The Wanted
The Wanted are an English-Irish boy band. They are made up of five members: Max George, Nathan Sykes, Tom Parker, Jay McGuiness and Siva Kaneswaran. They formed in 2009 and released their first album in 2010. So far, they have released three albums: The Wanted (2010), Battleground (2011), and Word of Mouth (2013). These reached the fourth, fifth, and ninth place in the UK album charts.[1] Their first single, All Time Low, reached number 1 in the UK singles chart.[2] In 2011 they also recorded the song "Gold Forever" which was the official single for Comic Relief.[3]
The Wanted | |
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 The Wanted in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Pop, dance pop |
| Years active |
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| Labels | Geffen Island Mercury |
| Website | thewantedmusic |
| Members | |
| Past members | Tom Parker (deceased) |
Members
- Current members
- Max George - lead and backing vocals (2009–2014; 2021–present)
- Nathan Sykes - lead and backing vocals (2009–2014; 2021–present)
- Siva Kaneswaran - lead and backing vocals (2009–2014; 2021–present)
- Jay McGuiness - lead and backing vocals (2009–2014; 2021–present)
- Former members
- Tom Parker - lead and backing vocals (2009–2014; 2021–2022; his death)
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||
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| UK | AUS | BEL (Fl) | BEL (Wa) | FRA | IRE | NL | NZ | SPA | US | ||||||||||
| The Wanted |
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4 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 40 | — | — |
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| Battleground |
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5 | — | — | — | 129 | 4 | — | — | 56 | — | ||||||||
| Word of Mouth |
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9 | 64 | 86 | 89 | 151 | 10 | 70 | 23 | 31 | 17 |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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| UK | IRE | |||
| Most Wanted: The Greatest Hits |
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8 | 37 |
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Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||||||
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| US | CAN | ||||||||||||||||||
| iTunes Festival: London 2011 |
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| The Wanted: The EP |
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7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
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| UK | AUS | AUT | CAN | GER | IRE | NL | NZ | SPA | US | ||||||||||
| "All Time Low" | 2010 | 1 | — | — | — | 44 | 13 | — | — | — | — |
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The Wanted | ||||||
| "Heart Vacancy" | 2 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — |
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| "Lose My Mind" | 19 | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Gold Forever" | 2011 | 3 | — | — | 86 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — |
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Battleground | ||||||
| "Glad You Came" | 1 | 20 | 68 | 2 | — | 1 | 31 | 13 | 34 | 3 |
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| "Lightning" | 2 | 79 | — | 84 | — | 5 | — | 23 | — | — |
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| "Warzone" | 21 | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Chasing the Sun"[upper-alpha 1] | 2012 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 4 | — | 18 | 33 | 50 |
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Word of Mouth | ||||||
| "I Found You" | 3 | 63 | — | 50 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 89 |
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| "Walks Like Rihanna" | 2013 | 4 | 32 | 50 | — | 54 | 3 | 35 | — | 27 | — |
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| "We Own the Night" | 10 | 40 | — | 51 | — | 13 | — | — | — | 94 | |||||||||
| "Show Me Love (America)" | 8 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Glow in the Dark" | 2014 | 177 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Rule the World" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Most Wanted: The Greatest Hits | |||||||
| "Gold Forever (For Tom)" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Notes
- ↑ "Chasing the Sun" also features on The Wanted: The EP.
References
- ↑ The Wanted - ArtistOfficial Charts Company. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ↑ The WantedMTV. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ↑ The Wanted record official song for Comic Relief (10 February 2011)BBC. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
Other websites
- Official website Archived 2012-12-23 at Archive-It
