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Party Animals - Have You Ever Been Mellow (official Music Video) Info

: Producers Jeroen Flamman and Jeff "Abraxas" Porter formed the group after discovering the four dancers who appeared in Technohead’s "I Wanna Be a Hippy" music video.

"Have You Ever Been Mellow" is the debut single by the Dutch pop-gabber and happy hardcore group , released on January 20, 1996. It famously features a high-speed interpolation of Olivia Newton-John's 1975 hit "Have You Never Been Mellow," replacing the word "never" with "ever" to create a high-energy dance anthem. Music Video and Group Origins : Producers Jeroen Flamman and Jeff "Abraxas" Porter

: The official music video features the group's signature energy and was filmed across various locations that the members have since revisited for anniversary retrospectives. Music Video and Group Origins : The official

: The group aimed to bring the underground gabber subculture—known for its fast 160–200 BPM beats, tracksuits, and "Hakken" dance style—into the mainstream pop charts. Chart Performance and Legacy released on January 20