| Paul Woolford | |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Alias: | Special Request, Bobby Peru |
| Birth Date: | 28 June 1976 |
| Origin: | Leeds, England |
| Genre: | Electronic |
| Years Active: | 2002–present |
| Label: | Dirtybird Records |
Paul Woolford (born 28 June 1976)[1] is a British dance music producer and DJ from Leeds, Yorkshire,[2] who also uses the aliases Bobby Peru and Special Request, such as on the underground hit, "Erotic Discourse".[3]
An adoptee, Woolford grew up in Leeds with his brother Mark. Paul was inspired by the club night Back to Basics, eventually becoming a resident there. Starting in 2008, he was a weekly resident of We Love Space, which was a long-running Sunday party at Space in Ibiza. He constantly tours to play guest spots in addition to his residency and owns the record label, Intimacy.
Woolford scored a hit single in 2020 with "Looking for Me", a collaboration with American DJ and producer Diplo, featuring vocals from American singer Kareen Lomax. The single peaked at number four in the UK Singles Chart and reached number-one in Ireland.
| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] | AUS [5] | BEL (FL) Tip [6] | IRE [7] | SCO [8] | |||||
| "Hang Up Your Hang Ups (The Only One)" | 2018 | — | — | 77 | — | — | rowspan="2" | ||
| "You Already Know" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Looking for Me" | 2020 | 4 | 32 | — | 1 | 5 | Diplo and Do You Dance? | ||
| "Tear It Up" | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="3" | |||
| "All I Want" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Heat" | 2021 | 61 | — | — | 99 [11] | — |
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| "Promises"[12] | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | Diplo | |||
| "Teardrops" | 2022 | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | |||
| "Fever" [13] | 2023 | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | The Love Invention | ||
| "16 Again" [14] | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | rowspan="3" | |||
| "Like I Used To" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||||
| "Heatstroke" | 2024 | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||