If you love to dance, here is a list of 10 Best Dance Remixes of Hit Songs that have brought people from every corner of the world on the dance floors.
Music is an integral part of our lives. Some people even say that it is food for the soul. In the last few decades it has evolved a great deal and now there are a large number of genres that people can listen to, for example Alternative Rock, Reggae, Indie Rock, Jazz, Blues, Country, Classic, and a lot more. With the advancement in technology modern musical instruments have taken the music industry to a whole new level. Musicians are now experimenting more and more and bringing different genres in the music scene.
Who can forget the old days when people like Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson and Madonna ruled the music scene? These people brought huge crowds to their concerts and to this day their songs are still as popular as they were before. One thing that was common for all these artists was pop singing. They focused majorly towards producing songs that people could dance to.
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Even today there is a large number of artists producing quality songs that bring people to the dance floor. There are some songs that gain so much popularity that musicians start making their remixes, but then there are remixes that are more famous than their original versions – for a list of these check out our post “The 20 Best Remixes of Popular Songs That Will Make You Forget The Originals”. The rest of this post will take you through some of the most famous songs that were transformed completely into dance remixes.
10. Wanklemut – My Head is a Jungle (Remix by MK)
They say that when MK touches something, it turns to gold. If you are still skeptic about that statement this remix should make you a believer. The song “My Head is a Jungle” was a hit in 2014 but surprisingly the remix version produced by MK got more views on YouTube than the original song itself, making it one of the best remixes of 2014.
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9. Jessie Ware – Say You Love Me (Remix by Gorgon City)
The tracks from Jessie Ware’s album Tough Love probably got the most number of remixes than any other album in the recent times. However, there was one remix that got the most number of downloads and views on YouTube. Say You Love Me was remixed by the Gorgon City who is one of the most famous duos in Britain. On YouTube it got more than 78,000 views in less than 24 hours of its release.
8. Watermat – Bullit (Remix by Shift K3y)
Watermat was one of the best songs of the year and When Shift K3y made its remix, it went up to a completely different level, receiving more than 80,000 views on YouTube the first day.
7. X Ambassadors & Jamie N’ Commons – Jungle (Remix by Jay Z)
The Jungle was nothing less than an anthem in England. When Jay Z decided to take the song and make its own version, it went completely viral with close to 85,000 views the first day it was put on YuuTube.
6. Oliver Heldens x Becky Hill – Gecko (overdrive)’ (Remix by Matrix and Futurebound)
Gecko (Overdrive)’ is still one of the famous songs to dance to but the remix produced by Matrix and Futurebound with heavy bass and drum completely transformed the song and the beat is simply amazing. It received an amazing 88,000 views, lots of likes and comments on YouTube on the first day of its release.
5. Pharrell Williams – Frontin (Remix by Disclosure)
Disclosure did a bit of variation with Pharrell William’s famous song Frontin and came up with a remix that you won’t stop playing again and again. It got 89,000 views the day it was released.
4. Lorde –Tennis Court (Remix by Flume)
Number four in the list of 10 Best Dance Remixes of Hit Songs is Tennis Court by Lorde. The song was remixed by Flume who is only 22 years old. The Remix got so famous that it produced over 90,000 streams in a day.
3. Tiesto – Red Lights (Remix by Fred Flake)
A remix with energy level on the lower side but with enough beat to keep you excited. It is by far one of the best remixes of modern times, which got close to 94,000 views on YouTube in just 24 hours of its release.
2. Kanye West – Bound 2 (Remix by Sigma)
Just when the people were finally starting to get over Kanye West’s Bound 2, Sigma came up with an incredible remix that was filled with heavy bass and drums. This was a completely transformed version that became a hit in every club & got close to a million views on YouTube on the first day of its release.
1. Martin Garrix – Animals (Remix by Oliver Heldens)
Taking the 1st spot in our list of 10 Best Dance Remixes of Hit Songs is Animals by Martin Garrix. The song was nothing less than an anthem in 2013, but the DJ from Netherlands gave it a totally different feel and made it more like a house track. The remix gained a lot of popularity in nightclubs and on YouTube with over 1 million views on the first day.
