Public Domain are a British electronic music group, whose music includes acid and hard techno elements. They had their biggest hit towards the end of 2000, "Operation Blade (Bass in the Place)", which peaked at No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart and the top 10 in Australia, Austria, Germany and Norway. It sold one million copies internationally. In 2001, they released their only album, Hard Hop Superstars.
The original line-up of the group featured James Allan, Mark Sherry and Alistair MacIsaac. Mallorca Lee and David Forbes were added to the group before their chart breakthrough. In 2002, after two further top 40 singles in the form of "Rock da Funky Beats" (No. 19) and "Too Many MCs" (No. 34), Lee and Forbes both left, and MacIsaac followed them. Neil Skinner joined the line-up.
Discography Albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions AUS NZ Hard Hop Superstars Released: 2001 Label: Epidrome Format: CD 65 24
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS AUT BEL(FL) FRA GER NLD NOR SWE SWI "Operation Blade (Bass in the Place)" 2000 5 7 6 24 77 4 32 10 59 49 Rock da Funky Beats 2001 19 39 38 — — 59 — — — — BPI: Silver ARIA: Platinum "Too Many MCs"/"Let Me Clear My Throat" 2002 34 — — — — — — — — — "Operation Blade"/"Blood Is Pumpin" 2003 77 — — — — — — — — — rowspan="2" "Make the Connection"/"Dangerous Minds" 2004 90 — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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