# Soul Control

Soul Control is a German musical duo consisting of Thomas "Tom" Quella (born 1970 in Berlin) and Leonard "Leo" Buck (born 1979 in Sierra Leone). They are best known for their 2004 single "Chocolate (Choco Choco)".

## History

They gained fame through their 2004 single "Chocolate (Choco Choco)", which was placed in the top five of the charts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and was released in over 40 countries. Tom and Leo met at a concert by Leo's band Moddeling Throu in 1999. Together with Bruce Hammond produced both "Chocolate" and the following album Here We Go. In 2004 they were Part of the Toggo tour.
In 2007 they worked with Gerald Anderson for the song "Don't Play with Your Noodle (La La La)". This was also released on the album Gerald's Noodle Dance . A similar thing happened with the song "So Sexy". This time they worked together with Marian Rivera.
The Japanese version of "Chocolate" was the main theme of the FujiTV production Ponkikki.

## Discography
### Albums
#### Studio albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | GER | SWI | JPN |
| Here We Go | Released: 2004 Label: Na klar! / Universal Records | 88 | 87 | — |
| Kimito Choco Choco | Released: 2006 only in Japan Label: Avex Trax | — | — | 104 |
| Don't Play with Your Noodle | Released: 12 March 2007 Label: Universal Records | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |||||

### EPs

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | GER | SWI |
| Deutschland ist Cool / Deutschland ist Geil | Released: 2006 Label: Maxhybrid / Sony Music | 93 | — |
| Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep (What f... song?) | Released: 28 July 2006 Label: Na klar! / Universal Records | — | — |
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. ||||

### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Year | GER | AUT | BEL (FL) | SWI | UK | Certifications |
| "Chocolate (Choco Choco)" | 2004 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 25 | Philippines: Platinum |
| "Baila Loco" | 2004 | 29 | 63 | 35 | – | – | |
| "Boogaloo" | 2006 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "Oide Yo Goringo" | 2007 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "Don't Play With Your Noodle (La La La)" | 2007 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "So Sexy" | 2008 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "African Child" | 2010 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "Now That You've Gone" | 2019 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "Butterfly" | 2020 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. ||||||||

### Other songs

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Year | GER |
| "Deutschland ist Cool" | 2006 | 93 |
| "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" | 2006 | — |

### Music videos

* Chocolate (Choco Choco)
* Baila Loco
* "Deutschland ist Cool"
* Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
* Don't Play with Your Noodle
* So Sexy
* Now That You've Gone
* Butterfly
* A Merry Christmas

## Awards

* ADTV Award 2004 for the "Choco Choco Dance"
* Dutch Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award 2004
* World record 2004: 1987 people danced to "Chocolate" at the same time.
* Entry in the Guinness Book of Records. On 4 July 2006, 200,000 people danced in Berlin to the song "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep".
* In 2017, another attempt was made in Poland to set a world record with "Chocolate".