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Gnarls Barkley
Cee-Lo (foreground) and Danger Mouse (background)
Cee-Lo (foreground) and Danger Mouse (background)
Background information
Origin Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Genre(s) Neo soul
Electronic
Hip hop
Alternative
Years active 2003 – present
Label(s) Downtown Records
Warner Music
Website www.gnarlsbarkley.com
Members
Cee-Lo
Danger Mouse

Gnarls Barkley is an American musical collaboration between multi-instrumentalist and producer Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) from New York, and rapper/vocalist Cee-Lo Green (Thomas Callaway), from Atlanta. Brian Joseph Burton, better known by his Stage name Danger Mouse, is an American artist and producer. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other This article is about the musical genre For the Yael Naim song see New Soul. Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Downtown Records is a Record label owned and operated by Downtown Music LLC. Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal Brian Joseph Burton, better known by his Stage name Danger Mouse, is an American artist and producer. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A multi-instrumentalist is a Musician who plays a number of different instruments The Bachelor of Music degree usually requires a second instrument In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Brian Joseph Burton, better known by his Stage name Danger Mouse, is an American artist and producer. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and The lead vocalist (or lead singer) is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song Their first album, St. Elsewhere, was released in 2006; it and their first hit, "Crazy", were major commercial successes, and were noted for their large sales by download. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public St Elsewhere is the debut album by Gnarls Barkley, a collaboration between Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. " Crazy " is the first single from Gnarls Barkley, a musical collaboration between Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo, and is taken from their 2006 A music download refers to the transferring of a music file from an Internet -facing computer or website to a user's local computer The duo released their second album, The Odd Couple, in March of 2008. The Odd Couple is the second studio album by Gnarls Barkley, released digitally on March 18 and in stores March 25, 2008.

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Career

Gnarls Barkley is a two-person musical group. Prior to their collaboration, both had their own lengthy careers.

Cee-lo first entered the music scene as part of the Atlanta hip-hop group Goodie Mob which had a large hand in the Dirty South Movement of the 1990s. Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. Goodie Mob is a hip hop act based in Atlanta Georgia. Members Cee-Lo ( Thomas Callaway) Khujo ( Willie Knighton Jr Southern hip hop is a form of American hip hop music that emerged from a club oriented vibe in the late-1990s as a popular force from cities including but not limited to The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Cee-Lo left the group after their third album in 1999 and started his solo career. He released two solo albums, one in 2002, and one in 2004. In 2006 his former record label released a Cee-Lo's greatest hits album to capitalise on the success of Gnarls Barkley.

Danger Mouse has produced for a number of hip-hop artists, and he produced Gorillaz' Grammy winning album Demon Days. Gorillaz is a Virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of alternative rock band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the Comic Demon Days is the second Studio album and a Concept album by Gorillaz, released on May 23, 2005 in the United He received national attention for his mash-up Grey Album, which blended samples from Jay-Z's The Black Album and the Beatles' White Album. The Grey Album is an album by Danger Mouse, released in 2004. Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella The Black Album is a 2003 Hip hop album by rapper Jay-Z. It was promoted as his final studio album although Jay-Z subsequently announced a return The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960

They first met in 2003 when Cee-Lo was on a tour for which Danger Mouse happened to be the DJ. They began working together on the songs that would become the St. Elsewhere album; prior to the release of that album they collaborated on the songs What You Sittin' On? for Lex Records in 2004, and Benzie Box from the Dangerdoom album The Mouse and the Mask in 2005. Lex Records is an Independent record label founded by Tom Brown in 2001. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Danger Doom (officially capitalized as DANGERDOOM) is a musical collaboration between DJ and producer Danger Mouse and Rapper The Mouse and the Mask is a collaboration Album by Danger Mouse and MF DOOM under the name DANGERDOOM, released on October Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. They took the name Gnarls Barkley for their project as a duo. Burton explains the collaboration's name came from friends, "making up fictional celebrity names like Prince Gnarls and Bob Gnarley. " When someone came up with Gnarls Barkley, Burton wrote it down. [1]

Downtown Records in the U. Downtown Records is a Record label owned and operated by Downtown Music LLC. S. and Warners Bros. Records in the UK signed the band after several songs including "Crazy" were played for them by Danger Mouse's management company Waxploitation. " Crazy " is the first single from Gnarls Barkley, a musical collaboration between Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo, and is taken from their 2006 Brian Joseph Burton, better known by his Stage name Danger Mouse, is an American artist and producer. Waxploitation is an artist-management company Record label and Music publisher based in Los Angeles. [2] Crazy was released as their first single on April 3, 2006, preceded by its release as digital download and 12" Vinyl record single in March 2006. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A gramophone It gained some of its popularity due to its use on primetime BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe's television advert, and it was also made Record of the Week by Ken Bruce of BBC Radio 2, Scott Mills and Jo Whiley of BBC Radio 1 as well as being made 'Weekend Anthem' by DJ Spoony and Sara Cox (also of Radio 1). Zane Lowe (born Alexander Zane Reid Lowe on 7 August 1973 also known as 'Zipper' is a radio DJ and television presenter Kenneth Robertson Bruce (born 2 February 1951 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a veteran British broadcaster known for his programme on BBC Radio 2, Scott Robert Mills (born 28 March 1974) is an English Radio DJ best known for presenting The Scott Mills Show Johanne "Jo" Whiley (born 4 July 1965 in Northampton) is an English radio DJ on BBC Radio 1, and a Television DJ Spoony is the Stage name of Jonathan Joseph (born 27 June 1970, Hackney, London) who is a British DJ Sara Cox (born 13 December 1974) affectionately known as "Coxy" is an English TV Presenter and Radio DJ

