Fun Factory

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The German Eurodance act Fun Factory came together in Hamburg in 1992. Foursome Stephan Browarczyk (Steve), Toni Cottura (Smooth T.), Rodney Hardison (Rod D.), and Balca Tözün, specialized in poppy, dance-friendly songs. They issued their debut single, “Fun Factory’s Theme” in 1992, and followed it with “Groove Me” in 1993. Late that year, Marie-Anett Mey replaced Tözün, the group’s most prominent vocalist. With Mey, the group enjoyed their most successful single to that point, “Close to You”, a number 1 dance track in Canada. They issued their first LP, Nonstop! The Album, in 1994, and had a pair of top 30 hits in their home country with “Pain” and “Take Your Chance”. They released a string os hit singles in 1995, including a cover of “Do Wah Diddy” that climbed to number 6. Their sophomore album Fun-Tastic dropped that year, and the group enjoyed one more charting single, “Don’t Go Away”, before Cottura exited the band. The trio recorded a smattering of singles, but disbanded in 1997. The four original members released “Shut Up”, a new song, in 2009. That led to Browarczyk, Cottura, and Tözün to perform together in public playing the group’s hits, with American rapper Ski, in 2013. The group officially began again in 2014, releasing new singles in 2015 and 2016 before the August 2016 release of their third album, Back to the Factory.

