DNA (duo)

{{short description|English electronic music production duo}} {{About|the British dance production team|the no wave band|DNA (American band)}} {{More citations needed|date=August 2014}} {{Use British English|date=October 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = DNA | image = | caption = | image_size = | alias = | origin = Bath, Somerset, England | genre = {{hlist|Electronic|trip hop|new jack swing|breakbeat}} | years_active = 1988–1998 | label = {{hlist|EMI|Polydor}} | associated_acts = {{hlist|Suzanne Vega|Kylie Minogue|Loreena McKennitt}} | website = | current_members = | past_members = * Neal Slateford * Nick Batt }}

'''DNA''' was the name taken by English electronic music producers Nick Batt and Neal Slateford, best known for releasing a remix of Suzanne Vega's "Tom's Diner" in 1990.<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= 132}}</ref>

As well as "Tom's Diner", the duo remixed two other Suzanne Vega tracks: "Rusted Pipe" in 1991, and a radio mix of "Rosemary" in 2000. After a brief lull, the duo reappeared with a mix of the Loreena McKennitt track "The Mummers' Dance", which reached number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Airplay chart in 1997.

Batt worked extensively with Goldfrapp on their albums ''Felt Mountain'', ''Black Cherry'' and ''Supernature'', receiving an Ivor Novello Award for co-writing the ''Black Cherry'' track "Strict Machine".

==Personnel== *Neal Slateford (born in Bath), co-founder of Lovehoney. *Nick Batt (born Nicholas Batt, lives in Bath), now running the Sonic State music technology website and podcast.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sonicstate.com|title=Sonicstate Homepage|publisher=Sonicstate.com|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref>

==Discography and remixography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of albums, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%" | AUS <ref name="ARIA history"/> |- ! scope="row" | ''Taste This'' | * Released: 1992 * Label: EMI | 190 |}

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Title ! colspan="12"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |- ! width="35"| {{small|UK}} <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/dna%20featuring%20joe%20nye/ |title=DNA – UK Chart |publisher=The Official Charts Company |accessdate=28 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709071035/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/dna%20featuring%20joe%20nye/ |archivedate=9 July 2014 }}</ref> ! width="35"| {{small|AUS}} <ref>{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=s&artist=dna&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |title=DNA – Australian chart |publisher=australian-charts.com |accessdate=28 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918084856/http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=s&artist=dna&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |archivedate=18 September 2016 }}</ref><ref name="ARIA history">{{cite web|url= https://imgur.com/a/iXmuA6g | title= DNA ARIA chart history to 2024|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date=28 July 2024}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.</ref> ! width="35"| {{small|AUT}} <ref>{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?cat=s&artist=dna&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |title=DNA – Austrian chart |publisher=austriancharts.at |accessdate=28 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808005041/http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?cat=s&artist=dna&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |archivedate=8 August 2016 }}</ref> ! width="35"| {{small|BEL (FL)}} <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?lang=nl&cat=s&artist=dna&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |title=DNA – Belgian Chart |publisher=ultratop.be |accessdate=28 September 2014}}</ref> ! width="35"| {{small|FRA}} <ref>{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&artist=dna&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |title=DNA – French Chart |publisher=lescharts.com |accessdate=28 September 2014}}</ref> ! width="35"| {{small|GER}} <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=DNA&x=0&y=0&country=de&kategorie=single |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140928152442/http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=DNA&x=0&y=0&country=de&kategorie=single |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 September 2014 |title=DNA – German Chart |publisher=charts.de |accessdate=28 September 2014}}</ref> ! width="35"| {{small|IRE}} <ref>{{cite web|url=http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement|title=The Irish Charts|website=irishcharts.ie|accessdate=22 October 2020}}</ref> ! width="35"| {{small|ITA}} <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_interprete/ad.htm |title=DNA – Italian Chart |publisher=hitparadeitalia.it |accessdate=28 September 2014}}</ref> ! width="35"| {{small|NLD}} <ref>{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?cat=s&artist=dna&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |title=DNA – Dutch chart |date=28 September 2014 |publisher=dutchcharts.nl |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916010415/http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?cat=s&artist=dna&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |archivedate=16 September 2016 }}</ref> ! width="35"| {{small|NZ}} <ref>{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/search.asp?cat=s&artist=dna&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |title=DNA – New Zealand Chart |website=charts.nz |accessdate=28 September 2014}}</ref> ! width="35"| {{small|SWI}} <ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?cat=s&artist=dna&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |title=DNA – Swiss chart |publisher=hitparade.ch |accessdate=28 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052856/http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?cat=s&artist=dna&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}</ref> ! width="35"| {{small|US}} <ref>Peaks in the United States: * "Tom's Diner": {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/suzanne-vega/chart-history/hsi/|title=Suzanne Vega Chart History: Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=22 October 2020}} * "Lily Was Here": {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/david-a-stewart/chart-history/hsi/|title=David A. Stewart Chart History: Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=22 October 2020}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"|1990 ! scope="row"| "Tom's Diner" (featuring Suzanne Vega) | 2 || 8 || 1 || 3 || 16 || 1 || 2 || 11 || 4 || 8 || 1 || 5 | align="left" rowspan="7"| Singles only |- ! scope="row"| "La Serenissima" | 34 || — || — || — || 15 || 18 || — || — || — || — || — || — |- | rowspan="5"|1991 ! scope="row"| "Rusted Pipe" (featuring Suzanne Vega) (Italy and United States promo only) | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Lily Was Here (DNA Remixes)" (David A. Stewart featuring Candy Dulfer) (US only) | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 11 |- ! scope="row"| "Forget Me Not$ (DNA Remix)" (by Tongue 'n' Cheek) | 26 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Shocked (DNA Remix)" (by Kylie Minogue) | 6 || 7 || — || 18 || — || — || 2 || — || — || — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Rebel Woman" (featuring Jazzi P) | 42 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- | rowspan="3"|1992 ! scope="row"| "Can You Handle It" (featuring Sharon Redd) | 17 || 172 || — || — || — || — || 29 || — || 62 || 41 || — || — | align="left" rowspan="2"| ''Taste This'' |- ! scope="row"| "Blue Love (Call My Name)" (featuring Jo Nye) | 66 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Summer Breeze (The DNA Mixes)" (by Geoffrey Williams) | 56 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 32 || — || — | Single only |- | align="center" colspan="16" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. |}

Other remixes: *1990: "Love and Affection" – Sinitta *1991: "Ride the Bullet" (Remix) – Army of Lovers (appears on the CD maxi-single of "Crucified") *1991: "Get the Message" (1991) – Electronic *1991: "Running Back to You" (Remix) – Vanessa L. Williams *1993: "Light of the World" (1993) – Kim Appleby *1995: "I Specialize in Love" – Exposé (remixed by Darrin Friedman, original found on 1992 album ''Exposé'') *1997: "The Mummers' Dance" (Single version) – Loreena McKennitt *1998: "Coconut" – Dannii Minogue (remixed by Flexifinger, original found on ''The 1995 Sessions'')<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Nick+Batt Nick Batt at Discogs] * [https://www.youtube.com/c/sonicstate/ SonicState on YouTube]

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