Outta Control, and later Killer Bunnies, was a Canadian house/Eurodance project based out of Toronto, Ontario.
Killer Bunnies | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Outta Control |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | House, Eurodance |
| Years active | 1995–1998 |
| Labels | Universal Records (as Killer Bunnies) |
| Past members | Barry Harris Rachid Wehbi Kimberley Wetmore Simone Denny (Killer Bunnies) |
History
editDJ/remixer/producers Barry Harris[1] and Rachid Wehbi together with vocalist Kimberley Wetmore originally came together and began recording under the name Outta Control.
From 1995 to 1997, the group had three hit singles on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart: "Tonight It's Party Time", "One of Us" (Joan Osborne cover),[2] and "Sinful Wishes" (Kon Kan cover).[3]
After changing the name of the group to Killer Bunnies, Harris and Wehbi recorded a fourth charting single with vocalist Simone Denny, "I Can't Take the Heartbreak", which samples Class Action's "Weekend".[4]
Discography
editAs Outta Control
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Dance [5] |
U.S. Dance | |||||||||||||
| 1995 | "Tonight It's Party Time" | — | 42 | Flamenco Funk | ||||||||||
| 1996 | "One of Us" | 9 | 36 | |||||||||||
| 1997 | "Sinful Wishes" | — | 45 | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
As Killer Bunnies
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Dance [6] |
U.S. Dance | |||||||||||||
| 1997 | "I Can't Take the Heartbreak"[7] | 13 | 36 | Single only | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Paoletta, Michael (9 October 1999). "Thunderpuss 2000: 'It's alright and it's ok'". Billboard. p. 42. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (15 June 1996). "Reviews & Previews: Singles". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 74–. ISSN 0006-2510.
{{cite magazine}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Larry Flick, ed. (11 January 1997). "Singles". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 80–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "After the flash & thunder". Daily Extra, 18 Feb 2004
- ^ Canadian Chart, Dance/Urban RPM, Volume 64, No. 6, 16 September 1996
- ^ Canadian Chart Dance/Urban - RPM, Volume 66, No. 25, 16 March 1998
- ^ "New & Noteworthy". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 18 October 1997. pp. 80–. ISSN 0006-2510.