Top tracks

12	Close to You	Fun Factory	Back to the Factory	03:38
	Writer: Aris Bülent - Toni Cottura - Rodney Hardison / Composers: Aris Bülent - Toni Cottura - Rainer Kesselbauer
15	Celebration	Fun Factory	Back to the Factory	03:27
	Writer: Toni Cottura - Aris Bülent / Composers: Toni Cottura - Aris Bülent
17	I Wanna B with U	Fun Factory	Back to the Factory	03:33
	Writer: Toni Cottura - Zoltan Bender - Rodney Hardison / Composers: Toni Cottura - Zoltan Bender
10	I Wanna B with U (Jerome Remix Edit)	Fun Factory	Back to the Factory	03:02
	Writer: Zoltan Bender - Toni Cottura / Composers: Zoltan Bender - Toni Cottura
18	Take Your Chance	Fun Factory	Back to the Factory	04:14
	Writer: Toni Cottura - Aris Bülent - Rodney Hardison / Composers: Toni Cottura - Aris Bülent - Rainer Kesselbauer
03	I Wanna B With U	Fun Factory	Absolute Dance Hits	03:32
	Composers: Toni Cottura - Rodney Hardison - Zoltan Bender
01	Megamix	Fun Factory	Back to the Factory	08:00
	Writer: Achim Jannsen - Toni Cottura - Rekardo Heilig - Jeff Barry - Ellie Greenwich - Aris Bülent - Rainer Kesselbauer - Rodney Hardison - Zoltan Bender - Stephan Browarczyk - Anthony Freeman - Balca Yildiztekin / Composers: Achim Jannsen - Toni Cottura - Rekardo Heilig - Jeff Barry - Ellie Greenwich - Aris Bülent - Rainer Kesselbauer - Rodney Hardison - Zoltan Bender - Stephan Browarczyk - Anthony Freeman - Balca Yildiztekin
03	Do Wah Diddy Diddy	Fun Factory	All Their Best	03:33
	Writer: Jeff Barry - Ellie Greenwich
07	Close To You	Fun Factory	All Their Best	04:35
	Writer: Toni Cottura - Buelent Aris - Rainer Kesselbauer - Rodney Hardison
02	Take Your Chance (Take The Original)	Fun Factory	Take Your Chance / Celebration (Remixes)	05:49
	Writer: Toni Cottura - Buelent Aris - RAINER KESSELBAUR - Rodney Hardison
13	Fun Factory's Theme	Fun Factory	All Their Best	03:06
	Writer: Rainer Kesselbauer
13	Doh Wah Diddy	Fun Factory	Back to the Factory	03:18
	Writer: Jeff Barry - Ellie Greenwich / Composers: Jeff Barry - Ellie Greenwich
01	Take Your Chance (Take The Airwaves)	Fun Factory	Take Your Chance / Celebration (Remixes)	04:00
	Writer: Toni Cottura - Buelent Aris - Rodney Hardison - RAINER KESSELBAUR
05	Close To You	Fun Factory	Close To You	04:40
	Writer: Rodney Hardison - Toni Cottura - Buelent Aris - Rainer Kesselbauer
16	Don't Go Away	Fun Factory	Back to the Factory	03:30
	Writer: Toni Cottura - Aris Bülent - Rodney Hardison / Composers: Toni Cottura - Aris Bülent
03	Close To You (Close To Ragga Mix)	Fun Factory	Close To You (Remixes)	04:49
	Composers: Rodney Hardison - Rainer Kesselbauer - Buelent Aris - Toni Cottura
14	Pain	Fun Factory	Back to the Factory	03:53
	Writer: Aris Bülent - Toni Cottura - Rodney Hardison / Composers: Aris Bülent - Toni Cottura - Rainer Kesselbauer
03	Summerday	Fun Factory	Back to the Factory	03:01
	Writer: Achim Jannsen - Toni Cottura - Rekardo Heilig - Stephan Browarczyk - Anthony Freeman - Balca Yildiztekin / Composers: Achim Jannsen - Toni Cottura - Rekardo Heilig - Stephan Browarczyk - Anthony Freeman - Balca Yildiztekin
01	Close To You (NATYS Remix)	Fun Factory	Close To You (NATYS Remix)	02:05
	Writer: Aris Bülent - Toni Cottura - Rodney Hardison / Composers: Aris Bülent - Toni Cottura - Rainer Kesselbauer
10	Pain	Fun Factory	Close To You	04:54
	Writer: Toni Cottura - Buelent Aris - Rodney Hardison - Rainer Kesselbauer
02	Turn It Up	Fun Factory	Back to the Factory	02:51
	Writer: Achim Jannsen - Toni Cottura - Rekardo Heilig - Stephan Browarczyk - Anthony Freeman - Balca Yildiztekin / Composers: Achim Jannsen - Toni Cottura - Rekardo Heilig - Stephan Browarczyk - Anthony Freeman - Balca Yildiztekin
01	Dreaming	Fun Factory	Fun-Tastic	05:22
	Writer: Toni Cottura - Buelent Aris - Rodney Hardison
11	Close to You (Dimaro Remix Edit)	Fun Factory	Back to the Factory	02:43
	Writer: Aris Bülent - Toni Cottura - Rainer Kesselbauer - Rodney Hardison / Composers: Aris Bülent - Toni Cottura - Rainer Kesselbauer
19	Love of My Life	Fun Factory	Back to the Factory	03:48
	Writer: Toni Cottura - Aris Bülent - Rainer Kesselbauer - Stephan Browarczyk / Composers: Toni Cottura - Aris Bülent - Rainer Kesselbauer
03	Take Your Chance	Fun Factory	Close To You	04:39
	Writer: Rainer Kesselbauer - Toni Cottura - Buelent Aris - Rodney Hardison
03	Take Your Chance (Take The Tribe)	Fun Factory	Take Your Chance / Celebration (Remixes)	05:57
	Writer: Toni Cottura - Buelent Aris - RAINER KESSELBAUR - Rodney Hardison
06	Hands Up	Fun Factory	Back to the Factory	03:09
	Writer: Jean Kluger - Daniel Vangarde - Nelly Byl / Composers: Jean Kluger - Daniel Vangarde
01	Close To You (Radio Edit)	Fun Factory	Close To You (Remixes)	03:38
	Composers: Rodney Hardison - Toni Cottura - Buelent Aris - Rainer Kesselbauer
08	Doh Wah Diddy (Eric Chase Remix Edit)	Fun Factory	Back to the Factory	02:33
	Writer: Jeff Barry - Ellie Greenwich / Composers: Jeff Barry - Ellie Greenwich
09	Prove Your Love / Freestylin'	Fun Factory	Close To You	05:37
	Writer: Toni Cottura - Buelent Aris

