Hardcore Vibes

1. 1. Hardcore Vibes (South Bound Mix)     4:47
   
2. 2. Hardcore Vibes (Good Vibes Mix)     5:30
   
3. 3. Hardcore Vibes (Club Mix)     4:20
   

℗ + © 1995 Motor Music GmbH
Vocals: Jimmy Miller
Spoken words by: Janine Kelly

“Hardcore Vibes” is DUNE’s debut single, a pure techno track that filled club dancefloors throughout the summer of 1995. While later DUNE songs lean more towards happy hardcore, sometimes even pop-ballad in style, some fans consider this song to be the true sound of DUNE.

The single was a massive success in Germany, peaking at No. 5, and spending 9 weeks in the Top 10. In total, it spent 5 months inside the German Top 100. Elsewhere, “Hardcore Vibes” reached the Dutch Top 10 and the Swiss Top 40.

Chart Run

Germany: NE: 78 (first entry 06.03.95)
RE: 33-20-12-5–5-6-6-6-5–5–5-10-12-15-22-30-37-48-54 (second entry: 20.03.95)

Switzerland: NE: 36-42-45-48-36 (30.04.95)

Netherlands: NE: 48-44-39-36-31-21-18-14-10–10–10–10-11-12-16-27 (03.06.95)

Did you know?

• “Hardcore Vibes” received a gold certification for selling over 250,000 CD’s in Germany.
• The male vocals were provided by the father of Oliver’s uncle’s cousin, and the now infamous ‘This one is dedicated to all the ravers in the nation’ line was done by Oliver’s niece Janine, who was 11 years old at the time. After hearing her play with the microphone in his studio, Oliver liked this so much that he used her vocal take.
• The video for “Hardcore Vibes” was shot in London, England.
• “Hardcore Vibes” received a promo release on 12” vinyl in the UK. For this release, a special remix by legendary happy hardcore DJ ‘Dougal’ was commissioned.
• In 1995 there was another ‘Hardcore Vibes’ version released under the artist name “June”, which appeared on some happy hardcore compilations. It was one of the first releases by June Rollocks, later known in Euro-Rap as Pappa Bear. Not sure what’s the story behind…

Official music video