iiO (pronounced "eye-oh") was a New York City -based dance music act composed of singer and songwriter Nadia Ali and record producer Markus Moser. The group gained prominence for its 2001 single, " Rapture ", which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in the United Kingdom. Following the success of "Rapture", iiO released several singles and the studio album Poetica in 2005. The album reached number 17 on the Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart.
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26-487: A girl group . The two teamed up and started a group that was originally named "Vaiio", named after the Sony Vaio laptop Ali used to write lyrics on. They later dropped the "va", on the advice of their label, to avoid causing problems in the future with Sony. Working with Moser, she wrote the lyrics and the vocals for the songs. Their first release was the 2001 single, " Rapture ", a song Ali wrote in 30 minutes based on
39-833: A relationship with an Australian man she met in a nightclub. "Rapture" peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. Outside of the United States, "Rapture" was a hit across Europe, most notably in the United Kingdom, where the song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart in November 2001. The song was remixed by prominent DJs and record producers including Avicii , Paul van Dyk , John Creamer & Stephane K , Armin van Buuren and Deep Dish . "Rapture"
52-486: The 2006 number one Billboard Hot Dance Club Play single, " Is It Love? ", the 2007 remix album, Reconstruction Time: The Best of iiO Remixed , and the 2008 compilation album, Rapture Reconstruction: Platinum Edition . In 2010, iiO re-emerged from hiatus when Moser released new remixes of "At the End". In April 2011, iiO's second studio album and final project, Exit 110 , was released, featuring Ali on vocals. Speaking of
65-588: The 2006 single " Is It Love? " that reached number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. In 2011, he released the studio album Exit 110 , which again, featured Ali on vocals and was announced as the final project of the act. Nadia Ali was working in the New York offices of Versace , when a co-worker introduced her to record producer Markus Moser, who was looking for a female singer to collaborate on some of his productions for
78-579: The End Smooth Runaway Kiss You Is It Love? Related articles Nadia Ali Nadia Ali discography Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Smooth_(iiO_song)&oldid=1181763132 " Categories : 2004 singles 2004 songs IiO songs Songs written by Nadia Ali (singer) Hidden categories: CS1 Romanian-language sources (ro) Articles with short description Short description
91-2174: The End " (2002) " Smooth " (2004) " Runaway " (2004) " Smooth " is the third single released from iiO 's debut album, Poetica . The single peaked at number two in Finland, becoming the band's highest-charting hit there, and climbed to number 18 in Romania. The single did not find much success outside these countries, only managing to reach number 13 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart. Track listing [ edit ] No. Title Length 1. "Smooth (Original Radio)" 3:41 2. "Smooth (Pig & Dan Radio)" 3:44 3. "Smooth (Blackwatch Radio)" 3:44 4. "Smooth (Steve Porter Radio)" 3:31 5. "Smooth (Airbase Radio)" 3:23 6. "Smooth (Original Club Mix)" 7:53 7. "Smooth (Pig & Dan Club Mix)" 7:16 8. "Smooth (Steve Porter Club Mix)" 9:16 9. "Smooth (Blackwatch Club Mix)" 7:01 10. "Smooth (Airbase Club Mix)" 9:47 11. "Smooth (Ambient Remix)" 4:36 12. "Smooth (Formula Pop Radio)" 3:24 13. "At The End (Midnite Radio)" 3:40 14. "Pig & Dan Analog Remix - available on Made Gold Part One (2007)" 7:16 15. "Pig & Dan Dub - available on Made Gold Part One (2007)" 7:23 Charts [ edit ] Chart (2003–2004) Peak position Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) 2 Romania ( Romanian Top 100 ) 18 US Dance Radio Airplay ( Billboard ) 23 US Dance Singles Sales ( Billboard ) 21 References [ edit ] ^ " iiO: Smooth" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat . Retrieved July 16, 2011. ^ "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 1, saptamina 5.01 – 11.01, 2004" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100 . Archived from
104-447: The U.S. Air Force; see Aircrew Badge Diminished supertonic triad (ii), a borrowed chord Linux Industrial I/O subsystem See also [ edit ] I2O (Intelligent Input/Output), a defunct computer input/output (I/O) specification Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title IIO . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
117-408: The album, Ali explained that she had no involvement in it except her vocals and lyrics from nearly ten years ago being used for the project. She described it as "interesting" that there was new work featuring her being released by iiO when she had neither worked with or been in contact with Moser since she left iiO and was completely focused on her solo career. When asked further if the dissolution of
130-675: The duo was amicable, she refused to comment further. Moser, on the other hand, said he decided to use material Ali had recorded before she left iiO to release a new album due to a demand by fans. Smooth (iiO song) 2004 single by iiO "Smooth" [REDACTED] Single by iiO from the album Poetica Released January 13, 2004 Genre Dance electronic Length 3 : 41 Label Made Records Songwriter(s) Nadia Ali Producer(s) Nadia Ali Markus Moser IiO singles chronology " At
143-488: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=IIO&oldid=745079419 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages IiO The same year, Ali left iiO to pursue a solo career. Meanwhile, Moser continued to release material, featuring her on vocals, which included
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#1732771755129156-573: The original on February 20, 2005 . Retrieved May 14, 2020 . ^ "Dance/Mix Show Airplay" . Billboard . December 27, 2003 . Retrieved October 24, 2023 . ^ "Dance Singles Sales" . Billboard . February 21, 2004 . Retrieved October 24, 2023 . External links [ edit ] Smooth at discogs v t e iiO Studio albums Poetica Compilation albums Reconstruction Time: The Best of iiO Remixed Singles Rapture At
169-411: Was followed by " At the End " in 2002. The duo subsequently released " Smooth " in 2003, " Runaway " in 2004 and " Kiss You " in 2005. Their first studio album, Poetica , was released in 2005 by Made Records. The release of the album was timed with the dissolution of iiO with Ali leaving to pursue a solo career. Meanwhile, Moser continued to release material, featuring her on the vocals. These included
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