Phoenix (band)

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Phoenix

Phoenix in 2006
Background information
Origin Versailles, France
Genres Alternative rock
Dance punk
Years active 1999–present
Labels V2
Glassnote
Ghettoblaster
Loyauté
Source
Astralwerks
Arts & Crafts
EMI
Associated acts Daft Punk
Tahiti 80
Air
Website wearephoenix.com
Members
Thomas Mars (vocals)
Deck D'Arcy (bass)
Laurent Brancowitz (guitar)
Christian Mazzalai (guitar)

Phoenix is a French alternative rock band started during their childhood by Thomas Mars, Deck D'Arcy, Christian Mazzalai and Laurent Brancowitz in the suburb of Versailles, in the same culture that produced late-'90s bands such as Air and Daft Punk.

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[edit] History

[edit] Beginnings

Phoenix started as the backing band for a remix of Air's "Kelly Watch the Stars" single. Soon after, Phoenix released their 2000 debut album United. The name Phoenix was officially chosen in 1996 when Laurent Brancowitz permanently joined the band after the end of the short-lived band Darlin' he formed with Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, who eventually became Daft Punk.

[edit] United (2000)

Following their two singles "If I Ever Feel Better" and "Too Young", "United" was released in 2000.

[edit] Alphabetical (2004)

The second album, Alphabetical, released in 2004, saw the band reach more mainstream success, with the singles "Everything Is Everything" and "Run Run Run" reaching some alternative pop charts. Hedi Slimane commissioned a special mix of their song "Victim of the Crime" as the soundtrack to one of his runway shows for Dior Homme.

[edit] Live! Thirty Days Ago (2005)

Following Alphabetical, the band toured three continents, playing 150 dates. This tour was followed up with a live album, Live! Thirty Days Ago, released only 30 days after the end of the tour.

[edit] It's Never Been Like That (2006)

Phoenix then spent time in Berlin during the summer of 2005, making use of Planet Roc studios to produce their third album, It's Never Been Like That.

To promote the release of It's Never Been Like That, Phoenix toured the United States and Europe in 2006.

[edit] Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)

In early 2009, it was announced that the band were returning with a new album titled Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, which was released on May 25, 2009[1]. The album was recorded in Paris by Cassius's Philippe Zdar who co-produced and mixed the album.[2] The track "1901" was released on February 23, 2009, as a free download prior to the release of the first single, and aired for the first time on Australian radio station Triple J.

To promote the album, Phoenix performed "Lisztomania", "1901", and "Too Young" on Saturday Night Live on April 4.[3]. They also performed "Lisztomania" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, "Girlfriend" on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and "1901" on The Late Show with David Letterman and The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. [4]

Their track "1901" was used for the theatrical trailer of the film New York, I Love You and has been featured in commercials for the 2010 Cadillac SRX. "Lisztomania" was used for a Where The Wild Things Are trailer, the season premiere of Cougar Town, an episode from the first season of USA Network's Royal Pains, and was also featured in the season six finale of HBO's Entourage.

An excerpt from "Love Like a Sunset" can be heard in the Ghost Town episode of the tenth CSI:Crime Scene Investigation season.

[edit] Members

Thomas Mars
Vocals

Deck D'Arcy
Bass

Laurent Brancowitz
Guitar

Christian Mazzalai
Guitar

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

Year Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
FRA
[5]		 AUS
[6]		 AUT
[7]		 CAN
 CHE
[8]		 FLA
[9]		 GER
[10]		 IRE
[11]		 NOR
[12]		 SWE
[13]		 UK
[14]		 US
[15]		 WAL
[16]
2000 United 90 — — — — — — — 37 — — — — —
2004 Alphabetical
  • Released: 29 March 2004
  • Label: EMI, Source, Astralwerks
 41 — — — — 46 68 — 4 11 — — 41 —
2006 It's Never Been Like That
  • Released: 15 May 2006
  • Label: EMI, Source, Astralwerks
 34 — 74 — 66 86 41 — 14 18 108 — 89 —
2009 Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
  • Released: 25 May 2009
  • Label: Cooperative Music, Glassnote, V2 Records, Loyauté
 14 13 66 19 23 27 18 64 39 34 54 37 22 —

[edit] Live albums

Year Details
2004 Live! Thirty Days Ago
  • Released: 8 November 2004
  • Label: EMI, Source, Astralwerks

