THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

579-CamelPhat and Elderbrook-Cola.

2017-Number 18 single.

Best Bit-At 3.25. The ‘Cola’ companies must have spent millions on purchasing ‘Pop’ songs to use in their advertisements down the years, but they haven’t used the best one yet.

CamelPhat is the stage name of the British ‘Dance Music’ producers Dave Whelan, and Mike Di Scala, who formed in Liverpool, England, in 2006. Prior to joining Whelan, Mike Di Scala had tasted chart success as a member of the English ‘Electronic’ group ‘Rezonance Q,’ with the UK Number 29 hit single ‘Someday,’ in 2003. He was also a member of the English ‘Electronic Dance Music’ group ‘Ultrabeat,’ who achieved five UK top 40 hits, including the 2003 Number 2 track ‘Pretty Green Eyes.’ Dave Whelan, and Mike Di Scala had released music, and remixed for others using several different names prior to ‘CamelPhat,’ those names included ‘Whelan & Di Scala,’ ‘Wheels & Disco,’ ‘Shake n’ Jack,’ ‘Mancini,’ ‘Pawn Shop,’ ‘Da Mode,’ ‘High Society,’ and the ‘Bassline Hustlers.’ Their dozens of remixes include Café del Mar,’ for Energy 52, (Whelan & Di Scala remix) (2007) (see also best songs 79) ‘Da Funk,’ for Daft Punk, (‘Funk’ by Wheels & Disco remix) (2007) (see also best songs 140) and ‘Ride on Time’ (‘Black Sensation,’ by Whelan & Di Scala) (2009) (see also best songs 501.) Dave Whelan, and Mike Di Scala also have many production and songwriting credits, including the UK 2017 Number 7 hit single ’17,’ for the American artist ‘MK.’

The discography of CamelPhat under all of their different working names, includes two studio Albums released in 2020, and 2023, and 68 singles released between 2006-2023, there are also 19 extended plays available. In the UK, three of their singles have reached the top 40, with ‘Cola,’ with Elderbrook, charting the highest at Number 18. In America on the ‘Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs’ chart, five of their tracks have made the top 40, with ‘Rabbit Hole,’ featuring Jem Cooke, peaking the highest at Number 23 in 2019.

‘Cola’ was the first of seven singles added to ‘Dark Matter,’ the debut studio Album by CamelPhat, from October 2020, the song was co-written by Dave Whelan, and Mike Di Scala, who wrote the music, and Alexander Kotz, who wrote the lyrics, and also provides the vocals. The songs production is credited to CamelPhat. Alexander Kotz, who works under the stage name of ‘Elderbrook,’ was born on December 20th, 1992, in London, England, he is a musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. The discography of Elderbrook includes two studio Albums released in 2020, and 2023, and 27 singles released between 2015-2023, there are also five extended plays available. In the UK, his only chart entry to date remains ‘Cola,’ while in America on the ‘Billboard Dance Club Songs’ chart, ‘Cola’ went all the way to Number 1. Elderbrook has also done remixes for other artists, most notably providing the official remix for ‘Rockabye,’ by Clean Bandit, featuring Sean Paul, which was the UK Christmas Number 1 single in 2016.

‘Cola’ which can be filed under the musical genre of ‘House Music,’ has always courted controversy surrounding it’s actual meaning, with some interpreting the song as being about a female who has had her drink spiked. Elderbrook has always denied that, saying that it is actually about a girl who has had too many drinks before going out for the night, and then being refused entry into a club. ‘Cola’ was recorded in February 2017, during a three day recording session in London. Elderbrook was one of several vocalists that CamelPhat invited to come into the studio during their sessions. Elderbrook has recalled,’They had a few different instrumentals that I tried out that day, Then they played what everyone now knows as the instrumental to ‘Cola.’ There was a lot of space on the record for vocals. But I wanted to keep it going, keep it pumping, so my vocal delivery is quicker than I would usually have done.’

‘Got ready for the night, and she’s heading for the lights, but she sees the vision going, copping line after line. See how she looks for trouble, see how she dances, and she sips the Coca-Cola, but she can’t tell the difference yet.’