Special D.

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Dennis Horstmann (born 16 September 1980), known as Special D., is a German DJ and dance musician who was particularly popular in the Netherlands, where he won the Best Dance International award at the 2004 TMF NL awards. He was also popular among the Eurodance scene in North America. The "D" in Special D comes from the DJ's first name, Dennis.

Special D.
Special D in his studio
Background information
Birth name	Dennis Horstmann
Also known as	Special D
Born	(1980-09-16) 16 September 1980 (age 45)
Origin	Hamburg, Germany
Genres	Hands up
Occupation(s)	DJ, producer
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Mental Madness Records, Kontor Records, Central Station Records
Website	Special D MySpace website

His best-known track, "Come with Me", reached number 6 on the UK Singles Chart^[1] and number 4 on the Irish Singles Chart in April 2004. He proceeded making more tracks, such as "You" and "Here I Am", which were frequently played on European dance floors.

His music featured in Crank: High Voltage.^[2][3]

He has started using Ableton Live in his live sets.^[2]

Discography

Albums

• Reckless (2004)

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions									Certifications	Album
		AUS [4]	AUT [5]	BEL (FL) [6]	DEN [7]	FIN [8]	GER [9]	IRE [10]	NED [11]	UK [1]
2003	"Come with Me"	73	14	—	—	—	13	4	10	6	BPI: Platinum[12]	Reckless
2003	"Home Alone"		37	27	—	—	17	—	11	—
2004	"Nothing I Won't Do"	—	37	49	—	—	45	—	8	160[13]
	"You"	—	—	36	—	—	—	—	18	—
2005	"Here I Am"	—	—	—	19	7	66	—	—	—
2011	"Ich Explodier" (Special D. Presents Psychonautn)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Singles only
2013	"Discoland"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	"Raver" (with Jens O.)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	"Oxygene" (with Pulsedriver)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Chief Party Rocker"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	Forever Young"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Champion Sound" (with Rocco)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	"Elysium" (with Scott Brown)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	"Hardcore Doodle"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	"Suck My ... !" (with Andy Judge)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart