Commander Tom Explained

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

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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]

Notes and References

1. https://ucm.one/de/ucm-one-und-noom-records-trauern-um-thomas-weyer-aka-commander-tom/ UCM.ONE und Noom Records trauern um Thomas Weyer aka Commander Tom
2. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited. London. 1-904994-10-5. 116.
3. News: 90er Jahre-Rave-Ikone Commander Tom ist gestorben . 13 June 2022 . Faze Mag . 12 June 2022 . de.