Rex The Dog

Data updated on 2025-04-22 19:26:52 UTC

Rex the Dog is responsible for some of the most infectious and exuberant '80s-inspired electro house singles in a decade chock-full of them. Before veteran producer Jake Williams (aka JX) stepped forward to officially confirm rumors of his involvement, the mystery surrounding Rex the Dog's identity garnered a fair amount of attention in electronic circles -- but it never overshadowed the music itself, with its recognizable, impressively durable template of simple, sturdy midtempo beats, buoyant burbling bass, and melodic but constantly mutating portamento synth riffs (and occasionally vocals) flanged and filtered into delirium. Williams scored multiple mainstream house hits (including several top 20 U.K. singles) throughout the '90s under the monikers JX and Mekka, and as a member of Planet Perfecto, but sometime after the turn of the millennium he struck out in a less overtly commercial direction, adopting the Rex the Dog alias. In 2023 Williams revealed an evolution of the Rex The Dog sound, one which married the Rex project with his musical roots. ‘Change This Pain For Ecstasy’ saw the biggest vocal hook ever used on a Rex record.

Genres

: electroclash indie dance

Total plays

23.7 million

Updated on 2025-04-22

Date	Total plays
2025-04-22	23,654,999
2025-04-13	23,518,155
2025-04-06	23,396,123
2025-03-28	24,066,829
2025-03-20	22,924,153
2025-03-10	22,682,930
2025-03-02	22,583,010
2025-02-21	22,494,189
2025-02-12	22,410,963
2025-02-03	22,322,809
2025-01-24	22,225,489
2025-01-15	22,134,773
2025-01-07	22,055,762
2024-12-29	21,972,710
2024-12-21	21,904,002
2024-12-12	21,817,122
2024-11-20	21,601,268
2024-06-10	19,387,642
2024-05-28	19,263,553
2024-05-12	19,102,270
2024-04-25	18,930,818
2024-04-10	18,953,740
2024-03-27	18,816,546
2024-03-11	18,651,996
2024-02-26	18,499,601
2024-02-10	18,313,673
2023-11-25	17,392,586
2023-10-15	17,077,167
2023-09-30	16,934,315
2023-09-15	16,777,215
2023-08-29	18,863,595
2023-08-25	14,564,129
2023-08-20	14,673,428

