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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=

class="wikitable"

! Year

! Album details

1995

| 3 Years to Become a Ravermaniac (as DJ Hooligan)

  • Release date: February 8, 1995
  • Label: No Respect Records
1997

| Here Comes Da Hool

  • Release date: November 17, 1997
  • Label: Kosmo Records
2008

| Light My Fire

=Singles=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="10"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Certifications
(sales thresholds)

! rowspan="2"| Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="35"| GER
{{Cite web |url=http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Da+Hool/single?sort=entry |title=German peaks |access-date=2012-02-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905223655/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Da+Hool/single?sort=entry |archive-date=2013-09-05 |url-status=dead }}

! width="35"| AUS
{{cite Ryan|page=69}}

! width="35"| AUT
[http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=DJ+Hooligan International peaks]

! width="35"| BEL
(Wa)

! width="35"| FRA

! width="35"| IRE
[http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement Search for Irish peaks] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602061251/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |date=2009-06-02 }}

! width="35"| NED

! width="35"| SWI

! width="35"| UK
{{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}}

! width="35"| US
Dance
[http://allmusic.com/artist/da-hool-p291847/charts-awards/billboard-singles US peaks]

1994

| align="left"| "Rave Nation" (as DJ Hooligan)

| 16

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| 30

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| 19

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| align="left" rowspan="4"| Singles only

1995

| align="left"| "Sueño Futuro (Wake Up and Dream)" (as DJ Hooligan)

| 51

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| 39

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rowspan="2"| 1996

| align="left"| "System Ecstasy" (as DJ Hooligan)

| —

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align="left"| "I Want You"

| 94

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rowspan=2| 1997

| align="left"| "Meet Her at the Love Parade"

| 4

| 21

| 23

| 9

| 4

| 7

| 11

| 17

| 15

| 30

|

  • FRA: Silver{{cite web|url=http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259165-CERTIFICATIONS.html?year=1997|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121231426/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259165-CERTIFICATIONS.html?year=1997|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-21|title=Certifications Singles Argent - année 1997|publisher=Disque en France|accessdate=2010-08-14}}
  • UK: Silver{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Da Hool|access-date=April 9, 2024}}

| align="left" rowspan="2"| Here Comes Da Hool

align="left"| "Bora Bora"

| 21

| 80

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| 19

| 58

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| 35

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rowspan=3| 1998

| align="left"| "T.H.M."

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| 20

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| align="left" rowspan="9"| Singles only

align="left"| "Hypochonda"

| 49

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align="left"| "Mama Sweet"

| 68

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| 12

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rowspan=2| 1999

| align="left"| "Wankers on Duty"

| 38

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| 151

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align="left"| "Eichelrück"

| 61

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| 82

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2001

| align="left"| "Meet Her at the Love Parade (The 2001 Remixes)"

| 67

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| —

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| 20

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| 11

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2015

| align="left"| "MHATLP (HI-LO Edit)" {{small|(with Oliver Heldens)}}

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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}}

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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.

References

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Category:Living people

Category:German house musicians

Category:People from Bottrop

Category:1968 births

Category:German electronic dance music DJs

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