# Das Pop

Das Pop is a Belgian band founded in Ghent by school friends Reinhard Vanbergen, Niek Meul, Lieven Moors and Bent Van Looy. They perform in English, but have also released a German-language version of their hit song You as Du.

## Biography

Das Pop was initially called Things to Come, but the band changed its name to Das Pop when Tom Kestens joined the band. In 1998, they won Belgium's influential HUMO's Rock Rally contest.
Tom Kestens and Lieven Moors later left the band, and in 2007 New Zealander Matt Eccles (formerly drums in Betchadupa) joined the band as the new drummer. In January 2008 Das Pop released "Fool For Love" on UK independent label Prestel Records. The release featured remixes from French DJ SebastiAn and Yuksek, and was called a "monumental new single from the Belgian electro band" in the Culture section of UK newspaper The Sunday Times.
In 2008 Das Pop toured extensively with other acts including Soulwax, The Feeling, Gossip, The Kills, Alphabeat and Justice. They also played at many festivals including Rockness, V Festival, Reading and Leeds, Pukkelpop as well as Lovebox and Glastonbury where they played three sets in one day across three different stages.
In 2010 the song "Never Get Enough" was featured in Gossip Girl episode "Goodbye, Columbia".
In 2011 the band recorded their album "The Game" in Hoboken, New Jersey at Water Music Studios, produced and engineered by Terry Manning. The album was mixed in Manning's Nassau, Bahamas studio.
Bent van Looy toured as MC through Europe along concert halls like Ethias Arena, Brixton Academy, Telefonica Open de Madrid, Palacio da bolsa and many others with Soulwaxmas. That is the Christmas party organised by Soulwax
Das Pop member Reinhard Vanbergen produced albums for The Hickey Underworld, Drums Are For Parades and Goose. Entropology, the debut album of School is Cool, was recorded at Motormusic Studios and was also produced & mixed by Vanbergen. The album was released in 2011.
On 24 November 2012, Van Looy announced a break. The band would not perform for a year. The last concert was given on 20 December that year in Eeklo. In 2024, they announce a comeback.

## Discography
### Albums

| Year | Album | Peak positions | Notes |
| Year | Album | BEL (Vl) | Notes |
| 2000 | I ♥ | 16 | |
| 2003 | The Human Thing | 6 | |
| 2009 | Das Pop | 7 | Track list Underground You Don't Wanna Know Wings Saturday Night pt. 1 Never Get Enough The Last Night Fool for Love Try Again Let Me In Saturday Night pt. 2 Girl Be a Man September Feelgood Factors Tired (bonus track) |
| 2011 | The Game | 13 | Track list The Game Skip The Rope Flowers In The Dirt Girl Wolf Fair Weather Friends Wronging The Rights I Me Mine The Thunder Gold A Kiss is Not a Crime Yesterday |

### Singles

| Year | Album | Peak positions | Peak positions | Album |
| Year | Album | BEL (Vl) Ultratop | BEL (Vl) Ultratip | Album |
| 1998 | "A Different Beat" | – | | I ♥ |
| 1998 | "The Little Boy" | – | | |
| 2003 | "Telephone love" | – | 13 | The Human Thing |
| 2008 | "Fool for Love" | – | 7 | Das Pop |
| 2008 | "Underground" | – | 6 | Das Pop |
| 2009 | "Never Get Enough" | 9 | | Das Pop |
| 2010 | "Wings" | 30 | | Das Pop |
| 2011 | "The Game" | 15 | | The Game |
| 2011 | "Skip the Rope" | – | 8 | The Game |
| 2011 | "Gold" | – | 21 | The Game |
| 2011 | "Yesterday" | – | 18 | The Game |
| 2010 | "Thunder & Lightning" | – | 9 | |