DNA (duo)

This article is about the British dance production team. For the no wave band, see DNA (American band).

DNA was the name taken by English electronic music producers Nick Batt and Neal Slateford, best known for releasing a remix of Suzanne Vega's "Tom's Diner" in 1990.^[1]

DNA
Origin	Bath, Somerset, England
Genres	Electronic trip hop new jack swing breakbeat
Years active	1988–1998
Labels	EMI Polydor
Past members	Neal Slateford Nick Batt

As well as "Tom's Diner", the duo remixed two other Suzanne Vega tracks: "Rusted Pipe" in 1991, and a radio mix of "Rosemary" in 2000. After a brief lull, the duo reappeared with a mix of the Loreena McKennitt track "The Mummers' Dance", which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart in 1997.

Batt worked extensively with Goldfrapp on their albums Felt Mountain, Black Cherry and Supernature, receiving an Ivor Novello Award for co-writing the Black Cherry track "Strict Machine".

Personnel

• Neal Slateford (born in Bath), co-founder of Lovehoney.
• Nick Batt (born Nicholas Batt, lives in Bath), now running the Sonic State music technology website and podcast.^[2]

Discography and remixography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		AUS [3]
Taste This	Released: 1992 Label: EMI	190

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions												Album
		UK [4]	AUS [5][3]	AUT [6]	BEL (FL) [7]	FRA [8]	GER [9]	IRE [10]	ITA [11]	NLD [12]	NZ [13]	SWI [14]	US [15]
1990	"Tom's Diner" (featuring Suzanne Vega)	2	8	1	3	16	1	2	11	4	8	1	5	Singles only
	"La Serenissima"	34	—	—	—	15	18	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	"Rusted Pipe" (featuring Suzanne Vega) (Italy and United States promo only)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Lily Was Here (DNA Remixes)" (David A. Stewart featuring Candy Dulfer) (US only)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11
	"Forget Me Not$ (DNA Remix)" (by Tongue 'n' Cheek)	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Shocked (DNA Remix)" (by Kylie Minogue)	6	7	—	18	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—
	"Rebel Woman" (featuring Jazzi P)	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	"Can You Handle It" (featuring Sharon Redd)	17	172	—	—	—	—	29	—	62	41	—	—	Taste This
	"Blue Love (Call My Name)" (featuring Jo Nye)	66	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Summer Breeze (The DNA Mixes)" (by Geoffrey Williams)	56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32	—	—	Single only
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Other remixes:

• 1990: "Love and Affection" – Sinitta
• 1991: "Ride the Bullet" (Remix) – Army of Lovers (appears on the CD maxi-single of "Crucified")
• 1991: "Get the Message" (1991) – Electronic
• 1991: "Running Back to You" (Remix) – Vanessa L. Williams
• 1993: "Light of the World" (1993) – Kim Appleby
• 1995: "I Specialize in Love" – Exposé (remixed by Darrin Friedman, original found on 1992 album Exposé)
• 1997: "The Mummers' Dance" (Single version) – Loreena McKennitt
• 1998: "Coconut" – Dannii Minogue (remixed by Flexifinger, original found on The 1995 Sessions)^[1]