Atlas (band)

Atlas were a New Zealand rock band which was formed in 2005 and disbanded in late 2008.

Atlas
OriginChristchurch, New Zealand
GenresAlternative rock
Years active2005–2008
LabelsElements Music
MembersSean Cunningham
Ben Campbell
Andy Lynch
Joe McCallum

Founding

In April 2005, in Hollywood, California, producer Hank Linderman (The Beach Boys, Eagles) introduced New Zealand rocker Ben Campbell (a former member of the band Zed)[1] and his sister Beth Campbell (a backing vocalist for the band Chicago),[1][2] to 19-year-old American solo artist Sean Cunningham.[2] Together with Joe McCallum,[2] the group decided to form the band Atlas.[1]

Located in Auckland, New Zealand,[3] Atlas released their second single "Crawl" in March, 2007, and on 5 March, "Crawl" debuted at #9[4] before moving up to claim the top spot of the Official New Zealand Music Chart the next week,[5] where it stayed for a total of seven weeks.[6] Their next single was "Magic 8".

Atlas released their debut album Reasons for Voyaging on 19 November 2007,[1] entering the Official New Zealand Music Chart the following week at #4, which was its peak position.[7]

Discography
Date of Release Title Label NZ Chart[8] Certification
19 November 2007 Reasons for Voyaging Mental Music 4 NZ: Gold[9]

Singles
Year Single Album NZ Chart[8] NZ Certification
2005 "Is This Real" Reasons for Voyaging - -
2007 "Crawl" 1 Gold[10]
"Magic 8" 27 -

References
  1. "Full interview with kiwi band Atlas". 3 News. 20 November 2007.
  2. Yeoman, Paula (22 November 2007). "Atlas cruises into the big time". One News (New Zealand).
  3. Thorne, Richard. "Feature: Atlas – Running To Follow Crawl". NZ Musician magazine. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  4. "Singles 5 MARCH 2007". Official New Zealand Music Chart. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  5. "Singles 12 MARCH 2007". Official New Zealand Music Chart. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  6. "ATLAS – CRAWL (SONG)". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  7. "Albums 26 NOVEMBER 2007". Official New Zealand Music Chart. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  8. "Atlas Discography". charts.nz (Hung Medien). Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  9. "Gold and platinum New Zealand albums to 2013". Te Ara. Encyclopedia of NZ. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  10. "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles". RadioScope. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011.


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