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Rock Mafia is an American record production/songwriting team, consisting of Tim James and Antonina Armato[1] who have been active since the early 2000s. They have worked with artists such as Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, No Doubt, Wyclef Jean, Green Day, Mariah Carey, Justin Bieber, Flo Rida, Ellie Goulding, Demi Lovato, A Great Big World, Vanessa Hudgens, Tokio Hotel, and Armin van Buuren.

Career

In late 2010, Rock Mafia released a song featuring James' own vocals entitled "The Big Bang".[citation needed] The song was used as the theme song for the VH1 reality show "Mob Wives."[citation needed] "The Big Bang" music video featured Miley Cyrus and Kevin Zegers and currently has more than 27.7 million views on YouTube.[2] Rock Mafia were reportedly in talks with potential writers and producers to bring the music video for "The Big Bang" to the big screens as a feature film, with Armato revealing on her Twitter that she had been meeting with Tish Cyrus (Miley Cyrus' mother) and Jennifer Todd (producer of Alice in Wonderland and Memento) to work on creating the movie.[3]"The Big Bang" is featured on the video game FIFA 12, which launched in September 2011, and their song "Fly or Die" is part of the soundtrack in FIFA 13.[citation needed] Their song "I Am" featuring Wyclef Jean, Bill Kaulitz and David Correy featured on the FIFA 14 soundtrack.[4]

Rock Mafia scored a hit in Europe with Aura Dione's hit single "Friends," a song written and produced together with David Jost.[5] A clip showing Miley Cyrus recording vocals over the "Pimps and Hos" track, which has now been renamed to "Morning Sun," has been posted online.[6]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Year Song Peak chart
positions 		Album
US
US
Heat
2010 "The Big Bang" 91 7 N/A
2011 "Morning Sun"
(featuring Miley Cyrus) 		— —
"Fly Or Die" — —
2014 "I Am"
(featuring Wyclef Jean, Tokio Hotel, David Correy) 		— — FIFA 14 (soundtrack)
"Good Life"
(featuring Lauriana Mae) 		— — TBA
List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[7][8] 		BUL CAN
[9] 		GER
[10] 		IRE
[11] 		POL
[12] 		ROM UKR
"See You Again (Rock Mafia Remix)"
(Miley Cyrus featuring Rock Mafia) 		2008 10 30 — 4 52 13 — — 11 — Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus
"I'm on a Roll"
(Stefano Langone featuring New Boyz & Rock Mafia) 		2012 — — — — — — — — — — TBA
"Friends"
(Aura Dione featuring Rock Mafia) 		— 3 1 — 4 — 1 6 — 3 Before the Dinosaurs

References

  1. ^ "Downtown Inks Producer/Writer Armato". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-03-08.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Rock Mafia - The Big Bang Featuring Miley Cyrus (Official Music Video)". Retrieved 2013-01-31. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Miley Cyrus Working on Big Bang Film". MTV. 2011-01-11. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2013-01-31. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ http://www.easports.com/fifa/news-updates-gameplay/article/fifa-14-soundtrack
  5. ^ ""Friends" hat Platz 1 der deutschen Radiocharts erobert". Universal Music Press Release (in German). Retrieved 2013-01-31. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Miley Cyrus And Rock Mafia Collaborate On New Song, 'Morning Sun'". MTV Buzzworthy. January 12, 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2013-01-31. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Miley Cyrus Album & Song Chart History: "Billboard Hot 100"". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
  8. ^ "Hannah Montana Album & Song Chart History: "Billboard Hot 100"". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
  9. ^ List os Cyrus's singles on Canada:
  10. ^ List of Cyrus's singles on German charts:
  11. ^ "Discography Miley Cyrus". Irish-charts.com. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved June 7, 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  12. ^ Peak positions in Poland:
  13. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Singles". ARIA.com.au. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 25, 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  14. ^ "See You Again NZ Platinum". radioscope. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  15. ^ "Danish single certifications – Aura Dione – Friends". IFPI Danmark.
  16. ^ "Austrian single certifications – Aura Dione – Friends" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  17. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Aura Dione feat. RockMafia; 'Friends')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  18. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Friends')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
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