Phoenix is a French alternative rock band that performs songs in English.
The band formed in 1991 in the semi-affluent Parisian suburb of Versailles, in the same culture that produced late-90s bands such as Air and Daft Punk; Laurent Brancowitz was actually part of Darlin' with Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, who eventually became Daft Punk. The name of the band wasn't chosen until 1997. Phoenix started as the backing band for a remix of Air's "Kelly Watch the Stars" single. Soon after, Phoenix released their 2000 debut album United.
Their biggest hit, "Too Young", was featured in the Farrelly brothers' 2001 movie Shallow Hal, and later in Sofia Coppola's 2003 movie Lost in Translation. The second album, Alphabetical, released in 2004, saw the band reach moderate mainstream success, with the singles "Everything Is Everything" and "Run Run Run" reaching some alternative pop charts. Hedi Slimane used a remix of their song "Victim of the Crime" as a soundtrack to one...
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(LiveDaily.com) Phoenix [ tickets ] is giving away a live album that features highlights from the band's "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix" release.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Grammy-winning alternative rockers Phoenix [ tickets ] will wrap a few headlining dates this spring around their impending appearance at the Coachella Festival.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) 'Tis the season to rock-out! Just ask Seattle music fans. At about 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday (12/15), the sell-out crowd began streaming into the WAMU theater for 107.7 The End's "Deck the Hall Ball."... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix [ tickets ]" has been called Phoenix's career-defining album. It debuted on The Billboard 200 album chart at No. 37 and remained in the Top 100 for several weeks thanks to the alt-radio success of the album's second single, "1901."... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Greeted with a Grammy nod practically upon their arrival on US shores, French alt-rockers Phoenix [ tickets ] will continue their North American headlining trek over the next two weeks.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Following runs through Australia and Japan, French alt-rockers Phoenix [ tickets ] will make a swing through the US later this summer behind their recent release, "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix."... continued
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Track listing: Napoleon SaysConsolation PrizesRallyLong Distance CallOne Time Too ManyLost and FoundCourtesy LaughsNorthSometimes in the FallSecond to None
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Track listing: Long Distance CallLong Distance Call (25 Hours a Day remix)Long Distance Call (Sébastien Tellier remix)
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Track listing: Everything Is EverythingVictim of the Crime
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Track listing: Run Run Run (edit)Run Run Run (SBN Session)Love for Granted (acoustic mix)
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Track listing: I'm an ActorVictim of the Crime(You Can't Blame It on) AnybodyCongratulationsIf It's Not With YouHoldin' on TogetherAlphabeticalEverything Is EverythingLove for GrantedRun Run Run
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Track listing: Too YoungIf I Ever Feel BetterSummer DaysEmbuscadeFunky SquaredanceOn FireParty TimeDefinitive BreaksSchool's RulesHoneymoon
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Track listing: Too YoungToo Young (Zoot Woman remix)Too Young (Le Knight Club remix)
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Track listing: HeatwaveI Love You (Cruz Esteban remix)Heatwave (edit)
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