Aaron Smith
Chicago-based DJ, producer, and songwriter Aaron Smith has been making deep, soulful house music since the early 1990s. During that decade, he was most productive as part of UBQ Project, a collaboration with Terry Hunter which released several original tracks as well as remixes for Michael Jackson, Mary J. Blige, Masters at Work, and others. However, Smith became best known for "Dancin'," a 2004 single that has been remixed and sampled several times over the years, eventually gaining viral popularity as a meme during the late 2010s.
Smith and Hunter began releasing music as UBQ Project in 1990; their first single, "Into the Night," was co-written by Chicago house legend Ron Trent. The EP Volume II appeared in 1991, featuring the single "When I Fell N Luv," sung by Kathy Summers. Additional UBQ Project singles appeared throughout the decade, with highlights collected on 1994's All the Best full-length. Additionally, the duo remixed songs by dozens of house and R&B acts, including Zhané ("Hey Mr. D.J." and "Vibe"), Michael Jackson ("This Time Around"), Full Intention ("America [I Love America]"), and more. Smith also issued a few solo singles, including "U Got Me Going Around" (1993) and "Keep the Love" (1996).
In 2004, Smith released a song called "Dancin'," featuring vocalist Luvli. The lively, energetic tune gradually became a club and radio hit, particularly the remix by JJ Flores & Steve Smooth, and it reached Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart in early 2006. Laidback Luke's remix of the song was released in early 2012, but Krono's 2013 mix became the song's most popular version. Officially released by Ultra Records in 2014, the video was viewed several million times. The song gradually became a favorite of meme producers, and it was sampled by Don Diablo on his 2016 track "Cutting Shapes." After the Krono mix of "Dancin'" was made into a meme referencing the video game A Hat in Time, the song exploded in popularity, receiving hundreds of millions of plays and hitting Billboard's Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart in 2019.
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Dancin (Krono Remix)
House - Released by Sony Music Entertainment on Nov 7, 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Dancin (Sped Up Version)
Aaron Smith, Krono, sped up + slowed
House - Released by Sony Music Entertainment on Jul 14, 2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Unspoken / Better Than You Loved Me (Mahogany Sessions)
Pop - Released by Mahogany Sessions on Dec 17, 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Dancin (Danny Avila & Jumpa Remix)
Aaron Smith, Danny Ávila, Jumpa
House - Released by Sony Music Entertainment on May 3, 2019
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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U Are (Gari Bay Rework)
Aaron Smith feat. Monica Villacci, Aaron Smith
House - Released by Gods Of Madness on Mar 19, 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Dancin (BOXINBOX Remix)
House - Released by Sony Music Entertainment on Apr 26, 2019
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Sand in the Hourglass
Hard Rock - Released by Aaron Smith on Aug 15, 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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The Legend of Sam Davis
Folk - Released by Brown Corolla Records on Jul 15, 2023
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Almost Forever
Hard Rock - Released by Aaron Smith on Nov 8, 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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