In The Dark - Music
In The Dark by Dev
Dev
Artist Biography For Dev
There Are At Least Three Artists With This Name 1. A Pop Singer
2. A Remix Group
3. A Breakcore Artist Devin Star Tailes Born July 2 1989 Better Known By Her Stage Name Dev Is An American Recording Artist. She Was Discovered By The Cataracs When She Made An Amy Winehouse Cover And Posted It Onto MySpace Back In 2008. Dev's Song Booty Bounce Was Sampled In Far East Movement's Hit Single Like A G6 Which Reached Number One On The US Billboard Hot 100 Chart And Sold Over Two Million Downloads In The Country. Dev Was Signed To Universal Republic In October 2010 And Released Her First Official Single Bass Down Low In December. The Song Debuted At Number Ninety-Four In The US. Dev's Debut Album The Night The Sun Came Up Is Set For 20 September 2011 Release. Dev Was Born In Tracy California To Lisa A Real Estate Agent And Riki Tailes A Painting Contractor. Dev Grew Up In Manteca And Is Of Mexican And Portuguese Descent. She Has Two Younger Sisters Sierra Sol And Maezee Lua. At The Age Of Four She Started Swimming And Was Part Of The U.S Olympic Development Program. She Graduated From Sierra High School Where She Was A Member Of A Band And A Choir. Soon She Attended San Joaquin Delta College Studying English And Art History. She Made A Cover Of An Amy Winehouse Song That She Described As Being "super-Weird And Super-Different". She Recorded The Song Off Her MacBook And Made It In Response To Her Ex-Boyfriend's New Girlfriend Calling It A "diss Track". A Friend Of Hers Posted The Song Onto MySpace And Production Team The Cataracs Noticed It And Contacted Dev. She Dropped Out Of College During Her Freshman Year To Pursue Her Singing Career. Six Months Later Dev And The Cataracs' Song "2night" Began To Gain Exposure On The Radio The Television Channel MtvU And The Billboard Hot Dance Airplay Chart. In 2009 Dev Moved To Los Angeles To Produce Music With The Cataracs. Dev's "sing-Talk" Vocal Style Have Been Compared To Fellow Pop Singer Ke$ha. Dev Responded To This Saying "I'm Confident Enough In What I Do That People Will See Me For Who I Am ... I Get Why People Compare Us But Once People See Me Live They Won't Connect Us As Much. I Am A Much Better Artist With Real Talent." While Comparing Her To Ke$ha Idolator Wrote That "Dev's Beats Come Off A Bit More Mellow And Her Songs A Little Bit More Electro Than Pop." In Response To Being Compared To Both Ke$ha And Uffie Dev Said "I Just Feel That I Have A Lot More To Say And The Ability To Have An Eclectic Sound A Very Diverse Pop Album. I'm Not Bashing Either Artist But I'm Going To Be Able To Give You A Little Bit More Then What You've Heard On Those Records. When My Album Comes Out Hopefully I Won't Have To Hear Another Reference Or Comparison." Much Of Dev's Music Is Inspired By Hip Hop As She Believes That Fans Respond To "pop Music But With Rap Roots". She Said "I've Always Been Into Hip-Hop. Eminem Changed My Life When I Was Younger." The Hollywood Reporter Compared Her "futuristic" And "pulsing" Sound To Underground Electroclash Musicians Peaches And Yelle. Dev's Musical Genres Have Been Cited As Electro-Crunk Electropop And Electro Hop. 2 An OC Remixer Who Remixes Video Game Music. They Are The Source Of The Final Fantasy Remixes. The Pop Singer Dev Played No Part In Them.
3 An OC Creator Who Makes Breakcore-Ish Music. Very Popular On Soundcloud And Also Goes Under The Alias Of 808sndmindbreak.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: In the Dark
Dev - In The Dark
"In The Dark" Is A Song Recorded By Dev. It Was Released On 25 April 2011 As The Second Single Of Dev's Debut Studio Album The Night The Sun Came Up. The Song Was Written By Dev And Produced By The Cataracs Who Produced Her Entire Album. The Song Is A Dance-Pop Song With A Saxophone Hook And Influences Of Eurodance Jazz And Latin Music. Speaking To The Idolator Dev Said The Idea Was To "make A Sexy Song." She Explained "I'm A Grown Woman Now. I've Been Working With The Cataracs For The Past Three Years And I Met Them When I Was Kind Of Young And From A Small Town. I Was Like Dammit I'm Gonna Make A Sexy Song! So That's What I Did." Source In The Dark Songfacts . The Song Went On To Be A Commercial Success Charting On The US Billboard Hot 100 Chart For 20 Weeks Peaking At #11 And Topping The US Hot Dance Club Songs Chart. It Was Sent To Radio On August 11 Of That Year Leading To The Single To Become The Most Successful Song By The Singer. In The Dark Charted In Numerous Other Countries Across The World Including The Top 15 In Brazil Canada Poland Russia And Slovakia. The Song Was Later Certified Platinum In The United States.
