English house music duo
Fire Island
Also known as Pete Heller and Terry Farley, Heller & Farley, Heller & Farley Project, Farley & Heller, Roach Motel, Product of da Neighbourhood, Soft Black Origin Brighton , EnglandGenres Years active Labels Defected Records
Musical artist
Fire Island are an English house music duo, made up of producers and remixers Pete Heller and Terry Farley .[ 1] Both are prolific musicians who have an extensive list of remixes to their credit, using the Fire Island moniker and also being billed as Heller & Farley Project , Roach Motel or Farley & Heller .[ 2]
As Fire Island, they hit number one on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1998 with "Shout to the Top ", a song originally recorded by the Style Council in 1984 and with lead vocals supplied by Loleatta Holloway . It also peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart . The duo also had a hit single on both charts in 1992 with "In Your Bones / Fire Island" (the latter featuring Ricardo da Force ).
They collaborated with Michael Jackson for the song "Money", which appeared on the album Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix , as well as providing a remix for the title song .[ 1]
Charted singles
"In Your Bones / Fire Island" (1992) - UK #66[ 3]
"There But for the Grace of God" (1994) - UK #32[ 4]
"If You Should Need a Friend" (1995) - UK #51[ 5]
"White Powder Dreams" (1997) - UK #127
"Shout to the Top " (featuring Loleatta Holloway ) (1998) - UK #23[ 6]
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