Commander Tom

This article is about the German DJ. For the host of children's TV show, Commander Tom Show, see Tom Jolls.

Tom Weyer (29 August 1962 – 9 June 2022),[1] better known by his stage name Commander Tom, was a German DJ and record producer.

Career

He began working as a DJ at the "Drops SuperDisco" in Kehl, Baden-Württemberg, in the 1980s, and also worked as a DJ at the "Rheinpark" discothèque in Germersheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, in the 1990s.

In 2004, his single "Attention!", sampled from the Tom Novy vs. Eniac 1997 song "Superstar", hit #1 on the German dance music charts. It peaked at #23 in the UK Singles Chart in February 2005.[2] A further single, "I Can't Sleep!", was released in 2006.

Commander Tom died on 9 June 2022, at the age of 59.[3]

References

  1. ^ UCM.ONE und Noom Records trauern um Thomas Weyer aka Commander Tom (in German)
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 116. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ "90er Jahre-Rave-Ikone Commander Tom ist gestorben" (in German). Faze Mag. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.


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