The Script
are a three-piece Irish pop rock band from Dublin, Ireland. They are currently based in London after signing to RCA Label Group imprint Phonogenic, and their multi-platinum selling debut album The Script
was released in August 2008.
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Biography
Early Meeting
Danny O'Donoghue and Mark Sheehan met when they were in their late teens in a club in James's Street area of inner-city Dublin, near the
Guinness brewery, gravitating to each other through a shared obsession with music, and in particular a love of American
black music. "At that time,
MTV only came on in Dublin after midnight, it was the fuzzy channel, and for my generation black culture was just a wave through us all," explains Sheehan. "It wasn't about gangs and guns; it was fashion and fun, singing and dancing. "
[1]
Striking up a songwriting and production partnership, O'Donoghue and Sheehan's talent was recognized early, and, to their astonishment, they found themselves invited to the States to collaborate with some of their production heroes, including such legends of modern
R&B as
Dallas Austin,
Montell Jordan and
Teddy Riley.
They were based in the US for many years, but moved back to Dublin where they recruited Glen for their new band. Glen Power had been playing sessions from the age of fifteen, using the money to work on a solo project in his home studio. But that went on hold when his collaboration with Mark and Danny produced three songs in one week. "I had never had a chance with any other band to express myself with such freedom." The band signed to Phonogenic in Spring 2007, and released an EP on
Last.FM. The band's influences include a diverse group of artists that include
U2,
The Police,
The Neptunes,
Timbaland, and
Van Morrison, all of which contribute to their distinct sound.
[2]
Mark and Danny were formerly part of a band that had formed in 1996 called
MyTown
. They achieved limited success in Ireland and the UK but were overshadowed by the thriving
boyband circuit. There were originally four members; Danny O'Donoghue, Mark Sheehan, Terry Daly and Paul Walker.
Breakthrough and The Script
The Script performed We Cry for the first time on the award winning BalconyTV in Dublin on the 13th of September 2007
[3]. The band claimed that BalconyTV was the "first TV they ever did" when they won Best Band at the BalconyTV Music Video Awards 2008 in the Sugar Club Dublin on June 20th 2008. At the awards the band said the award was their "first ever."
[4]
The Script released their debut single
We Cry
on the 24th of April 2008.
[5] "We Cry" received "Single of the Week" on
RTÉ 2FM,
Today FM and by
Jo Whiley on
BBC Radio 1, where many radio presenter heavily supported the band.
[6] It was Kevin Hughes' tune of the week on
GCap Media's
The One Network show
Music Control
. and entered the
UK Singles Chart at number thirty before rising and peaking at number 15 the next week,
[7] giving the band their first top twenty single. The track also performed well on the
Irish Singles Chart by reaching the top ten, peaking at number nine giving them their first top ten single in their home country.
[7]
Their second single, "
The Man Who Can't Be Moved," was released on the 25th of July 2008.
[5] This single proved to be their international breakthrough hit and their most successful single to date. After debuting at number 30 on the
UK Singles Chart, it rose twenty seven places to land at number three, making it their first top three single in the UK. It would peak at number two, being held off the top spot by
Katy Perry's "
I Kissed A Girl". It has spent twenty one weeks in the Top 40 to date. The song performed well on the
Irish Singles Chart. After a top ten debut, the single peaked at number two, again being held off the top spot by "
I Kissed A Girl". The song was also popular in
Denmark, peaking at number two.
The Man Who Can't Be Moved has been used extensively on the hit
CBS drama,
Ghost Whisperer.
The band released their debut album,
The Script on the 11 August 2008. Following the success of
The Man Who Can't Be Moved, the album entered the UK Singles Charts at number one with sales of 54,520 copies
[10] where it stayed for two weeks. The album spent eight weeks in the top ten and was the twelfth best selling album in the UK of 2008.
The album also entered the
Irish Album Chart at number one, holding the top spot for five weeks.
[11] It had, of January 2009, spent twenty two weeks in the top ten. The Irish office of Sony BMG music presented the group with their first multi platinum award disc for over 600,000 sales of their debut album, ‘
The Script’.
