Mental Theo

Mental Theo
Mental Theo performing in Mannheim on 29 November 2015
Background information
Birth nameTheodorus Josephus Jan Nabuurs
Born (1965-02-14) 14 February 1965 (age 59)
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
GenresElectronic dance music
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • DJ

Theodorus Josephus Jan Nabuurs (born 14 February 1965), better known by his stage name Mental Theo is a Dutch record producer and DJ. He has recorded two studio albums: Back Once Again (2005) and Jumpstyle Madness (2007). He also performs in duo with Charly Lownoise.[1]

Career[edit]

Mental Theo was born in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.[2] In 2005 his first solo studio album Back Once Again was released. The album peaked at number 61 on the Dutch albums chart.[3] In 2006 Mental Theo re-recorded "Boten Anna" by Basshunter and it was released under the name "Now You're Gone" and alias Bazzheadz.[4][5] The single charted at number 18 on the Danish singles chart.[6] Initially Basshunter tried to translate "Boten Anna" to English for few times[7] but it was impossible to translate so in 2007 he made his version of "Now You're Gone" featuring DJ Mental Theo.[8] Single was released on 29 December 2007.[9] It was the initial release for Hard2Beat Records label (later Dance Nation).[10] The single charted at number 1 in the United Kingdom, where it stayed at the top for five weeks.[11] It was the first Swedish song at number one on British list since "Dancing Queen" by ABBA.[7] It sold an excess 667,000 copies in the United Kingdom[12] and was certified platinum.[13] It also charted on UK Top 100 Songs of the Decade.[14] "Now You're Gone" also stayed at the top for five weeks in Ireland, made it to number 2 on the Swedish chart,[15] and number 3 in New Zealand (single was certified platinum[16]).[17] On the French singles chart, "Now You're Gone" peaked at number 6.[18] "Now You're Gone" also charted at number 4 on the European Hot 100 Singles.[19] His 2007 second solo studio album Jumpstyle Madness charted at number 51 on the Dutch albums chart.[20] The next single "Say You'll Stay" with Bazzheadz alias was released in 2008 and reached number 21 on the Dutch singles chart.[21]

Discography[edit]

For the discography with Charly Lownoise, see Charly Lownoise and Mental Theo.

Albums[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

List of studio albums with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
NLD
[22]
Back Once Again 61
Jumpstyle Madness 51


Compilation albums[edit]

List of compilation albums with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
NLD
[22]
On the Road 18

Singles[edit]

As lead artist[edit]

List of singles as lead artist with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions
NLD
[22] 		DEN
[23] 		GER
[24]
"Air" (vs. DJ C7) 2000 — — —
"Revolution / Pump My Eardrumz" 2001 — — —
"Stars 2001" — — —
"Stars 2002" 2002 49 — 44
"Revolution" 57 — 71
"Think of You" 2005 53 — —
"Revolution 2005 / Every Step" 42 — —
"Now You're Gone"[a] 2006 — 18 —
"Jawzz" 2007 82 — —
"Say You'll Stay" (presents Bazzheadz feat. Sebastian Westwood) 2008 21 — —
"This Is Vegas Baby"[25] 2013 — — —
"Sunburn"[26] — — —
"We Kick a Hole in Your Speaker"[27] — — —
"I'm Gonna Live Tonight"[28] 2014 — — —
"Raving Beats" (& DJ Paul Elstak feat. Gin Dutch) 74 — —
"La puta madre"[29] — — —
"Brain Confusion"[30] 2015 — — —
"Woow"[31] — — —
"Bonzai"[32] 2016 — — —
"Overrule Stay Alive"[33] 2017 — — —
"Party Hard"[34] — — —
"Hard Punch" (& Matt Lucker)[35] 2018 — — —
"Koning van het feest" (& Nigel Sean)[36] — — —
"Bau Shi Bau" (& Nigel Sean)[37] — — —
"Bella ciao"[38] — — —
"Tonight" (& Zany)[39] — — —
"Shallow"[40] 2019 — — —
"Bella ciao (Remix)"[41] — — —
"DJ Rebel Live at London" (Dr. Peacock)[42] — — —
"Your Smile (Kane Scott Remix)"[43] 2020 — — —
"Pink Soldiers"[44] 2021 — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that country.

