{{Short description|German DJ and producer (born 1968)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Da Hool | image = | birth_name = Frank Tomiczek | alias = DJ Hooligan | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|12|30|df=y}} | birth_place = Bottrop, West Germany | genre = Acid house, electro house, house | years_active = Late 1980s – present | label = Play It Again Sam | website = https://www.hool.tv/ }}
'''Frank Tomiczek''' (born 30 December 1968), better known as '''Da Hool''', is a German DJ and producer. It was in Bottrop that he first honed his skills as a DJ, and by 1990 he was an acclaimed performer in his native country.<ref name="bio">[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p291847|pure_url=yes}} Da Hool Biography, AMG]</ref>
==Musical career== His early tracks include "B.O.T.T.R.O.P.", "It's a Dream Song", and "Rave Nation". In 1996, he released "Meet Her at the Love Parade", which (when re-released a year later on the German label Kosmo Records) became a worldwide hit, selling over six million copies.<ref name="bio"/> "Meet Her at the Love Parade" reached No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1998 (Germany #4, France #4, Netherlands #11, Ireland #7).<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 133}}</ref> Further UK charting singles included "Bora Bora" (UK #35, 1998) and "Meet Her at the Love Parade 2001" (UK #11, 2001).<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>
==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Album details |- | 1995 | ''3 Years to Become a Ravermaniac'' <small>(as DJ Hooligan)</small> * Release date: February 8, 1995 * Label: No Respect Records |- | 1997 | ''Here Comes Da Hool'' * Release date: November 17, 1997 * Label: Kosmo Records |- | 2008 | ''Light My Fire'' * Release date: November 14, 2008 * Label: PIAS Germany |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="10"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Certifications<br /><small>(sales thresholds)</small> ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="35"| GER<br><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Da+Hool/single?sort=entry |title=German peaks |access-date=2012-02-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905223655/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Da+Hool/single?sort=entry |archive-date=2013-09-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ! width="35"| AUS<br><ref name="ARIA">{{cite Ryan|page=69}}</ref> ! width="35"| AUT<br><ref name="lescharts">[http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=DJ+Hooligan International peaks]</ref> ! width="35"| BEL<br>(Wa)<br><ref name="lescharts"/> ! width="35"| FRA<br><ref name="lescharts"/> ! width="35"| IRE<br><ref>[http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement Search for Irish peaks] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602061251/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |date=2009-06-02 }}</ref> ! width="35"| NED<br><ref name="lescharts"/> ! width="35"| SWI<br><ref name="lescharts"/> ! width="35"| UK<br><ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5}}</ref> ! width="35"| US<br>Dance<br><ref>[http://allmusic.com/artist/da-hool-p291847/charts-awards/billboard-singles US peaks]</ref> |- | 1994 | align="left"| "Rave Nation" <small>(as DJ Hooligan)</small> | 16 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | | align="left" rowspan="4"| Singles only |- | 1995 | align="left"| "Sueño Futuro (Wake Up and Dream)" <small>(as DJ Hooligan)</small> | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | |- | rowspan="2"| 1996 | align="left"| "System Ecstasy" <small>(as DJ Hooligan)</small> | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | align="left"| "I Want You" | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | rowspan=2| 1997 | align="left"| "Meet Her at the Love Parade" | 4 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 30 | * FRA: Silver<ref name="France's Silver certifications 1997">{{cite web|url=http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259165-CERTIFICATIONS.html?year=1997|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121231426/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259165-CERTIFICATIONS.html?year=1997|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-21|title=Certifications Singles Argent - année 1997|publisher=Disque en France|accessdate=2010-08-14}}</ref> * UK: Silver<ref name="BPI">{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Da Hool|access-date=April 9, 2024}}</ref> | align="left" rowspan="2"| ''Here Comes Da Hool'' |- | align="left"| "Bora Bora" | 21 | 80 | — | — | — | 19 | 58 | — | 35 | — | |- | rowspan=3| 1998 | align="left"| "T.H.M." | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | | align="left" rowspan="9"| Singles only |- | align="left"| "Hypochonda" | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | align="left"| "Mama Sweet" | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |- | rowspan=2| 1999 | align="left"| "Wankers on Duty" | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 151 | — | |- | align="left"| "Eichelrück" | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | |- | 2001 | align="left"| "Meet Her at the Love Parade (The 2001 Remixes)" | 67 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | 11 | — | |- | 2015 | align="left"| "MHATLP (HI-LO Edit)" {{small|(with Oliver Heldens)}} | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 2022 | align="left"| "The Parade" {{small|(with Joel Corry)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arewamh.com.ng/mp3-download/joel-corry-the-parade-ft-da-hool/|title=Joel Corry – The Parade Ft. Da Hool|website=Are Wamh|date=11 February 2022|access-date=13 February 2022|archive-date=13 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213000432/https://arewamh.com.ng/mp3-download/joel-corry-the-parade-ft-da-hool/|url-status=dead}}</ref> | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |- | 2024 | align="left"| "Meet Her at the Love Parade" {{small|(with Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Maddix featuring Kiki Solvej)}} | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |- | colspan="15" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |}
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