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MKTO Is A Californian Music Duo Consisting Of Malcolm Kelley And Tony Oller. The Two Met In 2010 While Filming The Nickelodeon Television Series Gigantic In Which They Played Best Friends. They Later Formed A Musical Duo And Came Up With The Name MKTO Which Represents Their Combined Initials. They Elaborated Upon The Inspiration For Their Group Name Saying "it Also Stands For What Our Album Kind Of Is Misfit Kids And Total Outcasts – Just Like The Kids We Were In High School". Oller's Previous Acting Career Included A Role On The Disney Television Series As The Bell Rings While Kelley Appeared On The Show Lost. The Group Signed To Columbia Records And Released Their Debut Single Thank You On January 15 2013. The Song's Music Video Was Released Onto YouTube Via VEVO On January 4 2013 And Garnered Over 500 000 Views In Two Days. The Song Has Attained Commercial Success Reaching The Top Ten On The Singles Charts Of Australia And New Zealand.
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"Classic" Is A Song By American Pop Duo MKTO. Written By Evan "Kidd" Bogart Andrew Goldstein Emanuel Kiriakou And Lindy Robbins "Classic" Was First Released On June 20 2013 As The Second Single From The Duo's Self-Titled Debut Album. After Securing A Recording Contract With Columbia Records In 2012 MKTO Began Recording Material For Their Self-Titled Debut Album In 2013 With American Singer-Songwriter Ne-Yo And Swedish Record Producer Max Martin Among Some Of Their Collaborators. "Classic" Was Eventually Chosen As The Follow-Up To The Duo's Top Ten Hit "Thank You" And Released As The Second Single From Their Debut Album In June 2013. In The Lead-Up To The Single's Release In The United States MKTO Served As The Opening Act For Emblem3 During Their Tour In The Summer And Also Made A Visit To The Billboard Office Where They Previewed Tracks From Their Debut Album Which Had Not Yet Been Released At The Time. The Song Received Positive Reviews From Critics And Fans. BrentMusicReviews Gave It 5/5 Stars And Called It "MKTO Don’t Reinvent The Wheel But Deliver Worthwhile Pop Music". Matt Collar From AllMusic Gave A Positive Review And Stated "Featuring The Talents Of Actor/musicians Malcolm Kelly And Tony Oller MKTO's Full-Length Debut Album 2014's Eponymous MKTO Is An Exuberant And Catchy Mix Of Dancey Hip-Hop-Infused Pop Rock And R&B." The Song Featured On The American Version Of Now That's What I Call Music! 47 Almost A Whole Year Before It Reached National Success. The Song Sold 76 000 Downloads In The US In 2013 According To Nielsen SoundScan. It Has Sold 742 000 Downloads In The US Up To Date. The Song's Accompanying Music Video Was Directed By Josh Forbes And Was Released On June 20 2013. In MKTO The Making Of Classic The Duo Reveals That The Video Explores "bringing Back The Classic Feel". Band Member Tony Oller Elaborates Further By Saying "The Whole Concept Is About Going Back In Time And Reliving Those Great Classic Moments". The Video Begins With MKTO Walking Into A Club Where They Meet A Few Girls And Take Them To A Magical Photo Booth That Transforms The Girls Into Dresses That Were Worn Back In The Different “classical” Eras. "Classic" Was A Commercial Success In Oceania Peaking At Number Eight In New Zealand And Number Nine In Australia Becoming The Duo's Second Top 10 Hit In Both Nations. It Has Been Certified Gold By Recorded Music NZ RMNZ For Sales In Excess Of 7 500 Copies And 2× Platinum By The Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA Denoting Shipments In Excess Of 140 000 Copies. In The United States "Classic" Debuted At Number 96 On The US Billboard Hot 100 Becoming MKTO's First Single To Chart In North America. It Peaked At Number 14 Becoming The Group's First Top 20 Hit In The US. In Addition To The Hot 100 "Classic" Has Also Peaked At Number Eight On The US Mainstream Top 40 Becoming The Duo's First Top 10 Hit On This Chart. In June 2014 The Song Surpassed The One Million Mark In Digital Sales And Was Subsequently Certified Double Platinum By The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA .
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MKTO Is A Californian Music Duo Consisting Of Malcolm Kelley And Tony Oller. The Two Met In 2010 While Filming The Nickelodeon Television Series Gigantic In Which They Played Best Friends. They Later Formed A Musical Duo And Came Up With The Name MKTO Which Represents Their Combined Initials. They Elaborated Upon The Inspiration For Their Group Name Saying "it Also Stands For What Our Album Kind Of Is Misfit Kids And Total Outcasts – Just Like The Kids We Were In High School". Oller's Previous Acting Career Included A Role On The Disney Television Series As The Bell Rings While Kelley Appeared On The Show Lost. The Group Signed To Columbia Records And Released Their Debut Single Thank You On January 15 2013. The Song's Music Video Was Released Onto YouTube Via VEVO On January 4 2013 And Garnered Over 500 000 Views In Two Days. The Song Has Attained Commercial Success Reaching The Top Ten On The Singles Charts Of Australia And New Zealand.
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"Classic" is a song by American pop duo MKTO. Written by Evan "Kidd" Bogart, Andrew Goldstein, Emanuel Kiriakou, and Lindy Robbins, "Classic" was first released on June 20, 2013 as the second single from the duo's self-titled debut album.
After securing a recording contract with Columbia Records in 2012, MKTO began recording material for their self-titled debut album in 2013, with American singer-songwriter, Ne-Yo and Swedish record producer, Max Martin among some of their collaborators. "Classic" was eventually chosen as the follow-up to the duo's top ten hit, "Thank You" and released as the second single from their debut album in June 2013. In the lead-up to the single's release in the United States, MKTO served as the opening act for Emblem3 during their tour in the summer and also made a visit to the Billboard office, where they previewed tracks from their debut album, which had not yet been released at the time.
The song received positive reviews from critics and fans. BrentMusicReviews gave it 5/5 stars and called it "MKTO don’t reinvent the wheel, but deliver worthwhile pop music". Matt Collar from AllMusic gave a positive review and stated "Featuring the talents of actor/musicians Malcolm Kelly and Tony Oller, MKTO's full-length debut album, 2014's eponymous MKTO, is an exuberant and catchy mix of dancey, hip-hop-infused pop, rock, and R&B." The song featured on the American version of Now That's What I Call Music! 47 almost a whole year before it reached national success. The song sold 76,000 downloads in the US in 2013 according to Nielsen SoundScan. It has sold 742,000 downloads in the US up to date.
The song's accompanying music video was directed by Josh Forbes and was released on June 20, 2013. In MKTO: The Making of Classic, the duo reveals that the video explores "bringing back the classic feel". Band member Tony Oller elaborates further by saying, "The whole concept is about going back in time and reliving those great classic moments". The video begins with MKTO walking into a club, where they meet a few girls and take them to a magical photo booth that transforms the girls into dresses that were worn back in the different “classical” eras.
"Classic" was a commercial success in Oceania, peaking at number eight in New Zealand and number nine in Australia, becoming the duo's second top 10 hit in both nations. It has been certified Gold by Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ) for sales in excess of 7,500 copies and 2× Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), denoting shipments in excess of 140,000 copies. In the United States, "Classic" debuted at number 96 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming MKTO's first single to chart in North America. It peaked at number 14, becoming the group's first top 20 hit in the US. In addition to the Hot 100, "Classic" has also peaked at number eight on the US Mainstream Top 40, becoming the duo's first top 10 hit on this chart. In June 2014, the song surpassed the one million mark in digital sales and was subsequently certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.