Platnum 'Love Shy (Thinking About You)'

Chart Peak: 12
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In the wake of their massive No. 2 hit 'What's It Gonna Be' (with H "Two" O) Manchester trio Platnum scored a hit of their own with 'Loveshy (Thinking About You)'... The club smash reached No. 12 in the UK chart in October 2008

The last track here comes from leading lights of the so-called "bassline" scene, which according to Wikipedia was popular partly because of its appeal to both male and female audiences, though it seems that the video for this track is aimed more at the one than the other. The song is of course a cover of a turn-of-the-century hit for Kristine Blond, apparently because there had been a popular remix of the original in this style.

To the uninitiated, bassline sounds very like the UK garage sound of the early 2000s, so it's easy to imagine this being a hit several years earlier - or even several years later as All About She had a hit in similar style in December 2013 - though I'm sure that real fans will notice the differences. Either way, it's not a single that seems to have huge crossover appeal, feeling more like a song for the clubbers than a real pop smash, though it's perfectly listenable. Platnum haven't really been heard much of since, which seems to fit with a lot of this album.

Also appearing on: Now 69 [with H "Two" O]
Available on: The No.1 Bass Album

H "Two" O featuring Platnum 'What's It Gonna Be'

Chart Peak: 2

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A follow-up of sorts to the Basshunter track: obviously not the same musicians but bought up by the Hard2Beat label as their second release. This and the previous track seem to have so much in common that I almost wrote a joint post about them. They both spent three weeks in the runner-up position on the chart, they're both similar in style and they both seem to originate from Yorkshire.

I don't find this one as likeable though, similar as they are. Perhaps there's something a bit tawdry about the video (filmed at Dulwich College, which is probably the only connection between this record and PG Wodehouse). Perhaps I don't like the vocals, or maybe it's just how they pronounce "H Two O" (spelt like that to avoid being sued by this lot, I presume). Probably sounds OK in a club though.

Platnum also appear on: Now 71
Available on: What's It Gonna Be [Cd2]