As featured artist[edit]

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, certifications and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album
SWE
[45] 		AUT
[46] 		DEN
[47] 		FIN
[48] 		FRA
[49] 		GER
[24] 		IRL
[50] 		NOR
[51] 		NZL
[52] 		UK
[53]
"Now You're Gone" (Basshunter) 2007 2 14 14 8 6 18 1 10 3 1 Now You're Gone – The Album

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ As Bazzheadz.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Mental Theo Biography:". Mental Theo. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  3. ^ "DJ Mental Theo - Back Once Again". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Bio". basshunter.se. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  5. ^ Bazzheadz (2006). Now You're Gone (Media notes). Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
  6. ^ "Bazzheadz – Now You're Gone (song)". danishcharts.com. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  7. ^ a b Christopher Friman [in Swedish] (10 October 2009). "Ett bedårande barn av sin tid" [An adorable child of his time]. Filter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  8. ^ Jonas Grönlund (20 January 2008). "Basshunter fann en bot mot mobbarna" [Basshunter found a cure for the bullies]. Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Now You're Gone (feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz) - Single". Apple Music. 31 December 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Hard 2 Beat Records". Hard2Beat Records. Archived from the original on 8 January 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  11. ^ "Basshunter". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  12. ^ Rob Copsey (18 January 2018). "Official Charts Flashback: Basshunter - Now You're Gone". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Basshunter Ft Dj Mental Theo – Now You're Gone". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Christmas and New Year on Radio 1". BBC. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  15. ^ "Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz – Now You're Gone (song)". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  16. ^ "Latest Gold / Platinum Albums". RadioScope. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  17. ^ "Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz – Now You're Gone (song)". charts.nz. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  18. ^ "Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz – Now You're Gone (chanson)". lescharts.com (in French). Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  19. ^ "Basshunter". Billboard. Archived from the original on 22 December 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  20. ^ "Mental Theo - Jumpstyle Madness". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  21. ^ "DJ Mental Theo Presents Bazzheadz feat. Sebastian Westwood - Say You'll Stay". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  22. ^ a b c "Mental Theo in Dutch charts". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  23. ^ "Bazzheadz in Danish charts". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  24. ^ a b "Mental Theo". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  25. ^ "This Is Vegas Baby - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  26. ^ "Mental Theo - Sunburn". Juno Download. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  27. ^ "Mental Theo - We Kick a Hole in Your Speaker". Juno Download. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  28. ^ "Mental Theo - I'm Gonna Live Tonight". Juno Download. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  29. ^ "La puta madre - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  30. ^ "Brain Confusion - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  31. ^ "Woow - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  32. ^ "Bonzai - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  33. ^ "Overrule Stay Alive - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  34. ^ "Party Hard - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  35. ^ "Hard Punch - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  36. ^ "Koning van het feest - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  37. ^ "Bau Shi Bau - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  38. ^ "Bella ciao - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  39. ^ "Tonight - Single". Beatport. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  40. ^ "Shallow - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  41. ^ "Bella ciao (Remix) - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  42. ^ "DJ Rebel Live at London - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  43. ^ "Your Smile (Kane Scott Remix) - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  44. ^ "Pink Soldiers - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  45. ^ "Mental Theo in Swedish charts". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  46. ^ "Mental Theo in der Österreichischen Hitparade" [Basshunter in Austrian chart]. austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  47. ^ "Mental Theo in Danish charts". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  48. ^ "Mental Theo in Finnish charts". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  49. ^ "Mental Theo dans les charts français". lescharts.com (in French). Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  50. ^ "Discography Mental Theo". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  51. ^ "Mental Theo in Norwegian charts". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  52. ^ "Mental Theo in New Zealand charts". charts.nz. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  53. ^ "Basshunter ft DJ Mental Theos". Official Charts. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  54. ^ Rob Copsey (18 January 2018). "Official Charts Flashback: Basshunter Vs. Britney". Official Charts. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  55. ^ "Basshunter Ft Dj Mental Theo – Now You're Gone". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  56. ^ "Latest gold / Platinum singles". RadioScope. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2014.

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