Phats & Small are a British electronic dance music duo formed in Brighton, … Read Full Bio ↴Phats & Small are a British electronic dance music duo formed in Brighton, in 1998, and composed of Jason "Phats" Hayward and Russell Small. They are best known for their single "Turn Around", which became an international hit in 1999.
Phats & Small appeared on the scene in 1998 with "Turn Around", a track that featured sampled Toney Lee's "Reach Up" and Change's "The Glow of Love". The song debuted at number three in the UK Singles Chart, before climbing to number two, with career sales of this hit amassing them £5,000 in total due to their recording contract. Singer Ben Ofoedu appears in the video for the track miming to the vocals. Future releases featured his voice but "Turn Around" featured Lee's voice. However, Ofoedu has been known to perform the track live. In 1999, they also released their first album, Now Phats What I Small Music, a play on their name and the compilation series Now That's What I Call Music!. Ofoedu sang on two tracks, "Feel Good" and "Tonite", which were also released as singles. In 1999, Phats & Small also achieved notoriety for remixing the Earth, Wind & Fire track, "September" and Simply Red's "Ain't That a Lot of Love". Other remixes around the same time included PJ "Happy Days", Space Raiders "I Need The Disko Doktor", High Steppers "I Will Follow" and pop group A1's single "Be the First to Believe".
Ofoedu left the group to pursue a solo career as singer, songwriter and producer, and his backing vocalist Tony Thompson, was promoted to main vocalist. He sang on most tracks in Phats & Small's second album, This Time Around, released in 2001, which featured an eponymous single, as well as "Change" and "Respect The Cock" (which was supposed to feature the phrase uttered by Tom Cruise in the film Magnolia).[citation needed] The second album was co-produced by Jimmy Gomez.
After a few years away from the recording studio, Phats & Small returned in 2005 with a new vocalist, Ryan Molloy, and a new album, Soundtrack to Our Lives, featuring the single "Sun Comes Out", this track sung by a returning Ofoedu and a new female vocalist, Carrie Luer.
In 2016, a new version of "Turn Around" was made featuring new vocals from Ofoedu.
Small is also one half of the production team The Freemasons, along with James Wiltshire (Jimmy Gómez) who was a co-producer for Phats & Small.
Small is a Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. fan after being taken to games as a youngster by his uncle.
Their song "Turn Around" was on the CD of the computer game K.S.-n-Kickin.
Phats & Small appeared on the scene in 1998 with "Turn Around", a track that featured sampled Toney Lee's "Reach Up" and Change's "The Glow of Love". The song debuted at number three in the UK Singles Chart, before climbing to number two, with career sales of this hit amassing them £5,000 in total due to their recording contract. Singer Ben Ofoedu appears in the video for the track miming to the vocals. Future releases featured his voice but "Turn Around" featured Lee's voice. However, Ofoedu has been known to perform the track live. In 1999, they also released their first album, Now Phats What I Small Music, a play on their name and the compilation series Now That's What I Call Music!. Ofoedu sang on two tracks, "Feel Good" and "Tonite", which were also released as singles. In 1999, Phats & Small also achieved notoriety for remixing the Earth, Wind & Fire track, "September" and Simply Red's "Ain't That a Lot of Love". Other remixes around the same time included PJ "Happy Days", Space Raiders "I Need The Disko Doktor", High Steppers "I Will Follow" and pop group A1's single "Be the First to Believe".
Ofoedu left the group to pursue a solo career as singer, songwriter and producer, and his backing vocalist Tony Thompson, was promoted to main vocalist. He sang on most tracks in Phats & Small's second album, This Time Around, released in 2001, which featured an eponymous single, as well as "Change" and "Respect The Cock" (which was supposed to feature the phrase uttered by Tom Cruise in the film Magnolia).[citation needed] The second album was co-produced by Jimmy Gomez.
After a few years away from the recording studio, Phats & Small returned in 2005 with a new vocalist, Ryan Molloy, and a new album, Soundtrack to Our Lives, featuring the single "Sun Comes Out", this track sung by a returning Ofoedu and a new female vocalist, Carrie Luer.
In 2016, a new version of "Turn Around" was made featuring new vocals from Ofoedu.
Small is also one half of the production team The Freemasons, along with James Wiltshire (Jimmy Gómez) who was a co-producer for Phats & Small.
Small is a Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. fan after being taken to games as a youngster by his uncle.
Their song "Turn Around" was on the CD of the computer game K.S.-n-Kickin.
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Phats & Small Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Phats & Small:
1 Turn Around Hey! What's wrong with you? You're looking kinda down to…
Change Yeah, when the Chain Gang Change game, Due to respect,…
Feel Good Does it feel good to you, ooh, like it feels…
Feel Good (original 12" mix) Summer Donna Another Place And Time If It Makes You Feel Goo…
If Only You Well... Kinda hungry Have you eaten? Hardly any Walking down…
It's A Beautiful Day I'm gonna go back home on the 1st of May What…
Night Like This I can't help myself Got my father's eyes Got my comfort now …
Sun Comes Out Falls or form, rain or storm, nothing stays the same All…
Sun Comes Out (Extended Mix Falls or form, rain or storm, nothing stays the same All…
This Time Around I, never thought I'd come running back to you, but…
Tonite I know a place where I can I take you make…
Turn Around Hey, what's wrong with you? You're lookin' kind of down to…
Turn Around Feat. Toney Lee Hey! What's wrong with you? You're looking kinda down to…
Turn Around (feat. Toney Lee) HEY! What's wrong with you? You're looking kinda down to me-…
Turn Around (Olav Basorski remix) Hey! What's wrong with you? You're lookin' kind of down to…
Turn Around - Radio Edit Hey, what's wrong with you? You're lookin' kind of down to…
Turnaround Hey! What's wrong with you? You're looking kinda down to…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Phats:
Feel Good FEEL REcL GOOD WHEN I CcSH OUT, QUcRTER WORTH c MILL…
Intro INTRO GOOD EVENING ,YEAH IM HERE TO TAKE YOU ON THIS…
Saved See the grazing cow has settled And I'm knelt down by…
This Time Around I, never thought I'd come running back to you, but…
Tonite I know a place where I can I take you make…
Turn Around Hey, what's wrong with you? You're lookin' kind of down to…
Turnaround Hey, what's wrong with you? You're lookin' kind of down to…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Small:
Dull I still love you. Is that too much for you…
Friends Ooh you make me live Whatever this world can give to…
On the Go I know, I know, I know, I know In the City…
Picadilly Circus Small Finished One Piccadilly Circus Small Picadilly Circus …
Take My Time The traffic light turned green while you're staring at your…
The Rain Lonely is the rain, as it falls to the stone…
There Nobody knows just where I've been - No one but…
Why I Came Everytime you wiggle those keys my heart grows a little tumo…
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