Tinman
Paul David Dakeyne (born 30 January 1961), known by his stage name Tinman, is an English house music producer/remixer from Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.[1] In 1994, his single "Eighteen Strings" (also written as "18 Strings") became an international club hit. It was rumoured that the original bootleg recording of "Eighteen Strings" contained a sample of the riff from "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana, and that the usage of the sample was disallowed, therefore it was reproduced for commercial release.[2] However, the riffs from the bootleg and commercial release were both produced by Dakeyne.[3] The song was a Top 10 hit in the UK Singles Chart.[1]
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| Birth name | Paul David Dakeyne |
| Also known as | Dakeyne, DJ Dakeyne |
| Born | 30 January 1961 Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England |
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In addition to this commercial success, Dakeyne also remixed many tracks for DMC which were released on a "DJ Only" basis.[4]
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart peak positions | ||||||
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| 1992 | "I Got You (I Feel Good)" (James Brown vs Dakeyne)[8] | 72 | — | — | ||||
| 1993 | "Eighteen Strings" | 9 | 16 | 21 | ||||
| 1995 | "Gudvibe" | 49 | — | — | ||||
References
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 561. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- "Tinman '18 Strings' – The True Story | Paul Dakeyne". Pauldakeyne.com. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- "Paul Dakeyne : DJ, Producer, Remixer". 2 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2 August 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- "TINMAN – full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- "Australian charts portal". Australian-charts.com.
- Hung, Steffen. "Tinman - Eighteen Strings". Hitparade.ch.
- "JAMES BROWN VS DAKEYNE – full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2016.