The Band Perry
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The Band Perry, an American country music
group, is composed of siblings Kimberly Perry (lead vocals, guitar
, piano
), Reid Perry (bass guitar
, background vocals) and Neil Perry (mandolin
, drums, accordion
, background vocals). The group signed to Republic Nashville
in August 2009 and has released four singles: "Hip to My Heart
" (November 2009), "If I Die Young
" (June 2010), "You Lie
" (January 2011), and "All Your Life
" (August 2011). All four songs are included on the band's self-titled debut album, released October 12, 2010. "If I Die Young" reached number one on the Hot Country Songs
charts and has been certified triple platinum.
In 2008, The Band Perry was discovered by Garth Brooks
' manager Bob Doyle, who helped them make recordings. The recordings were sent to Scott Borchetta, head of the newly established Republic Nashville
label. The band signed to Republic Nashville in August 2009 and released their debut single "Hip to My Heart
". All three members wrote it with Brett Beavers
. The song peaked at number 20 on the country chart. A self-titled extended play
followed in April.
After "Hip to My Heart" fell from the charts, the group released its second single, "If I Die Young
", which Kimberly wrote single-handedly. "If I Die Young" and "Hip to My Heart" are included on the band's self-titled debut album, released on October 12, 2010. The album was produced by Paul Worley
and Nathan Chapman
. "If I Die Young" has reached number one on the country music charts, and number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100
.
The album's third single, "You Lie
", written by Brian Henningsen, Aaron Henningsen, and Clara Henningsen, was released to country radio on January 18, 2011. It debuted at number 59 on country chart for the week ending December 25, 2010. The album's fourth single, "All Your Life
", was released to country radio on August 8, 2011.
As of September 28, 2011 the album had sold 771,399 copies.
^ "Hip to My Heart" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but peaked on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
chart at number one.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
group, is composed of siblings Kimberly Perry (lead vocals, guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
), Reid Perry (bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, background vocals) and Neil Perry (mandolin
Mandolin
A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
, drums, accordion
Accordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
, background vocals). The group signed to Republic Nashville
Republic Nashville
Republic Nashville is a record label established in 2009 by Universal Republic Records in New York and Big Machine Records in Nashville. It is headquartered on Music Row and utilizes the combined resources of Big Machine Records and Universal Republic Records....
in August 2009 and has released four singles: "Hip to My Heart
Hip to My Heart
"Hip to My Heart" is the debut single of The Band Perry, an American country music group. It was released via Republic Records Nashville in November 2009 and reached a peak of No...
" (November 2009), "If I Die Young
If I Die Young
"If I Die Young" is the title of a song written by Kimberly Perry and recorded by American country group The Band Perry. It was released as their second single in June 2010, and serves as the lead-off single to the group's self-titled debut album, which was released on October 12, 2010.-Content:"If...
" (June 2010), "You Lie
You Lie (The Band Perry song)
"You Lie" is the title of a song written by Aaron, Brian and Clara Henningsen, and recorded by The Band Perry, an American country music group. It is the third single from the band's self-titled debut album, and their second consecutive release to reach top ten on the Hot Country Songs...
" (January 2011), and "All Your Life
All Your Life (song)
"All Your Life" is a song written by Brian and Clara Henningsen and recorded by American country music group The Band Perry. It is the fourth single from the band's self-titled debut album.-Critical reception:...
" (August 2011). All four songs are included on the band's self-titled debut album, released October 12, 2010. "If I Die Young" reached number one on the Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts and has been certified triple platinum.
History
The Perry siblings began singing as children in Alabama. They claim Greeneville, Tennessee, as their hometown and currently live there with the rest of their family. Kimberly was born in 1983 (age 28), Reid in 1988 (age 23), and Neil in 1990 (age 21). Kimberly Perry sang in her own band as a teenager with her brothers Neil and Reid working as roadies. At the ages of 8 and 10 years old, the brothers began performing as an opening act, the Mobile Music Machines, for Kimberly. Once the three siblings had united to form The Band Perry, they joined a New Faces of Country tour in 2005.In 2008, The Band Perry was discovered by Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks
Troyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart...
' manager Bob Doyle, who helped them make recordings. The recordings were sent to Scott Borchetta, head of the newly established Republic Nashville
Republic Nashville
Republic Nashville is a record label established in 2009 by Universal Republic Records in New York and Big Machine Records in Nashville. It is headquartered on Music Row and utilizes the combined resources of Big Machine Records and Universal Republic Records....
label. The band signed to Republic Nashville in August 2009 and released their debut single "Hip to My Heart
Hip to My Heart
"Hip to My Heart" is the debut single of The Band Perry, an American country music group. It was released via Republic Records Nashville in November 2009 and reached a peak of No...
