Sidney V. Samson (born 2 October 1981) is a Dutch DJ and music producer. He is best known for his track "Riverside", which was released in 2009.
Samson started DJing at the age of 13, focusing on hip hop music before working seriously on house music from 1999.[2][3] He is a resident DJ at The Matrixx, a major Dutch nightclub and released "Bring That Beat Back" and "It’s All Funked Up" on the digidance and Spinnin' Records labels respectively.[3][4] After collaborating with Gregor Salto, he formed his own record label, Samsobeats, in 2007.[citation needed]
Samson managed to get his debut single "Riverside" to #1 on the Dutch Top 40,[5] #9 on the Australian ARIA Charts,[6] #2 on the Irish Singles Chart, and #2 on the UK Singles Chart.[7]
He released his second single "Shut Up and Let It Go" with Lady Bee in February 2010.[3]
In 2011, Sidney Samson collaborated with the UK singer/songwriter Tara McDonald releasing "Set Me On Fire" through Spinnin Records, followed by "Dynamite" which was released through his own label Rock the Houze with Spinnin Records remixed by Nicky Romero.[citation needed]
Samson frequently collaborates with top industry influencers and has worked on hit tracks, including "Get Outta My Way" by Kylie Minogue, "Gettin' Over You" by David Guetta, "Commander" by Kelly Rowland, "Hello" by Martin Solveig and "Hip Hop" by dead Prez. After touring with LMFAO last summer, Sidney is back in the studio, working hard to put out new tracks for his fans. His recent hits include "Change Your Life" with Far East Movement and Flo Rida, and "Better than Yesterday" with will.i.am. He is also playing at shows around the US, including his huge residency at The Wynn clubs in Las Vegas. [citation needed]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLD [8] |
AUS [9] |
AUT [10] |
BEL [11] |
UK [12] |
FRA [13] | ||||
| "Nobody Rock!" | 2006 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "What Do You Want Papi" (with Gregor Salto) |
2007 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)" (with Skitzofrenix) |
2008 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Pump Up the Stereo" (featuring MC Stretch) |
68 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Today" (featuring Joni) |
49 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Riverside" | 2009 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 13 | — | — | ||
| "Let's Go" (featuring Lady Bee and Bizzey) |
— | 48 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Riverside (Let's Go)" (featuring Wizard Sleeve) |
2010 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | ||
| "Shut Up & Let It Go" (featuring Lady Bee) |
75 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The World Is Yours" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Fill U Up" (featuring Sicerow) |
49 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Wake Up Call" (featuring Steve Aoki) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Duplex" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Quacky" (featuring Afrojack) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Mutate" (with Lil Jon) |
2011 | — | — | — | 130 | — | — | ||
| "Tomahawk" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Surrender" (featuring MC Ambush) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Thanks I Get" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Street Is Ours" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Mutate" (featuring Lil Jon) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Get Low" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Dutchland" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Better Than Yesterday" (featuring will.i.am) |
84 | — | — | 95 | — | — | |||
| "Torrent" (with Martin Garrix) |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Revenge of the Acid" (with Killfake) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Celebrate the Rain" (with Eva Simons) |
2014 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Escape from Love" (with Eva Simons) |
2016 | 60 | — | — | — | — | 69 | ||
| "Riverside (Reloaded)" (with Tujamo) |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | ||
| "Soldier"[16] (with G Wise) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Raveheart"[17] (with Vito Mendez) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Drop It Down"[18] (featuring Vasin) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Bomba Latina"[19] (with X-Tof and Bowman featuring Mr. Pig and Zafra Negra) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "In Control"[20] (with Linka & Outgang) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "It's About to Go Down"[21] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Laser Rays"[22] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Your Way"[23] (with Killfake) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Raise It Up"[24] (with Killfake and Bobso Architect) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Matalo"[25] (with Marboo) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Tekno Nights"[26] (with Outgang) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hurricane"[27] (with Bowman and Bleam featuring Marboo) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Outta My Head"[28] (with Rawdolff featuring Tara McDonald) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Get Over Here"[29] (featuring Tara McDonald) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "House Music Forever"[30] (with Sjaak and Jules Brand) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLD | BEL | GER | |||
| "Change Your Life" (Far East Movement featuring Flo Rida and Sidney Samson) |
2012 | — | — | 91 | Dirty Bass |
| "Bubbels" (Yes-R featuring Sidney Samson) |
2013 | 72 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Bludfire" (Eva Simons featuring Sidney Samson) |
2015 | 56 | 34 | — | |
| "Durven" (Bamo, Sjaak and Jack Lewis featuring Raynor Bruges and Sidney Samson) |
2018 | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
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