# Dirty Vegas

Dirty Vegas are an English house music group initially made up of Ben Harris and Paul Harris (no relation to each other) on instruments and production and Steve Smith on vocals. The group formed in 2001, then broke up in 2005 before reforming in December 2008 to record new material.
They are best known for their international hit single "Days Go By", which gained mainstream popularity in a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse television commercial, and for remixing songs created by other artists.

## History
### Early success

Dirty Vegas's debut release was the single "Days Go By." It originally made the top 30 in 2001, but when reissued in 2002 reached the top 20 in the UK. They released their self-titled debut album in June 2002 and a second album, One, in 2004.
The song "Days Go By", from their eponymous first album, gained wide exposure in the US when it was used in a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse commercial. The song went on to win the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording.
They have remixed songs for artists such as Justin Timberlake and Madonna.

### Present day

The group played their last concert together in May 2005. After the band's breakup, Smith released his first solo album This Town on 18 February 2008, on his own G.A.S. Records label. During their hiatus from the public, they began working on the film score for Boys & Girls Guide To Getting Down.
After four years, Paul Harris and Steve Smith decided to reform and returned with their third studio album Electric Love in April 2011. In April 2013, the band released the EP 'Let the Night, which reached No.4 in US iTunes Dance Album chart and gained Gold status in Italy. Their fourth and latest studio album, entitled Photograph, was released via iTunes in September 2015. "Days Go By" was featured on the video game Grand Theft Auto V, for the Xbox One, PS4 and PC on the in-game radio. The further enhanced versions of the game on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S retain this song.

### Pop culture

The band has also appeared on a variety of television shows such as FOX television's drama Standoff, where "Late Nights and Street Fights" was used as the show's theme song, FOX's The O.C. where "Closer" appeared in episode 32 entitled “The SnO.C.”, and One Tree Hill where the single "Walk Into The Sun" appeared in episode 214. Dave Chappelle has parodied the Mitsubishi Eclipse television commercial, the song "Never Enough" from Electric Love (album) also play on the game Nike+ Kinect Training.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | UK | US | US Dance |
| Dirty Vegas | Release date: 4 June 2002 Label: Capitol Format: CD | 40 | 7 | 1 |
| One | Release date: 18 October 2004 Label: Parlophone Format: CD | — | — | 7 |
| Electric Love | Release date: 26 April 2011 Label: Om Formats: download, CD | — | — | 13 |
| Photograph | Release date: 11 September 2015 Label: D-Vision Format: Download | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |||||

### Remix albums

* A Night at the Tables by Dirty Vegas Sound System (2003)
* The Trip (2003)
* Stealth Live! (2009)

### Extended plays

* The Story So Far (2009)
* Electric Love Acoustic EP (2012)
* Let the Night (2014)

### Singles

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Title | AUS | CAN | IRE | NZ | SWI | UK | US | US Dance | Album |
| 2001 | "Days Go By" | 67 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 97 | 16 | 14 | 1 | Dirty Vegas |
| 2002 | "I Should Know" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | Dirty Vegas |
| 2002 | "Ghosts" | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | Dirty Vegas |
| 2003 | "Simple Things" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dirty Vegas |
| 2004 | "Walk Into the Sun" | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | 1 | One |
| 2008 | "Pressure" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Story So Far |
| 2009 | "Changes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Story So Far |
| 2009 | "Tonight" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Story So Far |
| 2011 | "Electric Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | Electric Love |
| 2011 | "Changes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | Electric Love |
| 2011 | "Little White Doves" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | Electric Love |
| 2012 | "Emma" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Electric Love |
| 2015 | "Let the Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Photograph |
| 2015 | "Setting Sun" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Photograph |
| 2015 | "Save a Prayer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Photograph |
| 2020 | "Happening" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2024 | "Believer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |||||||||||

