Dance Remix
Dance Remix: DJ versions of mainstream chart hits have been produced for decades now. It wasn't until the Nineties, however, that labels recognized the commercial potential of club mixes and released maxi singles. By the mid Nineties, multi-remix singles began to appear with increasing frequency. After the release and worldwide success of CHER's "Believe" track, labels flooded the market with an endless array of product.
Some of the most successful singles of the era were "Sexual (Li Da Di)" by Amber, "It's Not Right, But It's OK" by Whitney Houston, Deborah Cox's "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here", and Tamia "Stranger in My House". The maxi single peaked in popularity in the years between 1998 and 2002. The years thereafter saw the rise of illegal downloading. Fans were increasingly reluctant to shell out up to $15 for a physical DJ mixes EP when they could get the same song for free through an MP3 file swapping site. As a result, sales of singles declined sharply. Today, the legal digital downloads services are making up for lost time by including club mixes in their catalogues. RCA Victor even released hundreds MP3 remixes by artists such as Whitney Houston, Deborah Cox, Pink, Christina Aguilera, and others under the moniker "Dance Vault".
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