Country

United Kingdom

Social media links

Monthly listeners

263,270

Followers

32,154

Top Cities

London

3,356 listeners
Brussels

3,849 listeners
Berlin

3,758 listeners
Mexico City

4,429 listeners
Amsterdam

3,506 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track	Plays	Duration	Release date
The Knife: Heartbeats - Rex The Dog Remix	3,030,488	3:30	2009-03-09
Change This Pain For Ecstasy	2,813,018	3:27	2023-04-21
Do You Feel What I Feel	1,773,116	7:13	2013-05-06
I Can See You, Can You See Me?	1,500,389	3:18	2009-03-09
Son of a Gun	1,091,770	2:49	2024-08-09
Sicko	893,744	6:32	2015-03-02
Change This Pain For Ecstasy - Extended Version	821,942	8:23	2023-04-21
Vortex	598,936	7:35	2019-06-14
Teufelsberg	523,559	6:59	2016-08-26
The Sounds: Tony The Beat - Rex The Dog Remix	505,350	3:41	2009-03-09
Crasher	498,600	7:47	2018-04-20
Not Going Home	427,288	3:30	2025-03-07
Bubblicious	418,171	3:45	2009-03-09
Heartbeats - Rex The Dog Remix	409,999	6:13	2002-12-27
Dancing On My Own - Rex The Dog Remix Edit	364,246	3:24	2010-01-01
Do You Feel What I Feel - Radio Edit	357,845	4:36	2013-03-23
Dancing On My Own - Rex The Dog Remix	338,883	6:26	2010-01-01
Heartsong	315,894	2:22	2009-03-09
Maximize	305,824	3:51	2009-03-09
You Are A Blade	264,102	8:30	2015-11-20
Circulate - Wolfram Remix	250,697	4:59	2020-09-04
Circulate	250,180	3:51	2009-03-09
Frequency	248,333	3:09	2009-03-09
Hold It/Control It	226,954	6:43	2018-04-20
Prototype	223,449	3:43	2009-03-09
Italian Skyline	212,511	2:29	2009-03-09
Gecko	209,771	3:19	2009-03-09
Time - Korgasmatron, Pt. 2	208,179	6:24	2023-09-29
I Look Into Mid Air	204,755	4:14	2009-03-09
Dancing On My Own - Rex The Dog Extended Remix	193,333	7:27	2010-01-01
My Enemy - Rex The Dog Remix	173,223	7:13	2011-05-09
Korgasmatron	165,083	7:15	2015-03-02
Your Wish Is My Command	162,663	3:22	2023-11-24
Wasp Factory	162,352	6:56	2015-11-20
Bubblicious - Rex Radio Edit	148,090	3:07	2009-06-22
Vortex - Krystal Klear Remix	146,043	8:00	2020-09-04
Automatic (feat. Peaches) [Rex The Dog Vocal Remix]	145,248	7:02	2020-08-07
Automatic - Rex The Dog Vocal Remix	145,248	7:02	2020-08-07
Condor - Rex The Dog Remix	124,338	8:21	2018-12-07
Triangle Walks - Rex The Dog Remix	123,937	3:15	2009-07-20
Itchy Scratchy	114,179	3:09	2009-03-09
Frequency	114,066	6:20	2004-08-02
First Landing - Rex The Dog Remix - Edit	109,011	4:31	2018-08-17
Marble House - Rex The Dog Remix	108,449	6:34	2006-03-01
Change This Pain For Ecstasy - Jonathan Kaspar Remix	105,220	6:45	2023-11-17
Change This Pain For Ecstasy - Azzecca Remix Edit	93,907	3:58	2023-12-08
Bonn	92,459	7:04	2013-05-06
Italian Blond	89,666	4:42	2009-03-09
Shortwave	89,581	6:47	2016-09-09
Intro	74,974	0:40	2009-03-09
Elektromekanik	64,826	6:38	2019-06-14
I Look Into Midair	59,670	6:15	2004-08-02
Circulate	58,851	6:03	2007-07-03
Musik Hypnotises	58,167	8:23	2015-11-20
I Can See You, Can You See Me ? - Radio Version	57,457	3:06	2009-06-22
Vortex - Radio Edit	57,156	3:42	2019-06-14
Moto	54,782	5:52	2023-04-21
Atoms Forming a Molecule	50,744	5:20	2020-04-03
Automatic (feat. Peaches) - Rex The Dog Remix Instrumental	49,991	6:20	2020-02-28
Automatic Dub - Rex The Dog Remix	49,991	6:20	2020-02-21
First Landing - Rex The Dog Remix	49,001	6:31	2018-08-17
Sequencer	48,063	4:16	2009-03-09
Sicko - Bawrut Remix	47,416	7:50	2020-09-04
Do You Feel What I Feel - Tiger & Woods Remix	46,763	7:10	2013-05-06
Change This Pain For Ecstasy - Eli Escobar Remix	46,009	6:02	2024-02-02
Every Day Could Be Our Last Day	44,342	3:39	2009-03-09
Bubblicious - Rex Club Mix	43,575	6:08	2009-06-22
Experimental Housing	40,872	4:25	2019-10-18
Do You Feel What I Feel - Rex The Dog Pratersauna Remix	40,242	8:34	2013-05-06
Laika	35,697	5:24	2024-09-06
We Live in Daddy's Car	34,789	5:32	2009-03-09
Vortex	33,356	3:42	2019-09-27
Italian Blond	33,289	6:09	2007-07-03
I Can See You, Can You See Me ? - Rex The Dog Club Version	32,278	7:08	2009-06-22
Mine Raiders	32,143	4:37	2019-10-18
Bubblicious - Felix Da Housecat's London Mix	31,727	6:33	2009-06-22
Transmitter	30,092	5:04	2020-04-17
Prototype	29,608	6:09	2004-01-26
POW! - Club Mix	27,375	5:23	2011-01-01
Experimental Housing - Ejeca Remix	27,041	5:55	2019-10-18
I Can See You, Can You See Me ? - Kenson Remix	26,585	5:40	2009-06-22
Bubblicious - Familijen Remix	23,454	3:53	2009-06-22
Change This Pain For Ecstasy - Azzecca Remix	20,586	6:11	2023-12-08
Vortex - (Krystal Klear Remix) [Mixed]	19,824	6:33	2021-03-26
Bubblicious - Congo Rock Remix	19,332	4:07	2009-06-22
Every Day	17,913	5:21	2006-10-30
POW! - Casio Mix	17,238	5:33	2011-01-01
Korgasmatron [Mixed]	16,895	4:32	2022-08-19
Circulate - JBAG Edit	15,232	5:15	2007-09-03
Bubblicious - Dahlback Remix	14,999	6:39	2009-06-22
Sicko [Mixed] - Bawrut Remix	14,798	4:07	2024-07-05
Do You Feel What I Feel - Kim Ann Foxman Remix	14,488	6:48	2013-05-06
Teufelsberg - Mixed	14,378	6:05	2017-01-27
Bubblicious - Zoo Brazil Remix	12,723	6:02	2009-06-22
Maximize	10,927	7:33	2006-10-30
The Rex In You Isn’t The You You Thought Was In You - Rex The Dog Remix	10,708	6:53	2020-12-11
Bubblicious - Ben Hoo Circle Line Remix	10,502	7:09	2009-06-22
POW! - Rave Mix	9,776	7:09	2011-01-01
I Can See You, Can You See Me ? - Oliver Huntemann Remix	9,428	7:28	2009-06-22
Circulate (JBAG's Boomboxed Re-Edit) - Mixed	8,690	3:52	2007-10-29
I Can See You, Can You See Me ? - The Touch Remix	8,420	6:39	2009-06-22
I Can See You, Can You See Me ? - Drop The Lime Remix	7,955	4:20	2009-06-22
Change This Pain for Ecstasy - Siege Remix	7,605	3:53	2025-03-28
Little Angel - Rex The Dog Remix	7,281	7:05	2011-07-18
We Live In Daddy´s Car	7,085	6:19	2004-01-26
Korgasmatron (Time) - INEX Club Remix	5,347	3:51	2023-12-08
Sequencer	4,693	6:11	2006-10-30
Do You Feel What I Feel - Gregori Klosman Remix	3,902	5:18	2013-05-06
Do You Feel What I Feel - Jacques Renault Vocal Remix	3,306	5:40	2013-05-06
Korgasmatron [Mixed]	2,778	5:21	2021-05-14
Do You Feel What I Feel - Riva Starr Remix	1,948	6:27	2013-05-06
Restless - Rex the Dog Remix	1,827	6:59	2004-02-02