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Laura Grainger

Club bangers heard on every Irish dancefloor in the '90s

The '90s has recently been undergoing a revival through fashion and beauty trends, remixes of old songs going viral on TikTok and even disposable cameras making a comeback.

Unfortunately, life isn't quite as simple now for those who were teens or young adults during the decade. No amount of shimmering lip gloss or polaroid prints can transport us back in time to a more carefree stage of our lives.

Read more: Nostalgic photos that will take you back to 1990s Dublin

Still, we'll always have the music - particularly those of our dancing days. No decade has produced dance tracks quite like the '90s, which is probably why many of the songs released in the decade are still club staples today.

Crowd dancing at a nightclub in 1995. (PYMCA/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)

With house beats, '80s-influenced synths and an appreciation for the style of powerhouse vocals that dominated pop music of earlier decades, '90s dance music had something the genre hasn't quite been able to replicate since.

Mind you, the decade also produced some songs that required one to be significantly inebriated to enjoy. But you can't win 'em all.

Join us as we visit the ultimate club bangers that, for better or worse, made a night out in Ireland in the '90s.

Let us know in the comments which song brings back the most memories for you.

Deee-Lite - 'Groove Is in the Heart' (1990)

Rozalla - 'Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)' (1991)

Crystal Waters - 'Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)' (1991)

Ce Ce Peniston - 'Finally (Choice Mix)' (1991)

Snap! - 'Rhythm Is a Dancer' (1992)

2 Unlimited - 'No Limit' (1993)

Haddaway - 'What Is Love' (1993)

Robin S. - 'Show Me Love' (1993)

Scatman John - 'Scatman (ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-bop)' (1994)

Whigfield - 'Saturday Night' (1994)

Corona - 'The Rhythm of the Night' (1994)

Rednex - 'Cotton Eye Joe' (1994)

Everything But The Girl - 'Missing (Todd Terry Remix)' (1995)

Faithless - 'Insomnia' (1995)

The Bucketheads - 'The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall into My Mind)' (1995)

Los Del Rio - 'Macarena (Bayside Boys Remix)' (1995)

Gala - 'Freed from Desire' (1996)

The Prodigy - 'Firestarter' (1996)

Aqua - 'Barbie Girl' (1997)

Ultra Nate - 'Free' (1997)

Dario G - 'Sunchyme' (1997)

Vengaboys - 'Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!' (1998)

Love Inc. - 'You're a Superstar' (1998)

Eiffel 65 - 'Blue (Da Ba Dee)' (1998)

Fatboy Slim - 'Rockafeller Skank' (1998)

Cher - 'Believe' (1998)

Madonna - 'Ray Of Light' (1998)

Vengaboys - 'We like to Party!' (1998)

Wamdue Project - 'King of My Castle (Roy Malone Remix)' (1998)

Alice Deejay - 'Better Off Alone' (1999)

Ann Lee - '2 Times' (1999)

Shanks & Bigfoot - 'Sweet Like Chocolate' (1999)

Jennifer Lopez - 'Waiting for Tonight' (1999)

Vengaboys - 'We're Going to Ibiza!' (1999)

The Chemical Brothers - 'Hey Boy Hey Girl' (1999)

Basement Jaxx - 'Red Alert' (1999)

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