The Porn Kings

The Porn Kings were a British dance music group from Liverpool.

The Porn Kings
Origin	Liverpool, England
Genres	Electronic, dance
Years active	1996-2006
Labels	All Around the World
Past members	Davy T Paul Rowland Dan Evans Kenny Hayes

Originally formed by Davy T, Paul Rowland and Dan Evans, the group's first single was released as a white label called "Pumping the Junk". It featured an original sample from Josh Wink's "Higher State of Consciousness". The track was picked up very quickly by All Around the World Productions where it was reworked and renamed "Up to No Good" in 1996.

The debut release became a hit in Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. They released an album, Up to No Good, in 1999. Additionally, they did remixes for DJ Quicksilver, Young MC, Josh Wink, and Pamela Fernandez. Their track "We're Watching You" was included on the soundtrack to the 2001 film, The Hole starring Thora Birch and Keira Knightley.

Kenny Hayes joined the group to help write the second single and the group's debut album.

Further UK hits included "Amour (C'Mon)", "Up to the Wildstyle", "Sledger" and "Shake Ya Shimmy".[1]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details
Best of British - The Ultimate Clubbing Experience	Released: 1998 Label: All Around the World (#GLOBE7) Formats: Cassette, CD

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions										Album
		UK [2]	UK Dance [3]	EUR [4]	FRA [5]	GER [6]	NED [7]	NOR [8]	SCO [9]	SWE [10]	SWI [11]
1996	"Up to No Good"	28	2	40	30	20	70	8	37	—	46	Best of British - The Ultimate Clubbing Experience
1997	"Amour (C'Mon)"	17	2	33	—	44	52	13	12	56	—
1999	"Up to the Wildstyle" (The Porn Kings vs DJ Supreme)	10	8	43	—	—	50	—	14	59	—
2001	"Sledger"	71	—	—	—	—	—	—	59	—	—	Non-album singles
2003	"Shake Ya Shimmy" (The Porn Kings vs Flip & Fill)	28	11	80	—	—	—	—	16	—	—
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Rock the Dancefloor

Many of their songs are also featured on the Rock the Dancefloor compilation series of albums made by All Around the World for Preston-based radio station Rock FM. Two of their tracks featured on each album up to the fourth series.

Rock the Dancefloor 1

"Up to tha Wildstyle" - Disc 1 Track 2 - Porn Kings vs DJ Supreme
"Up to No Good" - Disc 1 Track 7 - Porn Kings

Rock the Dancefloor 2

"Up to tha Wildstyle '99 Remix" - Disc 1 Track 4 - Porn Kings vs DJ Supreme
"Kickin' the Beat" - Disc 2 Track 8 - Porn Kings feat Pamela Ferrandez

Rock the Dancefloor 3

"It's a Party" - Disc 1 Track 5 - Porn Kings
"La B-Bop" - Disc 2 Track 5 - Porn Kings

Rock the Dancefloor 4

"Sledger (Nasty Boyz Remix)" - Disc 1 Track 9 - Porn Kings
"Amour (C'mon)" - Disc 2 Track 9 - Porn Kings

References

1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 432. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
2. UK chart peaks:
   • "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
   • Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 9781904994107.
   • "Chart Log UK 1994–2010". zobbel - Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
3. UK dance singles chart peaks:
   • "Up to No Good". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
   • "Amour (C'Mon)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
   • "Up to the Wildstyle". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
   • "Shake Ya Shimmy". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
4. European singles chart peaks:
   • "Up to No Good" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
   • "Amour (C'Mon)" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
   • "Up to the Wildstyle" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
   • "Shake Ya Shimmy" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
5. "French chart peaks". lescharts.com. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
6. German singles chart peaks:
   • "Up to No Good". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
   • "Amour (C'Mon)". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
7. "Dutch chart peaks". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
8. "Norwegian chart peaks". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
9. Scottish singles chart peaks:
   • "Up to No Good". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
   • "Amour (C'Mon)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
   • "Up to the Wildstyle". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
   • "Sledger". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
   • "Shake Ya Shimmy". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
10. "Swedish chart peaks". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
11. "Swiss chart peaks". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 21 October 2020.