Maxx (band)

Maxx
Origin Berlin, Germany
Genres Eurodance
Years active 1993–1995
Labels BMG Berlin (Hansa Records), Blow Up Records, Pulse-8 Records, Intercord
Associated acts Real McCoy
Past members Linda Meek
Gary Bokoe
Samira Besic
Alice Montana
George Torpey
David "The Hitman" Brunner
Dakota O'niel
Dawhite

Maxx was a mid-'90s German Eurodance project that had major, albeit brief, international success in 1993-1994.[1]

Biography

After having already recorded a German cover version of Snow's "Informer", rapper Gary Bokoe teamed up with the producers George Torpey, Dakota O'niel, David Brunner (Hitman) to found the project Maxx (short for MAX-imum and X-tasy).[1] The first single produced was "Get-A-Way." Bokoe, performed the ragamuffin style rap, and a female singer Samira Besic produced the vocals for the chorus. It was a dancefloor hit all over Europe, peaking at No. 11 at their native Germany,[2] while entering the top-5 in the UK, Austria, Sweden and the Netherlands, the single entered the top-10 in Switzerland and Norway.[3][4] "Get-A-Way" eventually reached a Gold status in Germany for selling over 250,000,[5] and in the UK, it was certified with a Silver-certification-award for selling over 200,000 units.[6] Samira Besic, who had at the peak of Maxx's career left the act for a solo career, was replaced by Linda Meek.

The second single "No More (I Can't Stand It)" which was as successful as its predecessor, entered the top-10 in Germany, UK, Austria and Norway, while entering the top-5 in The Netherlands and Sweden.[2][3][7] The third single "You Can Get It" followed, as well as the album entitled To the Maxximum, but their success was short-lived. The fourth single "I Can Make You Feel Like" off the same album was a commercial failure charting only in UK at No. 56,[3] and another single released in 1995 called "Move Your Body" managed to chart only in Austria peaking at No. 18 and in Finland at No.16.[8]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
GER
[9]		 AUT
[10]		 FIN
[11]		 NETH
[12]		 SWE
[13]		 SWI
[14]		 UK
[3]
To the Maxximum
  • Released: June 22, 1994
  • Label: Blow Up
  • Formats: CD, Cassette, Vinyl
 22 32 6 25 10 29 66

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
GER
[2]		 AUT
[10]		 FIN
[11]		 FRA
[15]		 IRE
[16]		 NETH
[17]		 NOR
[18]		 SWE
[13]		 SWI
[19]		 UK
[3]
"Get-A-Way" 1993 11 3 5 15 8 3 8 3 8 4 To the Maxximum
"No More (I Can't Stand It)" 1994 10 9 2 16 11 6 8 4 12 8
"You Can Get It" — 25 13 28 — 32 — 37 — 21
"I Can Make You Feel Like" 1995 — — — — — — — — — 56
"Move Your Body" — 18 15 — — — — — — — Non-album single

References

  1. 1 2 "Germany: Hitmakers '94". Billboard Magazine. 1994-12-03. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  2. 1 2 3 "Charts.de: Maxx (Singles)" (in German). Charts.de. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Official Charts > Maxx". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  4. ↑ "Maxx: Get-A-Away". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  5. 1 2 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Maxx)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  6. 1 2 "Certified Awards Search". BPI. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
  7. ↑ "Maxx: No More (I Can't Stand It)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  8. ↑ "Austrian and Finnish positions on the Single Move Your Body". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
  9. ↑ "Charts.de: Maxx (Albums)" (in German). Charts.de. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
  10. 1 2 "austriancharts.at: Maxx". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  11. 1 2 Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 9789511210535.
  12. ↑ "GfK Dutch Charts: Maxx (Albums)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  13. 1 2 "swedishcharts.com: Maxx". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  14. ↑ "swisscharts.com: Maxx (Albums)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  15. ↑ "lescharts.com: Maxx (Singles)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  16. ↑ Search for Ireland peak positions
  17. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40: Maxx". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  18. ↑ ": Maxx (Singles)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  19. ↑ "swisscharts.com: Maxx (Singes)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
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