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Discography

Albums

℗ 2016 Control: 05-08-2016

Back to the Factory

01	Megamix	Fun Factory	Back to the Factory	08:00
	Writer: Achim Jannsen - Toni Cottura - Rekardo Heilig - Jeff Barry - Ellie Greenwich - Aris Bülent - Rainer Kesselbauer - Rodney Hardison - Zoltan Bender - Stephan Browarczyk - Anthony Freeman - Balca Yildiztekin / Composers: Achim Jannsen - Toni Cottura - Rekardo Heilig - Jeff Barry - Ellie Greenwich - Aris Bülent - Rainer Kesselbauer - Rodney Hardison - Zoltan Bender - Stephan Browarczyk - Anthony Freeman - Balca Yildiztekin
02	Turn It Up	Fun Factory	Back to the Factory	02:51
	Writer: Achim Jannsen - Toni Cottura - Rekardo Heilig - Stephan Browarczyk - Anthony Freeman - Balca Yildiztekin / Composers: Achim Jannsen - Toni Cottura - Rekardo Heilig - Stephan Browarczyk - Anthony Freeman - Balca Yildiztekin
03	Summerday	Fun Factory	Back to the Factory	03:01
	Writer: Achim Jannsen - Toni Cottura - Rekardo Heilig - Stephan Browarczyk - Anthony Freeman - Balca Yildiztekin / Composers: Achim Jannsen - Toni Cottura - Rekardo Heilig - Stephan Browarczyk - Anthony Freeman - Balca Yildiztekin
04	I Want Your Love	Fun Factory	Back to the Factory	03:01
	Writer: Achim Jannsen - Toni Cottura - Rekardo Heilig - Stephan Browarczyk - Anthony Freeman - Balca Yildiztekin / Composers: Achim Jannsen - Toni Cottura - Rekardo Heilig - Stephan Browarczyk - Anthony Freeman - Balca Yildiztekin
05	Let's Get Crunk (Piano Edit)	Fun Factory	Back to the Factory	02:49
	Writer: Achim Jannsen - Marcel-Jerome Gialelés - Toni Cottura - Anthony Freeman - Stephan Browarczyk - Balca Tözün - Rekardo Heilig / Composers: Achim Jannsen - Marcel-Jerome Gialelés - Toni Cottura - Anthony Freeman - Stephan Browarczyk - Balca Tözün - Rekardo Heilig
06	Hands Up	Fun Factory	Back to the Factory	03:09
	Writer: Jean Kluger - Daniel Vangarde - Nelly Byl / Composers: Jean Kluger - Daniel Vangarde
07	Ready to Go	Fun Factory	Back to the Factory	03:34
	Writer: Achim Jannsen - Toni Cottura - Rekardo Heilig - Stephan Browarczyk - Anthony Freeman - Balca Yildiztekin / Composers: Achim Jannsen - Toni Cottura - Rekardo Heilig - Stephan Browarczyk - Anthony Freeman - Balca Yildiztekin

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Curb/Edel Records, Inc.: 18-12-1996

All Their Best

01	Celebration	Fun Factory	All Their Best	04:03
	Writer: Buelent Aris - Toni Cottura
02	Don't Go Away	Fun Factory	All Their Best	03:28
	Writer: Toni Cottura - Rodney Hardison - Buelent Aris
03	Do Wah Diddy Diddy	Fun Factory	All Their Best	03:33
	Writer: Jeff Barry - Ellie Greenwich
04	I Wanna B With U	Fun Factory	All Their Best	03:32
	Writer: Toni Cottura - Rodney Hardison - Zoltan Bender
05	I Love You	Fun Factory	All Their Best	04:58
	Writer: Toni Cottura - Buelent Aris - Rodney Hardison
06	Pain	Fun Factory	All Their Best	04:54
	Writer: Toni Cottura - Buelent Aris - Rodney Hardison - Rainer Kesselbauer
07	Close To You	Fun Factory	All Their Best	04:35
	Writer: Toni Cottura - Buelent Aris - Rainer Kesselbauer - Rodney Hardison

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Curb/Edel Records, Inc.: 30-10-1995

