The Roc Project is an American
electronica
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act, composed of the New York City-based DJ
Ray Roc and, most often, the vocalist Tina Novak. Their debut single, "
Never (Past Tense)
"Never (Past Tense)" is a song by American electronic music group the Roc Project, released in 2003. The original recording features the group's lead vocalist Tina Novak, but due to Ray Roc and Novak being signed to different record labels, Austral ...
" was released in 2003. However, because of difficulty getting the song released due to Novak and Roc being signed to different record labels, Ray Roc decided to recruit the Australian singer
Tina Arena
Filippina Lydia "Tina" Arena (born 1 November 1967) is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, musical theatre actress and record producer. She is one of Australia's highest-selling artists and has sold over 10 million records worldwid ...
to sing Novak's vocals instead. Arena's version of "Never (Past Tense)" was therefore the single release. It became a major
club and
dance radio
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hit in
America
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, and even managed to peak at No. 97 on the ''
Billboard
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''
Hot 100
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chart
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. It also reached No. 42 in the
UK Singles Chart in April 2003.
The Roc Project's first album was released in early 2003 and, with the record label issues finally cleared up, Novak appeared as the vocalist on all tracks, although the album also included the version of "Never (Past Tense)" with Arena's vocals. The group's second single, "Deja Vu", was released in the spring of 2004, and became a smaller club and dance hit than their debut single.
References
American dance music groups
American trance music groups
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