She Wants Revenge
She Wants Revenge was an American rock band, based in San Fernando Valley, California and formed in 2004. The group's debut album She Wants Revenge was released in early 2006, with three singles to follow ("These Things", a video featuring Shirley Manson from Garbage, "Out of Control", and "Tear You Apart" for which the video was directed by Joaquin Phoenix). The band has sold more than 300,000 records in the US. The band's second album, This Is Forever, was released in 2007. The group's third album, entitled Valleyheart, was released in 2011.
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Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Website | shewantsrevenge |
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History
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The band toured extensively through 2006 with Depeche Mode[5] and Placebo.[6]
In 2007, the group was featured on the track "Time" with Timbaland. In a recent interview, Adam Bravin told Suicide Girls that She Wants Revenge has a lot of unreleased potential b-sides, like "Love to Sleep", which they would like to share. Adam added that the band would like to tour with their heroes The Cure and Bauhaus.[7] They have been released from their contract with the label Geffen/Interscope, according to a MySpace bulletin. The group formed their own label, Perfect Kiss, formerly an imprint, in 2008.
Their EP, Save Your Soul, was released to iTunes on May 13, 2008.[8] The EP contained four tracks: "Save Your Soul", "A Hundred Kisses", "Sugar", and "Sleep". The group has formed a fan club and participated in the 2008 Nylon summer tour. Their song "Tear You Apart" appeared in the first season of the TV show Fringe (episode 18, "Midnight"), in the movie The Number 23 starring Jim Carrey, and in the season 5 première of American Horror Story (episode 1, "Checking In").
An EP titled Up and Down, was released via iTunes on September 22, 2009.[9] At the end of their tour to promote the release of Up and Down, She Wants Revenge began working on their third studio album,[10] which would revisit the dark roots of their first album.[11]
A new video titled "Take The World" was released February 7, 2011, prior to the release of their first single, "Must Be The One". The video was band member Adam Bravin's directorial debut. Filming for "Must Be The One" began on February 8, and was released in March. Valleyheart, the band's third studio album, was released on May 23, 2011.[12][13]
On August 1, 2012, the band announced that they are taking an indefinite hiatus.[14]
In 2015, She Wants Revenge gained popularity following "Tear You Apart" appearing in American Horror Story: Hotel's season première. The band announced 10 year anniversary shows throughout California in 2016 and have teased a full-return.
On 22 February 2019, it was announced that She Wants Revenge would be appearing at Infest Festival,[15] held at the University of Bradford Student Union, West Yorkshire, UK, over the August Bank Holiday Weekend.[16]
In August 2020, the band announced that they were disbanding.[17]
Band members
Lead members
- Justin Warfield – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards
- Adam Bravin – bass, keyboards, guitars, drum machine, percussion, programming, backing vocals
Touring members
- Thomas Froggatt – guitars
- Scott Ellis – drums, percussion
- Jason Payne – drums
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
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US [18] |
US Alt [19] |
US Dance [20] |
US Indie [21] |
US Rock [22] | |||||
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38 | — | 3 | — | 9 | |||
This Is Forever |
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58 | 14 | — | — | 18 | |||
Valleyheart |
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153 | 19 | — | 23 | 37 | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
EPs
Title | Album details | US Sales [26] |
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These Things |
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iTunes Session |
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Save Your Soul |
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17 |
Up and Down |
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Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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US Bub. [31] |
US Alt [32] |
US Rock [18] |
SCO [33] |
UK [34] | |||||||||
"These Things" | 2005 | — | 22 | — | — | — | She Wants Revenge | ||||||
"Tear You Apart" | 2006 | 22 | 6 | —[upper-alpha 1] | 81 | 158 | |||||||
"Out of Control" / "Sister"[36] | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"True Romance"[37] | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | This Is Forever | ||||||
"Written in Blood"[38] | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Must Be the One"[39] | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | Valleyheart | ||||||
"Take the World"[40] | — | 36 | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Kiss The Night Away"[41] | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||
"Never"[42] | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Big Love"[43] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Notes
- "Tear You Apart" did not enter the Rock Songs chart, but peaked at number 8 on the Rock Digital Songs chart.[35]
Compilations
- The Nightmare Before Christmas Soundtrack – (October 2006; contributed "Kidnap the Sandy Claws")
- Timbaland Presents: Shock Value – (April 3, 2007; contributed "Time")
References
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- Cleinman, Daria. "She Wants Revenge - Love, Sex and Synthesizers". Regen Magazine. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
- "On the Horizon". The New Yorker. 84 (16–19): XVII. 2008.
- Sunshine, Tommie (August 2005). "Playlist". Spin. 21 (8): 101.
- "Blogger". thetrainingground.blogspot.com. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- "Placebo to play US shows with She Wants Revenge". Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- "SuicideGirls". SuicideGirls. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- "Save Your Soul - EP by She Wants Revenge on Apple Music". 13 May 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- "Up and Down iTunes Download Link". Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- "Security Check Required". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
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- "She Wants Revenge". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- "Infest UK". Infest UK. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
- Mark (2019-02-22). "Infest 2019: She Wants Revenge CONFIRMED!". Infest UK. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
- "Adam & Justin on Instagram: "Thank you all. And a huge, heartfelt thank you to @thomasfroggatt and @scottellis for being such an integral part of SWR since day one. We…"". Instagram.com. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- "She Wants Revenge Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- "She Wants Revenge Chart History: Alternative Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- "She Wants Revenge Chart History: Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- "She Wants Revenge Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- "She Wants Revenge Chart History: Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- "She Wants Revenge by She Wants Revenge on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- "This Is Forever by She Wants Revenge on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- "Valleyheart by She Wants Revenge on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- "She Wants Revenge Chart History: Hot Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- "These Things by She Wants Revenge on Amazon Music - Amazon.com". Amazon Music. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- "Live Session (iTunes Exclusive) - EP by She Wants Revenge on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- "Save Your Soul - EP by She Wants Revenge on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- "Up and Down - EP by She Wants Revenge on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- "She Wants Revenge Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- "She Wants Revenge Chart History: Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- Peaks in Scotland:
- Tear You Apart: "2006 07 23 Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/.
- Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: DJ S – The System of Life". Zobbel. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- "She Wants Revenge Chart History: Rock Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- "Out of Control/Sister - She Wants Revenge - Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- "True Romance (Radio Edit) - Single by She Wants Revenge on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- "Written in Blood by She Wants Revenge on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- "Must Be the One (Digital 45) - Single by She Wants Revenge on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- "Take the World by She Wants Revenge on Amazon Music - Amazon.com". Amazon Music. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- "Kiss The Night Away by She Wants Revenge on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- "Never - Single by She Wants Revenge on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- "Big Love– Single by She Wants Revenge on iTunes". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved 12 November 2018.