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Artist Biography For Eric Prydz
Eric Prydz Is A Swedish DJ And Producer Best Known For His 2004 Hit Single "Call On Me" His Remix Of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick In The Wall" Known As "Proper Education" And More Recently The Anthem "Pjanoo". He Also Releases Music Under The Aliases Of Cirez D Pryda And Sheridan. Prydz Produces Electronic Music Which Falls Into A Variety Of Sub Genres Most Notably House Including Electro House And Tech House Minimal And Techno. Aside From Producing Music Prydz Also Runs The Record Labels Pryda Pryda Friends And Mouseville Which Release Most Of His Own Music. He Has Enjoyed Great Chart Success With The Singles "Proper Education" And "Call On Me" The Latter Sampling The Chorus Of Valerie The Only Sample Ever Allowed Of Winwood's Work Which Topped The UK Singles Charts For 5 Weeks. "Proper Education" Reached Number 2 4 And 12 In The UK German And Swedish Charts Respectively. Although It Is Reported That Eric Prydz Has A Fear A Flying He Does Not Let That Stop Him From Playing In Places Such As New York As Well As Various Countries In Europe.
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"Call On Me" Is A Song Performed By Swedish DJ And Producer Eric Prydz. The Single Received Moderate Sales Success And Topped Several Record Charts. "Call On Me" Is Known For Its Music Video Which Features Women Performing Aerobics In A Sexually Suggestive Manner. "Call On Me" Is A Dance Music Track Based On A Re-Recorded Sample Of Steve Winwood's 1982 Song "Valerie". When Prydz Presented The Track To Winwood He Was So Impressed With What Prydz Had Done He Collaborated With Him And Re-Recorded The Vocals To Fit The Track Better. The Song Reached Number 1 In The UK Singles Chart At A Time When The Chart Was Experiencing Low Sales Due To The CD Single Facing Increasing Popularity From The Digital Download Which At The Time Was Not An Eligible Format In The Chart. Until January 2005 Eric Prydz Held The Record For Selling The Lowest Number Of Singles For A Number-One Chart Position In The UK In Any Particular Week "Call On Me" Sold 23 519 Copies When It Returned To The Top Of The Charts On October 17 2004. This Record Was Broken Once Again By Himself Only A Week Later On October 24 2004 With The Single Selling 21 749 Copies That Week. Nevertheless It Was The Fourth Biggest Selling Single Of 2004 In The UK Selling 335 000 Copies That Year - Including A DVD Single With The Uncut Video - And Staying Five Weeks At Number-One On The UK Singles Chart The Longest Run Of Any Single That Year. The Music Video For "Call On Me" Is Directed By Huse Monfaradi And Features An Aerobics Class Of Women Wearing 1980s Styled Aerobics Outfits Performing Sexually Suggestive Gym Routines Led By Australian Dancer And Choreographer Deanne Berry Much To The Enjoyment Of The Sole Man In The Group Played By Juan Pablo Di Pace. The Video Was Filmed In The Laban Center In Deptford And Spoofs A Scene In The 1985 Film Perfect Starring John Travolta And Jamie Lee Curtis. Due To The Popularity And High Demand For The Video A Feature Length Aerobics DVD Was Later Released Titled Pump It Up - The Ultimate Dance Workout Which Featured The Dancers From The "Call On Me" Video Performing Aerobics Routines To Various Popular Dance Music Songs. The Video Was The Highest-Downloaded Music Video Of All Time In Australia Downloaded Over 35 000 Times Through "3 Mobile Mobile Phones With 3G Technology In Association With The Rage Music Television Show. Ministry Of Sound Presented The '3 Mobile' Phone Provider With The Mobile Equivalent Of A Gold Record In April 2005.
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Biography - Eric Prydz
Eric Prydz Is A Swedish DJ And Producer Best Known For His 2004 Hit Single "Call On Me" His Remix Of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick In The Wall" Known As "Proper Education" And More Recently The Anthem "Pjanoo". He Also Releases Music Under The Aliases Of Cirez D Pryda And Sheridan. Prydz Produces Electronic Music Which Falls Into A Variety Of Sub Genres Most Notably House Including Electro House And Tech House Minimal And Techno. Aside From Producing Music Prydz Also Runs The Record Labels Pryda Pryda Friends And Mouseville Which Release Most Of His Own Music. He Has Enjoyed Great Chart Success With The Singles "Proper Education" And "Call On Me" The Latter Sampling The Chorus Of Valerie The Only Sample Ever Allowed Of Winwood's Work Which Topped The UK Singles Charts For 5 Weeks. "Proper Education" Reached Number 2 4 And 12 In The UK German And Swedish Charts Respectively. Although It Is Reported That Eric Prydz Has A Fear A Flying He Does Not Let That Stop Him From Playing In Places Such As New York As Well As Various Countries In Europe.
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"Call on Me" is a song performed by Swedish DJ and producer Eric Prydz. The single received moderate sales success and topped several record charts. "Call on Me" is known for its music video, which features women performing aerobics in a sexually suggestive manner.
"Call on Me" is a dance music track based on a re-recorded sample of Steve Winwood's 1982 song "Valerie". When Prydz presented the track to Winwood, he was so impressed with what Prydz had done, he collaborated with him and re-recorded the vocals to fit the track better.
The song reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart at a time when the chart was experiencing low sales, due to the CD single facing increasing popularity from the digital download which at the time was not an eligible format in the chart. Until January 2005, Eric Prydz held the record for selling the lowest number of singles for a number-one chart position in the UK in any particular week: "Call on Me" sold 23,519 copies when it returned to the top of the charts on October 17, 2004. This record was broken once again by himself only a week later on October 24, 2004, with the single selling 21,749 copies that week. Nevertheless, it was the fourth biggest selling single of 2004 in the UK, selling 335,000 copies that year - including a DVD single with the uncut video - and staying five weeks at number-one on the UK Singles Chart, the longest run of any single that year.
The music video for "Call on Me" is directed by Huse Monfaradi and features an aerobics class of women wearing 1980s styled aerobics outfits performing sexually suggestive gym routines led by Australian dancer and choreographer Deanne Berry, much to the enjoyment of the sole man in the group, played by Juan Pablo Di Pace. The video was filmed in the Laban center in Deptford, and spoofs a scene in the 1985 film Perfect starring John Travolta and Jamie Lee Curtis. Due to the popularity and high demand for the video, a feature length aerobics DVD was later released, titled Pump It Up - The Ultimate Dance Workout, which featured the dancers from the "Call on Me" video performing aerobics routines to various popular dance music songs.
The video was the highest-downloaded music video of all time in Australia, downloaded over 35,000 times through "3 Mobile mobile phones with 3G technology in association with the Rage music television show. Ministry of Sound presented the '3 Mobile' phone provider with the mobile equivalent of a gold record in April 2005. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.