Atlas were a New Zealand rock band which was formed in 2005 and disbanded in late 2008.
Atlas | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Years active | 2005–2008 |
| Labels | Elements Music |
| Members | Sean Cunningham Ben Campbell Andy Lynch Joe McCallum |
Founding
editIn April 2005, in Hollywood, California, producer Hank Linderman (The Beach Boys, Eagles) introduced New Zealand rocker Ben Campbell (a former member of the band Zed)[1] and his sister Beth Campbell (a backing vocalist for the band Chicago),[1][2] to 19-year-old American solo artist Sean Cunningham.[2] Together with Joe McCallum,[2] the group decided to form the band Atlas.[1]
Located in Auckland, New Zealand,[3] Atlas released their second single "Crawl" in March, 2007, and on 5 March, "Crawl" debuted at #9[4] before moving up to claim the top spot of the Official New Zealand Music Chart the next week,[5] where it stayed for a total of seven weeks.[6] Their next single was "Magic 8".
Atlas released their debut album Reasons for Voyaging on 19 November 2007,[1] entering the Official New Zealand Music Chart the following week at #4, which was its peak position.[7]
Discography
edit| Date of Release | Title | Label | NZ Chart[8] | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 November 2007 | Reasons for Voyaging | Mental Music | 4 | NZ: Gold[9] |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Album | NZ Chart[8] | NZ Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Is This Real" | Reasons for Voyaging | - | - |
| 2007 | "Crawl" | 1 | Gold[10] | |
| "Magic 8" | 27 | - |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Full interview with kiwi band Atlas". 3 News. 20 November 2007.
- ^ a b c Yeoman, Paula (22 November 2007). "Atlas cruises into the big time". One News (New Zealand).
- ^ Thorne, Richard. "Feature: Atlas – Running To Follow Crawl". NZ Musician magazine. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "Singles 5 MARCH 2007". Official New Zealand Music Chart. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "Singles 12 MARCH 2007". Official New Zealand Music Chart. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "ATLAS – CRAWL (SONG)". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "Albums 26 NOVEMBER 2007". Official New Zealand Music Chart. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Atlas Discography". charts.nz (Hung Medien). Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "Gold and platinum New Zealand albums to 2013". Te Ara. Encyclopedia of NZ. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles". RadioScope. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011.
External links
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