American band Paramore would go on to perform a cover of the song live on Taratata, a French TV show. On, the band released the lead single from the album, titled "Long Distance Call". It's Never Been Like That and Kitsuné Tabloid (2005–2009) Īfter their Alphabetical tour, Phoenix spent time in Berlin during the summer of 2005, making use of Planet Roc studios to produce their third album. This tour was followed up with a live album, Live! Thirty Days Ago, released only thirty days after the end of the tour. French fashion designer Hedi Slimane commissioned a special mix of their song "Victim of the Crime", taken from Alphabetical, as the soundtrack to one of his runway shows for menswear clothing retailer Dior Homme.įollowing Alphabetical, the band toured three continents, playing 150 dates. The band's second album, Alphabetical, was released on 22 March 2004 and saw the band reach more mainstream success, with both singles reaching some alternative rock airplay charts. Shortly after the release of United, Phoenix began work on a second album, recording in 20 and releasing the singles "Run Run Run" and " Everything Is Everything" in 2004.
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"Too Young" was included on the soundtrack for the movie Lost in Translation (which was directed by Mars' future wife, Sofia Coppola), as well as in the movie Shallow Hal. United received positive reviews, although the band did not reach mainstream success. It featured the singles "Party Time" and "Too Young", with "If I Ever Feel Better" being announced as the third single from the album on 22 January 2001, and charting in several countries, reaching No. The band's debut album, United, was released on 12 June 2000. "Too Young" was the band's first single to chart, reaching No. The single "Too Young" was released on, along with remixes of the track by Zoot Woman and Le Knight Club. Phoenix began releasing singles in 1999, the first of these being "Heatwave" and "Party Time", the latter of which would eventually appear on their debut album, United. United, Alphabetical, and Live! Thirty Days Ago (2000–2004) Phoenix quickly became well acquainted with labelmates Air when they acted as their backing band on several UK TV appearances. Shortly after, they were signed to the Paris-based Source Records.
Two years later the band took on the name Phoenix and pressed 500 copies of a single on their own label, Ghettoblaster. In 1995, Laurent Brancowitz, Mazzalai's older brother, permanently joined the band on guitar after the end of Darlin', a short-lived band that Brancowitz had formed with Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, who would later form electronic duo Daft Punk. Phoenix was conceived in the 1990s when vocalist Thomas Mars, bassist Deck d'Arcy, and guitarist Chris Mazzalai, who were all friends in school, started playing together as a " garage band" based out of Mars's house in the suburbs of Paris. 1.3 It's Never Been Like That and Kitsuné Tabloid (2005–2009).1.2 United, Alphabetical, and Live! Thirty Days Ago (2000–2004).
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