Marc et Claude

Marc et Claude
Origin	Germany
Genres	Electro, Eurotrance, house
Years active	1993–2005
Labels	Marc et Claude's/Positiva/Orbit Records
Past members	Marc Romboy Klaus Derichs

Marc et Claude were a German electro-trance music duo consisting of Marc Romboy and Klaus Derichs. The two also co-own the label Alphabet City, which houses such artists as Ferry Corsten and Future Breeze. The two started producing seriously during the explosion of German trance in the mid-to-late 1990s. Their first release, "Toulouse" was on their own label, Le Petit Prince Records. In 1997, the duo teamed up with Jürgen Driessen and produced the track "La" which went to the top of the German dance charts and helped them crossover to UK audiences.

They had several UK top 40 hits during the late 1990s and early 2000s, including their biggest hit "I Need Your Lovin' (Like the Sunshine)" (#12) which samples the Korgis' "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" which served as a dedication to their summer tour, affiliated with the island of Ibiza.

Discography

Albums

• 2003 - You Own the Sound

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Certifications (sales thresholds)	Album
		UK	GER
1993	"Party People"	—	—		Le Petit Prince
1993	"Deux Petites Differences"	—	—
1997	"La"	28	—		—
1998	"Sunshower '98" (with Ralphie Dee)	—	—		—
	"How Much Can You Take? (Emotional)"	—	—		—
1999	"Ne"	—	—		—
2000	"I Need Your Lovin' (Like the Sunshine)"	12	81		—
2001	"Loving You"[I]	37	71		You Own the Sound
	"The History of Acid House"	—	—
	"Tremble"	29	47
2002	"Feel You"	—	76
	"It's All for Love/You Own the Sound"	—	—
2003	"Free Spirit"	—	—
2005	"Free"	—	—		—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes:

• I ^{^} "Loving You" was remixed and re-released in 2003, under the name "Loving You 2003". It is this version that charted on both the German and UK charts.

External links

• Marc et Claude at Discogs