Worlds Apart (band)
Worlds Apart are an English multinational boy band of the 1990s, with a changing line-up that variously included Marcus Patrick (billed as Patric Osborne) in the original (five-piece) group and, from 1994, Brother Beyond's Nathan Moore. After scoring a few hits in the United Kingdom, the band re-emerged as a four-piece and became chart stars in France. Currently a trio, Steve Hart is its only original and continuous member.
Worlds Apart | |
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| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Pop, dance, Europop |
| Years active | 1992–2002, 2007–present |
| Members | Steve Hart 1992 -present Cal Cooper 1993 – present Nathan Moore 1994 – present, |
| Past members | Tim Fornara 1997–2001 Schelim Hannan1992–1997 Aaron Paul 1992–1994 Dan Bowyer 1992–1994 Marcus Patrick as Patric Osborne 1992–1993 Video Models : Matt Gray, Dan Bowyer, Anabel Evans. |
History
Worlds Apart released their first album in the UK and after a number of concert tours and regular television appearances, the band became hugely popular in Europe, where they signed a record deal with EMI.
Steve Hart became lead singer and songwriter for the band. After winning Best Newcomers at the prestigious Bravo Supershow, Worlds Apart quickly became the biggest boyband in France and were regularly supported by the Backstreet Boys and NSync. Worlds Aparts success continued all through Europe, the Middle East, South America and Asia. Due to their massive success, Worlds Apart represented France in the World Music Awards and also broke merchandise records in every concert hall in the country in the biggest ever French tour. With number one singles and albums under their belt the band sold well over 10 million records.
Worlds Apart's single "Baby Come Back" became the Nº. 1 airplay hit in Germany and Russia. The song was used as the theme on Brazils biggest TV soap.
The band undertook two tours of the Far East, covering Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore.
In Germany the band was featured on national phone cards and their own brand of 'Capri-Sonne' orange juice was on sale in supermarkets. In France the band featured in the movie Les Visiteurs 2, and they released songs in Spanish, French, German and even Polish. Worlds Apart's success led to them filming 26 music videos and 7 long-form video releases and the sale of 138 different types of commercially released Worlds-Apart products including such varied items as swimwear, sunglasses, bubblegum, lamps, bedlinen, footwear, motorbikes, cameras, luggage, watches, jewellery, etc. Worlds Apart photo machines and sticker machines were even positioned at airports and train stations. The biggest European candy manufacturer HARIBO produced jellied sweets in the shape of the band's members' heads.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | UK |
FR [1] |
BE [2] |
DE [3] |
AT [4] |
CH [5] |
Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Together | 89 | 46 | – | 84 | – | – | |
| 1996 | Everybody | – | 1 | 15 | 26 | 18 | 11 | France: Diamond (1,500,000) [6] |
| 1997 | Don't Change | – | 3 | 21 | 45 | 47 | 18 | France: Platinum (300,000) [7] |
| 2000 | Here and Now | – | 22 | – | – | – | – | |
| 2007 | Platinum | – | – | – | – | – |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [8] |
IR | NE [9] |
BE (VL) [10] |
BE (WA) [11] |
FR [12] |
DE [13] |
AT [14] |
CH [15] |
SW [16] | ||||||||
| 1993 | "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" (UK Only) | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Together | |||||
| "Wonderful World" (UK Only) | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
| "Everlasting Love" (UK Only) | 20 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
| 1994 | "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" (UK/GER/JAP) | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | 56 | – | – | – | ||||||
| "Beggin' to Be Written" (UK/GER) | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
| "Everlasting Love" (GER Only) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 40 | – | – | – | |||||||
| 1995 | "Baby Come Back" | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 18 | 27 | 5 | – | Everybody | |||||
| "When It's Christmas Time" (GER Only) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 38 | – | 14 | – | singles only | ||||||
| 1996 | "Love Message" | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 12 | 12 | – | ||||||
| "Everybody" | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 22 | 21 | 17 | – | Everybody | ||||||
| "Je te donne" | – | – | – | 35 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |||||||
| "Just Say I Said Hello" | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 63 | 35 | – | – | |||||||
| "Everlasting Love" (Continental Europe Only) | – | – | – | 33 | 29 | 4 | – | – | – | – | |||||||
| "Together" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
| "I Was Born to Love You" | – | – | – | – | – | – | 71 | – | – | – | Queen Dance Traxx I | ||||||
| 1997 | "You Said (Remix '97)" | – | – | – | 18 | – | 20 | – | – | – | – | single only | |||||
| "Rise Like the Sun" (GER Only) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Don't Change | ||||||
| "Quand je rêve de toi / I'm Dreaming of You" | – | – | – | 9 | 11 | 3 | – | – | – | – | |||||||
| "She Loves You (Sie Liebt Dich)" | – | – | – | – | – | – | 75 | – | – | – | |||||||
| "Don't Change" | – | – | – | 20 | 23 | 16 | – | – | – | – | |||||||
| "Back to Where We Started" | – | – | 92 | 3 | – | 51 | 78 | – | – | – | |||||||
| "Je serai là" | – | – | – | – | 22 | 14 | – | – | – | – | singles only | ||||||
| 1998 | "Close Your Eyes" | – | – | – | 49 | 26 | 34 | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| 2000 | "I Will" | – | – | – | – | 5 | 37 | – | – | – | – | Here And Now | |||||
| "Language of Love" | – | – | – | – | – | – | 75 | – | – | – | |||||||
| 2007 | "On écrit sur les murs" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Platinum | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||||||||||||
French singles
- "Everybody" – Silver (125,000)
- "Baby Come Back" – Gold (500,000)
- "Je te donne" – Platinum (750,000)
- "Don't Change" – Silver
- "Quand je rêve de toi" – Gold
- "Everlasting Love" – Gold
- "Je serai là" – Silver
- "On écrit sur les murs" – Platinum (2007)
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