Tommy Sparks
Encyclopedia
Tommy Sparks is a fusion
/pop
/alternative
musician born in Stockholm
, Sweden
who currently lives in Kilburn, London
, United Kingdom
. He is known for his songs "She's Got Me Dancing
" and "I'm a Rope". His self-titled album
was released on 11 May 2009 in the United Kingdom. He co-wrote The Prodigy
song "Wild West" featured on the bonus disc for Invaders Must Die
. He also features on the Filthy Dukes
album Nonsense in the Dark on the song "Messages".
A clip of "She's Got Me Dancing
" was used by Apple in the iPod touch
"Next Level Fun" television commercial as well as being featured in the soundtrack for the video game FIFA 10
. The song was included in the Ubisoft's Just Dance 3 video game and was featured in the game's trailer during the 2011 Gamescom
. It was also used in an advertisement for the Sony Eyepet
. The song "I'm a Rope" featured in the soundtrack of Codemaster's racing game Colin McRae: DiRT 2.
Tommy Sparks has also gone on to form a new band called Health Club.
He currently plays synths and guitar in Kele Okereke
's solo band 'Kele'
Jazz fusion
Jazz fusion is a musical fusion genre that developed from mixing funk and R&B rhythms and the amplification and electronic effects of rock, complex time signatures derived from non-Western music and extended, typically instrumental compositions with a jazz approach to lengthy group improvisations,...
/pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
/alternative
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
musician born in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
who currently lives in Kilburn, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. He is known for his songs "She's Got Me Dancing
She's Got Me Dancing
"She's Got Me Dancing", is a pop song by Tommy Sparks, with its music video directed by American comedian Eric Wareheim. It is the second song from his album, Tommy Sparks. The song was released for download and in shops on 4 May 2009...
" and "I'm a Rope". His self-titled album
Tommy Sparks (album)
-Music videos:*"I'm a Rope"Director: Max Vitali*"She's Got Me Dancing"Director: Eric Wareheim*"Miracle"Director: Shelley Love...
was released on 11 May 2009 in the United Kingdom. He co-wrote The Prodigy
The Prodigy
The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree, Essex. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and other acts, The Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s...
song "Wild West" featured on the bonus disc for Invaders Must Die
Invaders Must Die
Invaders Must Die is the fifth studio album by English electronica group The Prodigy. The album was released on 18 February 2009 on the band's new label Take Me to the Hospital, and was distributed by Cooking Vinyl....
. He also features on the Filthy Dukes
Filthy Dukes
Filthy Dukes are a synthpop band from London, England. The band is composed of Olly Dixon , Tim Lawton and Mark Ralph . Having been active since 2005, the band released their debut single "Tupac Robot Club Rock" on Fiction Records...
album Nonsense in the Dark on the song "Messages".
A clip of "She's Got Me Dancing
She's Got Me Dancing
"She's Got Me Dancing", is a pop song by Tommy Sparks, with its music video directed by American comedian Eric Wareheim. It is the second song from his album, Tommy Sparks. The song was released for download and in shops on 4 May 2009...
" was used by Apple in the iPod touch
IPod Touch
The iPod Touch is a portable media player, personal digital assistant, handheld game console, and Wi-Fi mobile device designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPod Touch adds the multi-touch graphical user interface to the iPod line...
"Next Level Fun" television commercial as well as being featured in the soundtrack for the video game FIFA 10
FIFA 10
carlos leivaFIFA 10 is the 17th title in Electronic Arts' FIFA series of football video games. Developed by EA Canada, it was published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label. It was released on 2 October 2009 in Europe, 30 September in Australia and 20 October 2009 in North America...
. The song was included in the Ubisoft's Just Dance 3 video game and was featured in the game's trailer during the 2011 Gamescom
Gamescom
gamescom is a trade fair for video games held annually at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is organised by the Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware...
. It was also used in an advertisement for the Sony Eyepet
EyePet
EyePet is a game for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable, developed by London Studio and Playlogic Game Factory. The original PlayStation 3 version was released in Europe on 23 October 2009 and in Australia on 27 October 2009. This version of EyePet was originally scheduled to be released in...
. The song "I'm a Rope" featured in the soundtrack of Codemaster's racing game Colin McRae: DiRT 2.
Tommy Sparks has also gone on to form a new band called Health Club.
He currently plays synths and guitar in Kele Okereke
Kele Okereke
Kelechukwu "Kele" Rowland Okereke is a British musician, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the indie rock band Bloc Party.-Early life:...
's solo band 'Kele'
Studio albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Tommy Sparks Tommy Sparks (album) -Music videos:*"I'm a Rope"Director: Max Vitali*"She's Got Me Dancing"Director: Eric Wareheim*"Miracle"Director: Shelley Love...
|
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 2009 | "I'm a Rope" | — | Tommy Sparks | ||||||
| "She's Got Me Dancing She's Got Me Dancing "She's Got Me Dancing", is a pop song by Tommy Sparks, with its music video directed by American comedian Eric Wareheim. It is the second song from his album, Tommy Sparks. The song was released for download and in shops on 4 May 2009... " |
22 | ||||||||
| "Miracle" | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
External links
- Official Website
- Tommy Sparks Article on The GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...