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This article is about the Canadian music group. For other uses and bands, see Magic.
Magic!
Magic! performing in 2014 Alex Tanas (back), Mark Pellizer (left), Nasri (middle), Ben Spivak (right)
Magic! performing in 2014
Alex Tanas (back), Mark Pellizer (left), Nasri (middle), Ben Spivak (right)
Background information
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Years active2012 (2012)–present
Labels
MembersNasri
Mark Pellizzer
Ben Spivak
Alex Tanas
Websitewww.ournameismagic.com

Magic! (stylized as MAGIC!) is a Canadian reggae fusion band, composed of songwriter and record producer Nasri, Mark Pellizzer, Alex Tanas and Ben Spivak. In 2013, they released their debut single, "Rude", which peaked at number-one in seven countries..

Career

Early years

All members of the band are originally from the Toronto area in Canada.[2] The lead singer of MAGIC!, Nasri, had worked with and written songs for different pop acts prior to the start of the band, mainly alongside Adam Messinger, together known as The Messengers. He met Mark Pellizzer in the studio and within a week they wrote the song "Don't Judge Me" for Chris Brown. Nasri described the chemistry between himself and Pellizzer as "different than writing chemistry, it was more artistic." A few weeks later, while Mark was playing a reggae tune on the guitar, Nasri suggested starting a band like "modern-day Police."[3][4]

Ben Spivak had been playing with the Toronto based Julian Taylor Band previous to joining Magic!, releasing Never Gonna Give You Up in 2012 alongside Julian Taylor on vocal and guitar and Jeremy Elliot on drums. Both had enjoyed success playing in Staggered Crossing with Further Again hitting #6 in 2001 on the Billboard top 100 Canada.

2013–14: Don't Kill the Magic

Main article: Don't Kill the Magic

Their debut single "Rude" was released on 12 October 2013. The song peaked at number six on the Canadian Hot 100 and also proved a great international success, topping the charts in the United States and the United Kingdom and peaking within the top ten of the charts in Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden. "Don't Kill the Magic" was released as the second single from the album on 4 April 2014, peaking at number twenty-two on the Canadian Hot 100 and fifty-three in Australia. The band released their debut album Don't Kill the Magic on 30 June 2014. The album peaked to number 5 on the Canadian Albums Chart and number 6 on the Billboard 200.

On December 31, 2014, MAGIC! performed on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve at Times Square in New York City. They wore matching yellow suits and stood with Taylor Swift and Ryan Seacrest as the ball dropped.

The band is opening on most of the shows in North America and Europe for Maroon 5's Maroon 5 World Tour 2015.

Collaborations

MAGIC! is featured on Shakira's "Cut Me Deep", a track from her self-titled album, released in March 2014 and on a track on One Love, One Rhythm, the official 2014 FIFA World Cup album titled "This Is Our Time (Agora é a Nossa Hora)" released in April. They are also featured on "Sun Goes Down", a track on David Guetta's album Listen, which also features Sonny Wilson on the hook, as well as production from Showtek.

Band members

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
CAN
[5] 		AUS
[6] 		NZ
[7] 		SWE
[8] 		UK
[9] 		US
[10]
Don't Kill the Magic 5 66 30 25 19 6

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
CAN
[5] 		AUS
[6] 		AUT
[13] 		DEN
[14] 		GER
[15] 		NLD
[16] 		NZ
[7] 		SWE
[8] 		UK
[17] 		US
[18]
"Rude" 2013 6 2 3 3 7 5 2 2 1 1 Don't Kill the Magic
"Don't Kill the Magic"[24] 2014 22 53 — — — — — — — —
"Let Your Hair Down" 20 — — — — — — — — —
"No Way No"[25] 2015 37 — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards

Year Award Nominated work Category Result
2014 MuchMusic Video Awards "Rude" International Video of the Year by a Canadian Nominated
Teen Choice Awards "Rude" Choice Music: Song Group Nominated
Choice Summer Song Nominated
MAGIC! Choice Summer Group Nominated
American Music Awards "Rude" Single of the Year Nominated
2015 Juno Awards MAGIC! Breakthrough Group of the Year Won
Fan Choice Award Nominated
Songwriter of the Year Nominated
"Rude" Single of the Year Won
Don't Kill the Magic Pop Album of the Year Nominated

Notes

There has been at least one significant remix of "Rude". A remix by Russian-German producer/DJ Zedd was premiered in his set at Lollapalooza 2014. It was released on 2 September 2014, Zedd's 25th birthday. Zedd had said, "I'm gonna give myself a birthday present and release my remix of "Rude" on my bday, sept 2nd!"[26] He also released official, completed full-length audio on his Soundcloud on 28 August 2014, which garnered nearly 400,000 plays within 24 hours. While the original was still in number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100, there was speculation that release of the remix on mainstream music outlets online would assist the original song in maintaining its position on the chart.[27]

References

  1. ^ "Magic!". RCA Records. Sony Music Entertainment. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  2. ^ MAGIC! – Vevo News Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoCjDtbumrE
  3. ^ Mansfield, Brian. "On the Verge: Guys of Magic! aren't 'Rude' at all". USA Today. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  4. ^ Sang, Zach. "MAGIC! Interview". Youtube. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Discography Magic!". Canadian Hot 100.
  6. ^ a b Peak positions for singles in AUS:
    • For "Rude" and Don't Kill the Magic (album): Hung, Steffen. "Discography Magic!". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
    • For "Don't Kill the Magic" (single): "ARIA Report 1259" (PDF).
  7. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography Magic!". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  8. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography Magic!". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  9. ^ "2014 Top 40 Official Albums Chart UK Archive". Official Charts Company. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Magic! Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  11. ^ Cross, Alan. "Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 09 July 2014". ajournalofmusicalthings.com. Retrieved July 9, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ Caulfield, Keith (9 July 2014). "Trey Songz Scores Second No. 1 Album With 'Trigga'". Billboard. Retrieved 11 July 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ "Discographie – Magic!". austriancharts.at (in German). Austria: Hung Medien. 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  14. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Magic!". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  15. ^ Peak positions for singles in GER:
    • For "Rude": "Single Magic!, Rude". charts.de (in German). Media Control GfK International. Retrieved October 11, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  16. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Magic!". Belgian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  17. ^ Peak positions for singles in U.K.:
  18. ^ "Magic! Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  19. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Magic! – Rude". Music Canada.
  20. ^ "Chartwrap 02 DECEMBER 2013".
  21. ^ "Certified Awards Search: Magic!" (To access, enter the search parameter "Magic!" and select "Search by: Keyword", with the other two set to "All"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  22. ^ "06 JANUARY 2014". Official NZ Music Charts. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  23. ^ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – October 20, 2014". http://www.riaa.com. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  24. ^ "iTunes – Music – Don't Kill the Magic – Single by MAGIC!". iTunes. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  25. ^ "MAGIC! "No Way No" (Video Premiere)". Ultimate Music. josepvinaixa. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  26. ^ "@zedd – I'm gonna give myself a birthday present and... – EnjoyGram".
  27. ^ "ZEDD REMIX OF MAGIC!'S "RUDE" TURNS THE SLEEPY SONG INTO A FIST-PUMPING DANCE ANTHEM — LISTEN". EDM Nations.
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