Their set-up, combining the club sound of their releases with live musicians and vocalists, turned out to be a musical phenomenon on the Dutch circuit, leading to invitations to play at Europe’s festivals and renowned USA hotspots like SXSW, Coachella, Miami's WMC and New York's CMJ.
The second album 'Plastic People' dropped in 2008, and off that album, the hit single 'Squeeze Me', made for an even more rapid international rise of K&S. The acclaimed UK dance magazine IDJ labelled K&S as a “Must see live act”, together with big guns as the Chemical Brothers, Moby and The Prodigy. The band subsequently performed at the 'holy grail of festivals' Glastonbury in the UK, Lowlands in the Netherlands and again Europe's biggest festival, Sziget. During a five-week live tour across the USA they performed at Jimmy Kimmel's late night show on ABC television and further explicit support came from US Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, who describes K&S as ‘Amy Winehouse meets Moby’. Even Kanye West declared himself a fan! And to top things off, the European Border Breakers Award (EBBA) is won, together with none other than Adele.
In the following years, the upward trend of K&S is continued and solidified with the albums 'Electric Hustle' (2011) and 'Chrome Waves' (2013). A grueling schedule of international touring includes career highlight shows at Detroit Movement, Sziget, Glastonbury and Exit, and key single releases in this period include “Let’s Go Back” which features a superb vocal from the sadly departed Romanthony, The Future Is Yours” (which saw the band hook up a second time with Ben Westbeech who at the time was hitting the top of the charts under his Breach guise), and the soulful “How We Gonna Stop The Time” - an instant club hit that went on to be licensed for release on Axtone Records. New remix work comes through for Moby, Aretha Franklin, Chromatics, and Royksopp, and 2015 sees a one-off single release on Spinnin’ Records.
The 5th album, Juicy Fruit, released in 2016, has seen them returning to the more organic sound of their debut record. As usual it contains some heavyweight collaborations, including Americans Mayer Hawthorne and Eric Biddines, and Australians Parcels and Cleopold to name just a few. In the US, initial support comes from KCRW (Top Tune #1 for ‘Hands of Time’) and a #2 position in the College radio CMJ / RPM charts for I’ Don’t Know Why’ . The latter track, also also gets picked up by the Jimmy Kimmel show band, and the track ’Stumble’ reaches a #1 position in Hype Machine’s Most Popular list.
A string of new international live and dj dates followed, with performances in countries in West- and Eastern-Europe, the Americas and Asia, topping it all off with an extensive tour in the USA and again a live show on 2017’s Glastonbury.
Coinciding with their busy touring schedule Kraak & Smaak have also just released their album “Juicy Fruit Remixed”, with input from Eli Escobar, Fouk, Purple Disco Machine, Moods and Thatmanmonkz among others, to give a new fresh outlook on the tracks by producers they admire.
Moreover, they have found some time to work on new material themselves as well: new singles ‘Hendo’ and 'Scorched' have recently been released on the Exploited and Spinnin' Deep labels, and more is coming later this year for labels such as Future Disco.
Squeeze Me
Kraak & Smaak Lyrics
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But you make everything alright, when you hold and you squeeze me tight
But you make everything alright, when you hold and you squeeze me tight
But you make everything alright, when you hold and you squeeze me tight
You make me feel so nice, when I'm around with you
Wake up in the morning and I will spend my whole life with you
The sweetness of your smile helps away with all of my fears.
If it should all go wrong our lives'll come to tears
Iv never been so deep into anyone else but you
A place within my heart
Never been so close to you.
And if you want me to hang around then I'll never let go
I'll give you all my time, stick around with you for sure
But you make everything alright, when you hold and you squeeze me tight
But you make everything alright, when you hold and you squeeze me tight
But you make everything alright, when you hold and you squeeze me tight
But you make everything alright, when you hold and you squeeze me tight
If this should all come true, I'm a give my heart to you
To keep safe in your arms like I know that you want me to.
It gives me so much joy that I can call you all of mine
Oh will it all work out, we'll I see just give it time.
And if it all goes right looking down from a birds eye view,
I'll see my life made good from the time that I spent with you
I'll give you anything and everything will work out fine
So I can trust in you because you give me peace of mind.
'Cause you are all I want, and you are all I need
'Cause you are all I want...
'Cause you are all I want, and you are all I need
Cos you are all I want...
You take me by the hand, because I'm your only man, because I'm your only man, because I'm.
