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The song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in December 1999, and remained on the survey for 18 weeks. The tune is also used by West Ham United F.C. fans to sing to their striker Demba Ba. Johnson started the Chicago house label Dust Traxx, and has worked with Robert Armani under the name Traxmen and with Gant Garrard as Brother 2 Brother. His 2004 track, \"Follow This Beat\", hit #8 on the US Dance chart.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohnson is unable to walk and DJs in a wheelchair, due to an accidental gunshot in his shoulder in 1987.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Paul+Johnson","playStationPath":"/stations/113467350/play","stationId":113467350,"bioPath":"/music/Paul+Johnson/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/De+Lacy","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d80/d80ef989e7566641f53e5707f5083e12_md.jpg","artistName":"De'Lacy","artistId":89820,"station_id":272121843},{"musicPath":"/music/DJ+Sneak","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/9a4/9a4fe0af4c073e1f554ef357bd3027ba_md.jpg","artistName":"DJ Sneak","artistId":89823,"station_id":272121846},{"musicPath":"/music/Crystal+Waters","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1d7/1d7be91b575c52e504043fc3903fe356_md.jpg","artistName":"Crystal Waters","artistId":3881,"station_id":113439076},{"musicPath":"/music/Martin+Solveig","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2dc/2dc712cab086a265526d49a95b7efcf3_md.jpg","artistName":"Martin Solveig","artistId":3849,"station_id":113323731},{"musicPath":"/music/Barbara+Tucker","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fc3/fc3be8f9191274b9483b5300c2b831a9_md.jpg","artistName":"Barbara Tucker","artistId":4175,"station_id":116587992},{"musicPath":"/music/Chocolate+Puma","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6b6/6b606e2bc87ec8dd97f61d3a6734d1bb_md.jpg","artistName":"Chocolate Puma","artistId":59290,"station_id":261386181},{"musicPath":"/music/Detroit+Swindle+","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/dbe/dbef4f262e4b82d532c0e95d068d7688_md.jpg","artistName":"Detroit Swindle ","artistId":424598,"station_id":400246368},{"musicPath":"/music/Alex+Gaudino","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ebf/ebf931815d1c9066f45dbc4f6388ee9a_md.jpg","artistName":"Alex Gaudino","artistId":56107,"station_id":259759121},{"musicPath":"/music/Inner+City","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/15c/15c14ec3aec55cbbcbc4129c509d4301_md.jpg","artistName":"Inner City","artistId":8647,"station_id":114681960},{"musicPath":"/music/Green+Velvet","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f54/f549847ef6a0290c5772251152449798_md.jpg","artistName":"Green Velvet","artistId":6358,"station_id":113745106},{"musicPath":"/music/Tom+Novy","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/004/004e91b239148aeddd87702e2578d4cf_md.jpg","artistName":"Tom Novy","artistId":4334,"station_id":113860683},{"musicPath":"/music/Funkerman","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1b0/1b000a18a606ab666ff722e9b9f37b43_md.jpg","artistName":"Funkerman","artistId":59401,"station_id":261475440},{"musicPath":"/music/Axwell","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/785/7858c2cf75ea9872721538db1e94bdbd_md.jpg","artistName":"Axwell","artistId":13548,"station_id":113664232},{"musicPath":"/music/Gene+Farris","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a17/a171140d87a7933aa1f72f6909c9452c_md.jpg","artistName":"Gene Farris","artistId":109557,"station_id":282140649},{"musicPath":"/music/Afro+Medusa","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/09c/09c938b35432b43a66d8d4b8f963ab6e_md.jpg","artistName":"Afro Medusa","artistId":4352,"station_id":267904893},{"musicPath":"/music/Eddie+Amador","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2f4/2f4153f875af8c7b7562097e912ed376_md.jpg","artistName":"Eddie Amador","artistId":4377,"station_id":114596836},{"musicPath":"/music/Fedde+le+Grand","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a78/a782053d22bf0d9c0f36d2a52c47acfc_md.jpg","artistName":"Fedde le Grand","artistId":11663,"station_id":113303876},{"musicPath":"/music/Nightcrawlers","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b07/b07118eb11c314ebb00b5e92c9cd3481_md.jpg","artistName":"Nightcrawlers","artistId":5422,"station_id":113314433}]}