[12]
The band's third single,
Breakeven
, was released in Ireland on 21 November 2008 and in the UK on 24 November 2008. The single was a slow burner on the
Irish Singles Chart. After entering the chart at number forty nine, it spent ten weeks before entering the top ten at number ten giving the Script their third top ten single in Ireland. The single has, to date, spent thirteen weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 23. The band's fourth single "Talk You Down" was released in March 2009.
[13].
On 9 November The Script received an award at the
World Music Awards for 'Best Selling Irish Act' of 2008. The band has confirmed that they plan to write a track for
Leona Lewis's second album.
[14] In December 2008, the band were confirmed to be supporting
Take That at their concert at
Croke Park on 13 June 2009.
The band played at the Cheerio's Childline concert on the opening night of Dublin's 02. They played among big stars Enrique Iglesias, Anatasia, Boyzone and many more.
The song "The End Where I Begin" appeared in
FIFA 09
.
In January 2009, it was announced that The Script were nominated for a number of awards at the 2009
Meteor Ireland Music Awards which will be announced on March 17, 2009 and in the same month it was also announced they are up for Best Album at the
Choice Music Prize to be announced in early March.
The Script have been confirmed for
Oxegen 2009 and also headlined the 50th
Trinity Ball, on 8 May 2009.
A 17 March 2009 US release of The Script self-titled debut album was announced by Epic Records/Sony Music on January 29. The band will also be featured in VH1's promotion You Outta Know.
In February 2009, the band announced they would be releasing their fourth single Talk You Down will be released on March 13 in the Republic of Ireland and March 16 in the UK. A later release for the Scandinavian and Central European markets will be announced in due course.
The video for the single had its UK debut on Channel 4, during T4, on February 22. It was directed by Irish duo D.A.D.D.Y in LA and featured celebrity blogger
Perez Hilton.
On 7 April 2009 the band were confirmed to be supporting
U2 on their third concert at
Croke Park, which will take place on 27 July 2009.
[15]
On April 29 2009, the band announced that their next single would be
Before The Worst, to be released on 15 June 2009.
[16]
A few days later it was confirmed that they would be supporting
Take That on their best-selling The Circus Tour, along with
Gary Go, on six dates.
[17]
In July 2009, The Script opened for Paul McCartney at the historic first concerts at New York's Citi Field and for U2 at Dublin's Croke Park.
On August 15, 2009, The Script opened for Sir Paul McCartney at the Piedmont Park in Atlanta, Georgia.
On August 19, 2009, The Script opened for Sir Paul McCartney at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Second album 2009-present
The Script are currently writing new material, and it's rumoured that a second album may be released in late 2010-early 2011. The band are said to be basing themselves in America to produce the album.
Discography
Albums
:
Singles chart performance
Song title
| Year
| Album name
| UK chart position
|
"We Cry"
| 2008
| The Script
| 15
|
"The Man Who Can't Be Moved"
| 2008
| The Script
| 2
|
"Breakeven"
| 2008
| The Script
| 21
|
"Talk You Down"
| 2009
| The Script
| 47
|
"Before The Worst"
| 2009
| The Script
| 96
|
Members
Danny O'Donoghue - lead vocals, keyboards
Mark Sheehan - lead guitar, backing vocals
Glen Power - drums, backing vocals (rhythm guitar on recordings)
References
- The Script
- Title Unavailable
- http://www.balconytv.com/Video-Archive/Video-Archive-page/07-09-12/THE_SCRIPT.aspx
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KI6yFUsj2I&feature=fvsr
- The Script
- RCA Label Group (UK) / News / The Script - We Cry the Single of the Week
- The Script - We Cry - Music Charts
- The Script - We Cry - Music Charts
- The Script
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_in_British_music
- The Script - The Script - Music Charts
- The Script album is MULTI platinum in Ireland!
- http://www.thescriptmusic.com/ie/news_and_diary/news/script_in_2009/ accessed 2009-01-05
- The Script to write track for Leona Lewis
- http://www.thescriptmusic.com/ie/news_and_diary/news/script_to_support_u2/
- http://www.thescriptmusic.com/gb/news_and_diary/news/before_the_worst/
- http://www.thescriptmusic.com/gb/news_and_diary/news/take_that_support/