Mental Theo
Mental Theo | |
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![]() Mental Theo performing in Mannheim on 29 November 2015 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Theodorus Josephus Jan Nabuurs |
Born | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | 14 February 1965
Genres | Electronic dance music |
Occupation(s) |
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Theodorus Josephus Jan Nabuurs (born 14 February 1965), better known by his stage name Mental Theo is a Dutch record producer and DJ. He has recorded two studio albums: Back Once Again (2005) and Jumpstyle Madness (2007). He also performs in duo with Charly Lownoise.[1]
Career
[edit]Mental Theo was born in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.[2] In 2005 his first solo studio album Back Once Again was released. The album peaked at number 61 on the Dutch albums chart.[3] In 2006 Mental Theo re-recorded "Boten Anna" by Basshunter and it was released under the name "Now You're Gone" and alias Bazzheadz.[4][5] The single charted at number 18 on the Danish singles chart.[6] Initially Basshunter tried to translate "Boten Anna" to English for few times[7] but it was impossible to translate so in 2007 he made his version of "Now You're Gone" featuring DJ Mental Theo.[8] Single was released on 29 December 2007.[9] It was the initial release for Hard2Beat Records label (later Dance Nation).[10] The single charted at number 1 in the United Kingdom, where it stayed at the top for five weeks.[11] It was the first Swedish song at number one on British list since "Dancing Queen" by ABBA.[7] It sold an excess 667,000 copies in the United Kingdom[12] and was certified platinum.[13] It also charted on UK Top 100 Songs of the Decade.[14] "Now You're Gone" also stayed at the top for five weeks in Ireland, made it to number 2 on the Swedish chart,[15] and number 3 in New Zealand (single was certified platinum[16]).[17] On the French singles chart, "Now You're Gone" peaked at number 6.[18] "Now You're Gone" also charted at number 4 on the European Hot 100 Singles.[19] His 2007 second solo studio album Jumpstyle Madness charted at number 51 on the Dutch albums chart.[20] The next single "Say You'll Stay" with Bazzheadz alias was released in 2008 and reached number 21 on the Dutch singles chart.[21]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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NLD [22] | ||
Back Once Again |
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61 |
Jumpstyle Madness |
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51 |
Compilation albums
[edit]Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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NLD [22] | ||
On the Road |
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18 |
Singles
[edit]As lead artist
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart positions | |||
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NLD [22] |
DEN [23] |
GER [24] | |||
"Air" (vs. DJ C7) | 2000 | — | — | — | |
"Revolution / Pump My Eardrumz" | 2001 | — | — | — | |
"Stars 2001" | — | — | — | ||
"Stars 2002" | 2002 | 49 | — | 44 | |
"Revolution" | 57 | — | 71 | ||
"Think of You" | 2005 | 53 | — | — | |
"Revolution 2005 / Every Step" | 42 | — | — | ||
"Now You're Gone"[a] | 2006 | — | 18 | — | |
"Jawzz" | 2007 | 82 | — | — | |
"Say You'll Stay" (presents Bazzheadz feat. Sebastian Westwood) | 2008 | 21 | — | — | |
"This Is Vegas Baby"[25] | 2013 | — | — | — | |
"Sunburn"[26] | — | — | — | ||
"We Kick a Hole in Your Speaker"[27] | — | — | — | ||
"I'm Gonna Live Tonight"[28] | 2014 | — | — | — | |
"Raving Beats" (& DJ Paul Elstak feat. Gin Dutch) | 74 | — | — | ||
"La puta madre"[29] | — | — | — | ||
"Brain Confusion"[30] | 2015 | — | — | — | |
"Woow"[31] | — | — | — | ||
"Bonzai"[32] | 2016 | — | — | — | |
"Overrule Stay Alive"[33] | 2017 | — | — | — | |
"Party Hard"[34] | — | — | — | ||
"Hard Punch" (& Matt Lucker)[35] | 2018 | — | — | — | |
"Koning van het feest" (& Nigel Sean)[36] | — | — | — | ||
"Bau Shi Bau" (& Nigel Sean)[37] | — | — | — | ||
"Bella ciao"[38] | — | — | — | ||
"Tonight" (& Zany)[39] | — | — | — | ||
"Shallow"[40] | 2019 | — | — | — | |
"Bella ciao (Remix)"[41] | — | — | — | ||
"DJ Rebel Live at London" (Dr. Peacock)[42] | — | — | — | ||
"Your Smile (Kane Scott Remix)"[43] | 2020 | — | — | — | |
"Pink Soldiers"[44] | 2021 | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that country. |
As featured artist
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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SWE [45] |
AUT [46] |
DEN [47] |
FIN [48] |
FRA [49] |
GER [24] |
IRL [50] |
NOR [51] |
NZL [52] |
UK [53] | |||||
"Now You're Gone" (Basshunter) | 2007 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
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Now You're Gone – The Album |
Notes
[edit]- ^ As Bazzheadz.