### Songwriting and Production Credits

| Year | Artist | Song | Album | Contributor(s) |
| 1998 | Recall 22 | "Subimos Juntos (We Rise Together)" | Non-album single | Steve Smith |
| 2007 | 2AM | "Lonely" feat. Lorie | Non-album single | Paul Harris |
| 2007 | Kylie Minogue | "In My Arms" | X | Paul Harris |
| 2007 | Kylie Minogue | "Stars" | X | Paul Harris |
| 2007 | Kylie Minogue | "I Don't Know What It Is" | X | Paul Harris |
| 2008 | Ladyhawke | "Better Than Sunday" | Ladyhawke | Paul Harris |
| 2009 | Bananarama | "Extraordinary" | Viva | Paul Harris |
| 2010 | Gabriella Cilmi | "Superhot" | Ten | Paul Harris |
| 2012 | Kylie Minogue | "Timebomb" | Non-album single | Paul Harris |
| 2012 | Kate Alexa | "Buttercup" | Infatuation | Paul Harris |
| 2012 | Jenifer | "La pudeur" | L'Amour et Moi | Paul Harris |
| 2012 | Ross Lynch | "Can You Feel It" | Just Dance: Disney Party 2 | Steve Smith |
| 2013 | Havana Brown | "Naughty" | Flashing Lights | Paul Harris |
| 2014 | Mike Mago | "Outlines" with Dragonette | Non-album single | Paul Harris |
| 2015 | Florrie | "Too Young to Remember" | Non-album single | Paul Harris |
| 2015 | Aiden Grimshaw | "Virtually Married" | Non-album single | Paul Harris |
| 2015 | Lenno | "Fever" feat. Benson | Good Thing EP | Paul Harris |
| 2015 | Sigma | "Stay" | Life | Paul Harris |
| 2016 | Tritonal | "Waiting 4 U" | Painting with Dreams | Paul Harris |
| 2017 | Moncrieff | "Symptoms" | Non-album single | Paul Harris |
| 2018 | NCT | "Baby Don't Stop" | Empathy | Paul Harris |
| 2018 | Iiola | "Sickly Sweet" | Chrysalis EP | Paul Harris |
| 2018 | Oliver Nelson | "Talk" feat. Linae | Non-album single | Paul Harris |
| 2018 | Daniel Adams-Ray | "IRL" | IRL | Paul Harris |
| 2018 | Daniel Adams-Ray | "I'd Rather Live" | IRL | Paul Harris |
| 2018 | Boyzone | "Symphony of Hearts" | Thank You & Goodnight | Paul Harris |
| 2019 | Glenn Morrison | "A Better Man" feat. Aiden Grimshaw | Non-album single | Paul Harris |
| 2019 | Vigiland | "We're the Same" with Alexander Tidebrink | Non-album single | Paul Harris |
| 2019 | Moncrieff | "Ghost" | The Early Hurts EP | Paul Harris |
| 2019 | Cashmere Cat | "For Your Eyes Only" | Princess Catgirl | Paul Harris |
| 2020 | Alex Gaudino | "Remember Me" with Bottai feat. Blush and Moncrieff | Non-album single | Paul Harris |
| 2020 | Michael Calfan | "No Lie" with Martin Solveig | Non-album single | Paul Harris |
| 2020 | Lenno | "Us Kids" | Simple Magic EP | Paul Harris |
| 2020 | BT | "The War" with Iraina Mancini | The Lost Art of Longing | Paul Harris |
| 2020 | Jay Pryor | "Aside" | Non-album single | Paul Harris |
| 2020 | Kelli-Leigh | "Whiskey Midnight" | Can't Get Enough EP | Paul Harris |
| 2020 | Anabel Englund | "Underwater" with MK | Messing with Magic | Paul Harris |
| 2020 | Flynn | "Young" | One of Us EP | Paul Harris |
| 2020 | Twice | "Go Hard" | Eyes Wide Open | Paul Harris |
| 2020 | Steps | "To the Beat of My Heart" | What the Future Holds | Steve Smith |
| 2021 | Anton Powers | "Do Me Right" with Joe Stone | Non-album single | Paul Harris |
| 2021 | Moss Kena | "Let's Get Naked" with Korres | Non-album single | Paul Harris |
| 2021 | Purple Disco Machine | "Fireworks" feat. Moss Kena and The Knocks | Non-album single | Paul Harris |

## Filmography
### Musical scores

* The Boys & Girls Guide To Getting Down (2006)
* Goal! - The Movie Soundtrack (2005)