Fun-Tastic

01	Dreaming	Fun Factory	Fun-Tastic	05:22
	Writer: Toni Cottura - Buelent Aris - Rodney Hardison
02	Don't Go Away	Fun Factory	Fun-Tastic	03:28
	Writer: Toni Cottura - Rodney Hardison - Buelent Aris
03	Do Wah Diddy Diddy	Fun Factory	Fun-Tastic	04:44
	Writer: Jeff Barry - Ellie Greenwich
04	Oh Yeah Yeah	Fun Factory	Fun-Tastic	04:51
	Writer: Toni Cottura - Mathias Fiedler - Chris O. Goetzki - Rodney Hardison - Rainer Kesselbauer
05	I Love You	Fun Factory	Fun-Tastic	04:58
	Writer: Toni Cottura - Buelent Aris - Rodney Hardison
06	Don't Fight	Fun Factory	Fun-Tastic	05:58
	Writer: Toni Cottura - Rodney Hardison - Buelent Aris
07	I Wanna B With U	Fun Factory	Fun-Tastic	03:32
	Writer: Toni Cottura - Rodney Hardison - Zoltan Bender

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Curb/Edel Records, Inc.: 18-04-1995

Close To You

01	Intro Jam	Fun Factory	Close To You	01:09
02	Groove Me	Fun Factory	Close To You	04:12
	Writer: Toni Cottura - Buelent Aris - Rodney Hardison - Toni Aris - Rainer Kesselbauer
03	Take Your Chance	Fun Factory	Close To You	04:39
	Writer: Rainer Kesselbauer - Toni Cottura - Buelent Aris - Rodney Hardison
04	Love Of My Life	Fun Factory	Close To You	05:08
	Writer: Rainer Kesselbauer - Toni Cottura
05	Close To You	Fun Factory	Close To You	04:40
	Writer: Rodney Hardison - Toni Cottura - Buelent Aris - Rainer Kesselbauer
06	We Are The World	Fun Factory	Close To You	04:08
	Writer: Toni Cottura - Buelent Aris - Browarczyk - Rodney Hardison
07	Fun Factory's Groove	Fun Factory	Close To You	03:46
	Writer: Rainer Kasselbaur - Buelent Aris

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EPs

℗ 2013 ZYX Music GmbH & Co. KG: 21-06-2013

On Top Of The World

01	On Top Of The World	Fun Factory	On Top Of The World	03:15
	Composers: Heilig, Rekardo - Meyer, Al - Gebauer, Sebastian -
02	On Top Of The World	Fun Factory	On Top Of The World	03:30
	Composers: Heilig, Rekardo - Meyer, Al - Gebauer, Sebastian -
03	On Top Of The World	Fun Factory	On Top Of The World	03:29
	Composers: Heilig, Rekardo - Meyer, Al - Gebauer, Sebastian -
04	On Top Of The World	Fun Factory	On Top Of The World	05:03
	Composers: Heilig, Rekardo - Meyer, Al - Gebauer, Sebastian -

Singles

℗ 2025 NovaSlay: 26-09-2025

Come on Eileen (Brooklyn Bounce Mixes)

01	Come on Eileen (Brooklyn Bounce Edit)	Fun Factory	Come on Eileen (Brooklyn Bounce Mixes)	03:05
	Writer: James Paterson - Kevin Adams - Kevin Rowland / Composers: James Paterson - Kevin Adams - Kevin Rowland
02	Come on Eileen (Brookly Bounce Extended Mix)	Fun Factory	Come on Eileen (Brooklyn Bounce Mixes)	04:06
	Writer: James Paterson - Kevin Adams - Kevin Rowland / Composers: James Paterson - Kevin Adams - Kevin Rowland

℗ 2025 Kontor Records GmbH: 18-04-2025

Close To You (NATYS Remix)

01	Close To You (NATYS Remix)	Fun Factory	Close To You (NATYS Remix)			02:05
	Writer: Aris Bülent - Toni Cottura - Rodney Hardison / Composers: Aris Bülent - Toni Cottura - Rainer Kesselbauer

℗ 2024 NovaSlay: 18-10-2024

Balkan Power

01	Balkan Power	Fun Factory	Balkan Power			02:43
	Writer: Toni Cottura - Anthony Freeman / Composers: Toni Cottura - Achim Jannsen

℗ 2024 NovaSlay: 23-08-2024

Come on Eileen

01	Come on Eileen	Fun Factory	Come on Eileen			03:00
	Writer: James Paterson - Kevin Adams - Kevin Rowland / Composers: James Paterson - Kevin Adams - Kevin Rowland

