roni Size                      Talkin' Loud 
           (With remixes from Mathew B and Wookie) 
 
13   NEW   SURRENDER Prospect Park                       Z Records 
           (Uplifting garage production from the 
           unstoppable Dave Lee) 
 
14   NEW   LOST VAGUENESS Utah Saints                         Echo 
           (Featuring mixes from Oliver Lieb and 
           Josh Wink) 
 
15   RE    900 DEGREES Ian Pooley                               V2 
           (This grower from last year is back in 
           new mixes from Pete Heller and 
           Tom Middleton) 
 
16   NEW   PLAYA NO MO Lina                               Atlantic 
           (Excellent mixes from Architechs and 
           Social Services have made this R&B cut 
           a club hit) 
 
17   NEW   WAIT UNTIL THE MORNING Marlo                    Estereo 
           (Deep soulful garage tune reminiscent 
           of Bobby Womack) 
 
18   NEW   QUESTIONS David Forbes                              Eve 
           (Deep trance track in new mixes from 
           Kayestone and Magica) 
 
19   NEW   TAKE 'EM Subtech                                Subtech 
           (Driving, bassy tech-house groove) 
 
20   NEW   STARCATCHING GIRL Brother Brown                     BBR 

(Scandinavian progressive cut with a remix from Sander Kleinenberg)

Compiled by DJ feedback and data collected from the following stores: Black Market/City Sounds/Flying/Plastic Fantastic/Pure Groove/Release The Groove/Tag/Trax/Vinyl Addiction (London); Eastern Bloc (Manchester); 23rd Precinct (Glasgow); 3 Beat (Liverpool); Flying (Newcastle); Massive (Oxford); The Disc (Bradford); Rhythm Syndicate (Cambridge); Plastic Surgery (Maidstone); Urban/Covert (Brighton); Crash (Leeds).

 
URBAN TOP 20 
 
 1     1     5   LOVE DON'T COST A THING              Epic 
                 Jennifer Lopez 
 
 2     6     2   THE NEXT EPISODE                     Aftermath/ 
                 Dr Dre feat. Snoop Dogg              Interscope 
 
 3     2     2   STUTTER                              Jive 
                 Joe feat. Mystikal 
 
 4     8    12   POP YA COLLA                         LaFace/ 
                 Usher                                Arista 
 
 5     9     7   I JUST WANNA LOVE U                  Def Jam 
                 Jay-Z 
 
 6     3     4   BABY WE'RE DANCIN'                   Urbanstar 
                 Ultimate Kaos 
 
 7     5    12   INDEPENDENT WOMEN                    Columbia 
                 Destiny's Child 
 
 8    19     2   WHEN I LOOK INTO YOUR EYES           Mercury 
                 Maxee 
 
 9     7     8   AFTER PARTY                          Arista 
                 Koffee Brown 
 
10    11     2   A LONG WALK                          Epic 
                 Jill Scott 
 
11    16     4   EVERYDAY/SO AMAZING                  Dome 
                 Darwin Hobbs feat. 
                 Michael McDonald 
 
12    20     2   E.I.                                 Interscope 
                 Nelly 
 
13     4     2   ALL HOOKED UP                        London 
                 All Saints 
 
14    30     1   CASE OF THE EX (WHATCHA GONNA DO)    University 
                 Mya 
 
15    26     1   HE LOVES U NOT                       Puff Daddy 
                 Dream 
 
16    15     4   MS. JACKSON                          LaFace/ 
                 Outkast                              Arista 
 
17    10     2   GET A LIFE/WAKE UP EVERYBODY 
                 Rae & Christian feat. Bobby Womack   !K7 
 
18    13     5   IN MY MUSIC 
                 Al Jarreau feat. Phife Dawg          Universal 
 
19   NEW   NEW   SHUT UP ... AND FORGET ABOUT IT      Jazz 
                 Dane Bowers                          NWS/Arista 
 
20    12     2   SPACE RIDER 
                 Shaun Escoffrey                      Oyster 
CLUB CHART TOP 40 
 
              Wks on 
This   Last   Chart    Title Artist 
 
  1       4      2     INNER SMILE 
                       Texas 
 
  2       8      2     BLOOD IS PUMPIN' 
                       Voodoo & Serano 
 
  3       1      3     DEFECTED WINTER SAMPLER(EP) 
                       Various 
 
  4      14      2     BEYOND TIME 
                       Blank & Jones 
 
  5       9      2     LOVE DON'T COST A THING 
                       Jennifer Lopez 
 
  6       7      2     ALL HOOKED UP 
                       All Saints 
 
  7      17      2     INFINITY 
                       CJ Stone 
 
  8      15      2     BORN AGAIN 
                       Huff'n'Puff 
 
  9       2      3     MINE TO GIVE 
                       Photek feat. Robert Owens 
 
 10       5      2     WHOOMP! ... THERE IT IS 
                       BM Dubs presents 
                       Mr Rumble/Brasstooth/Kee 
 
 11     NEW    NEW     CAN'T KEEP ME SILENT 
                       Angelic 
 
 12      11      2     BEAUTIFUL DAY 
                       U2 
 
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