Audio Bullys
English electronic music project
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Audio Bullys are a British electronic music project from London, originally consisting of Simon Franks and Tom Dinsdale.
Audio Bullys | |
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| Origin | London, England |
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| Years active | 2001–2012; 2014–present |
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| Members |
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Franks and Dinsdale released their debut album Ego War in 2003, and two years later followed up with Generation, which featured a collaboration with Suggs and keyboardist Mike Barson of Madness on the track "This Road" and a collaboration with Suggs and Madness saxophonist Lee Thompson on the subsequent track "Struck by the Sound". Their 2005 hit "Shot You Down", which sampled the Nancy Sinatra version of the song "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart.[1]
Their third album Higher Than the Eiffel, released on 29 March 2010, featured another collaboration with Suggs and Barson on the track "Twist Me Up", with Suggs' daughter Viva providing backing vocals on the track "Smiling Faces".
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Ego War, Audio Bullys launched their comeback with a new collaboration with Michael Bibi on Solid Grooves, featuring a fresh take on the iconic vocals of “We Don’t Care” from Simon Franks.
In 2025, DJs from Mars remixed "We Don't Care" with David Guetta.[2]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] |
UK Dance [4] |
UK Down. [5] |
UK Indie [6] |
FRA [7] |
NED [8] |
SCO [9] | ||||||||
| Ego War | 19 | — | — | — | 129 | 86 | 21 | |||||||
| Generation |
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33 | 3 | — | — | — | 36 | 42 | ||||||
| Higher Than the Eiffel |
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87 | 10 | 55 | 9 | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
- Back to Mine: Audio Bullys (2003)
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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| UK [3] |
UK Dance [11] |
UK Down. [12] |
UK Indie [13] |
AUS [14] |
FRA [7] |
IRE [15] |
ITA [16] |
NED [8] |
SCO [17] | |||||
| 2003 | "We Don't Care" | 15 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 97 | 20 | Ego War | ||
| "The Things"/"Turned Away" | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | ||||
| "Way Too Long" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | ||||
| 2004 | "Snake" | 45 | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | 100 | — | |||
| "Break Down the Doors" (Morillo featuring Audio Bullys) |
44 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 86 | 52 | Non-album single | |||
| 2005 | "Shot You Down" (featuring Nancy Sinatra) |
3 | — | 2 | — | 17 | — | 22 | 56 | 23 | 6 |
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Generation | |
| "I'm in Love" | 27 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | 72 | 28 | ||||
| 2006 | "Drop It" | 200 | 35 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| 2008 | "Gimme That Punk" | — | 9 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Flickery Vision" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Dope Fiend" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | "Only Man" | 44 | 6 | 47 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | Higher Than the Eiffel | ||
| 2011 | "Shotgun" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2015 | "Wicked Things" (Sander Kleinenberg featuring Audio Bullys) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Under Pressure" (with Alex Kidd) |
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| 2016 | "It Was a Very Good Year" (featuring Surge) |
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| 2017 | "The Scene" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2023 | "As We Step" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2024 | "Dilate" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Outlaws" (with Anti-Up) |
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| "Paperwork" (with TCTS) |
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| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||