Do you remember any ?
A single with Liam Gallagher on it was always going to be a hit. Here are Death in Vegas with "Scorpio Rising".
Invisible by D-Side
...one of whom is country star Derek Ryan.
Speaking of country...
Nelly & Tim McGraw "Over and Over"
This was a UK #1!!!!
Which is surprising when you learn that "Ride wit Me" and "Hot in Herre" only reached #3 and #4 in the UK, respectively.
Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles
This song (along with many on here) was always played in Ben Dunne's gym at the KCR.
I heard her more obscure second single recently. Ordinary Day.
Late 2006
Technically a 1999 song but for some reason became a UK #2 hit around 2004 or 2005.
This is Ice Cube with "You Can Do It", which I suppose isn't that forgotten to be honest. It's timeless.
"99 baby" is a lyrical hint that it is an older song than most British or Irish people think.
I understand this was a charity single, but I much prefer The Skids' original version.
May 2006
And there was this as well - her cover of "Big Yellow Taxi" with the Counting Crows.
...and here's another Jack White side-project, The Dead Weather, fronted by Kill Alison Mosshart.
Was hard to escape around late 2008, haven't heard it in years.
It does sound very like "Secret Smile" by Semisonic, from 1999.
Daniel Merriweather - "Change"
You may also know him from the song "Stop Me" by Mark Ronson, which of course is a re-titled version of The Smiths' "Stop Me if You Think You've Heard This One Before".
H "Two" O & Platnum "What's It Gonna Be?"
4x4 bassline garage. The group were quickly forgotten shortly after this.
I remember a certain Dublin station announcing this and saying "and here is Rod Stewart! Only joking! It's H "Two" O and Platnum." I kinda know who I prefer!
I'd say this one of his was better known / got more airplay…
Rui da Silva - "Touch Me"
#1 on both sides of the Irish Sea in 2001!
Love, Inc. - "Broken Bones"
This was the follow-up to the more well-remembered "Superstar" and was also a UK top 10 hit.
Both songs were actually released around 1997/1998, but didn't become UK hits until 2002/2003. This was a bit of a trend in the UK around 2002-2004, songs from the late 90s suddenly becoming hits late on after being big in the clubs. It happened with DJ Casper, Fatman Scoop and Ice Cube.
I remember Top 30 Hits displaying a thing on-screen about "Love, Inc. aka Mike Ink" who is a completely unrelated artist. He is a German techno producer called Wolfgang Voigt, and this Love, Inc. were a Canadian 1990s Eurodance trio active until around 2000.
Christina Milian - "When You Look at Me"
Great song, it was pretty damn big when it came out. "Never judge a book by its cover."
Chante Moore - "Straight Up"
From around 2000 or 2001.
Fun fact: She had two smaller UK hits in 1993 and 1995, both of which reached the low top 75. "Straight Up" was her only UK top 40, peaking at #11.
Liberty X & Reverend Run? Yep, this really happened.
Pretty much all three of The 411's singles could be categorised as forgotten 00s hits.
Same with Jem.
Their single "Dumb" was very good.
It was very catchy.
Keisha White - "The Weakness in Me"
From around 2006. I notice nobody bothered uploading the official video to YouTube!
This is her as well: 😂
Wonder what she thinks of Stormzy sampling it?
Remember when the Vengaboys got a cartoon robot as their 5th member?
This is "Cheekah Bow Bow (That Computer Song)", a UK #19 single in late 2000.
Summer 2009, featuring Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro.
