Bodyrox
| Bodyrox | |
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| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Electro house, house, dance |
| Years active | 2005-present |
| Associated acts | Luciana, N-Dubz, Nick Clow |
| Members |
Jon Pearn Nick Bridges |
Bodyrox is an electro house music duo consisting of Jon Pearn and Nick Bridges.
Career
"Yeah Yeah", Bodyrox's first commercial single, was released in November 2006 on the Eye Industries label,[1] featuring vocals by Luciana. "Yeah Yeah" reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart, also charting in a number of other countries including the Netherlands, Finland, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia. "Yeah Yeah" was used during a breakdancing competition in the 2007 Jamie Kennedy film Kickin' It Old Skool.[citation needed]
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The follow-up single to "Yeah Yeah" was "What Planet You On?". The music video featured Luciana in space. The song charted lowly across Europe with the highest position being #54 in the UK, and was included in the video game FIFA 2008 and the UK cult film Tormented.[2][citation needed]
Since then Bodyrox have gone on to receive several nominations and awards including an Ivor Novello,[3] and nominations two years in a row at the IDMA's in Miami[4] and a MTV VMA nomination.[5]
Further releases such as "Brave new World" and "Shut your Mouth" were released in 2009.[citation needed]
In 2010 Bodyrox produced the theme tune for the film StreetDance 3D. In 2011, Bodyrox signed their debut album "Bow Wow Wow" to Transmission Records UK.
Discography
Albums
- 2007: Generationext
- 2012: Bow Wow Wow
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [6] |
AUS | NLD | IRL [7] |
FIN | BEL | NZ | ||
| 2006 | "Yeah Yeah" (feat. Luciana) | 2 | 39 | 13 | 43 | 7 | 30 | 51 |
| 2008 | "What Planet You On?" (feat. Luciana) | 54 | 55 | 55 | — | — | 65 | — |
| "Brave New World" (feat. Luciana & Nick Clow) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | "Shut Your Mouth" (feat. Luciana) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | "Throw The Paint" (Bodyrox & Luciana) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "We Dance On" (N-Dubz feat. Bodyrox) | 6 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | |
| 2012 | "Bow Wow Wow" (Bodyrox & Luciana ft Chipmunk) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Rubba Dubba" (feat. Luciana) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
References
- ↑ Paolette, Michael (November 11, 2006). "Inside Track". Billboard. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ↑ Tormented (2009/I) - Soundtracks
- ↑ "Full list of nominations: Ivor Novello Awards | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. 2007-05-24. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ↑ "HousePlanet.DJ - Your House Music News Portal - International Dance Music Awards (IDMA) 2008 Winners". Houseplanet.dj. 2008-03-29. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
- ↑ "MTV Austrailian [sic] VMAs Nominations [Archive". ATRL. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ↑ "Search for: bodyrox". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ↑ "GFK Chart-Track". Chart-track.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-16.