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Technotronic was a Belgian electronic music project formed in 1987 by Jo Bogaert and best known for their 1989 single, "Pump Up the Jam", which features vocals by Ya Kid K. The song peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. Later that year, the single was followed by the album of the same name, which peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard 200. Technotronic achieved further success with the singles "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" and "Move This". They went on to release the albums Body to Body (1991) and Recall (1995), and they have been inactive since 2001.
Technotronic issued their debut studio album, Pump Up the Jam, in late 1989, which included vocals by Ya Kid K and MC Eric but still featured Kilingi on the cover. The record peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 in the US and reached No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart. Following the release of the album, Ya Kid K was revealed to be the group's main vocalist, with Bogaert admitting that "Felly didn't have much to do with the record. Me, Eric and Ya Kid did it all. We needed Felly to help promote the group at first — to create this image". In January 1990, they issued their second single, "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)", which was a No. 7 hit in the US and a No. 2 hit in the UK. The music video featured both Ya Kid K and Kilingi. That year, Technotronic made appearances on Saturday Night Live, The Arsenio Hall Show, and It's Showtime at the Apollo. In February 1990, Ya Kid K and Bogaert collaborated with the group Hi Tek 3 and released the single "Spin That Wheel", credited as "Hi Tek 3 featuring Ya Kid K". Further singles from Pump Up the Jam included "This Beat Is Technotronic", with vocals by MC Eric, and "Rockin' Over the Beat". Beginning in April 1990, Technotronic was an opening act for Madonna's Blond Ambition World Tour. Following the tour, Ya Kid K departed the group.
In September 1990, a megamix compiling Technotronic's previous hits was released as a single and peaked at No. 6 in the UK and No. 1 on the Eurochart Hot 100. This was the first single from the remix album , released in late 1990, which included the new song "Turn It Up", featuring vocals by new group members Melissa Beckford and Colin "Einstein" Case. "Turn It Up" was not as successful as the group's prior releases, and Melissa and Einstein later left the group.
In 1992, the song "Move This" from Pump Up the Jam became popular through its use in a Revlon television commercial. Ya Kid K rejoined the group, and the song was released as a single. In 1993, Technotronic issued The Greatest Hits, which included the new songs "Hey Yoh Here We Go" and "One + One", both featuring vocals by Ya Kid K.
In 1996, the group released the remix EP Pump Up the Jam – The '96 Sequel, followed in 1998 by the single "Get Up – The '98 Sequel", as well as the compilations This Beat Is Technotronic (Hits & Mixes) and Pump Up the Hits.
Technotronic returned in 1999 with the new singles "G-Train" and "Like This", featuring Monday Midnite on vocals. In 2000, Ya Kid K returned as the group's vocalist once more, releasing the non-album single "The Mariachi". In 2001, Technotronic released the standalone single "Runaway Blues".
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| 1989 | "Pump Up the Jam" (featuring Ya Kid K) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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| 1990 | "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" (featuring Ya Kid K) | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |||||
| "This Beat Is Technotronic" (featuring MC Eric) | 7 | 27 | — | 10 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 8 | 14 | — | ||||||
| "Rockin' Over the Beat" (featuring Ya Kid K) | 16 | 53 | — | 18 | 11 | — | — | 10 | 9 | 95 | ||||||
| "Megamix" | 8 | 13 | — | 9 | 4 | 18 | — | 7 | 6 | — | Trip on This – The Remixes | |||||
| "Turn It Up" (featuring Melissa and Einstein) | 39 | 87 | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | 42 | — | ||||||
| 1991 | "Move That Body" (featuring Reggie) | 18 | 27 | — | 19 | 3 | 38 | — | 10 | 12 | — | Body to Body | ||||
| "Work" (featuring Reggie) | 21 | 92 | — | — | 12 | — | — | 24 | 40 | — | ||||||
| "Money Makes the World Go Round" (featuring Reggie) | — | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1992 | "Move This" (featuring Ya Kid K) | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | The Greatest Hits | ||||
| 1993 | "Hey Yoh, Here We Go" (featuring Ya Kid K) | 48 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 120 | — | |||||
| 1994 | "One + One" (featuring Ya Kid K) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Move It to the Rhythm" (featuring Ya Kid K) | 50 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | Recall | |||||
| 1995 | "Recall" (featuring Ya Kid K) | — | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1996 | "I Want You by My Side" | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Crazy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |||||
| "Pump Up the Jam – The '96 Sequel" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | Pump Up the Hits | |||||
| 1998 | "Get Up – The '98 Sequel" | 42 | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1999 | "Like This" (featuring Monday Midnite) | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles | ||||
| 2000 | "The G-Train" (featuring Monday Midnite) | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "The Mariachi" (featuring Ya Kid K) | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2005 | "Pump Up the Jam" (D.O.N.S. featuring Technotronic) | 46 | 77 | 34 | 25 | — | 43 | — | — | 22 | — | |||||
| 2007 | "Get Up" (Global Deejays featuring Technotronic) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2022 | "Otro Jam" (Kembo Music featuring Technotronic) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
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