DJ Jurgen pts Alice DeeJay - Better Off Alone

[auretz]

A rare example of a climber in the '99 charts, plus it ended up outselling many #1s despite stalling at #2 for several weeks. Also unusual in the CD single not featuring the radio edit - did they not expect it to be a crossover hit?

Have an ultra-short TOTP edit with an inexplicable number of washing lines:



Or the official video:

 

[RJN]

10 doesn’t do this justice but yet it’s not even their best song (Back in My Life)

 

[VoR]

I've never seen that video before, the one we got was a lot moodier.



Anyway, like all of their singles, it's a 10.

 

[GinAg (39)]

28

 

[rhythmbandit]

A non-negotiable 10.

Alice Deejay singles rate:

10 Better Off Alone, Back in my Life, Will I Ever, The Lonely One, Celebrate Our Love

 

[VoR]

I know most dance acts around this time were pretty ephemeral, but the fact that they had five solid hits and a strong-selling album and didn't even attempt to milk it any further was quite puzzling.

It does give them a satisfyingly neat discography though. Those five singles are pretty much IT.

 

[IntoTheDark]

The GALL they had to release an album called Who Needs Guitars Anyway? after the 90's being so dominated by Britpop. ICONS

 

[VoR]

I loved the album at the time

Love, devotion
Sun, the ocean
Colours, emotion
ELEMENTS OF LIFE!

 

[Kala]

I’m sure there was a song on the Alice Deejay album which was almost identical to a song on the second Vengaboys album.

 

[SystemAddict]

I’m sure there was a song on the Alice Deejay album which was almost identical to a song on the second Vengaboys album.

QUEENS of sustainability.

 

[Inner Smile]

Can't even describe how much I love this song, its such a childhood fave