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The Wiseguys was a British
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 electronica
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 and hip hop
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 band
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 that was responsible for creating the song
Song

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 "Start the Commotion
Start the Commotion

"Start the Commotion" is a song by electronica/hip-hop duo The Wiseguys. The track debuted on The Wiseguys' second album, The Antidote. It was released as a single in the UK in 1999, but the chart position peaked at #47....
" that was in a Mitsubishi
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 TV
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 advertisement, as well as the films Lizzie McGuire
Lizzie McGuire

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, Zoolander
Zoolander

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 and Kangaroo Jack
Kangaroo Jack

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; and "Ooh La La", which was used in Budweiser
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 commercials. Both tracks of which came from The Wiseguys second album, The Antidote.

band was formed in 1994 with two members, Touche (Theo Keating
Theo Keating

Theo Keating, also known as Touch?, is a United Kingdom DJ and producer who made his name as one half of The Wiseguys, a British Hip hop/Big Beat band....
) and Regal (real name Paul Eve).






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The Wiseguys was a British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 electronica
Electronica

Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing....
 and hip hop
Hip hop

Hip hop is a cultural movement built largely around the music genre of hip hop music, which developed in New York City during the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latino Americans....
 band
Band (music)

In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform songs. The following articles concern types of musical bands:...
 that was responsible for creating the song
Song

A song is a musical musical composition which contains vocal parts that are performed, 'sung,' and feature words , commonly accompanied by musical instruments ....
 "Start the Commotion
Start the Commotion

"Start the Commotion" is a song by electronica/hip-hop duo The Wiseguys. The track debuted on The Wiseguys' second album, The Antidote. It was released as a single in the UK in 1999, but the chart position peaked at #47....
" that was in a Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi

The , Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese Conglomerate consisting of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi brand, trademark and legacy....
 TV
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
 advertisement, as well as the films Lizzie McGuire
Lizzie McGuire

Lizzie McGuire is a List of Disney Channel series that aired on the Disney Channel from 2001 to 2004. Its target demographic was preteens and adolescence....
, Zoolander
Zoolander

Zoolander is a 2001 in film comedy film film director by Ben Stiller. The film is based on a pair of short films directed by Russell Bates and written by Drake Sather and Stiller for the VH1 Fashion Awards television specials in 1996 and 1997....
 and Kangaroo Jack
Kangaroo Jack

Kangaroo Jack is a 2003 in film buddy film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, starring Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, Christopher Walken, Estella Warren and Adam Garcia....
; and "Ooh La La", which was used in Budweiser
Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)

Budweiser is an American-style lager and is one of the most popular beers in the United States. Budweiser is made with a proportion of rice in addition to hops and barley malt, for which it has received some criticism, though the company takes the position that the rice gives the beer a lighter taste....
 commercials. Both tracks of which came from The Wiseguys second album, The Antidote.

Career

The band was formed in 1994 with two members, Touche (Theo Keating
Theo Keating

Theo Keating, also known as Touch?, is a United Kingdom DJ and producer who made his name as one half of The Wiseguys, a British Hip hop/Big Beat band....
) and Regal (real name Paul Eve). They were business partner
Business partner

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s from 1990 and released an EP
Gramophone record

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 called "Ladies Say Ow!" in the same year on the Blackmarket record label
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. The record label Wall of Sound
Wall of Sound (record label)

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 signed the duo and released the double A-side
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 "Nil by Mouth" / "Too Easy" in 1995
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. Their first album Executive Suite was released in 1996
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 to critical acclaim, feature downtempo jazz
Jazz

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 beats and happy optimistic hip-hop numbers, and is now considered a cult classic.

