Carolina Liar
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Carolina Liar is an American rock band based out of Los Angeles. Lead vocalist Chad Wolf is originally from Charleston, South Carolina, but the band and most of its members originate from Sweden.[1]
The band is best known for the songs "I'm Not Over", and "Show Me What I'm Looking For" from their 2008 major label debut album Coming to Terms, produced by Swedish producers Martin "Max Martin" Sandberg, Tobias Karlsson and Johan Schuster.
On March 3, 2009, the single "Show Me What I'm Looking For" was featured on the iTunes Music Store as the Free Single of the Week. "Show Me What I'm Looking For" also appeared in FOX Sport's commercials for the 2009 MLB All-Star Game. In Australia, promotion has already began on radio & television for the bands' third forthcoming single "Beautiful World". A release date has not yet been confirmed.
Band members
- Chad Wolf – Vocals and Guitar
- Johan Carlsson – Keyboard
- Jim Almgren Gândara – Guitar
- Rickard Göransson – Guitar
- Max Grahn – Drums
- Erik Hääger – Bass
- Randy Lane – Drums (substitute)
Discography
- Coming to Terms (2008)
Singles
| Year | Title | Hot 100 [2] |
Alternative [2] |
Hot AC | IRMA[3] | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "I'm Not Over" | 119 | 3 | - | - | Coming to Terms | |
| "Show Me What I'm Looking For" | 67 | 28 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2009 | "Beautiful World" | - | - | - | - | ||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||
Appearances
- Jimmy Kimmel Live (June 12, 2008)[4]
- 90210 (February 03, 2009, US) (April 27, 2009, UK)[5]
- MTV Spanking New Session (June 23, 2009)[6]
- BalconyTV Hamburg (Sept 08, 2009)[7]
Appearances in popular culture
- "Beautiful World" appeared in the first season finale of the hit teen drama Gossip Girl.
- "California Bound" was used in the pilot episode of the show 90210. The band later guest starred on the episode "Help Me Rhonda", performing "Show Me What I'm Looking For" and "I'm Not Over".
- "Coming to Terms" was used to promote the sixth season of the show One Tree Hill. The songs "When You Are Near" and "Simple Life" were later used in the show.
- "Last Night" was used in the soundtrack of Greek.
- "I'm Not Over" was used in the soundtrack of UEFA Euro 2008 (video game), King of the Hill, 10 Things I Hate About You, Harper's Island, What Happens in Vegas, and Greek.
- "Show Me What I'm Looking For" was used in the soundtrack or promotion of Overstock.com, Post Grad, 90210, Obsessed, the 2009 Major League Baseball All Star Game, The Time Traveler's Wife, The T.O. Show, Army Wives, WarioWare, Inc., and Kyle XY.
References
- ^ "Artist Biography - Carolina Liar". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
- ^ a b "American singles chart". Billboard charts. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ^ http://www.irma.ie/aucharts.asp
- ^ Carolina Liar
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