| Boys & Girls 1+1=3 | ||
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| Compilation album by Various Artists | ||
| Released | January 1st, 1996[1] | |
| Recorded | Dreamwalk studio | |
| Genre | Pop/rock[2] Alternative[3] Indie[4] |
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| Length | 34:02 | |
| Label | Positive Tone | |
| Producer | Paul Moss | |
| Singles from Boys & Girls 1+1=3 | ||
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Boys & Girls 1+1=3 is a Malaysian pop/rock compilation album produced by New Zealander Paul Moss and released on January 1, 1996.
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The songs on the album were written and/or performed in English, as part of the English-medium music scene Malaysia experienced in the 1990s,[5] where local music was able to reach and grab the interest of international fans.[4] The album featured a well established band, OAG, but was primarily a debut album for several up and coming teen aged artists,[6] like Nita, as well as some relatively unknown bands, like Nicestupidplayground, a teenage group from Sarawak, Borneo[6] who until this album had not recorded professionally.[7] The first and only single off of the album was by Nicestupidplayground, called "Bedroom Window", and it is considered to have brought the band out of obscurity.[7] Boys & Girls 1+1=3 also marked the recording debut for punk rock all-girl trio IntoXicated, goth rock duo Brodwyn (later renamed Juliet the Orange),[8] and for Nita,[6] who sang the song "He's a Mod", which is a cover of a song by The Senators called "She's a Mod"[6] that was popularized in the 1960s by the band Ray Columbus & the Invaders.[9] Also, Nita covered the song "True Love", which was originally written by The Marching Girls;[10] both bands were from New Zealand, as was the album producer Paul Moss.
Boys & Girls 1+1=3 has been called a "landmark"[8] album for alternative Malaysian music. The song "Bedroom Window" caught the attention of movie producer Wayne Wang, who included the song in his 1997 movie starring Jeremy Irons, Chinese Box,[7][11][12] as well as several other songs by Nicestupidplayground.[13] Although the music for the movie received a Golden Osella award for Best Original Music at the Venice Film Festival in 1997,[14] the soundtrack did not include "Bedroom Window".[15] It was also used in the movie Rogue Trader starring Ewan MacGregor,[16] and a subsequent video featuring Malaysian model Asha Gill[17] was nominated in the Anugerah Video Muzik, and won awards.[16][18]
Boys & Girls 1+1=3 went on to receive positive reviews, and in 1997 it was certified double platinum[7][8][12] (making over 40,000 sales[19]) [[[20]|in Malaysia]]. The album also received several distinguished awards, such as the Anugerah Industri Muziks award for Best Local English album of the year, on March 22, 1997.[4][5][7][21] It debuted on the Billboard charts in Malaysia on September 9, 1998 at number 5,[22] peaked at number 1 on the 15th,[23] and remained in the top ten for five weeks.[24]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Band | Length |
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| 1. | "Disposable Garbage" | OAG | OAG | 2:28 |
| 2. | "He's a Mod" | Beale, Terry | Nita | 2:41 |
| 3. | "Bedroom Window" | Rossem, Charles | Nice Stupid Playground | 5:19 |
| 4. | "Radhi Taps His Guitar" | Radhi | OAG | 1:34 |
| 5. | "Diet" | Rina | IntoXicated | 1:46 |
| 6. | "Doraemon" | Nora | IntoXicated | 0:59 |
| 7. | "True Love" | Cooke, Perry, & Munro | Nita | 3:49 |
| 8. | "Kitty Kat" | Nora & Rina | IntoXicated | 2:49 |
| 9. | "She Wants" | Rossem, Charles | Nice Stupid Playground | 3:27 |
| 10. | "And I Don't Admire" | Rossem, Charles | Nice Stupid Playground | 3:59 |
| 11. | "Ode From A Psychopath" | Lean, Pin Lau | Juliet The Orange (Brodwyn) | 3:49 |
| 12. | "Bedroom Reprise" | Rossem, Charles | Nice Stupid Playground | 1:22 |
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Total length:
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34:02 | |||
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Malaysia | 1[23] |