Hurts (duo)
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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.
Their debut album album called Happiness will be released on 6 September 2010.[3] It will contain a duet with Kylie Minogue entitled "Devotion".
Before Hurts, singer Theo and synthesiser Adam were previously in bands named Bureau and Daggers.[2]
Members
- Theo Hutchcraft – vocals
- Adam Anderson – electronics, guitar, drums
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
IRE | ||
| 2010 | Happiness
|
— | — |
| "—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory. | |||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
UK DAN [5] |
BEL (Vl) [6] |
NET [7] |
DEN [8] |
AUT [9] |
GER | |||
| 2010 | "Better Than Love" | 50 | 4 | 62 | 88 | — | — | — | Happiness |
| "Wonderful Life" | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 2 | ||
| "—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory. | |||||||||
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.
- ^ a b "Chart Stats - Hurts". Chart Stats. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ "Radio 1 - The Official Chart with Reggie Yates - UK Top 40 Dance Singles". BBC. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ^ "ultratop.be - Discography Hurts". ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Discography Hurts". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ "danishcharts.com - Discography Hurts". Tracklisten. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ "austriancharts.at - Discography Hurts". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
External links
- Official website
- Template:MySpace
- Template:Last.fm
- Hurts's channel on YouTube
- Hurts on X
- Rock and Pop: Interview with Theo Hutchcraft of Manchester synth duo Hurts by ROISIN GADELRAB.
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