Divine
Divine is a dance-music act. Key releases appeared on 'O' Records, Design Communications Records, Proto Records. Within the MixPerfect Radio library, 8 tracks are part of the rotation.
About
- Key labels: 'O' Records, Design Communications Records, Proto Records, K-Tel Records (from the MixPerfect Radio catalog)
Divine was a character created by American actor, singer and drag queen Harris Glenn Milstead (October 19, 1945 – March 7, 1988). Harris Glenn Milstead's drag character Divine is most famous by their roles in John Waters films such as "Pink Flamingos," "Female Trouble," "Polyester" and Hairspray.
Notable tracks
Chart-tagged and most-played productions by Divine in the MixPerfect Radio catalog.
- Native Love (Step By Step) (1982) 25 plays 'O' Records
- Love Reaction (1983) 41 plays Design Communications Records
- Native Love (Holland Remix) (1982) 29 plays K-Tel Records
- You Think You're A Man (1984) 35 plays Proto Records
- Shout It Out (Bobcat Remix) (2025) 19 plays I.D. Limited Records
- Shoot Your Shot (1982) 2 plays 'O' Records
- Shake It Up (1983) 5 plays Design Communications Records
- Walk Like A Man (1985) 5 plays Proto Records
Tracks & releases
All 8 Divine tracks in the MixPerfect Radio database, with play counts (1982 - 2025).
| Track | Year | BPM | Label | Country | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native Love (Holland Remix) | 1982 | 123.76 | K-Tel Records | Netherlands | 29 |
| Native Love (Step By Step) | 1982 | 125.77 | 'O' Records | Us | 25 |
| Shoot Your Shot | 1982 | 130.98 | 'O' Records | Us | 2 |
| Love Reaction | 1983 | 126.90 | Design Communications Records | UK | 41 |
| Shake It Up | 1983 | 130.67 | Design Communications Records | UK | 5 |
| You Think You're A Man | 1984 | 126.43 | Proto Records | UK | 35 |
| Walk Like A Man | 1985 | 128.05 | Proto Records | UK | 5 |
| Shout It Out (Bobcat Remix) | 2025 | 130.17 | I.D. Limited Records | Italy | 19 |
Other tracks under this name
These 2 tracks in the MixPerfect Radio database share the artist name but could not be verified as this act (they may belong to a different artist with the same name):
| Track | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Rap | 1982 | "O" Records |
| T-Shirts & Tight Blue Jeans | 1984 | Break Records |
Catalog by decade
Of these, 7 from the 80s golden era (1982 - 1988) anchor the classic MixPerfect Radio sound.
BPM profile
5 of 8 tracks fall inside the mix-friendly 119 - 129 BPM band, with Native Love (Holland Remix) (123.8 BPM) at the slow end and Shoot Your Shot (131.0 BPM) at the fast end. That places them within reach of the station's ±3 BPM beat-matching window, so they mix together comfortably in the non-stop mix.
Airplay
Plays per week across the Divine catalog (last 8 weeks):
Most-played tracks:
- Love Reaction 41 plays 1983
- You Think You're A Man 35 plays 1984
- Native Love (Holland Remix) 29 plays 1982
- Native Love (Step By Step) 25 plays 1982
- Shout It Out (Bobcat Remix) 19 plays 2025
Play counts are generated live from the MixPerfect Radio airplay log and update continuously.
Mixed with on MixPerfect Radio
The tracks most often mixed directly before or after Divine's tracks in the MixPerfect Radio non-stop mix (161 plays). Every transition is beat-matched within the station's ±3 BPM window and is always 32 beats. The element badge marks transitions that also satisfy the engine's rule of no overlapping bass / melody / vocals.
- Urban Cheeks - What Are You Feeling before 2x · after 1x 127.0 BPM 1997 element ✓
- Moulin Rouge - D.J. I Wanna Be Your Record before 1x · after 2x 126.8 BPM 1988 element ✓
- Samanta - Get On Up And Dance before 2x · after 1x 128.0 BPM 2000 element ✓
- Lenroy - Do You... before 2x 120.0 BPM 2013 element ✓
- Marco Rochowski - I Just Can't Get Enough before 1x · after 1x 128.0 BPM 2009 element ✓
- Den Harrow - A Taste Of Love before 2x 125.8 BPM 1983 element ✓
- Dressed To Kill - Crash Bam Boom before 1x · after 1x 125.1 BPM 1987 element ✓
- Roni Griffith - (The Best Part Of) Breakin' Up before 2x 126.3 BPM 1982 element ✓
- The 'V' Project - First Hand Experience In Second Hand Love before 2x 122.8 BPM 1986 element ✓
- Tony Esposito - Kalimba De Luna (Tonka's Mojito Beach Party Remix) before 2x 128.6 BPM 2001 element ✓
Small sample - observed connections from the airplay log, not recommendations. A partner can be another track by this same artist: those were mixed consecutively on air. If no element data is recorded for a transition it is counted as BPM-only.
Genres & labels
Genres in the database:
Dominant labels:
- 'O' Records (2 tracks)
- Design Communications Records (2 tracks)
- Proto Records (2 tracks)
- K-Tel Records (1 track)
Frequently asked questions
Similar artists
Artists in the MixPerfect Radio library sharing genre tags with Divine.
Sources
Factual information on this page was researched using the following sources:
- Data provided by Discogs.
The biographical text on this page is an original summary based on independently selected factual information; no source text has been reproduced. Release data (year, label, catalog number) comes from the MixPerfect Radio catalog. Facts may contain errors - see the legal information page for the full disclaimer.