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Artist Biography For The Wanted
The Wanted Is A British Boy-Band Consisting Of Jay McGuinness Born 24 July 1990 From Nottingham Max George Born 6 September 1988 From Manchester Nathan Sykes Born 18 April 1993 From Gloucester Siva Kaneswaren Born 16 November 1988 From Dublin And Tom Parker 4 August 1988-30 March 2022 From Bolton. The Group Formed Through A Series Of Nationwide Auditions In 2009 And Signed To Geffen Records Later The Same Year. The Wanted Was Active From 2009 Through 2014 Before Reuniting In 2021. According To The All Time Low Songfacts Max Joined The Wanted Following The Demise Of His Former Group Avenue Siva Had Appeared As A Model In Several Advertisement Campaigns And Nathan Was Plucked From The Sylvia Young Acting School. In July 2010 The Group Released Their Debut Single All Time Low. The Single Debuted At #1 On The UK Singles Chart. Their Second Single Heart Vacancy Debuted At #2 On The UK Singles Chart. Their Self-Titled Debut Album Reached #4 On The UK Albums Chart In October 2010. There Are Other Bands Called The Wanted 1 A Russian Psycho-Rockabilly Trio From Smolensk Russia. The Wanted Have A Stompin’ Rockin’ Style Which Sits Neatly Between Psychobilly And Neo-Rockabilly.
2 An American Garage Rock From Detroit MI United States Active From The Mid-60s To Mid-70s. Tim Shea Lead Guitar Arnie DeClark Guitar Dave Farnstrom Organ Bill Montgomery Bass Chip Stalmer Drums . Made At Least 5 Singles Between 1966-1977.
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Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Glad You Came
The-Wanted - Glad You Came
"Glad You Came" Is A Song By British-Irish Boy Band The Wanted Released On 10 July 2011 As The Second Single From Their Second Studio Album Battleground. The Song Was Written By Steve Mac Wayne Hector And Ed Drewett And Was Produced By Steve Mac. "Glad You Came" Peaked At Number One On The UK Singles Chart And Also Topped The Charts Of Ireland Japan And Venezuela. In North America The Song Reached Number Two In Canada And Number Three In The United States. The Song Was Written And Produced By Steve Mac. It Serves As The Second Single From The Wanted's Second Album Battleground Which Was Released On 7 November 2011. Band Member Tom Parker Said Of The Song "We All Felt It Was A New Refreshing Sound And A Perfect Song For The Summer Which Really Gets You In The Mood For A Party." The Song Premiered On The Radio On 24 May 2011. The Song Was Also Remixed By Alex Gaudino. The American Television Series Glee Covered The Track In The Episode "On My Way" Which Was Aired During The Third Season. It Was Performed At The Regionals Competition Between New Directions And The Dalton Academy Warblers. Sebastian Grant Gustin Leads The Performance. "Glad You Came" Entered At The Top Of The UK Singles Chart On 17 July 2011 – For The Week Ending Dated 23 July 2011 – With First-Week Sales Of Over 117 000 Copies Becoming The Band's Second Number-One Single On The Chart Following "All Time Low" In August 2010. Since Then "Glad You Came" Has Been Certified Double Platinum By The British Phonographic Industry BPI For Sales And Streams Of Over 1 200 000 Units. In Ireland "Glad You Came" Entered At The Top Of The Irish Singles Chart Making It The Band's First Number-One Single In The Country. The Song Remained At The Top Of The Chart For Five Weeks. The Single Was Certified Platinum In Both Australia And New Zealand For Shipments Of 75 000 And 15 000 Copies Respectively. It Was Also Certified Gold In Italy. In The United States "Glad You Came" Became Their First To Chart On The Billboard Hot 100 Peaking At Number Three For Four Non-Consecutive Weeks After It Was Covered On The Fox Television Series Glee And Becoming The Highest American Chart Entry By A British Boy Band Surpassing Take That Who Peaked At Number Seven On The Billboard Hot 100 With "Back For Good" In November 1995. This Record Was Broken By Fellow British-Irish Boy Band One Direction When Their Single "Best Song Ever" Peaked At Number Two On The Billboard Hot 100 In July 2013. The Song Also Peaked At Number Four On The Adult Top 40 At Number Five On The Dance Club Songs And Topped The US Pop Songs And The Mainstream Top 40 Charts. The Song Has Since Then Been Certified Triple Platinum By The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA For Sales Of Over 3 600 000 Copies In The United States. The Single Additionally Topped The Charts Of Japan And Venezuela. It Also Peaked Within The Top Ten Of The Charts In Brazil Canada The Czech Republic Hungary Slovakia And Spain Whilst Also Charting In Other Numerous Countries Around The World As Well. The Song Was The Best-Selling Song By A Boy Band In Digital History Before One Direction's "What Makes You Beautiful" Overtook Its Sales In July 2012. "Glad You Came" Is To Date The Wanted's Only Top 40 Hit In The United States. The Music Video Was Created By Director X And Was Filmed In Ibiza Spain. It Sees The Band On The Beach In A Club And At A House Party Each With An Individual Woman. It Was Uploaded To YouTube On 10 June 2011. Jay McGuiness Revealed To MTV UK "The Theory Of The Video Was To Take The Wanted To Ibiza And Just Film Everything And Then Just Cut Bits That Were Useable. But The Girls Were Models They Weren't Just Girls We Picked." However Max George Admitted "Actually No The Girl I Had To Spend Time With Was Just Literally Picked Up Off The Street After A Night Out." The Video Has Achieved Over 212 Million Views On YouTube As Of September 2021 Becoming Their Most-Watched Video On The Site. It Also Starred A Cameo From Footballer John-Joe O'Toole.