[edit] Singles

Release Date Title Peak chart positions Album
FRA
[17]		 CHE
[18]		 ITA
[19]		 NED
[20]		 UK
[14]		 US Mod.
[21]		 WAL
[22]
1999 ? "Party Time" — — — — — — — Non-album singles
2 Aug "Heatwave" — — — — — — —
2000 22 May "Too Young" 97 — — — 148 — — United
2001 22 Jan "If I Ever Feel Better" 12 23 4 67 65 — 8
2004 22 Mar "Everything Is Everything" — — — 91 74 — — Alphabetical
19 Apr "Run Run Run" — — — — 66 — —
2006 8 May "Long Distance Call" — — — — — — — It's Never Been Like That
11 Sep "Consolation Prizes" — — — — — — —
2009 23 Feb "1901" — — — — — 9 — Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
7 Jul "Lisztomania" — — — — — — —

[edit] Music videos

  • "Too Young" directed by Steven Hanft
  • "If I Ever Feel Better" directed by Alex & Martin
  • "Funky Squaredance" directed by Roman Coppola
  • "Run Run Run" directed by Mathieu Tonetti
  • "Long Distance Call" directed by Roman Coppola
  • "Consolation Prizes" directed by Daniel Askill
  • "Lisztomania" directed by Antoine Wagner
  • "1901" directed by Bogstandard (Ben Strebel & Dylan Byrne)

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6328608.ece
  2. ^ "Phoenix Rises With New Album, Label". idiomag. 2009-02-27. http://www.idiomag.com/peek/67252/phoenix. Retrieved 2009-03-04. 
  3. ^ http://ripcordnews.com/2009/04/05/phoenix-performs-on-saturday-night-live-with-video/
  4. ^ http://ripcordnews.com/2009/06/19/phoenix-1901-on-letterman/
  5. ^ "French album positions". lescharts.com. http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Phoenix&cat=a. Retrieved 2009-07-15. 
  6. ^ "Australian album positions". australian-charts.com. http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=Phoenix&cat=a. Retrieved 2009-07-15. 
  7. ^ "Austrian album positions". austriancharts.com. http://austriancharts.com/search.asp?search=Phoenix&cat=a. Retrieved 2009-07-15. 
  8. ^ "Swiss album positions". hitparade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=Phoenix&cat=a. Retrieved 2009-07-15. 
  9. ^ "Flemish album positions". ultratop.be. http://ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?search=Phoenix&cat=a. Retrieved 2009-07-15. 
  10. ^ "German album positions". musicline.de. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Phoenix/longplay. Retrieved 2009-07-15. 
  11. ^ "Irish Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix position". chart-track.com. http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2009&year=2009&week=22. Retrieved 2009-07-15. 
  12. ^ "Norwegian album positions". norwegiancharts.com. http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=Phoenix&cat=a. Retrieved 2009-07-15. 
  13. ^ "Swedish album positions". swedishcharts.com. http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Phoenix&cat=a. Retrieved 2009-07-15. 
  14. ^ a b "UK Chartlog: Rodney P. – The Pussycat Dolls". zobbel.de. http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_P.HTM. Retrieved 2009-07-15. 
  15. ^ "The Billboard 200 Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix". Billboard. 2009-06-04. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3108936&cdi=10217065&cid=06%2F13%2F2009. Retrieved 2009-06-11. 
  16. ^ "Wallonian album positions". ultratop.be. http://ultratop.be/fr/search.asp?search=Phoenix&cat=a. Retrieved 2009-07-15. 
  17. ^ "French single positions". lescharts.com. http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Phoenix&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-07-15. 
  18. ^ "Swiss single positions". hitparade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=Phoenix&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-07-15. 
  19. ^ "Italian single positions". italiancharts.com. http://italiancharts.com/search.asp?search=Phoenix&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-07-15. 
  20. ^ "Dutch single positions". dutchcharts.nl. http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=Phoenix&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-07-15. 
  21. ^ "Billboard Chart positions". Billboard Magazine. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/phoenix/chart-history/369100?f=377&g=Singles. Retrieved 2009-07-16. 
  22. ^ "Wallonian single positions". ultratop.be. http://ultratop.be/fr/search.asp?search=Phoenix&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-07-15. 

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Phoenix
Thomas Mars • Laurent Brancowitz • Deck D'Arcy • Christian Mazzalai
Studio albums
Live albums
Singles
"If I Ever Feel Better" • "Too Young" • "Everything Is Everything" • "Run Run Run" • "Long Distance Call" • "Consolation Prizes" • "1901" • "Lisztomania"
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