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Nu Shooz

Nu Shooz is an American freestyle/R&B group fronted by husband-and-wife John Smith and Valerie Day, based in Portland, Oregon. Key releases appeared on Atlantic Records. The lineup included Rick Waritz, Danny Schauffler, John Smith (7), Valerie Day. Within the MixPerfect Radio library, 1 track is part of the rotation.

Tracks in library
1
Average BPM
103.8
Catalog years
1986 - 1986
Total plays
10

About

  • Key labels: Atlantic Records (from the MixPerfect Radio catalog)
  • Members: Rick Waritz, Danny Schauffler, John Smith (7), Valerie Day

American freestyle/R&B group fronted by husband-and-wife John Smith and Valerie Day, based in Portland, Oregon. The name came from the need to think of one prior to an early gig.

Notable tracks

Chart-tagged and most-played productions by Nu Shooz in the MixPerfect Radio catalog.

  1. I Can't Wait (Long Dutch Remix) (1986) 10 plays Atlantic Records

Tracks & releases

All 1 Nu Shooz tracks in the MixPerfect Radio database, with play counts (1986 - 1986).

Track Year BPM Label Country Plays
I Can't Wait (Long Dutch Remix) 1986 103.81 Atlantic Records Us 10

Cover gallery

All 1 unique single covers in the Nu Shooz section of the library.

Cover of I Can't Wait (Long Dutch Remix)

Catalog by decade

1980s: 1 track

Of these, 1 from the 80s golden era (1982 - 1988) anchor the classic MixPerfect Radio sound.

BPM profile

103.8
Min BPM
103.8
Average
103.8
Max BPM

Airplay

10
Total plays
0
Last 7 days
0
Last 30 days
23 Aug 2026
Last played

Plays per week across the Nu Shooz catalog (last 8 weeks):

Most-played tracks:

  1. I Can't Wait (Long Dutch Remix) 10 plays 1986

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 Nu Shooz's tracks in the MixPerfect Radio non-stop mix (10 plays). Every transition is beat-matched within the station's ±3 BPM window and is always 32 beats.

  1. Ray Foster - Run To Me before 1x · after 1x 107.9 BPM 1985
  2. Santoro - Lover Message before 1x 103.4 BPM 1983
  3. G.L. And Band - La Colegiala before 1x 104.9 BPM 1984
  4. Steve Eden & Paul James - Memories Emotions before 1x 104.6 BPM 1986
  5. James Loveless - Say You Love Me Do before 1x 104.9 BPM 1987
  6. Nord Est - Overnight before 1x 108.0 BPM 1986
  7. Gruppo Italiano - Tropicana before 1x 101.9 BPM 1983
  8. Dyva - Please My Love before 1x 103.0 BPM 2006
  9. Holiday Style - Crockett's Theme before 1x 100.5 BPM 1990
  10. Divina - Time To Go (Que Basilon) before 1x 104.2 BPM 1997

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.

Genres & labels

Genres in the database:

Euro DiscoHappyRemix

Dominant labels:

  • Atlantic Records (1 track)

Frequently asked questions

How many Nu Shooz tracks are in the MixPerfect Radio library?
1 track is part of the library, spanning 1986 - 1986.
What is the average BPM of Nu Shooz tracks?
The average tempo is 103.8 BPM, ranging from 103.8 (I Can't Wait (Long Dutch Remix)) to 103.8 (I Can't Wait (Long Dutch Remix)) BPM.

Similar artists

Artists in the MixPerfect Radio library sharing genre tags with Nu Shooz.

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Sources

Factual information on this page was researched using the following sources:

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.

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