For their American television debut on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, May 24, 2006, the band performed their smash hit, "Crazy". Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien on NBC Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The band performed along with Christina Aguilera, AFI, and Wolfmother at the MTV Movie Awards 2006 June 8, 2006 at the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. Christina María Aguilera (born December 18 1980 is an American pop / R&B Singer and Songwriter. AFI (abbreviated from A F ire I nside and formerly A sking F or i t A bunch of F ucking I The 2006 MTV Movie Awards were hosted by Jessica Alba and featured performances by Christina Aguilera, AFI, Gnarls Barkley and Wolfmother Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [3]. They were dressed as characters from the film series Star Wars: Rebel Alliance pilots, Imperial officers, Stormtroopers, Chewbacca, Jango Fett, Obi-Wan, with Cee-Lo singing as an unmasked Darth Vader. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded The Alliance to Restore the Republic (commonly known as the Rebel Alliance) is an interstellar force formed in direct military opposition to the Galactic Empire in Chewbacca (or Chewie) is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. Jango Fett is a fictional character and supporting villain in the Star Wars universe. Obi-Wan Kenobi is a Fictional character in the Star Wars universe. Anakin Skywalker Darth Vader is a fictional character in George Lucas ' Science fiction saga Star Wars.

In October 2006, Gnarls Barkley recorded a live session for Live from Abbey Road at Abbey Road Studios. Live from Abbey Road is a 12 part one hour Performance series / documentary filmed during 2006 at Abbey Road Studios in London Abbey Road Studios, established in November 1931 by EMI in London, England, is a Recording studio located at number 3 Abbey Road,

"Crazy" is the first ever single to top the UK singles chart purely on download sales as it was released online a week before it was released as a CD single. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry [4] It is also the first single to top the UK Singles Chart for nine weeks consecutively since 1994 when Wet Wet Wet's "Love Is All Around" was number one for 15 weeks (the last song to spend exactly nine weeks on top was "Two Tribes" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood in 1984). The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry Wet Wet Wet are a Scottish pop band that formed in the 1980s They scored a number of hits in the British charts and around the world "Love Is All Around" is a song composed by Reg Presley and performed by The Troggs. Frankie Goes to Hollywood ( FGTH) was a UK dance-pop band that were extremely popular in the mid 1980s It has also equaled the Queen 1975 classic "Bohemian Rhapsody", which also topped the UK singles chart for nine weeks. Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist is a Song written by Freddie Mercury and originally recorded by the band Queen for their 1975 album ''A Night at the Opera''. "Crazy" is also the longest number-one on the UK Official Download Chart with its stay lasting eleven consecutive weeks. The UK Official Download Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the Music industry. Gnarls Barkley announced that as the record had spent its ninth week at number one, it was to be deleted as a vinyl/CD listing from May 28, 2006 so people will "remember the song fondly and not get sick of it". Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [5]

St. Elsewhere has been certified Platinum by the RIAA for selling over 1,000,000 albums in the U. S.

A limited edition deluxe package of St. Elsewhere was released on November 7, 2006. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The CD+DVD package includes a 92-page booklet, four music videos and bonus songs from live performances. From January until March of 2007, they toured with the Red Hot Chili Peppers through the United States of America. Red Hot Chili Peppers are The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [1]

They did a collaborative short film in both the Spring of 2006 and 2007 with the international TV series Kung Faux which airs heavily on Channel V around the world, and they also toured Australia in March and April 2007 as part of the Channel V Festival. Kung Faux is a comedy television series that remixes classic kung fu movies with popular music comic book style editing and video game style special effects and new voice-over dubbing Channel ' is the brand name for multiple international Music television networks owned by STAR TV.

In early March, 2008, Gnarls's much anticipated sophomore release, The Odd Couple, was leaked over the internet prompting the duo to push the release date up from April 8. The Odd Couple is the second studio album by Gnarls Barkley, released digitally on March 18 and in stores March 25, 2008. On March 18, 2008, the album became available via download on the iTunes Music Store and Amazon MP3. The iTunes Store is a software-based online Digital media store operated by Apple Inc Amazon MP3 is a digital music store owned and operated by Amazon Hard copies of the album were released on March 25.