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There Are At Least Three Artists With This Name 1. A Pop Singer
2. A Remix Group
3. A Breakcore Artist Devin Star Tailes Born July 2 1989 Better Known By Her Stage Name Dev Is An American Recording Artist. She Was Discovered By The Cataracs When She Made An Amy Winehouse Cover And Posted It Onto MySpace Back In 2008. Dev's Song Booty Bounce Was Sampled In Far East Movement's Hit Single Like A G6 Which Reached Number One On The US Billboard Hot 100 Chart And Sold Over Two Million Downloads In The Country. Dev Was Signed To Universal Republic In October 2010 And Released Her First Official Single Bass Down Low In December. The Song Debuted At Number Ninety-Four In The US. Dev's Debut Album The Night The Sun Came Up Is Set For 20 September 2011 Release. Dev Was Born In Tracy California To Lisa A Real Estate Agent And Riki Tailes A Painting Contractor. Dev Grew Up In Manteca And Is Of Mexican And Portuguese Descent. She Has Two Younger Sisters Sierra Sol And Maezee Lua. At The Age Of Four She Started Swimming And Was Part Of The U.S Olympic Development Program. She Graduated From Sierra High School Where She Was A Member Of A Band And A Choir. Soon She Attended San Joaquin Delta College Studying English And Art History. She Made A Cover Of An Amy Winehouse Song That She Described As Being "super-Weird And Super-Different". She Recorded The Song Off Her MacBook And Made It In Response To Her Ex-Boyfriend's New Girlfriend Calling It A "diss Track". A Friend Of Hers Posted The Song Onto MySpace And Production Team The Cataracs Noticed It And Contacted Dev. She Dropped Out Of College During Her Freshman Year To Pursue Her Singing Career. Six Months Later Dev And The Cataracs' Song "2night" Began To Gain Exposure On The Radio The Television Channel MtvU And The Billboard Hot Dance Airplay Chart. In 2009 Dev Moved To Los Angeles To Produce Music With The Cataracs. Dev's "sing-Talk" Vocal Style Have Been Compared To Fellow Pop Singer Ke$ha. Dev Responded To This Saying "I'm Confident Enough In What I Do That People Will See Me For Who I Am ... I Get Why People Compare Us But Once People See Me Live They Won't Connect Us As Much. I Am A Much Better Artist With Real Talent." While Comparing Her To Ke$ha Idolator Wrote That "Dev's Beats Come Off A Bit More Mellow And Her Songs A Little Bit More Electro Than Pop." In Response To Being Compared To Both Ke$ha And Uffie Dev Said "I Just Feel That I Have A Lot More To Say And The Ability To Have An Eclectic Sound A Very Diverse Pop Album. I'm Not Bashing Either Artist But I'm Going To Be Able To Give You A Little Bit More Then What You've Heard On Those Records. When My Album Comes Out Hopefully I Won't Have To Hear Another Reference Or Comparison." Much Of Dev's Music Is Inspired By Hip Hop As She Believes That Fans Respond To "pop Music But With Rap Roots". She Said "I've Always Been Into Hip-Hop. Eminem Changed My Life When I Was Younger." The Hollywood Reporter Compared Her "futuristic" And "pulsing" Sound To Underground Electroclash Musicians Peaches And Yelle. Dev's Musical Genres Have Been Cited As Electro-Crunk Electropop And Electro Hop. 2 An OC Remixer Who Remixes Video Game Music. They Are The Source Of The Final Fantasy Remixes. The Pop Singer Dev Played No Part In Them.