References
[edit]- ^ "Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Mental Theo Biography:". Mental Theo. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "DJ Mental Theo - Back Once Again". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Bio". basshunter.se. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ Bazzheadz (2006). Now You're Gone (Media notes). Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
- ^ "Bazzheadz – Now You're Gone (song)". danishcharts.com. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ a b Christopher Friman [in Swedish] (10 October 2009). "Ett bedårande barn av sin tid" [An adorable child of his time]. Filter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ Jonas Grönlund (20 January 2008). "Basshunter fann en bot mot mobbarna" [Basshunter found a cure for the bullies]. Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Now You're Gone (feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz) - Single". Apple Music. 31 December 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Hard 2 Beat Records". Hard2Beat Records. Archived from the original on 8 January 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ "Basshunter". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ^ Rob Copsey (18 January 2018). "Official Charts Flashback: Basshunter - Now You're Gone". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "Basshunter Ft Dj Mental Theo – Now You're Gone". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Christmas and New Year on Radio 1". BBC. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ "Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz – Now You're Gone (song)". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ "Latest Gold / Platinum Albums". RadioScope. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz – Now You're Gone (song)". charts.nz. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ "Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz – Now You're Gone (chanson)". lescharts.com (in French). Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ "Basshunter". Billboard. Archived from the original on 22 December 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "Mental Theo - Jumpstyle Madness". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "DJ Mental Theo Presents Bazzheadz feat. Sebastian Westwood - Say You'll Stay". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "Mental Theo in Dutch charts". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Bazzheadz in Danish charts". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Mental Theo". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "This Is Vegas Baby - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Mental Theo - Sunburn". Juno Download. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Mental Theo - We Kick a Hole in Your Speaker". Juno Download. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Mental Theo - I'm Gonna Live Tonight". Juno Download. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "La puta madre - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Brain Confusion - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Woow - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Bonzai - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Overrule Stay Alive - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Party Hard - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Hard Punch - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Koning van het feest - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Bau Shi Bau - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Bella ciao - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Tonight - Single". Beatport. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Shallow - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Bella ciao (Remix) - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "DJ Rebel Live at London - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Your Smile (Kane Scott Remix) - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Pink Soldiers - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Mental Theo in Swedish charts". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Mental Theo in der Österreichischen Hitparade" [Basshunter in Austrian chart]. austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Mental Theo in Danish charts". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Mental Theo in Finnish charts". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Mental Theo dans les charts français". lescharts.com (in French). Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Discography Mental Theo". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Mental Theo in Norwegian charts". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Mental Theo in New Zealand charts". charts.nz. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Basshunter ft DJ Mental Theos". Official Charts. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ Rob Copsey (18 January 2018). "Official Charts Flashback: Basshunter Vs. Britney". Official Charts. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Basshunter Ft Dj Mental Theo – Now You're Gone". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Latest gold / Platinum singles". RadioScope. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
External links
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