". All three members wrote it with Brett Beavers
Brett Beavers
Brett Beavers, born in Waco, Texas, is an American country music songwriter and producer and the co-author of the book Something Worth Leaving Behind.-Background:...
. The song peaked at number 20 on the country chart. A self-titled extended play
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
followed in April.
After "Hip to My Heart" fell from the charts, the group released its second single, "If I Die Young
If I Die Young
"If I Die Young" is the title of a song written by Kimberly Perry and recorded by American country group The Band Perry. It was released as their second single in June 2010, and serves as the lead-off single to the group's self-titled debut album, which was released on October 12, 2010.-Content:"If...
", which Kimberly wrote single-handedly. "If I Die Young" and "Hip to My Heart" are included on the band's self-titled debut album, released on October 12, 2010. The album was produced by Paul Worley
Paul Worley
Paul Worley is an American record producer and session guitarist, known primarily for his work in country music. Formerly a vice president at Sony BMG, he later joined the staff of Warner Bros. Records' Nashville division as chief creative officer...
and Nathan Chapman
Nathan Chapman (record producer)
Nathan Chapman is an American record producer who works in the field of country music. He is known primarily for working with Taylor Swift, having produced her albums Taylor Swift, Fearless and Speak Now. The former was also the first album that he produced...
. "If I Die Young" has reached number one on the country music charts, and number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
.
The album's third single, "You Lie
You Lie (The Band Perry song)
"You Lie" is the title of a song written by Aaron, Brian and Clara Henningsen, and recorded by The Band Perry, an American country music group. It is the third single from the band's self-titled debut album, and their second consecutive release to reach top ten on the Hot Country Songs...
", written by Brian Henningsen, Aaron Henningsen, and Clara Henningsen, was released to country radio on January 18, 2011. It debuted at number 59 on country chart for the week ending December 25, 2010. The album's fourth single, "All Your Life
All Your Life (song)
"All Your Life" is a song written by Brian and Clara Henningsen and recorded by American country music group The Band Perry. It is the fourth single from the band's self-titled debut album.-Critical reception:...
", was released to country radio on August 8, 2011.
As of September 28, 2011 the album had sold 771,399 copies.
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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| The Band Perry The Band Perry (album) The Band Perry is the self-titled debut album of the American country music group The Band Perry. It was released October 12, 2010 via Universal Republic Nashville Records. The album includes five songs from the band's digital EP The Band Perry EP, which was released in April 2010... |
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Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... : Gold |
Extended plays
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US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
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| The Band Perry EP The Band Perry EP The Band Perry EP is a 5-song extended play released from country music group The Band Perry. The extended play is the groups first release on Republic Nashville. It was released on April 6, 2010, and debuted at No. 46 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart the following week as well as No.... |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales threshold) |
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| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US AC |
US Adult |
US Pop Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) The Mainstream Top 40 is an airplay chart from Billboard magazine, and is also known as Pop Songs on billboard.com. It was often mistaken for and confused with the now discontinued Pop 100 Airplay chart... |
CAN Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... |
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| 2009 | "Hip to My Heart Hip to My Heart "Hip to My Heart" is the debut single of The Band Perry, an American country music group. It was released via Republic Records Nashville in November 2009 and reached a peak of No... "[A] |
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| 2010 | "If I Die Young If I Die Young "If I Die Young" is the title of a song written by Kimberly Perry and recorded by American country group The Band Perry. It was released as their second single in June 2010, and serves as the lead-off single to the group's self-titled debut album, which was released on October 12, 2010.-Content:"If... " |
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| 2011 | "You Lie You Lie (The Band Perry song) "You Lie" is the title of a song written by Aaron, Brian and Clara Henningsen, and recorded by The Band Perry, an American country music group. It is the third single from the band's self-titled debut album, and their second consecutive release to reach top ten on the Hot Country Songs... " |
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| "All Your Life All Your Life (song) "All Your Life" is a song written by Brian and Clara Henningsen and recorded by American country music group The Band Perry. It is the fourth single from the band's self-titled debut album.-Critical reception:... "[B] |
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^ "Hip to My Heart" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but peaked on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
The Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It lists the top 25 singles below number 100 that have not yet charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Sometimes, however, singles halt their progress on this chart, and never appear on the Hot 100...
chart at number one.
- B^ Current single.
