Dizzy (Ericka Streets song)

"Dizzy" is the debut single by Kuboian television personality and singer Ericka Streets. It was released as a single through Oyea Records on 10th June 2001. A techno and bubblegum pop single written by Chloe Wallace, Elise Revie, Rikard Fulton and Rodrick Miles, it was originally written for Naomi Karma, though Wallace eventually gave the song to Streets instead. It would eventually serve as the lead single from her debut studio album in 2002 titled Here We Go: The Album!

"Dizzy" peaked at number one on the Karuboia singles chart, with the Open Eagle declaring it "The Song of Summer 2001".

Background
According to Chloe Wallace, "Dizzy" was written in 1998 and was originally penned as a single for Naomi Karma, intended for a 1999 release. Although Karma recorded most of her vocals, the two mutually agreed that it "wasn't really working". Wallace mentioned "Naomi was still a bit bummered by Bumper's Block getting axed as it put her out of a job she liked and it knocked down her confidence. I don't think she was ready for doing something big at the time."

Streets meanwhile, had began her career as a temporary presenter on Nickelodeon Kuboia in the autumn of 1999 before eventually switching to presenting Tiny Vision in early 2000. After Streets proved to be a popular presenter for the channel, her agent Dominic Halls suggested that she recorded music to "expand her audience". After speaking to her manager Rodrick Miles, Halls was able to get Streets signed to Oyea Records in October 2000. Halls spoke about the situation saying that Streets "has a great future ahead of her. Here is really her chance to shine." Streets' mother showed scepticism over Halls' remarks in a 2021 interview, saying that she thinks he only did this to make money off of her.

Although Streets was signed to a record label, she found managing both a television and a music career difficult, so Halls and Miles helped her establish a "schedule" where she would only need to do a bit of both each day, and would have plenty of days off. In early 2001, Miles showcased a demo of Karma performing the "Dizzy" song, with Streets accepting to record a new version of the song. Miles mentioned "There were actually a lot of different verses, hooks and bridges written for the song [...] we sat down with Ericka to work out what was and wasn't needed for the final release."