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Your essential guide to the very best in dance and electronic music from the year 2009!

Pete Tong rewinds to 2009 - a year of chart-topping anthems, iconic remixes and breakthrough dance albums. From Calvin Harris to Skream, A-Trak and Major Lazer, Pete traces the sounds shaping clubs, festivals and the rise of global EDM. Plus a special Ibiza 2009 moment with Florence & The Machine and a high-energy live set from Basement Jaxx at Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Swindon.

Produced by We Are Grape for BBC Radio 1 Dance.

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Music Played

  • Calvin Harris

    I'm Not Alone

    • Columbia.

  • Axwell, Laidback Luke, Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso

    Leave The World Behind (feat. Deborah Cox)

    • Ultra Records.

  • Dizzee Rascal & Armand van Helden

    Bonkers

    • Dirtee Stank.

  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs

    Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix)

    Remix Artist: A‐Trak.
    • Heads Will Roll (Remixes).
    • Polydor/Geffen.

  • La Roux

    In For The Kill (Skream's Let's Get Ravey Mix)

    Remix Artist: Skream.
    • Polydor.

  • Florence + the Machine

    You Got The Love (Live From Radio 1 in Ibiza 2009)

  • David Guetta

    When Love Takes Over (feat. Kelly Rowland)

    • Virgin.

  • The Prodigy

    Omen

    • Cooking vinyl.

  • Major Lazer

    Pon De Floor (feat. Vybz Kartel)

    • Mad Decent.

  • Calvin Harris

    Flashback

    • Ready For The Weekend.
    • Columbia.
    • 7.

  • Dennis Ferrer

    Hey Hey

    • Objektivity/Defected.

  • Chris Lake & Marco Lys

    La Tromba

    • Rising Music.

  • The Temper Trap

    Sweet Disposition (Axwell & Dirty South Remix)

    Remix Artist: Axwell. Remix Artist: Dirty South.
    • Sweet Disposition remixes.
    • BMG.
    • 1.

  • Duck Sauce

    aNYway

    • Ministry Of Sound.

  • Phoenix

    Lisztomania (Classixx Version)

    • Kitsune Musique.

  • Chase & Status

    End Credits (feat. Plan B)

    • Vertigo.

  • Reboot

    Enjoy Music

    • Bargrooves.

  • Michel Cleis

    La Mezcla

    • White.

  • Simian Mobile Disco

    Cruel Intentions (feat. Beth Ditto)

    • Wichita Recordings LTd.

  • Joy Orbison

    Hyph Mngo

    • SurePlayaz.

  • DJ Mehdi

    Pocket Piano

    • Ed Banger.

  • Four Tet

    Love Cry

    • Domino.

  • Grace Jones

    Williams Blood (Aeroplane Remix)

    • Wall of Sound.

  • Claude VonStroke

    Vocal Chords

    • DIRTYBIRD.

  • NERO

    Act Like You Know

    • Breakbeat Kaos.

  • Basement Jaxx & Lisa Kekaula

    Good Luck (Live from Radio 1's Big Weekend Swindon 2009)

  • Basement Jaxx

    Twerk (Live from Radio 1's Big Weekend Swindon 2009) (feat. Yo Majesty)

  • Basement Jaxx

    Oh My Gosh (Live from Radio 1's Big Weekend Swindon 2009)

  • Basement Jaxx

    Red Alert (Live from Radio 1's Big Weekend Swindon 2009)

  • Basement Jaxx

    Sex On Fire (Cover) (Live from Radio 1's Big Weekend Swindon 2009)

  • Basement Jaxx

    Do Your Thing (Live from Radio 1's Big Weekend Swindon 2009)

  • Basement Jaxx

    Where's Your Head At (Live from Radio 1's Big Weekend Swindon 2009)

    • XL.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 22 Nov 202519:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance
  • Sun 21 Dec 202519:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance