AlunaGeorge

AlunaGeorge are an English electronic music duo Records.[14] The duo released the single I'm in Con-
from London, consisting of Aluna Francis (vocals trol, featuring Jamaican artist Popcaan, on 20 January
and songwriting) and George Reid (production and 2016.[15] That same day, Francis revealed in an interview
instrumentation).[1] with BBC Radio 1s Annie Mac that the duos second stu-
dio album is titled I Remember, which is set to be released
It was announced on 6 December 2012 that AlunaGeorge
had been shortlisted for the 2013 BRIT Award of Critics in September 2016 via Island Records in the UK and In-
[2] terscope Records in the US.[15][16]
Choice. Then, on 9 December, the BBC announced
that the duo had also been nominated for the Sound of
2013 poll, in which they nished in second place.[3]
2 Artistry
1 Career Alunas vocals have been described as almost child-
like as well as being called sugar sweet and emotion-
1.1 2009: Formation ally soulful and heartwarming too. Georges production
combines sounds from bass, garage and dubstep.[17]
The duo rst met in June 2009, when Reid remixed Fran-
The band use techniques of R&B and use futuristic pop.
cis band My Toys Like Me's track Sweetheart.[4][5]
The musical style has been described as advanced mini-
malistic polyrhythmic beats as well as "bashment, exper-
1.2 201215: Breakthrough and Body Mu- imental hip-hop, '90s R&B and house. The duo cite in-
spiration from artists including Flying Lotus, Chris Clark,
sic Hudson Mohawke, Destinys Child and Mariah Carey;
the band also cite James Taylor, Van Morrison, Aaliyah,
AlunaGeorge released the single "You Know You Like PJ Harvey, CocoRosie as references.[18]
It" as a digital download on 20 April 2012, followed by a
vinyl release on 11 June 2012. The duos rst commer-
cial single, "Your Drums, Your Love", was released on
10 September 2012, debuting at number 50 on the UK 3 Members
Singles Chart.[6][7] During a visit to BBC Radio 1 on 3
January 2013, AlunaGeorge announced that their debut
album would be titled Body Music and released in June Aluna Francis had her rst venture into the music
2013, along with the premiere of the full-length version of industry came when she sang in a group called My
the song Diver.[8][9] On 4 June 2013, the duo unveiled Toys Like Me.[4]
the cover art and track listing for Body Music, and con-
rmed the album would be released on 29 July 2013.[10] George Reid was previously a guitarist in indie-math
In February 2013, AlunaGeorge scored their rst top-40 rock band Colour. He has cited minimal American
entry, a collaboration with Disclosure on "White Noise". hip hop by The Neptunes, as well as Lil Wayne, as
The single reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. inspirations. Reid has said his approach to music-
Huw Stephens also premiered a track from the group on making stems from it being so easy to get lost in
his BBC Radio 1 show titled "Attracting Flies", which software, you get to a point where so many noises
[11]
was eventually included on their debut album. The duo might be carrying the song, rather than the song car-
performed at the Evolution Festival in Newcastle upon rying everything else. So thats my excuse for having
[4]
Tyne on 27 May 2013. nothing in there.

A collection of previously released and brand new

remixes, Body Music Remixed, was released on 16 June
2014.[12] On 3 October 2014 AlunaGeorge released a sin- 4 Discography
gle called Supernatural.[13]
On 14 July 2015, it was announced that AlunaGeorge 4.1 Albums
had signed with the American record label Interscope

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4.1.1 Studio albums
4.1.2 Remix albums
4.1.3 Extended plays
4.2 Singles
4.2.1 As lead artist
4.2.2 As featured artist
4.3 Remixes
4.4 Guest appearances
5 Music videos
6 Awards and nominations
7 Notes
[1] You Know You Like It did not enter the Ultratop 50, but
peaked at number 35 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[20]
[2] You Know You Like It did not enter the Ultratop 50, but
peaked at number 36 on the Walloon Ultratip chart.[21]
[3] Your Drums, Your Love did not enter the Ultratop 50,
but peaked at number 25 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[20]
[4] Your Drums, Your Love did not enter the Ultratop 50,
but peaked at number 21 on the Walloon Ultratip chart.[21]
[5] Attracting Flies did not enter the Ultratop 50, but
peaked at number 37 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[20]
[6] Attracting Flies did not enter the Ultratop 50, but
peaked at number 30 on the Walloon Ultratip chart.[21]
[7] Automatic did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at
number nine on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[20]
[8] I'm in Control did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked
at number 25 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[20]
[9] I'm in Control did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked
at number two on the Walloon Ultratip chart.[21]
[10] After Light did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at
number 44 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.
[11] One Touch did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at
number 79 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.
8 References
[1] Lester, Paul (8 March 2011). New band of the day
No 977: AlunaGeorge. The Guardian. guardian.co.uk.
Retrieved 10 December 2012.
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[2] Brits Critics Choice tips three new acts for 2013. BBC
News Online. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December
2012.
[3] Sound of 2013 Prole: AlunaGeorge. BBC. 10 Decem-
ber 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
[4] Dynamic duo... introducing AlunaGeorge. Evening
Standard. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 10 December
2012.
[5] My toys like me Sweetheart RMX. Myspace. 3 June
2009. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
[6] Your Drums, Your Love (Remixes) EP by Aluna-
George. iTunes Store (GB). Apple. 10 September 2012.
Retrieved 10 December 2012.
[7] Peak chart positions in the United Kingdom:
All except noted: AlunaGeorge. Ocial Charts
Company. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
You Know You Like It (with DJ Snake): DJ
Snake & AlunaGeorge. Ocial Charts Company.
After Light": CHART: CLUK Update
18.08.2012 (wk32)". Zobbel. 18 August
2012.
I Remember": CHART: CLUK Update
16.04.2016 (wk15)". Ocial Charts Company.
Retrieved 30 April 2016.
[8] Williott, Carl (3 January 2013). AlunaGeorge Unveil
Debut Album Title 'Body Music' & Full Version Of
Diver"". Idolator. Spin Media. Retrieved 4 January
2013.
[9] AlunaGeorge 'Diver'". Popjustice. 3 January 2013.
Retrieved 4 January 2013.
[10] Minsker, Evan; Phillips, Amy (4 June 2013).
AlunaGeorge Reveal Body Music Cover Art, Tracklist,
New Release Date. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 4 June
2013.
[11] Battan, Carrie (26 February 2013). Listen: New Aluna-
George Track Attracting Flies"". Pitchfork Media. Re-
trieved 26 February 2013.
[12] Soundcloud, Cosmos Midnight (DJ) (3 June 2014).
AlunaGeorge - Superstar (Cosmos Midnight x Lido
Remix), taken from the upcoming AlunaGeorge album
'Body Music Remixed' which was released on June 16th,
2014. Soundcloud. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
[13] Gordon, Jeremy (3 October 2014). AlunaGeorge Share
New Track Supernatural"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved
28 February 2016.
[14] Geslani, Michelle (14 July 2015). AlunaGeorge
signs with Interscope, announces North American tour.
Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
[15] Minsker, Evan (20 January 2016). AlunaGeorge Release
Popcaan-Featuring Single I'm In Control"". Pitchfork
Media. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

