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{{Short description|British pop music duo}}
'''Rikki & Daz''', was a musical duo formed by John Matthews and Daz Sampson.
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| associated_acts = [[Barndance Boys]]
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'''Rikki & Daz''', was a [[pop music]] [[musical duo|duo]], formed in 2002 by John Matthews and [[Daz Sampson]]. John Matthews of the [[Cuban Boys]] fame and also known as [[Ricardo Autobahn]], became Rikki in the duo. He teamed up with Sampson, named just Daz in the duo and went on to release the [[single (music)|single]], "[[Rhinestone Cowboy (Giddy Up Giddy Up)]]", a take on [[Glen Campbell]]'s [[hit record|hit]] "[[Rhinestone Cowboy]]". It featured the [[country music|country]] [[singing|singer]] in a new [[human voice|vocal]] for the release, and Campbell appeared in the [[music video|video]]. The single<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KOfzi-WhkU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/-KOfzi-WhkU |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Video clip of the single "Rhinestone Cowboy (Giddy Up Giddy Up)"|publisher=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=2020-06-24}}{{cbignore}}</ref> went on to reach No. 12 in the [[UK Singles Chart]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://top40-charts.com/songs/full.php?sid=5606&sort=chartid|title=Rikki & Daz - Rhinestone Cowboy|website=Top40-Charts.com|accessdate=2020-06-24}}</ref> and No. 16 in the [[Irish Singles Chart]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 463}}</ref> The pair also contributed separately to a [[Cover version|cover]] of their version of the song with the band [[Hyperbubble]] on their 2017 [[album]] ''[[Western Ware]]''.


Another popular release as Rikki & Daz was the 2003 remix remake of [[DJ Bobo]]'s hit "[[Chihuahua (song)|Chihuahua]]" credited to "Rikki & Daz Vs. JJ Mason Remix)". JJ Mason had partnered earlier in 2000 with Daz Sampson to form the duo Fraud Squad and had made recordings together including "The Crown" and "The Feeling". JJ Mason also mixed many other hits by Sampson.
John Matthews of the [[Cuban Boys]] fame and also known as [[Ricardo Autobahn]] became Rikki in the duo.


Sampson and John Matthews later had a hit as the [[Barndance Boys]] – a musical formation made as a country and folk novelty act in 2003.
He teamed up witj [[Daz Sampson]], named just Daz in the duo and went on releasing the single "Rhinestone Cowboy (Giddy Up Giddy Up)" a take on [[Glen Campbell]]'s hit [[Rhinestone Cowboy]] and featured the country singer a new vocal. The single went on to reach #12 in the [[UK Singles Chart]]<ref>[http://top40-charts.com/songs/full.php?sid=5606&sort=chartid Position in UK and Ireland of the single Rhinestone Cowboy (Giddy Up Giddy Up)]</ref>


==Discography==

===Singles===

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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions
!width="40"|Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
!Song
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
!width="40"|<small>[[UK Singles Chart]]</small>
! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions

!width="40"|<small>Irish Top 20</small>


!Album
|-
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/207/rikki-and-daz-ft-glen-campbell/|title=Rikki & Daz feat. Glen Campbell {{!}} full Official Chart History|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=11 September 2022}}</ref>
|align="center"|[[2002 in music|2002]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref>{{cite Ryan|page=236}}</ref>
|Rhinestone Cowboy (Giddy Up Giddy Up)
|align="center"|#12
|align="center"|#16
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Rhinestone Cowboy#Rikki & Daz version|Rhinestone Cowboy (Giddy Up Giddy Up)]]"<br />{{small|(featuring [[Glen Campbell]])}}
| 2002
| 12 || 81
|}
|}

'''Remixes'''
*2003: "[[Chihuahua (song)|Chihuahua]]" <small>(Rikki & Daz vs. JJ Mason Remix)</small>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Ricardo Autobahn]]
*[[Ricardo Autobahn]]
*[[Daz Sampson]]
*[[Daz Sampson]]
*[[Barndance Boys]]
*[[Uniting Nations]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:English musical duos]]
[[Category:British male musical duos]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 2002]]
[[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2003]]
[[Category:British Eurodance groups]]
[[Category:2002 establishments in England]]

Latest revision as of 10:35, 25 April 2024

Rikki & Daz
OriginLondon, England
GenresEurodance
Years active2002–2003
MembersDaz Sampson
Ricardo Autobahn (John Matthews)

Rikki & Daz, was a pop music duo, formed in 2002 by John Matthews and Daz Sampson. John Matthews of the Cuban Boys fame and also known as Ricardo Autobahn, became Rikki in the duo. He teamed up with Sampson, named just Daz in the duo and went on to release the single, "Rhinestone Cowboy (Giddy Up Giddy Up)", a take on Glen Campbell's hit "Rhinestone Cowboy". It featured the country singer in a new vocal for the release, and Campbell appeared in the video. The single[1] went on to reach No. 12 in the UK Singles Chart[2] and No. 16 in the Irish Singles Chart.[3] The pair also contributed separately to a cover of their version of the song with the band Hyperbubble on their 2017 album Western Ware.

Another popular release as Rikki & Daz was the 2003 remix remake of DJ Bobo's hit "Chihuahua" credited to "Rikki & Daz Vs. JJ Mason Remix)". JJ Mason had partnered earlier in 2000 with Daz Sampson to form the duo Fraud Squad and had made recordings together including "The Crown" and "The Feeling". JJ Mason also mixed many other hits by Sampson.

Sampson and John Matthews later had a hit as the Barndance Boys – a musical formation made as a country and folk novelty act in 2003.

Discography

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Singles

[edit]
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions
UK
[4]
AUS
[5]
"Rhinestone Cowboy (Giddy Up Giddy Up)"
(featuring Glen Campbell)
2002 12 81

Remixes

  • 2003: "Chihuahua" (Rikki & Daz vs. JJ Mason Remix)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Video clip of the single "Rhinestone Cowboy (Giddy Up Giddy Up)"". YouTube. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Rikki & Daz - Rhinestone Cowboy". Top40-Charts.com. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 463. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ "Rikki & Daz feat. Glen Campbell | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  5. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 236.