Switch Disco
{{Short description|British DJ duo}}
Switch Disco is a British DJ duo consisting of Dan Creasy and Nikos Kalogerias. Their 2021 single, "Everything", was used in the opening scene of the first episode of the seventh series of Love Island, and their 2023 single with Ella Henderson, "React", charted at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry.
Career
Dan Creasy and Nikos Kalogerias{{cite web |title=Switch Disco |date=22 August 2019 |url=https://www.musicgateway.com/blog/artist-websites/profiling-uk-dj-duo-switch-disco |accessdate=7 June 2023 |publisher=Music Gateway}} (Daniel John Creasy and Nikolaos Kalogerias{{Cite web |title=UNDER THE SUN |url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/921616373?page=1 |access-date=3 October 2023 |website=ASCAP}}) met via mutual friends who were running a club in Zakynthos where Kalogerias was from. They completed a summer season together{{Cite web |title=Switch Disco |url=https://www.dmcworld.net/dmc-world/switch-disco/ |access-date=3 October 2023 |website=DMC World Magazine}} before forming a duo together the following year.{{Cite web |title=Switch Disco |url=https://www.sonymusic.co.uk/artist/switch-disco/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=Sony Music UK |language=en-US}} They played mash-up sets for several years; one of their mash-ups, of Nelly Furtado's "Say It Right" and Bicep's "Glue",{{Cite web |title=Bicep {{!}} Musik |url=https://www.dr.dk/musik/kunstner/bicep/10790784 |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=DR |language=da-DK}} caught the attention of Relentless Records, who signed them. In 2021, the pair released "Everything", which samples Donna Lewis' "I Love You Always Forever";{{Cite web |last=Mancinelli |first=Ale |date=2021-09-02 |title=#Release {{!}} Switch Disco - Everything • EDM Lab |url=https://www.edm-lab.com/release/release-switch-disco-everything/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=EDM Lab |language=en-US}} the pair opted to sample the record after playing the song at the end of one of their DJ sets, and deciding to do something with it.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-11 |title=Switch Disco drop infectious new single 'Everything' |url=https://www.musicis4lovers.com/switch-disco-drop-infectious-new-single-everything/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=Music is 4 Lovers}} The song was used in the opening scene of the first episode of the seventh series of Love Island, which caused its Spotify streams to increase by 185 percent.{{Cite web |last=Sherwin |first=Adam |date=2021-07-01 |title=Why Love Island soundtrack is the new fast track to chart success |url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/love-island-music-soundtrack-fast-track-chart-success-1081044 |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=inews.co.uk |language=en}}
In 2023, having previously released several mashups using "Children" by Robert Miles, the pair released "React", a collaboration with Ella Henderson, which heavily sampled the song. The song charted at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart{{cite web |title=Switch Disco & Ella Henderson |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/64099/switch-disco-and-ella-henderson/ |access-date=7 June 2023 |website=Official Charts}} and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry.{{Cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Switch Disco & Ella Henderson|title=React|type=single|id=17054-6361-1|access-date=13 October 2023}} The song was in the charts at the same time as "Closer" by Bou featuring Slay,{{Cite web |date=2023-09-01 |title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 on 25/8/2023 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20230825/7501/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=Official Charts |language=en}} which also sampled "Children",{{Cite web |date=2023-06-15 |title=Songs of the Summer 2023 contenders: Leigh-Anne, Dave and Central Cee, Kylie Minogue and more |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/songs-of-the-summer-2023-contenders-leigh-anne-dave-and-central-cee-kylie-minogue-and-more__39570/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=Official Charts |language=en}} and became popular at a time when sampling 1990s hits had become the norm.{{Cite news |last=D'Souza |first=Shaad |date=2023-06-07 |title='It's a risk to put out something completely new': why pop is so heavily plundering the past |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jun/07/its-a-risk-to-put-out-something-completely-new-why-pop-is-so-heavily-plundering-the-past |access-date=2023-10-03 |issn=0261-3077}} They later released a music video for the song, and performed the track on the ninth series of Love Island{{'s}} Reunion show with Nonô.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-24 |title=Switch Disco and Ella Henderson release official music video for smash hit 'REACT' |url=https://www.musicis4lovers.com/switch-disco-and-ella-henderson-release-official-music-video-for-smash-hit-react/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=Music is 4 Lovers |language=en-US}} In February 2024, they released "Sleep Tonight" with Sam Feldt and R3hab, which sampled Amy Macdonald's "This Is the Life".{{Cite web |date=2024-02-21 |title=New Releases: Selena Gomez, The Snuts, MGMT, Ghetts and more |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/new-releases-selena-gomez-the-snuts-mgmt-ghetts-steps/ |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=Official Charts |language=en}}
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