[16] Bray, Abbie (17 May 2016). AlunaGeorge and Tinie
Tempah play to Exeter crowds ahead of Radio 1s Big
Weekend. Express & Echo. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
[17] Howell Davies (13 December 2012). Introducing: Alu-
naGeorge | The Edge. Theedgesusu.co.uk. Retrieved 6
August 2013.
[18] AlunaGeorges biography at amazingtunes.com. Aluna-
george.amazingtunes.com. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
[19] Peak chart positions for albums in Australia:
Body Music: ARIA Top 100 Albums Week
Commencing 5th August 2013 (PDF). ARIA
Charts. Pandora Archive. p. 6. Retrieved 16 April
2015.
[20] Discograe AlunaGeorge. Belgium (Flanders) Charts
Portal. Hung Medien.
[21] Discographie AlunaGeorge. Belgium (Wallonia) Charts
Portal. Hung Medien.
[22] Discographie AlunaGeorge. lescharts.com. Retrieved
30 June 2014.
[23] Peak chart positions in Ireland:
All except Royals/White Noise": Discography
AlunaGeorge. irish-charts.com. Hung Medien.
Retrieved 28 February 2016.
Royals/White Noise": Top 100 Singles, Week
Ending 27 February 2014. Chart-Track. Irish
Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 28 Febru-
ary 2016.
[24] Discograe AlunaGeorge. Dutch Charts Portal. Hung
Medien.
[25] Discographie AlunaGeorge. Swiss Charts Portal. Hung
Medien.
[26] AlunaGeorge - Chart history: Heatseekers Albums.
Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 30 June
2014.
[27] AlunaGeorge | Body Music (in German). Universal Mu-
sic Germany. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
[28] AlunaGeorge 'You Know You Like It' EP. NME. Re-
trieved 29 July 2013.
[29] Peak chart positions for singles in Australia:
You Know You Like It (with DJ Snake):
Discography AlunaGeorge. australian-
charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28
February 2016.
Automatic": ARIA Top 100 Singles Week
Commencing 28th September 2015 (PDF). ARIA
Charts. Pandora Archive. p. 4. Retrieved 28
February 2016.
I'm in Control": ARIA Top 100 Singles Week
Commencing 1st February 2016 (PDF). ARIA
Charts. Pandora Archive. p. 4. Retrieved 28
February 2016.
3
To ": ARIA Top 100 Singles Week Com-
mencing 12th October 2015 (PDF). ARIA Charts.
Pandora Archive. p. 4. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
I Remember": Ryan, Gavin (7 May 2016). ARIA
Singles: Drake 'One Dance' Is the No 1 Song.
Noise11. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
[30] Peak chart positions for singles in Canada:
You Know You Like It (with DJ Snake): DJ
Snake Chart history:Billboard Canadian Hot
100. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
[31] Hitlisten.NU. Hitlisten.NU. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
[32] Peak chart positions for singles in the United States:
You Know You Like It (with DJ Snake): DJ
Snake Chart History: The Hot 100. Billboard.
Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 16 April
2015.
[33] Ryan, Gavin (11 July 2015). ARIA Singles: Meghan
Trainor and John Legend Spend Three Weeks At No 1.
Noise11. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
[34] DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge - You Know You Like It. Ul-
tratop.be. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
[35] DJ Snake & Alunageorge You Know You Like It"" (in
Danish). IFPI Denmark. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 30
April 2016.
[36] RIAA Gold & Platinum by AlunaGeorge. RIAA. Re-
trieved 15 January 2016.
[37] Automatic Single by ZHU & AlunaGeorge. iTunes
Store (GB). Apple. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
[38] I Remember Single by AlunaGeorge. iTunes Store
(GB). Apple. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
[39] My Blood (feat. ZHU) Single by AlunaGeorge.
iTunes Store (GB). Apple. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
[40] To (feat. AlunaGeorge) [Remixes] EP by Skrillex
& Diplo. iTunes Store (GB). Apple. Retrieved 1 March
2016.
[41] AlunaGeorge You Know You Like It (Ocial Video)".
YouTube. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
[42] Battan, Carrie (13 June 2012). Video: AlunaGeorge:
Just a Touch"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 1 March
2016.
[43] Murray, Robin (18 September 2012). Watch: Aluna-
George Your Drums, Your Love. Clash. Retrieved 10
December 2012.
[44] Brown, Jimmy (12 March 2013). AlunaGeorge 'Attract-
ing Flies by Emil Nava. Promo News. Retrieved 1
March 2016.
[45] Pelly, Jenn (13 June 2013). Video: AlunaGeorge: You
Know You Like It (New Version)". Pitchfork Media.
Retrieved 16 July 2013.
4 9 EXTERNAL LINKS

[46] Minsker, Evan (6 October 2013). Video: AlunaGeorge:

Best Be Believing"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 7 Oc-
tober 2013.

[47] Beauchemin, Molly; Monroe, Jazz (26 October 2015).

Diplo and Skrillex Share Jack Video for To " Fea-
turing AlunaGeorge. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 1
March 2016.

[48] Monroe, Jazz (10 February 2016). AlunaGeorge Share

Video for I'm in Control [ft. Popcaan]". Pitchfork Me-
dia. Retrieved 1 March 2016.

[49] Gottlieb, Steven (15 April 2016). AlunaGeorge f/ Flume

I Remember (Daniel Iglesias Jr, dir.)". VideoStatic. Re-
trieved 31 May 2016.

9 External links
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