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Hip to My Heart" | Trey Fanjoy Trey Fanjoy Trey Fanjoy is a country music and pop music video director. Fanjoy has directed over 150 major label music videos. Her videos have appeared on CMT, VH-1, GAC, The Nashville Network, CMT Canada, and MTV.-Music videos:... |
| "If I Die Young" (version 1) | David McClister | |
| 2011 | "You Lie" | |
| "All Your Life" | ||
| "If I Die Young" (version 2) | ||
Other appearances
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Home This Christmas" (with Justin Bieber Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber is a Canadian pop/R&B singer, songwriter and actor. Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager... ) |
Under the Mistletoe Under the Mistletoe Note: denotes a co-producer-Charts:-Sales and certifications:... |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Country Music Association Awards Country Music Association Awards The Country Music Association Awards, also known as the CMA Awards, or the CMAs, and not to be confused with the ACM Awards, are voted on by business members of the Country Music Association. The first CMA awards were presented at an untelevised ceremony in Nashville's Municipal Auditorium in 1967... |
Vocal Group of the Year | |
| American Country Awards American Country Awards The American Country Awards is a newly created country music awards show, entirely voted on by fans. Created by the Fox Network, the awards honor country music artists in music, video, and touring categories. In addition to the CMA Awards, the ACM Awards, and the CMT Music Awards, it is the fourth... |
New/Breakthrough Artist of the Year | ||
| Duo/Group of the Year | |||
| 2011 | 53rd Grammy Awards 53rd Grammy Awards The 53rd annual Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2011, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. They were broadcast on CBS with a rating of 26.6 million viewers. Barbra Streisand was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year two nights prior to the telecast on February 11. Nominations were... |
Best Country Song — "If I Die Young" | |
| Academy of Country Music Awards | Top New Vocal Duo or Group | ||
| Top New Artist | |||
| Top Vocal Group | |||
| Single Record of the Year — "If I Die Young" | |||
| Song of the Year — "If I Die Young" | |||
| 2011 Billboard Music Awards 2011 Billboard Music Awards The 2011 Billboard Music Awards were held May 22, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada and hosted by Ken Jeong. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from 2010.... |
Top Country Song — "If I Die Young" | ||
| CMT Music Awards CMT Music Awards The CMT Music Awards is a fan-voted awards show for country music videos and television performances. The awards ceremony is held every year in Nashville, Tennessee, and broadcast live on CMT. Voting takes place on CMT's website, CMT.com.-History:... |
Video of the Year — "If I Die Young" | ||
| Group Video of the Year — "If I Die Young" | |||
| USA Weekend USA Weekend USA Weekend is a national publication distributed through more than 800+ newspapers in the United States. It reaches 47 million readers in 22.6 million households every weekend. Awarded for its journalism and design, USA WEEKEND focuses on social issues, entertainment, health, food and travel.... Breakthrough Video of the Year — "If I Die Young" |
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| Nationwide Insurance On Your Side Award | |||
| Teen Choice Awards Teen Choice Awards The Teen Choice Awards, are an annual awards show that air on the Fox cable channel, that honor the year's biggest biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, voted by teen viewers aged 14 through 17. Winners receive an authentic full size surfboard designed with... |
Choice Music: Country Single — "If I Die Young" | ||
| Choice Music: Country Group | |||
| Inspirational Country Music Awards | Inspirational Video — "If I Die Young" | ||
| Country Music Association Awards Country Music Association Awards The Country Music Association Awards, also known as the CMA Awards, or the CMAs, and not to be confused with the ACM Awards, are voted on by business members of the Country Music Association. The first CMA awards were presented at an untelevised ceremony in Nashville's Municipal Auditorium in 1967... |
New Artist of the Year | ||
| Vocal Group of the Year | |||
| Single of the Year — "If I Die Young" | |||
| Song of the Year — "If I Die Young" | |||
| Music Video of the Year — "If I Die Young" | |||
| American Music Awards American Music Awards of 2011 The 39th American Music Awards was held on November 20, 2011 , at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles . The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 2011. Nominees were announced on October 11, 2011. The awards ceremony was host-free... |
Sprint New Artist of the Year | ||
| Country Music: Favorite Band, Duo or Group | |||
| Country Music: Favorite Album — The Band Perry | |||
| American Country Awards | Artist of the Year: Duo or Group | ||
| Artist of the Year: New Artist | |||
| Single of the Year: Duo or Group — "You Lie" | |||
| Single of the Year: New Artist — "You Lie" | |||
| Music Video: Duo, Group or Collaboration — "You Lie" | |||
| Music Video: New Artist — "You Lie" | |||
| 2012 | Grammy Awards | Best New Artist |