Whigfield
Whigfield is a dance-music act. Key releases appeared on X-Energy Records, Extreme Records, Quality Music. The lineup included Davide Riva, Larry Pignagnoli, Sannie Carlson. Within the MixPerfect Radio library, 18 tracks are part of the rotation.
About
- Key labels: X-Energy Records, Extreme Records, Quality Music, Zyx Music (from the MixPerfect Radio catalog)
- Members: Davide Riva, Larry Pignagnoli, Sannie Carlson
Eurodance act produced by Italian producers Larry Pignagnoli and Davide Riva. With their debut single "Saturday Night", Whigfield became the first foreign debuting artist to have a UK #1 hit, as certified by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Notable tracks
Chart-tagged and most-played productions by Whigfield in the MixPerfect Radio catalog.
- Saturday Night (1993) 16 plays Extreme Records
- Another Day (Bubble Gum Mix) (1994) 20 plays X-Energy Records
- Close To You (1995) 11 plays X-Energy Records
- Think Of You (1995) 37 plays X-Energy Records
- Sexy Eyes (1996) 28 plays X-Energy Records
- Sexy Eyes (Remix) (1996) 29 plays X-Energy Records
- Baby Boy (1997) 26 plays X-Energy Records
- No Tears To Cry (1997) 18 plays X-Energy Records
Tracks & releases
All 18 Whigfield tracks in the MixPerfect Radio database, with play counts (1993 - 1999).
| Track | Year | BPM | Label | Country | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday Night | 1993 | 129.98 | Extreme Records | Italy | 16 |
| Another Day | 1994 | 131.06 | X-Energy Records | Italy | 6 |
| Another Day (Bubble Gum Mix) | 1994 | 135.84 | X-Energy Records | Italy | 20 |
| Saturday Night (Remix '94) | 1994 | 130.04 | X-Energy Records | Italy | 4 |
| Saturday Night (Remix) | 1994 | 136.77 | X-Energy Records | Italy | 3 |
| Big Time | 1995 | 85.06 | X-Energy Records | Italy | - |
| Close To You | 1995 | 101.81 | X-Energy Records | Italy | 11 |
| Last Christmas | 1995 | 134.70 | X-Energy Records | Italy | - |
| Think Of You | 1995 | 127.57 | X-Energy Records | Italy | 37 |
| Gimme Gimme | 1996 | 128.42 | X-Energy Records | Italy | 9 |
| I Want To Love | 1996 | 135.92 | Quality Music | Canada | 5 |
| Sexy Eyes | 1996 | 130.89 | X-Energy Records | Italy | 28 |
| Sexy Eyes (Remix) | 1996 | 130.90 | X-Energy Records | Italy | 29 |
| Baby Boy | 1997 | 128.98 | X-Energy Records | Italy | 26 |
| No Tears To Cry | 1997 | 129.89 | X-Energy Records | Italy | 18 |
| Givin' All My Love | 1998 | 127.90 | X-Energy Records | Italy | 6 |
| Sexy Eyes (Amen Remix) | 1998 | 131.00 | Zyx Music | Germany | 9 |
| Doo-Whop | 1999 | 132.01 | X-Energy Records | Italy | 1 |
Catalog by decade
Of these, 18 from the 90s dance era anchor the classic MixPerfect Radio sound.
BPM profile
4 of 18 tracks fall inside the mix-friendly 119 - 129 BPM band, with Big Time (85.1 BPM) at the slow end and Saturday Night (Remix) (136.8 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 Whigfield catalog (last 8 weeks):
Most-played tracks:
- Think Of You 37 plays 1995
- Sexy Eyes (Remix) 29 plays 1996
- Sexy Eyes 28 plays 1996
- Baby Boy 26 plays 1997
- Another Day (Bubble Gum Mix) 20 plays 1994
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 Whigfield's tracks in the MixPerfect Radio non-stop mix (228 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.
- Chip Chip - Close To Me before 1x · after 2x 128.7 BPM 1990 element ✓
- Axel - Just Your Love before 1x · after 2x 129.9 BPM 1997 element ✓
- Chris Louis - Bobby Boys before 1x · after 2x 130.1 BPM 1986 element ✓
- Real DJ - Y.M.C.A. before 1x · after 2x 128.1 BPM 1997 element ✓
- Doctor Groove - Your Company before 2x 127.1 BPM 1992 element ✓
- Adriana - Sunny Day before 2x 127.3 BPM 1989 element ✓
- Max Coveri - Pretty Woman before 1x · after 1x 129.0 BPM 1990 element ✓
- Robert Camero - Let Me Fall In Love before 2x 129.1 BPM 1990 element ✓
- Netzwerk - Breakdown before 1x · after 1x 128.1 BPM 1993 element ✓
- Nick John - We Stand Together before 1x · after 1x 129.4 BPM 1989 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:
- X-Energy Records (15 tracks)
- Extreme Records (1 track)
- Quality Music (1 track)
- Zyx Music (1 track)
Frequently asked questions
Similar artists
Artists in the MixPerfect Radio library sharing genre tags with Whigfield.
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.