Team 33 Music S.L.: 28-07-2023

Uh La La

01	Uh La La	Fun Factory	Uh La La			02:48
	Writer: Luis Rodriguez - Dago Anicet Germain - Douglas Albert - Rekardo Heilig - Philippe Escano / Composers: Luis Rodriguez - Philippe Escano - Rekardo Heilig

Regular Records under exclusive license from Z.O.E. Tonträger Produktionsges. mbH / Team 33 Music S.L.: 19-02-2021

Memories

01	Memories (Team 33 Mix)	Fun Factory	Memories	03:20
	Writer: Rekardo Heilig - Toni Cottura - Steve Browarczyk - Anthony Freeman - Balca Tözün / Composers: Rekardo Heilig - Toni Cottura - Steve Browarczyk - Anthony Freeman - Balca Tözün
02	Memories	Fun Factory	Memories	03:01
	Writer: Rekardo Heilig - Toni Cottura - Steve Browarczyk - Anthony Freeman - Balca Tözün / Composers: Rekardo Heilig - Toni Cottura - Steve Browarczyk - Anthony Freeman - Balca Tözün

℗ 2016 Control: 15-07-2016

Turn It Up

01	Turn It Up	Fun Factory	Turn It Up			02:51
	Writer: Achim Jannsen - Toni Cottura - Rekardo Heilig - Stephan Browarczyk - Anthony Freeman - Balca Yildiztekin / Composers: Achim Jannsen - Toni Cottura - Rekardo Heilig - Stephan Browarczyk - Anthony Freeman - Balca Yildiztekin

℗ 2015 Control: 07-08-2015

Let's Get Crunk

01	Let's Get Crunk (Piano Edit)	Fun Factory	Let's Get Crunk	02:49
	Writer: Achim Jannsen - Marcel-Jerome Gialelés - Toni Cottura - Anthony Freeman - Stephan Browarczyk - Balca Tözün - Rekardo Heilig / Composers: Achim Jannsen - Marcel-Jerome Gialelés - Toni Cottura - Anthony Freeman - Stephan Browarczyk - Balca Tözün - Rekardo Heilig
02	Let's Get Crunk (Melbourne Edit)	Fun Factory	Let's Get Crunk	03:20
	Writer: Achim Jannsen - Marcel-Jerome Gialelés - Toni Cottura - Anthony Freeman - Stephan Browarczyk - Balca Tözün - Rekardo Heilig / Composers: Achim Jannsen - Marcel-Jerome Gialelés - Toni Cottura - Anthony Freeman - Stephan Browarczyk - Balca Tözün - Rekardo Heilig
03	Let's Get Crunk (Tropical Edit)	Fun Factory	Let's Get Crunk	03:14
	Writer: Achim Jannsen - Marcel-Jerome Gialelés - Toni Cottura - Anthony Freeman - Stephan Browarczyk - Balca Tözün - Rekardo Heilig / Composers: Achim Jannsen - Marcel-Jerome Gialelés - Toni Cottura - Anthony Freeman - Stephan Browarczyk - Balca Tözün - Rekardo Heilig

℗ 2015 ZYX Music GmbH & Co. KG: 30-01-2015

B'Bang Bang

01	B'bang Bang	Fun Factory	B'Bang Bang	03:33
	Composers: Shawe, Douglas - Agee, Kent - Hanc., Jeff
02	B'bang Bang	Fun Factory	B'Bang Bang	03:37
	Composers: Shawe, Douglas - Agee, Kent - Hanc., Jeff
03	B'bang Bang	Fun Factory	B'Bang Bang	05:27
	Composers: Shawe, Douglas - Agee, Kent - Hanc., Jeff

℗ 2014 ZYX Music GmbH & Co. KG: 16-05-2014

B'Bang Bang

01	B'Bang Bang	Fun Factory	B'Bang Bang	03:32
	Composers: Shawe, Douglas - Agee, Kent - Hanc., Jeff
02	Be Good To Me	Fun Factory	B'Bang Bang	04:08
	Composers: Heilig, Rekardo - Gbaho, Anicet Daga