Superchick
- "Tricia Brock" redirects here, for the director of the same name see Tricia Brock (director).
Superchick, originally known as Superchic[k], is an American Christian alternative pop/rock band. Their music incorporates various styles such as pop, punk, rock, rap, and R&B. Their sound has been compared to mainstream artists No Doubt and Avril Lavigne with a heavier sound.[1] Superchick has had five songs reacher No. 1 on music charts,[1] and their song "Stand in the Rain" held the No. 1 spot for nine weeks on R&R Christian Hit Radio (CHR) chart in 2006/2007.
History
Superchick made their debut in 1999 at an Audio Adrenaline concert in front of an audience of 5,000. They continued to perform at live events throughout that year, self-releasing their first album in 2000. The album was re-released with three added remix tracks after they signed to Inpop Records, and became their first official album: Karaoke Superstars. Since then, their music has appeared in several movies and television shows, including the movie Legally Blonde, the made for TV Disney movie Cadet Kelly, and the recent movie To Save a Life. Superchick signed with mainstream record label Columbia Records to promote their 2005 album Beauty From Pain, resulting in their 2006 mainstream debut Beauty From Pain 1.1.[2] The re-release album contains their signature hit "Stand in the Rain".[2] Their music has received favorable reviews in both Christian and mainstream publications. On December 4, 2008, Superchick was nominated for their first Grammy Award. The group was recognized in the category of "Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album" for their 2008 album, Rock What You Got which is now featured on "ABC Family's" new hit show "Make it or Break it". The band launched their "Hey! Hey! (That's Freedom You Hear)" Tour on April 3, 2009.[3] On June 7, 2011 lead singer Tricia Brock released her debut solo album entitled The Road.
Members
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Former
Discography
Studio albums
Remix Albums
Other Songs
- "Holy Moment" (Matt Redman Cover) - Unshakeable
- "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Tour 2007
- "Silent Night" - Rockin Around The Christmas Tree Tour 2007
- "Love Is A Battlefield" (Pat Benatar Cover) - Live Love Tour 2006
- "The Water Buffalo Song" - Veggie Rocks!
Headlining Tours
- This Is Your Anthem Tour (early 2006)
- Live Love Tour (October to December 2006)
- Generation Rising Tour (early 2007)
- SHOUTfest Tour (late 2007)
- Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Tour (December 2007)
- Cross the Line Tour (March to May 2008)
- Rock What You Got Tour (July to November 2008)
- Hey, Hey - That's Freedom You Hear Tour (started April 2009)
- Alive Tour (early 2010)
Songs in popular media
Superchick's songs have made over 70 placements in films, television, and videogames.[1]
- In 2005, the song "Anthem" from the album Beauty From Pain was selected to be the theme song for MTV's Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet 2. In 2006, Columbia Picture's movie Zoom featured the song "It's On" also from the album Beauty From Pain. The same song was used in a trailer for the 2007 film Nancy Drew.
- Also in 2006, the song "We Live" is used as the theme song for the ABC series Brothers & Sisters.
- Their song "Stand in the Rain" reached No. 1 on the R&R Christian Hit Radio (CHR) chart in October 2006. The song spent 9 weeks at No. 1, and was the 18th most played CHR song in 2007.[5]
- The song "Get Up" was a part of the Ice Princess soundtrack and is used in films like Holiday in the Sun.
- The song "It's On" featured in the films Bring It On: In It to Win It and Bring It On: Fight to the Finish.
- The song "One Girl Revolution" was most notably used in the movie Legally Blonde. It is also featured in the Disney movie Cadet Kelly and Holiday in the Sun.
- The song "Pure" and "It's On" was used in the Cartoon Network movie Re-Animated.
- The song "Not Done Yet" was also in the films Holiday in the Sun and Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen.
- The song "Na Na" was used in the film Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen.
- Their music has been used as background music in the television show Making the Band.
- The song "Rock What You Got" was featured in an episode of The Hills.
- "It's On" appears in Bring It On: In It To Win It
- The song "So Beautiful" is featured in a trailer of ABC's new show True Beauty.
- "So Beautiful," was selected as the theme song for Running In Heels
- The song "Stand In The Rain" was featured as the trailer instrumental for the fifth season of The Hills.
- The song "Cross The Line" was featured in an episode of The City.
- The song "One Girl Revolution" was featured in season 1 episode "An Unexpected Call" of The Hills
- Several of their songs were used in the show Joan of Arcadia. In episode 20, season 1, 'Anonymous, "Get Up" is heard at the start, and the song "Alright" featured at the start of episode 19, 'Do The Math'.
- Their songs "Rock What You Got" and "Anthem" were in the show Make It or Break It during season 1 episode 5, 'Like Mother, Like Daughter, Like Supermodel'.
- The song "Rock What You Got" was featured on the Radio commercial for E!'s reality show "Denise Richards: It's complicated"
- Several of their songs were used in the Ps2 video game S.L.A.I
- Their songs "Hey Hey" and "Alive" was used in the season finale of Make It Or Break It, 2010.
- Their song "Still Here" was used in the Make It Or Break It episode titled 'Life or Death'.
- Their song "Hero" was used as NBC's theme song in 2009.
- Their song "Cross The Line" was used in the Make It Or Break It episode titled "To Thine Own Self Be True".
- "One More" is featured in the hit drama "Make It Or Break It" season two finale episode titled "Worlds Apart", during Kaylie Cruz's floor routine. (SEAS2;EP20)
- In 2011, the song "Get Up" was used in CBBC show "Sadie J" in the fourth episode titled "Slumberlicious".
References
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Superchick
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Tricia Brock • Melissa Brock • Max Hsu • Matt Dally • Dave Ghazarian
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