Cobra Starship
is an American band created by former Midtown bassist/lead vocalist Gabe Saporta, who continues his role as a vocalist for the band. Other members consist of guitarist Ryland Blackinton, bassist Alex Suarez, Nate Novarro on drums and Victoria Asher on keytar, all of whom provide backing vocals.
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History
While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets
(2006-2007)
Cobra Starship became a full-time project for Gabe Saporta after the dissolution of his previous band,
Midtown. The band signed with
Decaydance Records in July 2006.
[1] Their first album,
While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets
, was released October 10, 2006 and featured the single "Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)" whose video had been featured during the closing credits of the film
Snakes on a Plane
earlier that summer.
¡Viva La Cobra!
(2007-2009)
Cobra Starship released their second album,
¡Viva La Cobra!
, on October 23, 2007. It was produced by
Patrick Stump, who was also credited as singing some backup vocals.
[2] The album has been toured heavily worldwide. Cobra headlined the Really Really Ridiculously Good Looking Tour with guests
Metro Station,
The Cab, and
We The Kings from January to March, 2008. They also played on
Warped Tour 2008 and headlined the SassyBack tour, which toured from October 7 through November 30, 2008 with guests
Forever the Sickest Kids,
Hit the Lights, and
Sing it Loud.
The
album art for the
¡Viva La Cobra!
album has also been used to promote the latest edition of Apple's iPod nano in purple. It shows Gabe's trademark American Apparel purple hoodie which matches the iPod color.
Hot Mess
(2009-present)
Following the success of
Katy Perry's "
I Kissed a Girl", Cobra Starship recorded their own cover version, "I Kissed a Boy," in summer 2008. The song was released on August 25, 2008 on
Fall Out Boy's
Citizens For Our Betterment mixtape
Welcome To The New Administration. Cobra Starship is one of 9 artists who participated in
thetruth.com’s Remix Project, where they remixed the Sunny Side song "Magical Amount".
Cobra Starship also began the "Believers Never Die (Part Deux)" tour in the beginning of April, opening for
Fall Out Boy, with other bands
All Time Low,
Metro Station and
Hey Monday. They also performed a few shows in the UK at the end of May 2009, supported by
Sing It Loud,
Cash Cash and UK Band Mimi Soya.
In 2009, the band went to a cabin in Pennsylvania, attempting to lay down some tracks. They broadcasted live throughout their stay on the live camera feed site
Stickam, thus creating the Shelf Kids club. After their stay, a new album was announced for a tentative release in the summer. The band has worked with
Kara DioGuardi,
Kevin Rudolf,
KarateE! Mouse,
S*A*M,
Sluggo and song-writers
Benny Blanco and
Patrick Stump.
[3] Gossip Girl star
Leighton Meester is featured on the song "
Good Girls Go Bad", produced by
Kevin Rudolf and co-written by Rudolf and
Kara DioGuardi.
[4] The song is the album's first confirmed single, added on iTunes on May 11 and available to listen to on the band's official MySpace. Other songs include "Pete Wentz Is The Only Reason We're Famous", which has been released on their YouTube channel
[5] and MySpace page. On May 8, the album title was confirmed as "Hot Mess", with a release date of August 11.
The band will go on tour to promote the new album starting August 3. The tour, called Hot Mess Across The US Tour, has 21 stops and features guests like
Friday Night Boys and
DJ Skeet Skeet. After
Plasticines dropped off the tour, Cobra Starship listed a number of bands for the fans to vote for online in a blog,
The Audition won.
[6]
On their official video podcast (CobraCam.tv), the band released humorous tentative titles for the album (which parodies several other notable albums) "
Griller", "
Tha Ryland III", and variations of their
¡Viva La Cobra!
album.
They made one stop on the
Warped Tour this year, playing in
Salt Lake City on August 8, 2009. In Fall 2009, they are signed on to Boys Like Girls' "Love Drunk Tour" along with
The Maine (band) and
A Rocket to the Moon.
Cobra Starship will be playing at a September 11,
2009 MTV Video Music Awards weekend competition and pre-party at
The Fillmore at Irving Plaza. The competition will be for "The Best Breakout New York City Artist Award", and will take place before MTV Video Music Awards performers, in between performances from MTV Video Music Awards artists. The battle will be between
The Shells
, the all-female
pop/
folk/
rock harmony trio (Jessi Rae Waltz, Carrie Welling, and Melanie Klaja);
[7] [8] MeTalkPretty
, a rock quartet; and
Red Directors
, a rock quartet.
[9]
Band members
Current members
- Gabe Saporta – lead vocals (2005-present)
- Ryland Blackinton – lead guitar, backing vocals, synthesizer (2006-present)
- Alex Suarez – bass, backing vocals, synthesizer (2006-present)
- Victoria Asher – keytar, backing vocals (2007-present)
- Nate Novarro - drums, percussion (2005-present)
Former
- Elisa Schwartz - keyboard (2005-2007)
Discography
Studio albums
Year
| Album
| Chart positions
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US
| US Indie
| US Heat
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2006
| While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets
| 125
| 7
| 1
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2007
| ¡Viva La Cobra!
| 80
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| —
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2009
| Hot Mess
| 4
| TBA
| TBA
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Album appearances
Year
| Album
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2006
| Snakes on a Plane: The Album
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2007
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Music From the Motion Picture
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2008
| Warped Tour 2008 Tour Compilation
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2009
| Jennifer's Body
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Singles
Year
| Single
| US Hot 100 [10]
| US Mod Rock [11]
| Canadian Hot 100
| NZ Top 40 [12]
| Album
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2006
| "Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)" (featuring William Beckett, Travis McCoy and Maja Ivarsson)
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| 32
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| While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets
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"The Church of Hot Addiction"
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| —
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2007
| "Send My Love to the Dancefloor, I'll See You In Hell (Hey Mister DJ)"
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"The City Is at War"
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| ¡Viva La Cobra!
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"Guilty Pleasure"
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2008
| "Kiss My Sass"
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2009
| "Good Girls Go Bad" (featuring Leighton Meester)
| 7
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| 7
| 2
| Hot Mess
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References
- "Cobra Starship (ex-Midtown) officially joins Decaydance." Punknews.org. July 21, 2006.
- Backstage Videos from the Honda Civic Tour 2007 Official Community
- 'American Idol' Judge Kara DioGuardi Working With Cobra Starship
- Cobra Starship, Leighton Meester Collaborating On New Song
- cobra starship - pete wentz is the only reason we're famous
- Buzznet.com
- Band Spotlight: The Shells
- About the Shells
- About the Show
- http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+
- http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=771248&model.vnuAlbumId=1
- New Zealand Top 40 Singles Chart