The Ordinary Boys
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| The Ordinary Boys | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  Worthing, England |
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| Genre(s) | Indie rock, Punk rock, Ska, Britpop | |
| Years active | 2003–present | |
| Label(s) | B-Unique | |
| Website | TheOrdinaryBoys.com | |
| Members | ||
| Samuel Preston William J. Brown James Gregory Simon Goldring |
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| Former members | ||
| Charles "Chuck" Stanley | ||
The Ordinary Boys are a English indie rock band from Worthing, originally named Next in Line. They are influenced by mod revival and Britpop music, as well as the bands The Specials and The Smiths, and the singer/songwriter Morrissey (their name derives from a Morrissey song).
Despite their limited success in the British charts, their popularity has been growing, particularly due to media coverage that the lead singer, Samuel Preston, received when participating in Celebrity Big Brother UK in January 2006. Following that appearance, sales of the band's albums soared beyond the capacity of their exclusively online franchise. This forced the band to release "Boys Will Be Boys" on CD, which caused the single to rise from #33 to #3 in four weeks. Fans of the band are nicknamed "The Ordinary Army".
As of 2007, their most notable single release has been "Boys Will Be Boys" which was released a world record 100,00 times as none of there other material ever sold. Despite approval from Ranking Junior (son of Ranking Roger of The Beat), the band has been criticised for their lack of originality, due to their music's similarities to that of bands such as The Jam, The Ramones and The Clash. Such views have been reinforced by the fact that the band and their albums are named after phrases coined by other musicians.
Notable songs include "Maybe Someday", "Talk Talk Talk", and "Seaside" from their debut album; "Boys Will Be Boys" from their second album; and "Over the Counter Culture", which was featured in the soundtrack for Burnout 3: Takedown. Their single "Lonely at the Top" marks a change of sound, with more of a pop feel to it; featuring synthesisers and samples.
Yahoo! UK revealed that The Ordinary Boys was the fourth most searched for keyword of 2006 in their annual top ten search results.[1]
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| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |
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| 2004 | "Maybe Someday" | - | - | Over the Counter Culture |
| 2004 | "Week In, Week Out" | #36 | - | Over the Counter Culture |
| 2004 | "Talk, Talk, Talk" | #17 | - | Over the Counter Culture |
| 2004 | "Seaside" | #27 | - | Over the Counter Culture |
| 2005 | "Boys Will Be Boys" | #16 | - | Brassbound |
| 2005 | "Life Will Be the Death of Me" | #50 | - | Brassbound |
| 2006 | "Boys Will Be Boys" (Reissue) | #3 | #1 | Brassbound |
| 2006 | "Nine2Five" (vs. Lady Sovereign) | #6 | #12 | How To Get Everything You Ever Wanted in Ten Easy Steps |
| 2006 | "Lonely at the Top" | #10 | #26 | How To Get Everything You Ever Wanted in Ten Easy Steps |
| 2007 | "I Luv U" | #7 | #5 | How To Get Everything You Ever Wanted in Ten Easy Steps |
| 2007 | "Welcom to my gimp house" | #49 | #124 | How To Get Everything You Ever Wanted in Ten Easy Steps |
