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Magic!
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresReggae fusion
Years active2012 (2012) - present
LabelsSMI, RCA[1]
MembersNasri Atweh
Mark Pellizzer
Ben Spivak
Alex Tanas
Websitewww.ournameismagic.com

Magic! (stylized as MAGIC!) is a Canadian reggae fusion band, composed of songwriter and record producer Nasri Atweh on lead vocals and Mark Pellizzer, Alex Tanas and Ben Spivak. In 2013, they released their debut single, "Rude" from their debut album Don't Kill the Magic released worldwide on July 1, 2014. The band is signed to Sony Music Entertainment and is also partnered with Latium Entertainment in addition to RCA Records in the USA.[1][2]

Career

All members of the band are originally from the Toronto area. The lead singer of MAGIC!, Nasri, had been working with and writing songs for different pop acts prior to the start of the band, mainly alongside Adam Messinger, together known as The Messengers. He had met Mark Pelli in the studio and within a week they had written the song "Don't Judge Me" for Chris Brown. Nasri described the chemistry between himself and Pelli as "different than writing chemistry, it was more artistic." A few weeks later, while Mark played a reggae tune on the guitar, Nasri suggested to start a band like "modern-day Police."[3][4]

The debut single "Rude" was a great international success. It reached number two in Australia and New Zealand, number six in Canada, and the number one position in the United States. "Don't Kill the Magic" was released as the second single from the album, peaking at number 53 on the ARIA Charts. It also entered the top 40 of Canada at 25.[citation needed]

Band members

  • Nasri Atweh – lead vocals
  • Mark Pellizzer – guitar
  • Ben Spivak – bass
  • Alex Tanas – drums

MAGIC! is featured on Shakira's self-titled album on the track entitled "Cut Me Deep", released in March 2014.

They also have a song on the official 2014 FIFA World Cup album entitled "This is Our Time."

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
CAN
[5] 		AUS
[6] 		NZ
[7] 		US
[8]
Don't Kill the Magic 5 66 30 6

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
CAN
[5] 		AUS
[6] 		AUT
[11] 		DEN
[12] 		GER
[13] 		NLD
[14] 		NZ
[7] 		SWE
[12] 		UK
[15] 		US
[16]
"Rude" 2013 6 2 68 10 96 61 2 14 76 1 Don't Kill the Magic
"Don't Kill the Magic"[20] 2014 25 53 — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. ^ a b "Magic!". RCA Records. Sony Music Entertainment. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  2. ^ Reggae pop band MAGIC! signs with Sony Music International The Music Universe
  3. ^ Mansfield, Brian. "On the Verge: Guys of Magic! aren't 'Rude' at all". USA Today. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  4. ^ Sang, Zach. "MAGIC! Interview". Youtube. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Discography Magic!". Canadian Hot 100.
  6. ^ a b Peak positions for singles in AUS:
    • For "Rude" and Don't Kill the Magic (album): Hung, Steffen. "Discography Magic!". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
    • For "Don't Kill the Magic" (single): "ARIA Report 1259" (PDF).
  7. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography Magic!". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  8. ^ "Magic! Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  9. ^ http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/weekly-music-sales-report-analysis-09-july-2014/
  10. ^ Caulfield, Keith (9 July 2014). "Trey Songz Scores Second No. 1 Album With 'Trigga'". Billboard. Retrieved 11 July 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "Discographie – Magic!". austriancharts.at (in German). Austria: Hung Medien. 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  12. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography Magic!". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Cite error: The named reference "BEL" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  13. ^ Peak positions for singles in GER:
    • For "Rude": "Single Magic!, Rude". charts.de (in German). Media Control GfK International. Retrieved October 11, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  14. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Magic!". Belgian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  15. ^ Peak positions for singles in U.K.:
  16. ^ "Magic! Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  17. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Magic! – Rude". Music Canada.
  18. ^ "Chartwrap 02 DECEMBER 2013".
  19. ^ "06 JANUARY 2014". Official NZ Music Charts. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  20. ^ "iTunes - Music - Don't Kill the Magic - Single by MAGIC!". iTunes. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
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