Booty Luv 'Boogie 2Nite'

Chart Peak: 2 YouTube

Nadia and Cherise from Big Brovaz provide the glitterball vocals on 'Boogie 2Nite', one of the biggest club tracks of last year... The original version was a massive hit for R 'n' B star Tweet in 2002 - the 2006 release has had clubbers "cutting some rug" all over the UK and found its way to No. 2 in the charts in December 2006.

It seems rather an exaggeration to call the version by Tweet a massive hit, when in fact it was never released as a single in the UK. A release was planned but cancelled due to lack of interest, but Seamus Haji's remix proved popular enough in the clubs that the singers were called in during a hiatus in Big Brovaz activity to record a version for dance label Hed Kandi, presumably in order to include it on a compilation album where they couldn't get the rights to the original. With Haji brought back in to breathe on this recording, it took off to the extent that it was given a single release of its own and was only kept from the top of the chart by Take That.

So, a remix of a cover of a remix, then, but in fairness the finished product is quite good for what it is, a pretty empty-headed but catchy dance track that has no greater ambition than getting people onto dancefloors. The bass is quite good actually, and whilst it doesn't leave much of an impression it beats most of the album so far for entertainment value. The duo are apparently still together, having discarded the awful name in favour of the unimaginative Cherise & Nadia.

Also appearing on: Now 67, 69
Available on: Summer Sessions

Booty Luv 'Some Kinda Rush'

Chart Peak: 19

YouTube [NB, the record doesn't have loads of cheap sound effects being played over it]

Their first original single after three covers (of admittedly relatively little-known originals). At the time I was highly disposed to dislike them after those rubbish covers, and because they have a name which makes me cringe a little every time I even see it, still less type it. Actually, though, this is better than those covers, and better than the follow-up single that's just charted at time of writing. It bursts into life with a nice chunky guitar intro, and continuing to serve out its three-and-a-half minutes in jolly enough style, without ever threatening to mean anything.

Like a lot of this album, I'd be a liar if I said I liked this track, or would miss it if it disappeared. But it's just a throwaway bit of pop and I can cope with that today.

Also appearing on: Now 66, 67
Available on: Boogie 2Nite