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Audio Bullys

Audio Bullys
OriginLondon, United Kingdom
Genres
Years active2001 (2001)–2012 (2012); 2014 (2014)–present
Labels
Members
  • Simon Franks
  • Tom Dinsdale

Audio Bullys are a British electronic music project from London, originally consisting of Simon Franks and Tom Dinsdale.

Franks and Dinsdale released their debut album Ego War in 2003, and two years later followed up with Generation, which featured a collaboration with Suggs and keyboardist Mike Barson of Madness on the track "This Road" and a collaboration with Suggs and Madness saxophonist Lee Thompson on the subsequent track "Struck by the Sound". Their 2005 hit "Shot You Down", which sampled the Nancy Sinatra version of the song "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart.[1]

Their third album Higher Than the Eiffel, released on 29 March 2010, featured another collaboration with Suggs and Barson on the track "Twist Me Up", with Suggs' daughter Viva providing backing vocals on the track "Smiling Faces".

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Ego War Audio Bullys launched their comeback with a new collaboration with Michael Bibi on Solid Grooves. Featuring a fresh take on the iconic vocals of “We Don’t Care” from Simon Franks.

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[2] 		UK
Dance
[3] 		UK
Down.
[4] 		UK
Indie
[5] 		FRA
[6] 		NED
[7] 		SCO
[8]
Ego War
  • Released: 3 June 2003
  • Label: Source (#SOUR073)
  • Formats: CD, LP
 19 — — — 129 86 21
Generation
  • Released: 31 October 2005
  • Label: Source (#SOUR107)
  • Formats: CD, LP
 33 3 — — — 36 42
Higher Than the Eiffel
  • Released: 29 March 2010
  • Label: Source (#BULLY1)
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
 87 10 55 9 — — —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

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Singles

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Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[2] 		UK
Dance
[10] 		UK
Down.
[11] 		UK
Indie
[12] 		AUS
[13] 		FRA
[6] 		IRE
[14] 		ITA
[15] 		NED
[7] 		SCO
[16]
2003 "We Don't Care" 15 — — 3 — — — — 97 20 Ego War
"The Things"/"Turned Away" 22 — — — — — — — — 29
"Way Too Long" — — — — — — — — 86 —
2004 "Snake" 45 — — — — 58 — — 100 —
"Break Down the Doors"
(Morillo featuring Audio Bullys) 		44 4 — 5 — — — — 86 52 Non-album single
2005 "Shot You Down"
(featuring Nancy Sinatra) 		3 — 2 — 17 — 22 56 23 6 Generation
"I'm in Love" 27 21 — — — — 43 — 72 28
2006 "Drop It" 200 35 — 19 — — — — — — Non-album single
2008 "Gimme That Punk" — 9 — 7 — — — — — —
"Flickery Vision" — — — — — — — — — —
"Dope Fiend" — — — — — — — — — —
2010 "Only Man" 44 6 47 3 — — — — — 41 Higher Than the Eiffel
2011 "Shotgun" — — — — — — — — — —
2015 "Wicked Things"
(Sander Kleinenberg featuring Audio Bullys) 		— — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Under Pressure"
(with Alex Kidd) 		— — — — — — — — — —
2016 "It Was a Very Good Year"
(featuring Surge) 		— — — — — — — — — —
2017 "The Scene" — — — — — — — — — —
2023 "As We Step" — — — — — — — — — —
2024 "Dilate" — — — — — — — — — —
"Outlaws"
(with Anti-Up) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Paperwork"
(with TCTS) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

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  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 33. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ a b UK chart positions:
  3. ^ UK dance album chart peaks:
  4. ^ UK album download chart peaks:
  5. ^ UK independent album chart peaks:
  6. ^ a b "French chart peaks". lescharts.com. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Dutch chart peaks". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  8. ^ Scottish studio albums chart peaks:
  9. ^ a b "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 October 2020. Note: User needs to enter "Audio Bullys" in the "Search BPI Awards" field and press Enter
  10. ^ UK dance singles chart peaks:
  11. ^ UK download singles chart peaks:
  12. ^ UK independent singles chart peaks:
  13. ^ "Australian chart peaks". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Irish chart peaks". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Italian chart peaks". hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  16. ^ Scottish singles chart peaks:
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