2 Brothers on the 4th Floor

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2 Brothers on the 4 th Floor on May 31, 2009

2 Brothers on the 4 th floor is a Dutch Euro Dance project, which ended in the 1990s, especially in their home country some major hits.

biography

The band was founded by the two brothers and music producers Bobby and Martin Boer . With the single Can not Help Myself 2 Brothers on the 4 could th place their first hit in the Dutch charts Floor 1990th When performing live, the two brothers initially strengthened themselves with rapper Da Smooth Baron MC and singers Peggy “The Duchess” and Gale Robinson. In 1991 the rapper D-Rock and the singer Des'ray joined the band as replacements. The project remained in this line-up until its dissolution.

The biggest success of her career managed the 2 Brothers on the 4 th Floor 1994 with the single Dreams (Will Come Alive) . It reached number 1 in the charts in the Netherlands and also opened the way for the two brothers to the German charts after the previous single Never Alone failed to make it. The singles Never Alone , Dreams (Will Come Alive) and Come Take My Hand were later used again in the series New Kids and in the films New Kids Turbo and New Kids Nitro .

In the following years there were a few more small hits. From 1998 the group's success slowly declined. In 2002 the band broke up.

2 Brothers on the 4th Floor in Mannheim at sunshine live "Die 90er - Live On Stage" (2016)

Since the spring of 2008, Desray (Desiree Manders) and D-Rock (Renee Phillips) have been performing again primarily in the context of revival shows. However, this comeback has not yet been linked to a new release . In March 2010, Best of 2 Brothers appeared on the 4th Floor , a compilation of the act's most successful songs.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH NL NL
1994 Dreams DE91 (3 weeks)
DE 		- - NL5
platinum
platinum

(27 weeks)NL
1996 2 - - - NL18th
gold
gold

(10 weeks)NL

Compilations

  • 2010: Best of 2 Brothers on the 4th Floor (compilation)

Singles

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH NL NL
1991 Can't Help Myself
Dreams 		DE32 (10 weeks)
DE 		- - NL6 (9 weeks)
NL
with Da Smooth Baron MC
Turn da Music Up
Dreams 		- - - NL19 (7 weeks)
NL
feat. Da Smooth Baron MC introducing
Gale Robinson
1993 Never Alone
Dreams 		- - - NL2
gold
gold

(19 weeks)NL
1994 Dreams (Will Come Alive)
Dreams 		DE25 (17 weeks)
DE 		- CH32 (10 weeks)
CH 		NL1
platinum
platinum

(15 weeks)NL
feat. Des'ray and D-Rock
Let Me Be Free
Dreams 		DE43 (6 weeks)
DE 		- - NL6 (8 weeks)
NL
feat. Des'ray and D-Rock
1995 Fly Through the Starry Night
2 		- AT26 (3 weeks)
AT 		- NL7 (9 weeks)
NL
Come Take My Hand
2 		- - - NL4 (11 weeks)
NL
feat. Des'ray and D-Rock
1996 Fairytales
2 		- - - NL6 (9 weeks)
NL
feat. Des'ray and D-Rock
Mirror of Love
2 		- - - NL7 (7 weeks)
NL
feat. Des'ray and D-Rock
There's a key
2 		- - - NL10 (5 weeks)
NL
feat. Des'ray and D-Rock
1997 One Day
2 		- - - NL10 (8 weeks)
NL
feat. Des'ray and D-Rock
I'm Thinkin 'of U
 - - - NL10 (6 weeks)
NL
feat. Des'ray and D-Rock
1998 Do you know?
 - - - NL18 (6 weeks)
NL
feat. Des'ray and D-Rock
The Sun Will Be Shining
 - - - NL23 (5 weeks)
NL
feat. Des'ray and D-Rock
1999 Living in cyberspace
 - - - NL32 (4 weeks)
NL
feat. Des'ray and D-Rock

More singles

  • 1996: Christmas Time (feat. Des'ray and D-Rock)
  • 1999: Heaven Is Here (feat. Des'ray and D-Rock)
  • 2000: Wonderful Feeling (feat. Des'ray and D-Rock)
  • 2001: Stand Up and Live
  • 2010: Remixes Volume 1
  • 2010: Remixes Volume 2
  • 2010: Remixes Volume 3
  • 2016: The Very Best of 2 Brothers on the 4th Floor (25th Anniversary Edition)

swell

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: Singles DE, AT, CH NL / Albums DE NL
  2. ↑ Awards for Music Sales: NL

Web links

Commons : 2 Brothers on the 4th Floor  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files