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Biography - The Wanted
The Wanted Is A British Boy-Band Consisting Of Jay McGuinness Born 24 July 1990 From Nottingham Max George Born 6 September 1988 From Manchester Nathan Sykes Born 18 April 1993 From Gloucester Siva Kaneswaren Born 16 November 1988 From Dublin And Tom Parker 4 August 1988-30 March 2022 From Bolton. The Group Formed Through A Series Of Nationwide Auditions In 2009 And Signed To Geffen Records Later The Same Year. The Wanted Was Active From 2009 Through 2014 Before Reuniting In 2021. According To The All Time Low Songfacts Max Joined The Wanted Following The Demise Of His Former Group Avenue Siva Had Appeared As A Model In Several Advertisement Campaigns And Nathan Was Plucked From The Sylvia Young Acting School. In July 2010 The Group Released Their Debut Single All Time Low. The Single Debuted At #1 On The UK Singles Chart. Their Second Single Heart Vacancy Debuted At #2 On The UK Singles Chart. Their Self-Titled Debut Album Reached #4 On The UK Albums Chart In October 2010. There Are Other Bands Called The Wanted 1 A Russian Psycho-Rockabilly Trio From Smolensk Russia. The Wanted Have A Stompin’ Rockin’ Style Which Sits Neatly Between Psychobilly And Neo-Rockabilly.
2 An American Garage Rock From Detroit MI United States Active From The Mid-60s To Mid-70s. Tim Shea Lead Guitar Arnie DeClark Guitar Dave Farnstrom Organ Bill Montgomery Bass Chip Stalmer Drums . Made At Least 5 Singles Between 1966-1977.
3 French Punk Band
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2 An American Garage Rock From Detroit MI United States Active From The Mid-60s To Mid-70s. Tim Shea Lead Guitar Arnie DeClark Guitar Dave Farnstrom Organ Bill Montgomery Bass Chip Stalmer Drums . Made At Least 5 Singles Between 1966-1977.
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"Glad You Came" is a song by British-Irish boy band the Wanted, released on 10 July 2011 as the second single from their second studio album, Battleground. The song was written by Steve Mac, Wayne Hector, and Ed Drewett, and was produced by Steve Mac. "Glad You Came" peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart and also topped the charts of Ireland, Japan, and Venezuela. In North America, the song reached number two in Canada and number three in the United States.
The song was written and produced by Steve Mac. It serves as the second single from The Wanted's second album, Battleground, which was released on 7 November 2011. Band member Tom Parker said of the song, "We all felt it was a new, refreshing sound and a perfect song for the summer which really gets you in the mood for a party."
The song premiered on the radio on 24 May 2011. The song was also remixed by Alex Gaudino. The American television series Glee covered the track in the episode "On My Way", which was aired during the third season. It was performed at the Regionals competition between New Directions and the Dalton Academy Warblers. Sebastian (Grant Gustin) leads the performance.
"Glad You Came" entered at the top of the UK Singles Chart on 17 July 2011 – for the week ending dated 23 July 2011 – with first-week sales of over 117,000 copies, becoming the band's second number-one single on the chart following "All Time Low" in August 2010. Since then, "Glad You Came" has been certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales and streams of over 1,200,000 units. In Ireland, "Glad You Came" entered at the top of the Irish Singles Chart, making it the band's first number-one single in the country. The song remained at the top of the chart for five weeks.
The single was certified platinum in both Australia and New Zealand for shipments of 75,000 and 15,000 copies respectively. It was also certified gold in Italy. In the United States, "Glad You Came" became their first to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number three for four non-consecutive weeks after it was covered on the Fox television series Glee, and becoming the highest American chart entry by a British boy band, surpassing Take That who peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Back for Good" in November 1995. This record was broken by fellow British-Irish boy band One Direction when their single "Best Song Ever" peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 2013. The song also peaked at number four on the Adult Top 40, at number five on the Dance Club Songs, and topped the US Pop Songs and the Mainstream Top 40 charts. The song has since then been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 3,600,000 copies in the United States.
The single additionally topped the charts of Japan and Venezuela. It also peaked within the top ten of the charts in Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, and Spain whilst also charting in other numerous countries around the world as well. The song was the best-selling song by a boy band in digital history before One Direction's "What Makes You Beautiful" overtook its sales in July 2012. "Glad You Came" is to date The Wanted's only Top 40 hit in the United States.
The music video was created by Director X and was filmed in Ibiza, Spain. It sees the band on the beach, in a club, and at a house party each with an individual woman. It was uploaded to YouTube on 10 June 2011. Jay McGuiness revealed to MTV UK: "The theory of the video was to take The Wanted to Ibiza and just film everything and then just cut bits that were useable. But the girls were models, they weren't just girls we picked." However, Max George admitted: "Actually no, the girl I had to spend time with was just literally picked up off the street after a night out." The video has achieved over 212 million views on YouTube as of September 2021; becoming their most-watched video on the site. It also starred a cameo from footballer John-Joe O'Toole. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.