The Wanted
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 |
| Members | |
| Past member(s) | Tom Parker (deceased) |
| Website | thewantedmusic |
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. Their first single, All Time Low, reached number 1 in the UK singles chart. In 2011 they also recorded the song "Gold Forever" which was the official single for Comic Relief.
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" | 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 - Artist". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ↑ "The Wanted". MTV. Archived from the original on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ↑ "The Wanted record official song for Comic Relief". BBC. 10 February 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
Other websites
- Official website Archived 2012-12-23 at Archive-It
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