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To promote the release of their debut album, the band collaborated with author [[Joe Stretch]] to produce an interactive audio book narrated by [[Anna Friel]]. It is found on the online music player [[Spotify]], with the first entry being found by searching for "a5m4".<ref>http://www.informationhurts.com/gb/news/2010-08-31/hurts_soundtrack_interactive_audiobook/</ref> Before Hurts, singer Theo and synthesiser player Adam were previously in bands named [[Bureau]] and [[Daggers]].<ref name="news.bbc.8439832" /> |
To promote the release of their debut album, the band collaborated with author [[Joe Stretch]] to produce an interactive audio book narrated by [[Anna Friel]]. It is found on the online music player [[Spotify]], with the first entry being found by searching for "a5m4".<ref>http://www.informationhurts.com/gb/news/2010-08-31/hurts_soundtrack_interactive_audiobook/</ref> Before Hurts, singer Theo and synthesiser player Adam were previously in bands named [[Bureau]] and [[Daggers]].<ref name="news.bbc.8439832" /> |
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Hurts are a British synthpop duo from Manchester composed of singer Theo Hutchcraft and synth player Adam Anderson.
In July 2009, the band featured as "Band of the Day" on Guardian.co.uk.[1] They finished in fourth position in BBC's Sound of 2010 poll.[2] The band's song "Wonderful Life" was notably remixed by Arthur Baker. In early 2010 they officially released their debut single, "Better Than Love", and played their first ever live shows. The song "Illuminated" also was the soundtrack to Sky1 HD's advert to promote their best-watched seasonal programmes in High Definition (Bones, House, Fringe) in spring/summer 2010. Their debut album called Happiness was released on 6 September 2010.[3] It contains a duet with Kylie Minogue entitled "Devotion".
To promote the release of their debut album, the band collaborated with author Joe Stretch to produce an interactive audio book narrated by Anna Friel. It is found on the online music player Spotify, with the first entry being found by searching for "a5m4".[4] Before Hurts, singer Theo and synthesiser player Adam were previously in bands named Bureau and Daggers.[2] In September 2010 their UK tour was sold out. [5]
Members
- Theo Hutchcraft – vocals
- Adam Anderson – electronics, guitar
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUT [6] |
GER [7] |
IRL [8] |
SWI [9] | ||
| 2010 | Happiness
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4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
Extended plays
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2010 | The Belle Vue EP
|
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUT [6] |
DEN [11] |
FIN [12] |
GER [13] |
IRL | NLD [14] |
SWE [15] |
SWI [9] |
EU [16] | |||
| 2010 | "Better Than Love" | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | 56 | — | Happiness |
| "Wonderful Life" | 21 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 38 | — | 35 | 8 | 10 | ||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released | ||||||||||||
Other charted songs
| Year | Song | UK | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Illuminated" | 68 | Happiness |
References
- ^ Lester, Paul (2009-07-27). "New band of the day 593: Hurts". London: Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- ^ a b "BBC Sound of 2010: Hurts". BBC News. 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
- ^ "Hurts — News | Happiness Is Coming". Informationhurts.com. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ^ http://www.informationhurts.com/gb/news/2010-08-31/hurts_soundtrack_interactive_audiobook/
- ^ http://www.informationhurts.com/gb/news/2010-09-15/uk_tour_is_sold_out
- ^ a b "Austrian Charts > Hurts" (in German). austriancharts.at Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
- ^ "Chartverfolgung / Hurts / Longplay" (in German). musicline.de PhonoNet. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
- ^ http://www.irma.ie/aucharts.asp#albums
- ^ a b "Swiss Charts > Hurts" (in German). hitparade.ch Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
- ^ "iTunes Preview > Belle Vue EP". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
- ^ "Danish Charts > Hurts". danishcharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
- ^ "Finnish Charts > Hurts". finnishcharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
- ^ "Chartverfolgung / Hurts / Single" (in German). musicline.de PhonoNet. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
- ^ "Dutch Charts > Hurts" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
- ^ "Swedish Charts > Hurts". swedishcharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
- ^ "Hurts > Chart History > European Hot 100". Billboard Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
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