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. "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 Versailles. The band's seventh studio album, Alpha Zulu (2022), was recorded within the Louvre Palace during the COVID-19 pandemic, and was inspired by the death of the band's longtime producer, friend and mentor Philippe Zdar. The band's Italo disco-influenced sixth studio album, Ti Amo, was released in 2017 and featured songs that celebrated the band's "European, Latin roots". The album was a commercial success, debuting at number 3 on the French Albums Chart and number 4 on the Billboard 200. With the release of the band's fifth album, Bankrupt! (2013), the band headlined Coachella and Primavera Sound. Featuring the singles " 1901" and " Lisztomania", the album won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album. ![]() They have released seven studio albums, to date, with their fourth album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, becoming a major breakthrough success in 2009. The band's sound has been primarily described as indie pop, synth-pop, pop rock, and new wave. Thomas Hedlund has been the band's session and live drummer since 2005. Their line-up, which has remained unchanged since their formation, comprises Thomas Mars (lead vocals), Deck d'Arcy (bass, keyboards, backing vocals), Christian Mazzalai (guitar, backing vocals) and Laurent Brancowitz (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals). Phoenix is a French pop rock band from Versailles, formed in 1995.
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