Regal left the band in 1997 to pursue other interests, and Touche worked on the second Wiseguys album, The Antidote. This was released in 1998, and contained their two most famous songs "Ooh La La" and "Start the Commotion". "Ooh La La" was a minor UK hit in April 1998, then in March 1999 it was re-released as a single
Single (music)

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 and got to #2 in the UK Singles Chart
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 following it's use in a popular TV commercial for Budweiser
Budweiser

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. In 2001, "Start the Commotion" was shown on a Mitsubishi Motors
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is the fifth largest automaker in Japan and the fifteenth largest in the world by global unit sales. It is part of the Mitsubishi keiretsu, formerly the biggest industrial group in Japan, and was formed in 1970 from the automotive division of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries....
 television commercial in the United States
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, and that song reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100
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.

The Wiseguys name disbanded in 2001, and Touche worked solo
Solo (music)

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 on house music
House music

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 under Fatboy Slim
Fatboy Slim

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's Southern Fried record label. In July 2006, Regal released his first solo single "Shock Ya Mind" on the Funk Weapons label.

On 31 December 2006, Executive Suite made its way onto the US version of iTunes
ITunes

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. Touche is currently a well-respected producer and DJ in his own right, currently one half of The Black Ghosts
The Black Ghosts

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, and produces under several other well-disguised aliases.

Discography

  • Ladies Say Ow! (EP) (1994)
  • "Nil By Mouth" / "Too Easy" (1995)
  • "The Sound You Hear" / "We Keep On" (1996)
  • Executive Suite (1996)
  • "Casino 'Sans Peril'" (1997)
  • The Antidote (1998)
  • "Ooh La La" (1999)
  • "Start the Commotion" (1999)
  • Wall Of Sound Essentials - Mixed By The Wiseguys (2000) (Mix CD)
  • "Dizzy Spell" / "Black Light" (2002) (DJ Touche, solo)
  • "Gimme My Money" (2002) (DJ Touche, solo)
  • "Ultraviolet" (2002) (DJ Touche, solo) (Mix CD)
  • "Temper" (2003) (DJ Touche, solo)
  • "The Paddle" / "The Girl's A Freak" (2004) (DJ Touche, solo)
  • "She's at the Club" (EP) (2005) (DJ Touche, solo)
  • "The Offspring - Greatest Hits" (2005) (one remix song)
  • "Command Me" / "Calling My Name" (2006) (DJ Touche, solo)
  • "Shock Ya Mind" (2006) (DJ Regal, solo)
  • Loop Dreams (2007) (DJ Regal, solo)


Record track listings


Ladies Say Ow!


Side One
1. "Ladies Say 'Ow'"
2. "If the Style Fits"
Side Two
3. "The Real Vibes"


Executive Suite


Side One
1. "Intro"
2. "Casino 'Sans Pareil'"
3. "The Sound Your Hear"
4. "Room Service"
5. "We Keep On" (featuring Sense Live)
Side Two
6. "Nil by mouth"
7. "Trailblazing"
8. "Cromwell Street"
Side Three
9. "Sweet Baby Truth" (featuring Sense Live & Tito-T)
10. "Poontang"
11. "The Gemini IV Incident"
Side Four
12. "Caribbean Breeze" (featuring Season & Joey Bunsen)
13. "Water"
14. "Dust you off"
15. "Too Easy" (CD bonus track)


  • On the vinyl LP version of Executive Suite, the final track "Too Easy" is missing.


The Antidote


Side One
1. "Re-Introduction"
2. "Ooh La La"
3. "We be the crew"
4. "Experience" (featuring Jerry Beeks, Season & Sense Live)


Side Two
5. "Cowboy '78"
6. "Search's End"
7. "The Grabbing Hands" (featuring Joie Bunsen, L.E.W., Season)
8. "The Temple"


Side Three
9. "Start the Commotion" (featuring Greg Nice)
10. "Face the Flames"
11. "Who The Hell?" (featuring Sense Live)


Side Four
12. "The Executives"
13. "Au Pair Girls"
14. "Production" (featuring Mr. Mojo, Season, Sense Live and Tito-T)
15. "The Bounce"


  • The Japan
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    ese version contains a bonus track "Expand on the Topic" which features guest spots from J-Nise, Season and Sense Live, and was the B-side
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     to the "Ohh La La" single.


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