W&W Productions: With tracks like ‘Ensure’, ‘Show my Shuffle’, ‘Origin’ & ‘Stab My Speaker’, Willem and Wardt initially started out producing their own respective floor-thrillers. The serendipitous Trance Energy meet quickly bore their debut W&W production though, which came in the form of the mighty ‘Mustang’. ‘Dome’ & ‘Arena’ (which featured on the Armin Only DVD) followed up its freshman success and fast found the CDJs of trance luminaries like Tiësto, Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz, Sander Van Doorn & Judge Jules. Tipped by Armin van Buuren as “the best up-and-coming production duo out there”, W&W have continued to rock federation trance to its core with ‘Mainstage’, the Sean Tyas-remixed ‘D.N.A’ and their Ummet Ozcan collaboration ‘Synergy’ each bringing floors to critical mass. Remix-side, their voracious rewires have proved equally as popular - most notably on Armin’s ‘Rain’, ‘Remedy’ (by UK pop starlet Little Boots) and those of Sander van Doorn, Leon Bolier, Sied van Riel, & others.
DJs: Almost a year to the day since Willem & Wardt first shook hands they were on hand to witness Sander van Doorn spinning the furiously phat beats and compressed melodies of ‘Mustang’ at Trance Energy. Galvanised by its floor-response (and defining their sounds as “big room trance with a techy edge”), they, themselves quickly took up the spinning mantle. That route has taken them to some of the most respected nights out there. Ones that have come to include Poland’s Sunrise Festival, the A State Of Trance 400 gigs and a spot playing alongside Tiësto at his massive stadium gig in Kiev. Just two years further down the road from their first gigs together, with Trance Energy 2010 fast approaching the pair are ready to play one of the biggest events in the dance music calendar....
The Mainstage Radio Show: Now a regular standing fixture in the trance enthusiasts listening schedule, W&W’s Mainstage radio show exports their diverse sound around the world on a monthly basis. Broadcasting on the renowned Afterhours FM (one of the world’s five most popular trance-based websites), in January of 2010 it was revamped & relaunched with a host of new elements (including regular competitions, features and interviews). Mainstage goes on Afterhours.FM on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month between 18.00 and 19.00 hours CET.
Manhattan
W&W Lyrics
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I know it's stupid
To be mad about the boy.
I'm so ashamed of it
But must admit
The sleepless nights
I've had about the boy.
He melts my foolish heart
In every single scene.
Although I'm quite aware
That here and there
Are traces of that cared about the boy.
Lord knows I'm not a fool girl,
I really shouldn't care.
Lord knows I'm not a schoolgirl
In the flurry of her first affair.
Will it ever cloy
This odd diversity of misery and joy
I'm feeling quite insane
And young again
And all because
I'm mad about the boy.
I'm feeling quite insane
And young again
And all because
I'm mad about the boy.
The lyrics to W&W's song "Manhattan" are actually taken from the 1932 jazz standard "Mad About the Boy" written by Noël Coward. The song is a lamentation of the singer's infatuation with someone who they know is not right for them. The singer opens by acknowledging that it's foolish to be mad about this person, yet confesses to the sleepless nights spent thinking about them. The singer then describes how this person is able to make their heart melt in every scene on the silver screen. The singer is fully aware that there are warning signs that this obsession is not healthy, but still can't help feeling insane and young again because of it.
The lyrics are a classic example of unrequited love and the destructive power it can have over someone. The songwriter, Noël Coward, was known for his wit and sophisticated lyrics, and "Mad About the Boy" was one of his most popular compositions. The song has been covered by many artists in various styles and remained a popular jazz standard.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm mad about the boy,
I have intense feelings of infatuation towards this certain boy
I know it's stupid
I realize that it's foolish to feel this way
To be mad about the boy.
To have an overwhelming obsession towards a boy.
I'm so ashamed of it
I feel embarrassed for having these feelings
But must admit
However, I have to confess
The sleepless nights
The restless nights
I've had about the boy.
Are a result of thinking about this boy relentlessly.
On the silver screen
In the movies
He melts my foolish heart
He makes me weak with desire
In every single scene.
In every moment that he appears on screen
Although I'm quite aware
Despite being conscious of the fact
That here and there
That occasionally
Are traces of that cared about the boy.
There are hints that he may be worth caring about.
Lord knows I'm not a fool girl,
I am not naive or foolish
I really shouldn't care.
I shouldn't be so emotionally invested in this person.
Lord knows I'm not a schoolgirl
I am not a young girl experiencing her first love
In the flurry of her first affair.
Caught up in the excitement of a new romance.
Will it ever cloy
Will this feeling ever cease
This odd diversity of misery and joy
This strange mix of negative and positive emotions
I'm feeling quite insane
I am experiencing madness or craziness
And young again
Feeling youthful and vibrant
And all because
All of this is because
I'm mad about the boy.
I am completely infatuated with this boy.
Lyrics © IMAGEM U.S. LLC
Written by: LORENZ HART, RICHARD RODGERS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Martin Brennan
Everyone here knows what the real W&W sounds were. RIP old W&W
Michael Adel
one of the best W&W's track ! golden days............
Fern EDM
2019 escuchando este increible track. W&W 😻😻. Saludos desde Guatemala 😻🎧
Iencut Adrian
This one deserves way more views. One of their tracks.
alejandro flores
Que buen tema.Eso era el trance 😁
RAGOM
2019 y está canción nunca muere❤️🎶
Fernando EDM Tops
2020? En plena Cuarentena escuchando Trance 🇬🇹
X7C
Indeed, beautiful tune, so looking forward to the 14th of june :D
mario ss
It's Amazing thanks for your excellent music . W&W FOREVER
Zoran Ristov
Might be the best electronic track IMO such a unique sound just amazing