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Special D.

{{short description|German DJ and dance music artist (born 1980)}}

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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Special D.

| image = Special_d.jpg

| caption = Special D in his studio

| landscape = yes

| background = solo_singer

| birth_name = Dennis Horstmann

| alias = Special D

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|9|16}}

| origin = Hamburg, Germany

| instrument =

| genre = Hands up

| occupation = DJ, producer

| years_active = 2003–present

| label = Mental Madness Records, Kontor Records, Central Station Records

| associated_acts =

| website = [http://www.myspace.com/specialdrocks Special D MySpace website]

}}

Dennis Horstmann (born 16 September 1980), known as Special D., is a German DJ and dance musician who was particularly popular in the Netherlands, where he won the Best Dance International award at the 2004 TMF NL awards. He was also popular among the Eurodance scene in North America. The "D" in Special D comes from the DJ's first name, Dennis.

His best-known track, "Come with Me", reached number 6 on the UK Singles Chart{{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= 519}} and number 4 on the Irish Singles Chart in April 2004. He proceeded making more tracks, such as "You" and "Here I Am", which were frequently played on European dance floors.

His music featured in Crank: High Voltage.{{cite web | url = http://pf.csn.ul.ie/blog/?p=64 | title = Dennis Horstmann (Special D.) Interview | publisher = An Focal | date = 1 May 2009 | first = David | last = Dolphin | format = Text & Audio | access-date = 2009-05-04 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110721132706/http://pf.csn.ul.ie/blog/?p=64 | archive-date = 21 July 2011 | df = dmy-all }}{{cite video | people = Mark Neveldine (Director) | title = Crank: High Voltage | url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1121931/soundtrack | medium = Film | publisher = Lionsgate | location = USA | date = 2009 | access-date = 29 June 2018 | archive-date = 20 March 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190320162845/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1121931/soundtrack | url-status = live }}

He has started using Ableton Live in his live sets.

Discography

=Albums=

=Singles=

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

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="9"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Certifications

! rowspan="2"| Album

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! width="35"| AUS
{{cite Ryan|page=263}}

! width="35"| AUT
{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Special+D.|title=Discographie Special D.|website=austriancharts.at|language=de|access-date=17 October 2022|archive-date=17 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017085324/https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Special+D.|url-status=live}}

! width="35"| BEL
(FL)
{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/e210/Special-D.-Home-Alone|title=Special D. – Home Alone|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=17 October 2022|archive-date=17 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017085330/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/e210/Special-D.-Home-Alone|url-status=live}}

! width="35"| DEN
{{cite web|url=https://danishcharts.dk/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Special+D.|title=Discography Special D.|website=danishcharts.dk|access-date=17 October 2022|archive-date=17 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017085332/https://danishcharts.dk/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Special+D.|url-status=live}}

! width="35"| FIN
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! width="35"| GER
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! width="35"| IRE
{{cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Special+D.|title=Discography Special D.|website=irish-charts.com|access-date=17 October 2022|archive-date=17 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017085331/http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Special+D.|url-status=live}}

! width="35"| NED
{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Special+D.|title=Discografie Special D.|website=dutchcharts.nl|language=nl|access-date=17 October 2022|archive-date=17 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017085330/https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Special+D.|url-status=live}}

! width="35"| UK

2003

| align="left"| "Come with Me"

| rowspan="2"| 73

| 14

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| 13

| 4

| 10

| 6

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  • BPI: Platinum

| align="left" rowspan="5"| Reckless

2003

| align="left"| "Home Alone"

| 37

| 27

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| 17

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| 11

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rowspan=2| 2004

| align="left"| "Nothing I Won't Do"

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| 37

| 49

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| 45

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| 8

| 160{{Cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_S.HTM|title=Chart Log UK: DJ S - the System of Life|access-date=3 May 2013|archive-date=17 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217041536/http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_S.HTM|url-status=live}}

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align="left"| "You"

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| 36

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| 18

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2005

| align="left"| "Here I Am"

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| 19

| 7

| 66

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2011

| align="left"| "Ich Explodier" (Special D. Presents Psychonautn)

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| align="left" rowspan="10"| Singles only

2013

| align="left"| "Discoland"

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2014

| align="left"| "Raver" (with Jens O.)

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rowspan=4| 2015

| align="left"| "Oxygene" (with Pulsedriver)

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align="left"| "Chief Party Rocker"

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align="left"| Forever Young"

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align="left"| "Champion Sound" (with Rocco)

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2016

| align="left"| "Elysium" (with Scott Brown)

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2017

| align="left"| "Hardcore Doodle"

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2020

| align="left"| "Suck My ... !" (with Andy Judge)

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colspan="15" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

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External links

  • {{Facebook|specialdofficial}}
  • [https://myspace.com/specialdrocks Special D MySpace website]
  • [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Special+D. Discogs Entry]

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Category:1980 births

Category:Living people

Category:German dance musicians

Category:German trance musicians

Category:Musicians from Hamburg

Category:German electronic dance music DJs

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