Dance Nation (dance group)

Dance Nation is a Dutch electronic dance music group founded in 2001 by Rob Janssen & Brad Grobler. Dutch singers and performers Sean & Kim front Dance Nation since their first single "Sunshine."

The group is known for upbeat club hits like "Sunshine," "Dance," and "Words,” blending trance melodies with pop-style vocals. They became a recognizable name in the early-2000s European dance music scene and over time they released multiple singles, remixes, and compilation features.

Dance Nation released their debut single "Sunshine" in 2001. The debut single was followed by singles "Dance" and "Words" in 2002, and "You Take Me Away" in 2003.

In 2003, Dance Nation also collaborated with The Lovestern Galaktika Project for the single "My First Love".

In 2004, and in response to legal proceedings, Dance Nation began performing under various aliases such as Double Nation, Cyber Nation and Sean & Kim, depending on their audience. However, they officially retained their original name.

Following a label crisis affecting not only Dance Nation but also other trance artists, such as Noémi and 666, and the general shift in popular music genres occurring in Europe (moving through house, hard house and electro), Dance Nation moved to Japan. In Japan, they focused on producing music geared to different audiences (e.g. trance projects for the Japanese market and house projects for the European one), releasing singles like "Beachtime" and "I'm Gonna Get You" in 2005 in Japan and Europe respectively.

Trance Champion, released in 2005 by the Japanese label Avex Productions, contained all the previously released singles, including "Celebrate Your Life."

Just before summer 2006, Dance Nation released their single "Ridin' High," which indicated a general shift towards the house music sounds of the European market. In 2007 they released the single 'Move Your Love', a collaborative rework of the popular song "On The Move" by Barthezz, initially released in 2000. Compilations were also released containing the early single "Move Your Love," as well as additional singles "Celebrate Your Life", "Reach For The Light" and "I'm Gonna Get You". Tracks such as "Fired Up", "Lovin Arms" and "Summer Rain" were also released.

In winter 2006, Christmas Trance was released, which contained popular Christmas melodies arranged in Trance style.

The year 2010 saw the release of two house singles, "Surround Me" and "Great Divide," while their collaborative track with dance-project R.I.O. "Miss Sunshine" was released with some chart success in 2011. "Storm" followed in 2015.

In the following six years, remixes/reworks of their most popular track "Sunshine" were published.

The Dance Nation track "Rise & Shine", produced in 2002, was originally written as a potential second single following "Sunshine", but "Dance!" was eventually chosen. The "Ralphie B Tech Mix" of "Rise & Shine" was included on the 2002 vinyl "Dance/Rise & Shine" and released by Black Hole Recordings (In Trance We Trust). The additional mixes in the 2022 digital package release had not been published before. Dutch producer & DJ Ralph Barendse (Ralphie B) did a "Ralphie B's Tech Edit" for the digital release.

Sunshine (2001)

Dance (2002)

Words (2002)

1. Original Radio Edit
2. Bradski & Jenski Radio Edit
3. Album Version
4. Original Extended Mix
5. Bradski & Jenski Extended Mix
6. Noémi Remix
7. Magik Muzik Remix
8. You (Bonus Track)

My First Love (2003)

1. Single Edit
2. Extended Version
3. Axel Coon Remix
4. Bradsky & Jensky Remix

You Take Me Away (2003)

1. Radio Edit
2. Video Edit
3. Original Extended Mix
4. Bradski & Jenski Dub Mix
5. Flashrider Remix
6. Master Blaster Remix
7. Blair Bitch Remix

Stop the Seasons in the Sun (2005)

1. Radio Edit
2. Extended Mix

I'm Gonna Get You (2005)

1. Radio Edit
2. Extended Vocal Mix
3. Bradski & Jenski Remix
4. DJ Zany Remix
5. Chew Fu Phat Remix

Beachtime (2005)

1. Radio Edit
2. Extended Mix

Move Your Love (2005)

1. Move Your Love Radio Mix
2. Inspiration Vibes Radio Mix
3. Extended Radio Mix
4. Inspiration Vibes Extended Mix
5. Dance Nation DJ Extended Mix
6. Schampoo Remix
7. Beholder & Ballistic Remix

Reach for the Light (2006)

1. Dance Nation Radio Mix
2. Dance Nation Extended Mix
3. HardStyle Remix

Ridin' High (2007)

1. Radio Edit
2. Original Extended Mix
3. Hi_Tack Remix

Great Divide (2010)

1. Radio Edit
2. Radio Extended Mix
3. Frontier Remix
4. Dub Extended
5. Manox Radio Edit
6. Manox Extended Remix
7. Sun Kidz Radio Cut
8. Sun Kidz Extended Mix
9. Mauricio Black Remix

Storm (2012)

1. Storm (Vocal Extended)
2. Storm (Extended Yaroon Remix)
3. Storm (Vocal Extended Ryan Watts Remix)
4. Storm (Frontier Extended Mix)
5. Storm (Radio Edit)

Rise & Shine (2022)

1. Rise & Shine (Original Radio Edit)
2. Rise & Shine (Vocal Trance Radio Edit)
3. Rise & Shine (Ralphie B's Tech Edit)
4. Rise & Shine (DJ Team Edit)
5. Rise & Shine (Vocal Extended Mix)
6. Rise & Shine (Bradski & Jenski Vocal Trance Mix)
7. Rise & Shine (Ralphie B's Tech Mix)

Trance Champion (2005)

1. Sunshine (Japanese Live Mix)
2. Seasons in the Sun (Japanese Live Mix)
3. Beachtime (Japanese Live Mix)
4. Wa Is Not
5. Livin' on a Prayer
6. You Take Me Away
7. Move Your Love
8. Please Don't Go
9. I'm Gonna Get You
10. Rise and Shine
11. Dance
12. Celebrate Your Life
13. Words
14. Falling for You
15. Move Your Love (Sham-Poo Remix)
16. Sunshine (Wippenberg Remix)
17. Oh Summer Vacation (Extended Mix)

One Nation (2007)

1. Zip
2. Sunshine 2006 (Shohei Matsumoto Remix)
3. Reach for the Light
4. Ridin' High
5. Everybody's Free
6. In the Summertime
7. Pump This Party
8. Higher than Love
9. Let Love Shine
10. You Lift Me Up
11. Fired Up
12. Bring Back Your Love
13. Move Your Love (Sham-Poo Remix)
14. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
15. Livin' on a Prayer
16. Ridin' High (Hi_Tack Remix)
17. Footloose

Around the world (2008)

1. Sunshine (Dance Nation DJ team Radio edit)
2. Superstar
3. Set me free
4. Mobe your love
5. Sunlight
6. Beautiful
7. Rush
8. V.I.P.
9. Take me
10. I believe
11. Feel the power
12. Reach for you
13. One million reasons
14. Sunlight (hyper trance mix)
15. Move your love (Shohei Matsumoto Remix)
16. Real thing (DJ Tora Remix)

Christmas Trance (2006)

Bonuses

• Official Website (Dance Nation) (2007 archived copy)