Carolina Liar
| Carolina Liar | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | South Carolina, United States |
| Genres | Alternative rock, pop rock |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels |
Atlantic Maratone |
| Associated acts | Cher Lloyd |
| Website | www.carolinaliar.com |
| Members | Chad Wolf |
| Past members |
Rickard Göransson Johan Carlsson Peter Carlsson Jim Almgren Gândara Erik Hääger Max Grahn |
Carolina Liar is an American alternative rock band. Lead vocalist Chad Wolf is originally from Moncks Corner, South Carolina, but other members originate from Sweden.[1]
The band is best known for the songs "I'm Not Over" and "Show Me What I'm Looking For" from their 2008 major label debut album Coming to Terms, produced by Swedish producer Max Martin.
On March 3, 2009, the single "Show Me What I'm Looking For" was featured on the iTunes Store as the Free Single of the Week. "Show Me What I'm Looking For" also appeared in FOX Sports commercials for the 2009 MLB All-Star Game.
"Show Me What I’m Looking For" and "Open The Door" will be featured in commercials for Investigation Discovery’s new show, Disappeared. "Show Me What I’m Looking for" will also be featured in promo spots for WEtv’s The Locator.
Carolina Liar was also the support act on the David Cook/Gavin Degraw 2011 Fall Tour. In 2012, they were the opening act for the Kelly Clarkson/The Fray Tour.
Carolina Liar also played as the opening act for Rob Thomas while he was playing in New York City at the Beacon Theater and the rest of the stops on his Cradlesong Tour.
Band members
- Current members
- Chad Wolf - lead vocals, guitar
- Past members
- Rickard Göransson - guitar (2007–2013)
- Johan Carlsson - keyboards (2007–2013)
- Peter Carlsson - drums, percussion (2009–2013)
- Jim Almgren Gândara - guitar (2007–2009)
- Erik Hääger - bass (2007–2009)
- Max Grahn - drums, percussion (2007–2009)
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
US Rock [3] |
US Heat [4] | ||
| 2008 | Coming to Terms
|
140 | 43 | 3 |
| 2011 | Wild Blessed Freedom
|
— | — | 8 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
US Alt [6] |
US Adult [7] |
AUS [8] |
DNK [9] |
GER [10] |
IRL [11] |
NLD [12] |
UK [13] | ||||||
| 2008 | "I'm Not Over" | 119 | 3 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | Coming to Terms | |||
| "Show Me What I'm Looking For" | 67 | 28 | 8 | — | 28 | 93 | 6 | 74 | 31 | |||||
| 2009 | "Beautiful World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | "Drown" | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wild Blessed Freedom | |||
| 2012 | "Me and You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
Appearances
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (June 12, 2008)[14]
- 90210 (February 3, 2009, US) (April 27, 2009, UK)[15]
- MTV Spanking New Session (June 23, 2009)[16]
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (May 6, 2009)[17]
- BalconyTV Hamburg (Sept 08, 2009)[18]
- Die Oliver Pocher Show (March 12, 2010)[19]
- "BETA Records TV " (November 10, 2009)[20]
References
- ↑ "Artist Biography - Carolina Liar". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
- ↑ "Carolina Liar Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
- ↑ "Carolina Liar Album & Song Chart History - Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
- ↑ "Carolina Liar Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
- ↑ "Carolina Liar Album & Song Chart History - Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- ↑ "Carolina Liar Album & Song Chart History - Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- ↑ "Carolina Liar Album & Song Chart History - Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- ↑ "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- ↑ "danishcharts.com - Danish charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- ↑ MTV.de
- ↑ "irishcharts.com - Irish charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- ↑ "dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- ↑ "Chart Stats - Carolina Liar". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ↑ Carolina Liar
- ↑ IMDb.com
- ↑ MTV.co.uk
- ↑ Carolina Liar on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
- ↑ Balconytv.com
- ↑ SAT1.de
- ↑ Youtube.com
External links
- Official website
- Carolina Liar Discography (Polish)
- Carolina Liar Carolina Liar (English)