Black Machine

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| origin = Italy

| genre = Electronic, dance

| years_active = 1991–present

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| current_members = Marius Percali
Pippo Landro
Ottorino Menardi

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Black Machine is an Italian electronic music group, most active throughout the 1990s. They are best known for the singles "How Gee", "Funky Funky People" and "Jazz Machine", all of which charted in several countries across Europe.

In 1992, "How Gee" peaked at No. 45 in France{{Cite web|url=https://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Black+Machine&titel=How+Gee!&cat=s|title=Black Machine - How Gee!|website=lescharts.com}} and No. 32 in the Netherlands,{{Cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Black+Machine&titel=How+Gee!&cat=s|title=Black Machine - How Gee!|website=hitparade.ch}} with "Funky Funky People" and "Jazz Machine (Remix)" also charting in the top 40 of the Dutch Single Top 100, both reaching No. 38.{{Cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Black+Machine&titel=Funky+Funky+People&cat=s|title=Black Machine - Funky Funky People|website=hitparade.ch}}{{Cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Black+Machine&titel=Jazz+Machine+(Remix)&cat=s|title=Black Machine - Jazz Machine (Remix)|website=hitparade.ch}} "Funky Funky People" was a top 20 hit in Austria, peaking at No. 18.{{Cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Black+Machine&titel=Funky+Funky+People&cat=s|title=Black Machine - Funky Funky People|website=austriancharts.at}} "How Gee" was most successful in the United Kingdom, where it reached No. 17 in April 1994.{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/30119/black-machine/|title=BLACK MACHINE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com}} It also reached No. 37 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicvf.com/Black+Machine.art|title=Black Machine Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts|website=Musicvf.com}} The song was also featured in the 2021 film, House of Gucci.{{cite web | url=https://screenrant.com/house-gucci-soundtrack-guide-song-every/ | title=Every Song in House of Gucci | website=Screen Rant | date=29 November 2021 }}

Discography

=Albums=

  • The Album (1992)
  • Love 'N' Peace (1993)

Compilations

  • Double Mix (1991)
  • Double Mix (1993)

=Singles=

  • "How Gee" (1991) - UK #17, NETH #32, FRA #45, U.S. Dance #37
  • "Jazz Machine" (1992) - NETH #38
  • "Funky Funky People" (1992) - AUT #18, NETH #38
  • "Get Funky" (1993)
  • "Love 'N' Peace" (1993)
  • "U Make Me Come a Life" (1995)
  • "Jump Up" (1996)
  • "Thinkin' About You" (1997)
  • "Funky Banana" (1999)
  • "One, Two, Three, Four (How Gee)" (as Black Machine 2005) (2005)
  • "How Gee (25th Anniversary)" (2018)

References

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