Platinum certified producer, Bingo Players returns to UK leading independent label, Perfect Havoc, with the emotive, feelgood track ‘Phone A Friend (feat. Tia)’.
For over a decade, Bingo Players, aka Maarten Hoogstraten, has been dominating dancefloors and singles charts around the world.
With his late DJ/production partner Paul Bäumer, Bingo Players had huge success with the Top 40 global anthem ‘Cry (Just A Little)’, and in 2013 with the UK No. 1 single ‘Get Up (Rattle)’ where they made history as the first Dutch act to hit the top spot in 25 years.
After Paul’s passing, Maarten came back with ‘Knock You Out’, a tribute to his lifelong friend, which became their first No.1 on the US Billboard Dance Chart. With over 20 million streams, it catapulted Bingo Players further into the mainstream.
Today Bingo Players’ sound as fresh as ever. Maarten’s 2020 rework of ‘Devotion’ became a hit for the second time around on Musical Freedom some 11 years after its initial release on Spinnin’ Records. Subsequent success came with the US Billboard Top 4 single ‘Forever Love’ with Disco Fries, and the heavily supported collaboration with fellow Dutchmen, Oomloud on ‘Brighter Days’.
This latest single, ‘Phone A Friend’, has a retro sound enhanced by soft synths, 80s-style percussion and a BP signature bassline. Singer Tia comes in with her dreamy vocals, longing after a lover she can phone from the bed (we’ve all been there, right?).
Props to Perfect Havoc again for this infectious release. It seems to be something of their trademark, signing the best in accessible and commercial dance. Keep an ear out for more tunes dropping soon from Oliver Nelson and James Hurr, Ros T, Parx and more.
Bingo Players ‘Phone A Friend (feat. Tia)’ is out now on Perfect Havoc https://perfecthavoc.lnk.to/phoneafriend
