Facts

Did you know?

• her name "Ida" is Gambian and not Danish

• She is a multitalent: Singer, Songwriter and Music Producer

• Ida is the female member of the band SugaRush Beat Company

• In 2002 Ida was in a Danish girlband called Sha Li Mar

• US-hip hop band Outkast wanted to re-record her song "U Make Me Wanna" with her, but because they were busy with recording their album and making a movie the plan was cancelled

• She won the Danish DeeJay Awards 2008 in the categories "Dancechart.dk-Award (Danish Club-Hit of the Year)" and "Danish DeeJay-Favourite of the year", but lost in "Danish Artist Of The Year"

• "Sensation White 2007" in Amsterdam was Ida's first big event as a Top Act in front of 45,000 people

• Ida Corr is a chart topper: She hit #1 on the US Billboard Dance Hot Airplay in 2008 with "Let Me Think About It" as an imported single

Her Albums

• Ida has co-produced 11 of 12 songs on "Streetdiva" and 11 of 12 songs on "Robosoul" alongside MoTrack

• She has also written or co-written all songs on both albums

• Ida could've started sooner to record material, but she wanted to write and produce the songs herself

• "Streetdiva" (2005) was "an amazing cocktail of sexy urban soul, R'n'b, rap and even a touch of country" (Kick Music)

• the songs on "Streetdiva" are written so they can be played acoustically on guitars

• "Robosoul" (2006) is "exactly what the title suggests: modern, electronical soul" (Kick Music)

• "One" (2008) is a Best-of-compilation of her previous solo albums

• "One" is a completion of a chapter in Ida's life as an solo artist - that's the reason for the title according to her

• "One" is the first album release of the new founded US-Label "Ministry of Sound America"

• in the song "Country Girl" Ida sings the famous melody of the 1966 spaghetti western movie "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"

• the song "Mr. JB" is a tribute to the legend James Brown

• the song "I'm Your Lady" is not a response to Tom Jones' "She's A Lady" according to Ida

Musical Inspiration
 

• Michael Jackson

• Bob Marley

• Aretha Franklin

• Stevie Wonder

• Prince

• Metallica

• Dizzee Rascal

• Lauryn Hill

• India Arie

• James Brown

• John Mayer

• Jimmy Lidell

• Billie Holiday

• Timbaland

• Eva Cassidy

Let me think about it - Facts
 

• The male voice on the song is provided by Danish singer Burhan G

• The song was written by Ida Corr, MoTrack aka Christian von Staffeldt and Burhan Genc for Ida's second album "Robosoul"

• The original version was produced by MoTrack, Ida Corr and Kasper Tranberg

• Dutch DJ Fedde Le Grand made the well-known remix version of the song. Ida's label in Denmark introduced her to Fedde.

• The music video was directed by Marcus Adams, who also directed "About You Now" by the Sugababes, "The Creeps" by Camille Jones and "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit" by Fedde Le Grand

• The man in the video is London based dancer Jason Beitel, originally from Illinois. He has been a dancer on Kylie Minogue's tours since 2005, he was also seen in the music videos "The One" by Kylie and David Guetta's "Love Don't Let Me Go"

• The female dancers are Dominique Tipper, Stephanie Fitzpatrick and Anchelique Mariano

• Natricia Bernard did the choreography for the video; make-up by Simon Rihana

• The video was shot in London

• The single had high rotation on BBC Radio 1 and other UK-stations

• Ida's highest chart position in the UK Single Charts "only" became #2, because "About You Now" by the Sugababes blocked #1

• The single rose to the UK Top 10 only on downloads alone (!)

• "Let Me Think About It" reached #1 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Airplay as an imported single & stayed over 40 weeks in the Top10

• #1: US Billboard Hot Dance Airplay, UK TV Airplay Chart, BBC Radio 1 Airplay Chart, UK Club Chart, UK Pop Chart, European Dance Traxx, German Dance Charts, Brazil Top 30 Dance Club Play, Bulgaria Singles Top 40

• #2: UK Download, UK Single Charts

• #8: Irish Singles

• #11: Dutch Top 40

• #12: New Zealand RIANZ, Denmark Tracklisten

• #13: Austria

• #14: ARIA Australia, German Top 100

• #23: Switzerland

• #29: French Singles

• #97: US Billboard Pop 100

• "Let Me Think About It" has been certified a Platinum Award for more than 18,000 sold singles by IFPI in Denmark

• "Let Me Think About It" has been certified with an award for more than 10,000 plays in UK by Nielsen Music Control
  Airplay Awards Notification UK

• 10 000 plays on UK radio (on the same level as Britney Spears, Mika and Rihanna)

• It's the best-selling single outside Denmark from a Danish singer since the Danish bands Aqua and Infernal

• in 2008 "Let Me Think About It" stayed over 40 weeks in the German Single Charts (between #14 and #55), which resulted in the longest stay for a single in the German Top 100 in 2008

• #1: US Billboard Hot Dance Airplay Year-End Charts 2008

• #22: Dutch Single Year-End Charts 2007

• #27: Germany Year-End Single Charts of 2008

• #31: Bulgaria Singles Top 40 of 2007

• #41: UK Single Charts of 2007

• #48: France Singles Top 100 of 2008

• #49: Austria Year-End Single Charts 2008

• #55: European Hot 100 Singles Year-End Charts 2008

• #66: Switzerland Year-End Charts 2008 Singles

Ride My Tempo - Facts
 

• The song was written by Jarrad Rogers, Ida Corr, Jade McRae and Rosco P. Coldchain for Ida's international album "One" (the only new song)

• Rap is provided by Rosco P. Coldchain

• Jarrad "Jaz" Rogers produced the song, who also has been producing albums by SugaRush Beat Company, Lauryn Hill and Bryn Christopher in the past

• The music video was directed by Mike Larsen from Timeline, who also directed "I Am (What You Want Me To Be)" by Camille Jones

• The video was shot in Copenhagen in early 2009 and is a tribute to Maurice Binder

• All information about producers, dancing, staff and styling are featured in the "end credits" scene

• Funnily enough you can also read in the end credits "Actual caracters appear as themselves, not as any form of english, martini drinking secret service agent, with a license to kill."

• #1 German Dance Charts

• #8 Denmark Tracklisten

• #28 Sweden

• #54 German Top 100