This article is about a British hip hop band. For the German a cappella band, see Wise Guys. The Wiseguys was a British electronica and hip hop band that was responsible for creating the song "Start the Commotion" that was in a Mitsubishi TV advertisement, as well as the films Lizzie McGuire , Zoolander and Kangaroo Jack ; and "Ooh La La", which was used in Budweiser commercials. Both tracks of which came from The Wiseguys second album, The Antidote .

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Career

The band was formed in 1994 with two members, Touche (Theo Keating) and Regal (Paul Eve). They were business partners from 1990 and released an EP called "Ladies Say Ow!" in the same year on the Blackmarket record label. The record label Wall of Sound signed the duo and released the double A-side "Nil by Mouth" / "Too Easy" in 1995. Their first album Executive Suite was released in 1996 to critical acclaim, feature downtempo jazz beats and happy optimistic hip-hop numbers, and is now considered a cult classic.

Regal left the band in 1997 to pursue other interests, and Touche worked on the second Wiseguys album, The Antidote . This was released in 1998, and contained their two most famous songs "Ooh La La" and "Start the Commotion". "Ooh La La" was a minor UK hit in April 1998, then in March 1999 it was re-released as a single and got to #2 in the UK Singles Chart following its use in a popular TV commercial for Budweiser. In 2001, "Start the Commotion" was shown on a Mitsubishi Motors television commercial in the United States, and that song reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100.

The Wiseguys disbanded in 2001, and Touche worked solo on house music under Fatboy Slim's Southern Fried record label. In July 2006, Regal released his first solo single "Shock Ya Mind" on the Funk Weapons label.

On 31 December 2006, Executive Suite made its way onto the US version of iTunes. Touche is currently a well-respected producer and DJ in his own right, currently one half of The Black Ghosts, and produces under several other well-disguised aliases including " Fake Blood."

Discography

• Ladies Say Ow! (EP) (1994)
• *"Nil By Mouth" / "Too Easy" (1995)
• *"The Sound You Hear" / "We Keep On" (1996)
• Executive Suite (1996)
• *"Casino 'Sans Pareil'" (1997)
• The Antidote (1998)
• *"Ooh La La" (1999)
• *"Start the Commotion" (1999)
• Wall Of Sound Essentials - Mixed By The Wiseguys (2000) (Mix CD)
• "Dizzy Spell" / "Black Light" (2002) (DJ Touche, solo)
• "Gimme My Money" (2002) (DJ Touche, solo)
• "Ultraviolet" (2002) (DJ Touche, solo) (Mix CD)
• "Temper" (2003) (DJ Touche, solo)
• "The Paddle" / "The Girl's A Freak" (2004) (DJ Touche, solo)
• "She's at the Club" (EP) (2005) (DJ Touche, solo)
• "The Offspring - Greatest Hits" (2005) (one remix song)
• "Command Me" / "Calling My Name" (2006) (DJ Touche, solo)
• "Shock Ya Mind" (2006) (DJ Regal, solo)
• Loop Dreams (2007) (DJ Regal, solo)

Record track listings

Ladies Say Ow!

Side One
Side Two

Executive Suite

Side One
Side Two
Side Three
Side Four

• On the vinyl LP version of Executive Suite , the final track "Too Easy" is missing.

The Antidote

Side One


Side Two


Side Three


Side Four

• The Japanese version contains a bonus track "Expand on the Topic" which features guest spots from J-Nise, Season and Sense Live, and was the B-side to the "Ohh La La" single.