Aaron J. Simpson Smith (born 1973) is an American

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DJ, record producer, and singer from

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. He is best known for recording a track called "Dancin which features female vocalist

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. The track was recorded in 2004 and remixed in 2005 with JJ Flores & Steve Smooth. It would then debut at number 21 on ''

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chart the week ending January 2, 2006. In 2013, the French duo Krono remixed the song under the Moody Recordings label. After the release, the song gained a new wave of popularity. In 2019, "Dancin was certified silver by the

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(BPI), followed by Gold in 2021 and Platinum in 2022. The music video from the Krono Remix of Dancin was filmed in

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and directed by

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. The Krono Remix of Dancin peaked at number 1 on

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on November 10, 2019. Additionally the track has accrued over 900 million streams on the

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Discography

Remix albums

Charted singles

References

External links

Aaron Smith's record label
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