Planet Perfecto

Planet Perfecto
Origin	United Kingdom
Genres	Dance music
Years active	1997 (1997)–2001 (2001)
Labels	Perfecto Records
Members	Paul Oakenfold, Ian Masterson, Jake Williams

Planet Perfecto was a dance supergroup, formed in 1997 by Paul Oakenfold, Ian Masterson and Jake Williams. They were signed to Oakenfold's record label, Perfecto Records.

Musical career

Their first release was "Georgie Girl" on 12" vinyl in 1997; the single did not make it into the UK Singles Chart.^[1] However, their next track, "Not Over Yet '99", was more successful entering the UK chart at #16 in August 1999.^[2] They worked with a fourth producer, Matt Darey on the track, a remix/re-edit of "Not Over Yet" by Grace to create the track, which was to be the first of four hits for the group. Oakenfold had previously been a member of Grace.

Before forming Planet Perfecto, all three producers had made their names in the dance music scene under different guises. Most notably Jake Williams as JX^[3] and Masterson with Flexifinger.^[4] Paul Oakenfold was often viewed as being the main force behind "Planet Perfecto", but this is probably because he was more of a household name, having been successful as a DJ and having hits under numerous guises.^[5] Planet Perfecto have not released any further material since 2001. All three producers have undertaken independent projects since that time.

Discography

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
		UK [6]	UK Dance [7]	UK Indie [8]	AUS [9]	EUR [10]	IRE [11]	NED [12]	SCO [13]
1999	"Not Over Yet 99" (featuring Grace)	16	2	—	90	56	—	—	14
	"Bullet in the Gun"	15	10	7	99	53	25	62	27
2000	"Bullet in the Gun 2000"	7	2	1	—	33	32	—	5
2001	"Bites da Dust"	52	33	4	—	43	—	—	52
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

1. "Planet Perfecto". Discogs.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
2. "Ultimate Music Database". Umdmusic.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
3. "Jake Williams". Discogs.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
4. "Ian Masterson". Discogs.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
5. "Paul Oakenfold". Discogs.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
6. UK chart peaks:
   • "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
   • Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 9781904994107.
   • *Chart Log UK "Chart Log UK 1994–2010: P> Planet Perfecto". zobbel - Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
7. UK dance singles chart peaks:
   • "Not Over Yet 99". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
   • "Bullet in the Gun". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
   • "Bullet in the Gun 2000". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
   • "Bites Da Dust". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
8. UK independent singles chart peaks:
   • "Bullet in the Gun". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
   • "Bullet in the Gun 2000". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
   • "Bites Da Dust". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
9. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 220.
10. European singles chart peaks:
    • "Not Over Yet 99" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
    • "Bullet in the Gun" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
    • "Bullet in the Gun 2000" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
11. Irish singles chart peaks:
    • "Irish chart peaks". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
    • "Irish chart peaks". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
12. "Dutch chart peaks". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
13. Scottish singles chart peaks:
    • "Not Over Yet 99". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
    • "Bullet in the Gun". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
    • "Bullet in the Gun 2000". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
    • "Bites Da Dust". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2020.