Audio Bullys
Audio Bullys | |
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 Audio Bullys in 2024 (Left to right: Simon Franks, Tom Dinsdale) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2001–2012; 2014–present |
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Audio Bullys are an English electronic music project, originally consisting of Simon Franks and Tom Dinsdale.
Franks and Dinsdale released their debut album Ego War in 2003, and two years later followed up with Generation, which featured a collaboration with Suggs and keyboardist Mike Barson of Madness on the track "This Road" and a collaboration with Suggs and Madness saxophonist Lee Thompson on the subsequent track "Struck by the Sound". Their 2005 hit "Shot You Down", which sampled the Nancy Sinatra version of the song "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart.[1]
Their third album Higher Than the Eiffel, released on 29 March 2010, featured another collaboration with Suggs and Barson on the track "Twist Me Up", with Suggs' daughter Viva providing backing vocals on the track "Smiling Faces".
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Ego War Audio Bullys launched their comeback with a new collaboration with Michael Bibi on Solid Grooves. Featuring a fresh take on the iconic vocals of “We Don’t Care” from Simon Franks.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
UK Dance [3] |
UK Down [4] |
UK Indie [5] |
FRA [6] |
NED [7] |
SCO [8] | ||||||||
| Ego War | 19 | — | — | — | 129 | 86 | 21 | |||||||
| Generation |
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33 | 3 | — | — | — | 36 | 42 | ||||||
| Higher Than the Eiffel |
|
87 | 10 | 55 | 9 | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
- Back to Mine: Audio Bullys (2003)
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
UK Dance [10] |
UK Down [11] |
UK Indie [12] |
AUS [13] |
FRA [6] |
IRE [14] |
ITA [15] |
NED [7] |
SCO [16] | |||||
| 2003 | "We Don't Care" | 15 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 97 | 20 | Ego War | ||
| "The Things"/"Turned Away" | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | ||||
| "Way Too Long" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | ||||
| 2004 | "Snake" | 45 | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | 100 | — | |||
| "Break Down the Doors" (Morillo featuring Audio Bullys) |
44 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 86 | 52 | Non-album single | |||
| 2005 | "Shot You Down" (featuring Nancy Sinatra) |
3 | — | 2 | — | 17 | — | 22 | 56 | 23 | 6 |
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Generation | |
| "I'm in Love" | 27 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | 72 | 28 | ||||
| 2006 | "Drop It" | 200 | 35 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album Singles | ||
| 2008 | "Gimme That Punk" | — | 9 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Flickery Vision" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Dope Fiend" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | "Only Man" | 44 | 6 | 47 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | Higher Than the Eiffel | ||
| 2011 | "Shotgun" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2015 | "Wicked Things" (Sander Kleinenberg featuring Audio Bullys) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Under Pressure" (with Alex Kidd) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | "It Was a Very Good Year" (featuring Surge) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2017 | "The Scene" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2023 | "As We Step" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2024 | "Dilate" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Outlaws"
(with Anti-Up) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Paperwork"
(with TCTS) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 33. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b UK chart positions:
- "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- *Chart Log UK "Chart Log UK 1994–2010: A> Audio Bullys". zobbel - Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ UK dance album chart peaks:
- "Generation". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- "Higher Than the Eiffel". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ UK album download chart peaks:
- "Higher Than the Eiffel". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ UK independent album chart peaks:
- "Higher Than the Eiffel". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ a b "French chart peaks". lescharts.com. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Dutch chart peaks". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ Scottish studio albums chart peaks:
- "Ego War". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- "Generation". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 October 2020. Note: User needs to enter "Audio Bullys" in the "Search BPI Awards" field and press Enter
- ^ UK dance singles chart peaks:
- "Break Down the Doors". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- "I'm in Love". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- "Drop It". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- "Gimme That Punk". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- "Only Man". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ UK download singles chart peaks:
- "Shot You Down". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- "Only Man". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ UK independent singles chart peaks:
- "We Don't Care". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- "Break Down the Doors". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- "Drop It". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- "Gimme That Punk". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- "Only Man". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Australian chart peaks". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Irish chart peaks". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Italian chart peaks". hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ Scottish singles chart peaks:
- "We Don't Care". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- "The Things/Turned Away". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- "Break Down the Doors". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- "Shot You Down". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- "I'm in Love". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- "Only Man". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
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