Music legend Candi Staton (Young Hearts Run Free, You Got the Love) has earned gold certification for her dance anthem, “Hallelujah Anyway” (Defected Records). London-based Defected Records recently sent Staton a plaque celebrating “Hallelujah Anyway”‘s gold status in Belgium. “I’m so tickled,” Staton said. “I knew the song was popular because European promoters always ask me to put the song in my concert repertoire when I play in Europe. However, I had no idea that it had gone gold in Belgium. I’m so excited that these remixes will introduce my voice and the message of the gospel to a new generation of clubbers.
Staton first recorded the infectious groove for her album Proverbs 31 Woman (Beracah) in 2002 when the song received heavy airplay rotation on Radio One’s gospel format. A decade later, DJ Simon Dunmore (founder of the world’s largest dance music recording label, Defected Records), commissioned German DJ Larse and legendary Chicago House DJ Frankie Knuckles to create their mixes that have accumulated over 10 million streams. on Spotify only. It was an instant hit in clubs around the world. It has since been remixed by other influential DJs such as Eric Kupper, Moplen, David Penn and Dr Packer. The song was also covered by London’s House Gospel Choir on their 2020 Island Records release, RE//CHOIRED.
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