Oliver Heldens & Becky Hill ‘Gecko (Overdrive)’ | The Making Of A Chart-Topping Dance Hit

Oliver Heldens and Becky Hill share the story behind their chart-topping hit, ‘Gecko (Overdrive)’, on the week of it’s 10th anniversary.

Heldens explains how he made the original version of ‘Gecko’ in the back of his mum’s car whilst on holiday. He then sent it to Tiësto on Twitter, which led to it being signed to Spinnin’ Records and becoming a huge success as an instrumental.

The following summer a vocal version of the track was released, sung by Becky Hill and co-written with MNEK. In this video, Hill reflects on writing the song in the studio as a teenager and how 10 years on the track is just as special to her.

Electronic music history is rich with unforgettable and timeless classics. In our series, DJ Mag explores the tales behind some of the world’s favourite dance tracks, told by the people that made them.

Dive into more episodes here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxGQNM_MbRMj0o92dwsw61tI7fZme2HNT&si=WLTFqEHMlnPb__Uc

Listen to Becky’s new album here: https://djmag.com/news/becky-hill-shares-new-album-believe-me-now-listen

Subscribe to DJ Mag TV: http://bit.ly/Oduqwo

We’re on Discord! Join our community of dance music lovers here: http://discord.gg/djmag

Website: http://www.djmag.com
Top 100 DJs: http://www.djmag.com/top100djs
Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1tr9sNh
Twitter: http://bit.ly/1AxeMR6
Google+: http://bit.ly/1k6xlq5
SoundCloud: http://bit.ly/1pE3QIU
Mixcloud: http://bit.ly/UK6i8

DJ Mag is the world’s leading dance music magazine — the global voice of electronic music since 1991.Brought to you by SloppBoxx.Com.

Share on Facebook

Post on X

Follow us