Da Hool
{{Short description|German DJ and producer (born 1968)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Da Hool
| image =
| birth_name = Frank Tomiczek
| alias = DJ Hooligan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|12|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bottrop, West Germany
| genre = Acid house, electro house, house
| years_active = Late 1980s – present
| label = Play It Again Sam
| website = https://www.hool.tv/
}}
Frank Tomiczek (born 30 December 1968), better known as Da Hool, is a German DJ and producer. It was in Bottrop that he first honed his skills as a DJ, and by 1990 he was an acclaimed performer in his native country.[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p291847|pure_url=yes}} Da Hool Biography, AMG]
Musical career
His early tracks include "B.O.T.T.R.O.P.", "It's a Dream Song", and "Rave Nation". In 1996, he released "Meet Her at the Love Parade", which (when re-released a year later on the German label Kosmo Records) became a worldwide hit, selling over six million copies. "Meet Her at the Love Parade" reached No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1998 (Germany #4, France #4, Netherlands #11, Ireland #7).{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 133}} Further UK charting singles included "Bora Bora" (UK #35, 1998) and "Meet Her at the Love Parade 2001" (UK #11, 2001).
Discography
=Studio albums=
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! Year ! Album details |
1995
| 3 Years to Become a Ravermaniac (as DJ Hooligan)
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1997
| Here Comes Da Hool
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2008
| Light My Fire
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=Singles=
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rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="10"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Certifications ! rowspan="2"| Album | |||||||||
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! width="35"| GER ! width="35"| AUS ! width="35"| AUT ! width="35"| BEL ! width="35"| FRA ! width="35"| IRE ! width="35"| NED ! width="35"| SWI ! width="35"| UK ! width="35"| US | |||||||||
1994
| align="left"| "Rave Nation" (as DJ Hooligan) | 16 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | | align="left" rowspan="4"| Singles only | |||||||||
1995
| align="left"| "Sueño Futuro (Wake Up and Dream)" (as DJ Hooligan) | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | | |||||||||
rowspan="2"| 1996
| align="left"| "System Ecstasy" (as DJ Hooligan) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |||||||||
align="left"| "I Want You"
| 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |||||||||
rowspan=2| 1997
| align="left"| "Meet Her at the Love Parade" | 4 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 30 |
| align="left" rowspan="2"| Here Comes Da Hool | |||||||||
align="left"| "Bora Bora"
| 21 | 80 | — | — | — | 19 | 58 | — | 35 | — | | |||||||||
rowspan=3| 1998
| align="left"| "T.H.M." | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | | align="left" rowspan="9"| Singles only | |||||||||
align="left"| "Hypochonda"
| 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |||||||||
align="left"| "Mama Sweet"
| 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | | |||||||||
rowspan=2| 1999
| align="left"| "Wankers on Duty" | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 151 | — | | |||||||||
align="left"| "Eichelrück"
| 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | | |||||||||
2001
| align="left"| "Meet Her at the Love Parade (The 2001 Remixes)" | 67 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | 11 | — | | |||||||||
2015
| align="left"| "MHATLP (HI-LO Edit)" {{small|(with Oliver Heldens)}} | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |||||||||
2022
| align="left"| "The Parade" {{small|(with Joel Corry)}}{{cite web|url=https://arewamh.com.ng/mp3-download/joel-corry-the-parade-ft-da-hool/|title=Joel Corry – The Parade Ft. Da Hool|website=Are Wamh|date=11 February 2022|access-date=13 February 2022}} | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| |
2024
| align="left"| "Meet Her at the Love Parade" {{small|(with Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Maddix featuring Kiki Solvej)}} | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
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colspan="15" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
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Category:German house musicians
Category:German electronic dance music DJs
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