3 An OC Creator Who Makes Breakcore-Ish Music. Very Popular On Soundcloud And Also Goes Under The Alias Of 808sndmindbreak. read less
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3. A Breakcore Artist Devin Star Tailes Born July 2 1989 Better Known By Her Stage Name Dev Is An American Recording Artist. She Was Discovered By The Cataracs When She Made An Amy Winehouse Cover And Posted It Onto MySpace Back In 2008. Dev's Song Booty Bounce Was Sampled In Far East Movement's Hit Single Like A G6 Which Reached Number One On The US Billboard Hot 100 Chart And Sold Over Two Million Downloads In The Country. Dev Was Signed To Universal Republic In October 2010 And Released Her First Official Single Bass Down Low In December. The Song Debuted At Number Ninety-Four In The US. Dev's Debut Album The Night The Sun Came Up Is Set For 20 September 2011 Release. Dev Was Born In Tracy California To Lisa A Real Estate Agent And Riki Tailes A Painting Contractor. Dev Grew Up In Manteca And Is Of Mexican And Portuguese Descent. She Has Two Younger Sisters Sierra Sol And Maezee Lua. At The Age Of Four She Started Swimming And Was Part Of The U.S Olympic Development Program. She Graduated From Sierra High School Where She Was A Member Of A Band And A Choir. Soon She Attended San Joaquin Delta College Studying English And Art History. She Made A Cover Of An Amy Winehouse Song That She Described As Being "super-Weird And Super-Different". She Recorded The Song Off Her MacBook And Made It In Response To Her Ex-Boyfriend's New Girlfriend Calling It A "diss Track". A Friend Of Hers Posted The Song Onto MySpace And Production Team The Cataracs Noticed It And Contacted Dev. She Dropped Out Of College During Her Freshman Year To Pursue Her Singing Career. Six Months Later Dev And The Cataracs' Song "2night" Began To Gain Exposure On The Radio The Television Channel MtvU And The Billboard Hot Dance Airplay Chart. In 2009 Dev Moved To Los Angeles To Produce Music With The Cataracs. Dev's "sing-Talk" Vocal Style Have Been Compared To Fellow Pop Singer Ke$ha. Dev Responded To This Saying "I'm Confident Enough In What I Do That People Will See Me For Who I Am ... I Get Why People Compare Us But Once People See Me Live They Won't Connect Us As Much. I Am A Much Better Artist With Real Talent." While Comparing Her To Ke$ha Idolator Wrote That "Dev's Beats Come Off A Bit More Mellow And Her Songs A Little Bit More Electro Than Pop." In Response To Being Compared To Both Ke$ha And Uffie Dev Said "I Just Feel That I Have A Lot More To Say And The Ability To Have An Eclectic Sound A Very Diverse Pop Album. I'm Not Bashing Either Artist But I'm Going To Be Able To Give You A Little Bit More Then What You've Heard On Those Records. When My Album Comes Out Hopefully I Won't Have To Hear Another Reference Or Comparison." Much Of Dev's Music Is Inspired By Hip Hop As She Believes That Fans Respond To "pop Music But With Rap Roots". She Said "I've Always Been Into Hip-Hop. Eminem Changed My Life When I Was Younger." The Hollywood Reporter Compared Her "futuristic" And "pulsing" Sound To Underground Electroclash Musicians Peaches And Yelle. Dev's Musical Genres Have Been Cited As Electro-Crunk Electropop And Electro Hop. 2 An OC Remixer Who Remixes Video Game Music. They Are The Source Of The Final Fantasy Remixes. The Pop Singer Dev Played No Part In Them.
3 An OC Creator Who Makes Breakcore-Ish Music. Very Popular On Soundcloud And Also Goes Under The Alias Of 808sndmindbreak. read less
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"In The Dark" is a song recorded by Dev. It was released on 25 April, 2011 as the second single of Dev's debut studio album The Night The Sun Came Up. The song was written by Dev and produced by The Cataracs, who produced her entire album. The song is a dance-pop song with a saxophone hook and influences of eurodance, jazz, and latin music.
Speaking to The Idolator, Dev said the idea was to "make a sexy song." She explained: "I'm a grown woman now. I've been working with The Cataracs for the past three years and I met them when I was kind of young and from a small town. I was like, dammit, I'm gonna make a sexy song! So that's what I did." (Source In The Dark Songfacts).
The song went on to be a commercial success, charting on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for 20 weeks, peaking at #11 and topping the US Hot Dance Club songs chart. It was sent to radio on August 11 of that year, leading to the single to become the most successful song by the singer. In The Dark charted in numerous other countries across the world, including the top 15 in Brazil, Canada, Poland, Russia, and Slovakia. The song was later certified platinum in the United States. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.