Cos you make everything alright, when you hold and you squeeze me tight
Cos you make everything alright, (x4)
I'll do anything for you
You'll do anything for me
I'll do anything for you keep on telling me keep on using me
I'll do anything for you
You'll do anything for me
I'll do anything for you keep on using me keep on using me
I'll do anything for you
You'll do anything for me
I'll do anything for you keep n telling me keep on using me
The lyrics from Kraak & Smaak's "Squeeze Me" are about the power of a strong, loving relationship. The singer expresses how much they rely on their partner to make everything alright, and how they feel safe and secure in their embrace. The repetition of the phrase "when you hold and you squeeze me tight" suggests that physical affection is a crucial element of their relationship, and clearly outlines their love language. The lyrics also express a desire to spend the rest of their lives with their partner, and the willingness to go to great lengths to maintain their bond.
The singer indicates that their partner has brought them a sense of joy and peace of mind that they experience nowhere else. The lyrics suggest that in a world full of chaos, it is their partner's presence that helps them feel safe and protected. The line "If it should all go wrong, our lives'll come to tears" suggests that the singer is aware that things might not always be easy, but they trust that their partner will never let them down. Ultimately, the lyrics express deep gratitude for a meaningful, loving relationship, and a willingness to do whatever it takes to maintain it.
Line by Line Meaning
But you make everything alright, when you hold and you squeeze me tight
The feeling of being held tight by you makes everything in my life seem okay and brings me inner peace.
You make me feel so nice, when I'm around with you
Your presence in my life brings me immense joy and happiness.
Wake up in the morning and I will spend my whole life with you
I can't wait to spend the rest of my life waking up next to you every morning.
The sweetness of your smile helps away with all my fears
Your smile has an incredible power to calm my fears and anxieties.
If it should all go wrong our lives'll come to tears
The thought of losing you would devastate me and bring me immense sadness.
Iv never been so deep into anyone else but you
I've never felt such a deep emotional connection with anyone else besides you.
A place within my heart
You hold a special place within my heart.
Never been so close to you
I've never felt so physically and emotionally close to anyone else before.
And if you want me to hang around then I'll never let go
I'll always be there for you, and I'll never let go if you want me to stay.
I'll give you all my time, stick around with you for sure
I'm willing to devote all my time and energy to being with you and making our relationship work.
If this should all come true, I'm a give my heart to you
If our relationship blossoms to what I hope it can be, I'm ready to give you my whole heart.
To keep safe in your arms like I know that you want me to
I know that you'll protect my heart and keep it safe, just as you'll protect me in your arms.
It gives me so much joy that I can call you all of mine
The fact that you're mine fills me with so much happiness and joy.
Oh will it all work out, we'll I see just give it time
I'm hopeful that our relationship will work out, and I'm willing to be patient and give it time.
And if it all goes right looking down from a birds eye view, I'll see my life made good from the time that I spent with you
If our relationship succeeds, I know I'll look back at it and see that it was one of the best decisions and moments of my life.
I'll give you anything and everything will work out fine
I'm willing to give you my all because I trust that everything will work out well with you by my side.
So I can trust in you because you give me peace of mind
I trust you completely because being around you brings me a sense of inner peace and comfort.
'Cause you are all I want, and you are all I need
You are everything I want and need in a partner and in life.
You take me by the hand, because I'm your only man
You hold my hand because you see and treat me as the only man in your life.
Cos you make everything alright, when you hold and you squeeze me tight
You have the power to make everything in my life feel okay and bring me peace when you hold me tight.
I'll do anything for you
I'm willing to do anything for you to make our relationship work.
You'll do anything for me
I know that you're willing to do anything for me and our relationship.
I'll do anything for you keep on telling me keep on using me
I want you to keep asking me for help and relying on me because it shows me that you need and trust me.
I'll do anything for you keep n telling me keep on using me
I'll keep doing anything for you and keep telling you to rely on me because it makes me feel needed and important in your life.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BENJAMIN JOHN WESTBEECH, DE OSCAR R JONG, MARKUS KNEPPERS, WIM PLUG, NORMA JEAN TONEY
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Been searching for this song ever since I saw Step Up 4. Finally found it!
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@ilikebakedpotatoes176
seeing this makes me wish i never stopped breakdancing
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I like baked potatoes never to old
@Twix131
I want to learn buh I’m terrible 😞
@Twix131
Man start break dancing again if u still can bud
@gamalielcoe1948
i remember breakdancing for 7-8 years ahaha it was mad i’m just sad i gave it up
@Azir0909
Just started agin after 8 years. Fat body. Chairing practice now. Improving.