Gnarls Barkley appeared as the musical guest on the April 12, 2008 episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City They were supposed to be in a Digital Short parodying amateur music videos according to the scrolled text but only appeared in the singing performances of the live broadcast. SNL Digital Shorts are short video segments created for airing on NBC 's Saturday Night Live.

Cee-Lo stated in a recent interview that Gnarls Barkley will record one more album. [6]

Awards

Gnarls Barkley on-stage in Boston, August 11, 2006.
Gnarls Barkley on-stage in Boston, August 11, 2006. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Gnarls Barkley won Best Song (for "Crazy") and the Future Sounds award at MTV's European Music Awards 2006 in Copenhagen. " Crazy " is the first single from Gnarls Barkley, a musical collaboration between Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo, and is taken from their 2006 Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city

The duo won two Grammy awards in 2007 for Best Urban/Alternative Performance ("Crazy") and Best Alternative Music Album (St. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance has been awarded since 2003 The Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album has been awarded since 1991 Elsewhere). [7]

2007 BET Award for Best Group (Win)

Costumes

Main article: List of Gnarls Barkley costumes

Discography

Albums

Singles

Year Single Chart positions Album
U.S. U.S. Pop Adult Top 40 U.S. Modern Rock UK IRL AUS NZ GER FRA ITA EU WW
2006 "Crazy" 2 2 1 7 1 1 2 1 3 3 1 2 2 St. The Pop 100 is a songs chart created in February 2005 and released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks (formerly known as Adult Top 40) is a variation on the United States Billboard charts Hot Modern Rock Tracks (originally called Modern Rock Tracks) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry The Irish Singles Chart is the Republic of Ireland music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ is a non-profit trade association of Record producers, distributors and recording artists in New The official Music Charts in Germany are collected and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband der phonographischen Wirtschaft (Federal This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest " Crazy " is the first single from Gnarls Barkley, a musical collaboration between Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo, and is taken from their 2006 Elsewhere
"Smiley Faces" – – – – 10 9 38 – 32 – – 45 –
"Who Cares?" – – – – 60 1 – – – – – – – –
"Gone Daddy Gone" – – 35 26 – – – – – – – –
2008 "Run (I'm a Natural Disaster)" 114 64 – 35 32 – – – 72 – – – – The Odd Couple
"Going On" 88 64 – – – – 79 – – – – – –
"Who's Gonna Save My Soul" – – – – – – – – – – – – –

1 "Who Cares?" and "Gone Daddy Gone" were released as a Double A-Side single in the UK

See also

References

  1. ^ Klosterman, Chuck (2006-06-18). " Smiley Faces " is a song by Gnarls Barkley and is featured on their Debut album, St " Who Cares?" and "Gone Daddy Gone " are songs performed by Gnarls Barkley and are featured on their Debut album, St " Who Cares?" and "Gone Daddy Gone " are songs performed by Gnarls Barkley and are featured on their Debut album, St " Run (I'm a Natural Disaster " also known more commonly as " Run " is a song written and recorded by Gnarls Barkley. " Who's Gonna Save My Soul" is the third single taken from Gnarls Barkley 's second studio album The Odd Couple. Danger Doom (officially capitalized as DANGERDOOM) is a musical collaboration between DJ and producer Danger Mouse and Rapper Kung Faux is a comedy television series that remixes classic kung fu movies with popular music comic book style editing and video game style special effects and new voice-over dubbing Gnarls Biggie is a hip hop mashup album created in the same vein as Danger Mouse 's The Grey Album. Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20 1963 is an American retired professional Basketball player Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries The D.J. Auteur. New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-01-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks
  2. ^ Interview - Josh Deutsch, A&R for Gnarls Barkley (No.1 UK) - Sep 04, 2006. HitQuarters. HitQuarters is an internet based music industry publication founded in 1999 by Swedish brothers Ranis and Pontus Edenberg in the Benelux (Brussels and Amsterdam Retrieved on November 9, 2006. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
  3. ^ 2007 Movie Awards Story | Justin, Luda To Appear At Movie Awards - Show Story | Headlines | MTV
  4. ^ Crazy song makes musical history. BBC News. Retrieved on April 2, 2006. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
  5. ^ Gnarls Go Out On Top. The Daily Record. Retrieved on May 28, 2006. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
  6. ^ Cee-Lo Green: What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been | Features > HipHopDX.com
  7. ^ CNN.com, February 11, 2007
  8. ^ Cohen, Jonathan. "Gnarls Barkley Feeling 'Odd' On New Album", Billboard magazine, 2008-01-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Retrieved on 2008-01-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher.  
  9. ^ HipHopDX - Hip-Hop/R&B Album Sales: Week Ending 6/1/08


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