BIOGRAPHY
The Wiseguys were a British electronic band that was responsible for creating the song "Start the Commotion", which was featured in a Mitsubishi TV advertisement, as well as the films Lizzie McGuire, Zoolander and Kangaroo Jack; and "Ooh La La", which was used in Budweiser commercials. Both tracks came from The Wiseguys second album, The Antidote.
HISTORY
The band was formed in 1994 with two members, Touché (Theo Keating) and Regal (Paul Eve). They were music production partners from 1990 and released an EP called "Ladies Say Ow!" in 1994 on the Blackmarket record label. The record label Wall of Sound signed the duo and released the double A-side "Nil by Mouth" / "Too Easy" in 1995. Their first album Executive Suite was released in 1996 to critical acclaim, feature downtempo jazz beats and happy optimistic hip-hop numbers, and is now considered a cult classic.[citation needed]
Regal left the band in 1997 to pursue his career as co-founder of the UK's Bronx Dogs, and Touché worked on the second Wiseguys album, The Antidote. This was released in 1998, and contained their two most famous songs "Ooh La La" and "Start the Commotion". "Ooh La La" was a minor UK hit in April 1998, then in March 1999 it was re-released as a single and went to #2 in the UK Singles Chart following its use in a popular TV commercial for Budweiser. In 2001, "Start the Commotion" was shown on a Mitsubishi Motors television commercial in the United States, and the song reached the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100.
The Wiseguys disbanded in 2001, and Touché worked solo on house music under Fatboy Slim's Southern Fried record label. In July 2006, Regal released his first solo single "Shock Ya Mind" on the Funk Weapons label.
DISCOGRAPHY
Albums:
Executive Suite (1996)
The Antidote (1998)
Singles, EP's:
Ladies Say "Ow!" E.P. (12", EP) 1994
Nil By Mouth 1995
The Sound You Hear / We Keep On 1996
Casino "Sans Pareil" / A Better World 1997
Ooh La La 1998
Start The Commotion 1998
The Antidote Sampler 1998
Cowboy '78 1999
Production / The Grabbing Hands 1999
MORE INFO https://www.discogs.com/artist/3146-The-Wiseguys
