Hey Everybody

Album: released as a single (2026)
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Songfacts®:

  • "Hey Everybody" comes with the subtitle "Back In The Dance," which is exactly what it promises: a straightforward dancefloor call-to-action built to get people moving. It skips complex narratives and deep metaphors, letting house music do what it has always done best, telling us to dance.
  • The track is German producer Kolter's rework of "Back In The Dance," a 2022 single by British DJ/producer duo Darius Syrossian and George Smeddles. Syrossian and Smeddles made their version during the COVID-19 lockdowns, when their usual Saturday-night plans were off limits. Starting with an isolated vocal, they aimed for the uplifting '90s feel that they expected dancefloors to need once clubs reopened.
  • The song's vocal and songwriting lineage reaches back to Capriccio's 1999 Defected release "Everybody Get Up." Darren Williams is credited as composer and lyricist on both the Capriccio original and "Back In The Dance"; the 1999 recording credits Wendy Garcia and Johnny "Monk" Hodge among its performers.

    For Kolter's update, Laura Connolly, Elliotte Williams N'Dure, Rohan Reckord, Jamal Roach and Joel LeBlanc are the credited vocalists, while Darren Williams is still the sole composer and lyricist.
  • Kolter's version arrived on July 17, 2026, through EMI/Universal's dance imprint, Positiva Records. Released as a standalone single, it marked his debut on the label. The timing paid off on the charts. "Hey Everybody (Back In The Dance)" became Kolter's second UK chart entry, arriving right on the heels of "Trapped," which hit #48 earlier that same summer.

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