The Baseballs
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Musical career
Their debut album, Strike!, was produced by JMC Music[8] and released in May 2009 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria,[9] in October 2009 in Finland,[10] in December 2009 in Sweden,[11] in February in Norway[12] and in March 2010 in The Netherlands. It reached No. 15 in Austria, No. 6 in Germany, No. 2 in Switzerland and the Netherlands, No. 1 in Finland, No. 1 in Sweden and No. 1 in the Norwegian album charts. In the UK it was released on Rhino Records UK on 17 May 2010.[3][4][13][14][15]
The band re-released the album in 2010 as Strike! Back! The lead single is a rockabilly version of Snow Patrol's "Chasing Cars." The video features the band rocking a 1950s prom.[16]
In the UK, The Baseballs have appeared on ITV1's The David Dickinson Show, Magic Numbers and This Morning. In Ireland, The Baseballs have appeared on RTÉ's The Late Late Show.[17] In Australia the group appeared on Channel 9's Hey Hey It's Saturday[18] In New Zealand they appeared on TVNZ's Good Morning.[19]
In 2010 the band supported guitarist Jeff Beck on his "Emotion and Commotion" tour as his opening act.[20]
On 6 June 2011, the Baseballs released their second album titled Strings 'n' Stripes. It included new singles tracks such as "Candy Shop", "Hello" and "Paparazzi".Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
On 1 August 2011, the Baseballs released together with General Mills – the producer of the ice cream Häagen-Dazs – within an advertising campaign with Cosma Shiva Hagen a free download of the song "Wha Wha" – which was written especially for the campaign. The track is freely available and can be downloaded from the German site of the brand Häagen-Dazs.[21]
On 25 May 2012, The Baseballs released their first live CD/DVD, "Strings 'n' Stripes Live".
On 17 July 2023, The Baseballs announced that Digger had left the band.[22]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [23] |
AUT [24] |
BEL (FL) [25] |
DEN [26] |
ESP [27] |
FIN [28] |
NL [29] |
NOR [30] |
SWE [31] |
SWI [32] |
UK [33] | |||
| Strike! |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Strings 'n' Stripes |
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5 | 3 | 10 | — | 29 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 74 | |
| Good Ol' Christmas |
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25 | 22 | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | 10 | — | |
| Game Day |
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22 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | 5 | — | |
| Hit Me Baby... |
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9 | 8 | 54 | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | 4 | — | |
| The Sun Sessions |
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43 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | |
| Hot Shots |
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13 | — | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [41] |
AUT [42] |
ESP [43] |
FIN [28] |
ICE [44] |
NL [29] |
NOR [45] |
SWE [31] |
SWI [46] |
UK [47] | ||||
| 2009 | |||||||||||||
| "Umbrella" | 43 | 58 | 38 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 124 | FIN: Platinum[48] | Strike! | |
| "Hot n Cold" | 68 | 65 | — | 7 | — | 99 | — | — | 52 | — | |||
| 2010 | "Last in Line" | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Strike! Back! | |
| "Chasing Cars" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2011 | "Candy Shop" | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Strings 'N' Stripes | |
| "Hello" | 100 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | |||
| "This is a Night (Het is een Nacht)" (feat. Guus Meeuwis) | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | |||
- Various releases
- 2011: "Wha Wha" (Promotional)[21]
- 2016: "...Baby One More Time"
- 2019: Cadillac Maniac ft. Kissin Dynamite
- 2020: "Don't Worry, Be Happy"[49]
- 2020: "Take On Me"
- 2020: Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
- 2021: Rock Me Amadeus[50]
Awards
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| Year | Ceremony | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | EMMA Awards | Best selling Album | Won |
| ECHO Awards | Best National Newcomer[51] | Won | |
| 2011 | EBBA Awards | European Border Breakers Award | Won |
| EBBA Awards | Public Choice Award | Won | |
| ECHO Awards | Most successful Act on foreign country, national[52] | Won |
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References
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External links
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