Dirty Vegas are an English

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group initially made up of Ben Harris and Paul Harris (no relation to each other) on instruments and production and Steve Smith on vocals. The group formed in 2001, then broke up in 2005 before reforming in December 2008 to record new material. They are best known for their international hit single " Days Go By", which gained mainstream popularity in a 2003

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, and for remixing songs created by other artists.

History

Early success

Dirty Vegas's debut release was the single "Days Go By." It originally made the top 30 in 2001, but when reissued in 2002 reached the top 20 in the UK. They released their self-titled debut album in June 2002 and a second album, ''One'', in 2004. The song "Days Go By", from their eponymous first album, gained wide exposure in the US when it was used in a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse commercial. The song went on to win the 2003

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. They have remixed songs for artists such as

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Present day

The group played their last concert together in May 2005. After the band's breakup, Smith released his first solo album ''This Town'' on 18 February 2008, on his own G.A.S. Records label. During their hiatus from the public, they began working on the film score for '' Boys & Girls Guide To Getting Down''. After four years, Paul Harris and Steve Smith decided to reform and returned with their third studio album ''Electric Love'' in April 2011. In April 2013, the band released the EP 'Let the Night, which reached No.4 in US iTunes Dance Album chart and gained Gold status in Italy. Their fourth and latest studio album, entitled ''Photograph'', was released via iTunes in September 2015. "Days Go By" was featured on the video game ''

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'', for the Xbox One, PS4 and PC on the in-game radio. The further enhanced versions of the game on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S retain this song.

Pop culture

The band has also appeared on a variety of television shows such as

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television's drama '' Standoff'', where "Late Nights and Street Fights" was used as the show's

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, FOX's ''

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'' where "Closer" appeared in episode 32 entitled “ The SnO.C.”, and '' One Tree Hill'' where the single "Walk Into The Sun" appeared in episode 214. Dave Chappelle has parodied the Mitsubishi Eclipse television commercial, the song "Never Enough" from ''

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'' also play on the game

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Discography

Studio albums

Remix albums

* ''A Night at the Tables'' by Dirty Vegas Sound System (2003) * ''The Trip'' (2003) * ''Stealth Live!'' (2009)

Extended plays

* ''The Story So Far'' (2009) * ''Electric Love Acoustic EP'' (2012) * ''Let the Night'' (2014)

Singles

Songwriting and Production Credits

Filmography

Musical scores

* ''

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'' (2006) * '' Goal! - The Movie Soundtrack'' (2005)

References

External links

Official site (archived)
{{Authority control English dance music groups English house music groups English musical duos English musical trios Electronic music groups from London English electronic dance music duos Grammy Award winners for dance and electronic music Musical groups established in 2001 Musical groups disestablished in 2005 Musical groups reestablished in 2008 English remixers Capitol Records artists Parlophone artists