Arizona (American band)

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A R I Z O N A
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Arizona performing in Denver, CO in 2018.
Background information
Origin New Jersey
Genres
Years active2015 (2015)–present
Labels Atlantic
MembersZachary Charles (lead vocals)
Nathan Esquite (guitar)
David Labuguen (keys)
Website thisisarizonamusic.com

Arizona (stylized as A R I Z O N A) is an American pop rock and electropop band from New Jersey (despite its name) currently signed to Atlantic Records. [1] [2] [3] The band's debut studio album Gallery was released on May 19, 2017, peaking at No. 4 on Top Heatseekers, No. 24 on U.S. Alternative, and No. 143 on the Billboard 200. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Contents

History

Band members Zachary Charles, Nathan Esquite, and David Labuguen began creating together as a group of friends in Boston while attending Berklee College of Music and Emerson College. [2] [8] During college, the three of them began working as songwriters and producers, before moving to Los Angeles, England, and finally back to their home state of New Jersey.

Arizona was signed to Atlantic Records in 2016. [9] The band released several singles that year, including "I Was Wrong", "Oceans Away", and "Cross My Mind". [9] [10] [11] [12] Robin Schulz produced the official remix of "I Was Wrong", [4] [13] and, by August 2016, the original song had accrued 16 million streams online. [9] The Robin Schulz remix also appeared on Billboard 's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart for 9 weeks. [14]

In 2017, the band toured with and opened for Kevin Garrett and, later, Coin. [2] [14] In March of that year, their single, "Oceans Away" had garnered 35.8 million streams on Spotify. [14] On May 19, 2017, the band released its debut studio album, Gallery, on Atlantic Records. [1] The album peaked at No. 143 on the Billboard 200 chart. [7] Arizona has also played several festivals including South by Southwest, the Governors Ball Music Festival, Firefly Music Festival, and Lollapalooza. [1] [15] [16] The band went on a North American headlining tour in the Fall of 2017. [15] [17] Also in 2017, Don Diablo (a Dutch DJ who is No. 11 in the world according to DJ Mag ) [18] produced the song, "Take Her Place" with Arizona. The song appeared on Diablo's album, Future . [19] [20]

In July 2018, the band released two new songs, "Summer Days" and "Freaking Out". They also started an arena tour that month, opening for Panic! at the Disco. [21] [22]

The band's sophomore album, Asylum, was released on October 11, 2019 and peaked at No.17 on Billboard's Heatseekers Album Chart. [23]

After four years of hiatus, the band released its self-titled third album in May 2023. [24] Shortly after, the band toured with and opened for Quinn XCII. [25] Beginning in June of 2024, the band toured with and opened for Yellowcard and Third Eye Blind on the Summer Gods 2024 Tour.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[7]
US
Heat

[26]
US
Alt

[27]
Gallery143424
Asylum
  • Released: October 11, 2019
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
17
A R I Z O N A
  • Released: May 12, 2023
  • Label: Elektra Records LLC
  • Format: digital download, streaming
TBA
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum details
U.S. of A.Z.
  • Release: December 13, 2017
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US US
Rock

[28]
US
Dance

[14] [29]
SWE
Heat

[30]
"I Was Wrong"201650356Gallery
"Let Me Touch Your Fire"Non-album singles
"People Crying Every Night"
"Where I Wanna Be"
"I Was Wrong (Acoustic)"
"Oceans Away"Gallery
"Electric Touch"2017
"Cross My Mind"39
"Nostalgic"201934Asylum
"Moving On"2023A R I Z O N A
"Dark Skies"
"Die For A Night"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Other releases

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