Multi-platinum, BRIT-nominated DJ, artist, producer and songwriter D.O.D shares ‘Twice As Nice’, a piano-filled, uplifting house anthem created with Armand Van Helden, a respected talent whose career stretches back to the 90s, and features vocalist Sam Harper. Released on 16th October via Armada Music, the track arrives as the final single alongside D.O.D’s debut album, Everything, Briefly.
The collaboration brings together two generations of dance music. Van Helden’s long-standing pedigree meets D.O.D’s fresh, contemporary energy, as one of the most consistent names in modern dance steps further into the limelight. Driven by rolling piano lines and Harper’s vocal, ‘Twice As Nice’ is a fierce, euphoric cut built for the dancefloor.
New York City-based, Grammy-nominated DJ, producer and remixer Armand Van Helden has been a defining figure in dance music since the 90s, with UK No. 1s in ‘U Don’t Know Me’ and ‘Bonkers’ with Dizzee Rascal, plus a No. 3 as one half of Duck Sauce with A-Trak for ‘Barbra Streisand’. His run of albums, including 2 Future 4 U, Killing Puritans and Ghettoblaster, sits alongside a remix CV spanning names like Daft Punk, The Rolling Stones, Snoop Dogg, Janet Jackson and Britney Spears. A headline act at clubs and festivals around the world, he brings decades of dancefloor pedigree to the record. Paired with D.O.D’s contemporary sound, ‘Twice As Nice’ is a meeting of generations that feels both classic and current.
‘Twice As Nice’ features on Everything, Briefly, an 11-track debut that captures the fleeting moments that stay with us long after they’ve passed. Written and produced during 2026, the album features the singles ‘Closure’, ‘Careful’ and ‘Promise You’, alongside collaborations with Armand Van Helden, Nonô, Hayley May, Malarkey, Sam Harper, Izzy Bizu and niina.
The release arrives on the back of a run of career-defining successes. A multi-platinum producer with more than 1.5 billion streams worldwide, D.O.D has become one of dance music’s most consistent global success stories. He has scored three Top 20 UK Official Singles Chart hits, earned BRIT and ARIA Award nominations, and reached the ARIA Singles Chart with ‘Somedays’ alongside Sonny Fodera and Jazzy, while achieving No. 1 on Billboard’s Dance Airplay Chart with ‘Wrap Yourself Around Me’ featuring NORTH. He also topped Australian radio and the ARIA Singles Chart with ‘Think About Us’ alongside Sonny Fodera and Poppy Baskcomb.
Away from the studio, D.O.D has established himself as one of the UK’s biggest electronic music exports, regularly selling more than 5,000 tickets for headline US shows. His global success has also earned him a place in DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs.
‘Twice As Nice’ releases as the final single for D.O.D’s debut album Everything, Briefly and is out 16th October via Armada Music.
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