Taxiride is an Australian rock band. Formed in Melbourne by singer/songwriters Tim Watson, Tim Wild, who were soon joined by Jason Singh, and Dan Hall. Taxiride would record two consecutive number one platinum-selling albums. The band have had nine top 40 singles include top five hits Get Set, Everywhere You Go and the most played song on Australian radio in 2002, Creepin' Up Slowly .
"One Said to the Other" is a song by Australian punk rock band the Living End. It was released on 20 January 2003 as the first single from their third album, Modern ARTillery (2003). The song peaked at No. 19 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and was ranked No. 52 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2003.
"The Fallen" is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. It was released as the third single from their second studio album, You Could Have It So Much Better (2005), on 20 February 2006 in Australia and on 3 April 2006 in the United Kingdom as a double A-side with new song "L. Wells". The single peaked at number four on the Scottish Singles Chart and number 14 on the UK Singles Chart.
Jason Mahendra Singh is an Australian singer-songwriter-guitarist. Since 1997 he has performed in rock band Taxiride as co-lead singer alongside Tim Watson and Tim Wild. In March 2009 he issued a duet single, "The World As You Know It", with Todd Watson, that peaked at No. 10 on the ARIA Club Tracks chart.
Daniel James Hall is an Australian musician from Melbourne who has been in two rock bands, Taxiride and Airway Lanes. With Taxiride, as guitarist, pianist and vocalist, he had a top 10 hit on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Singles Chart with "Get Set" and a No. 1 album with Imaginate in 1999 on the related Albums Chart. He left Taxiride in 2001 to begin a solo career. He provided vocals for "Don't Look Back" which was used on TV soap opera, Neighbours. He later formed Airway Lanes in late 2004. They released their debut album, In Vino Veritas in May 2008 with its lead single, "Don't Let Go", chosen as iTunes' 'Single of the Week'.
Axiomatic is the third studio album by Australian rock band Taxiride, released in September 2005. Three singles were taken from this album, "Oh Yeah", "You Gotta Help Me" and "What Can I Say". Taxiride made it clear in interviews leading up to the release of this album that they would be breaking away from the radio-friendly pop-rock sound of their two previous albums, and instead they would adopt a more hard-rock feel. The album peaked at No. 91 in Australia in September 2005. Singer-songwriter Chris Bailey, from the Australian punk rock band, The Saints, co-wrote the song 'Everything + Nothing', also featured on their live album Electrophobia. Axiomatic was released in Australia, Japan, India and South East Asia.
"Get Set" is the debut single by Australian band Taxiride written by founding member and co-lead vocalist Tim Wild. The song was recorded at Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles, and produced by Jack Joseph Puig. Released in May 1999, it peaked within the top 10 in Australia and also reached number 41 in New Zealand. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999, the song was nominated for two awards: 'Breakthrough Artist – Single' and 'Best Pop Release', winning the former.
"Creepin' Up Slowly" is the lead single and the third track from Australian rock band Taxiride's second album, Garage Mahal. This single was released on 10 June 2002. The song was recorded in Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles, and produced by Jack Joseph Puig, as with all their previous singles. It was written by the group's Jason Mahendra Singh, Timothy Harcourt Watson and Timothy Andrew Wild, together with the American production and songwriting team Dow S Brain and Bradley K Young. It became Taxiride's second top-10 hit in Australia, reaching No. 6 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and also peaked at No. 19 on the New Zealand Singles Chart. In Australia, it was certified platinum for shipment of 70,000 units by the end of 2002.
Timothy Harcourt Watson is the lead singer of Australian indie electronic band Friends of Mine and was a founding lead singer, hit songwriter and guitarist of Australian pop-rock band Taxiride. Raised in Melbourne, Watson was involved in several original projects before forming Taxiride with Tim Wild on vocals and guitars in 1996. With Taxiride, he had a top-10 hit on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Singles Chart with "Get Set" and a No. 1 album with Imaginate in 1999 on the related Albums Chart. With Wild, Watson wrote the #15 ARIA charting hit 'Everywhere You Go'. The band won an ARIA award and undertook national and international tours. Their highest charting single, "Creepin' Up Slowly" was co-written by Watson and peaked at No. 6 in 2002 from the related album, Garage Mahal. In 2003, Watson left Taxiride, and after several ventures in songwriting and producing joined forces with DJ Jono Fernandez in late 2006. They began writing and recording in a backyard studio in Melbourne as Friends of Mine. He is also a movie reviewer on radio programme Andy Grace's Night Show.
"Don't You Wanna Feel" is a song written by James Ash and Natalie Bassingthwaighte for the Rogue Traders' third studio album Better in the Dark. It was released on schedule as the album's first single on 29 September 2007. It was leaked onto P2P networks on 7 September 2007.
"What You're On" is a dance-pop song written by James Ash, Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Steve Davis, and produced by Ash for the Rogue Traders's third studio album Better in the Dark (2007). Co-writer, Ash, states the song deals with addiction. It was as released as the album's third single in Australia as a digital download on 15 March 2008 and as a CD single on 21 April 2008.
This is a comprehensive listing of all official releases by Taxiride, an Australian rock band. Taxiride has released four studio albums and eleven singles.
"Electric Feel" is a song by the American rock band MGMT, released as the second single from their debut studio album Oracular Spectacular (2007) on June 23, 2008. The single was released as a 7" and CD single, and later on 12" vinyl. "Electric Feel" was released to radio on July 29, 2008. The song's second video features The Rock-afire Explosion. The song is primarily in 6
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Imaginate is the debut album by Australian rock band Taxiride. It was recorded in Ocean Way Studios in Los Angeles and Secret Sound Studios, Melbourne. It was produced by Jack Joseph Puig. Imaginate was released in October 1999 and reached number one on the ARIA Albums Chart. It was certified double platinum. Its first two singles, "Get Set" and "Everywhere You Go", both peaked in the top 15 on the related ARIA Singles Chart. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999 Taxiride won Breakthrough Artist – Single for "Get Set". In the following year Imaginate was nominated for the related category, Breakthrough Artist – Album.
"How I Got This Way" is a song by Australian rock band Taxiride written by written by Tim Watson, Tim Wild & Jason Singh. The single reached #28 in the Australian ARIA charts. It was released as the second single from their second studio album, Garage Mahal, on 23 September 2002.
Peking Duk is an Australian electronic music band from Canberra, made up of disc jockeys and record producers Adam Hyde and Reuben Styles. The pair first garnered attention in 2012 with the release of a Passion Pit bootleg remix. Their biggest hit, "High", reached 5 on the ARIA Singles Chart, achieved a triple platinum certification, and won the ARIA Award for Best Dance Release at the ARIA Music Awards of 2014. Notable festivals Peking Duk have performed include Falls Festival, Spilt Milk, Splendour in the Grass, and Big Day Out.
"Everywhere You Go" is Australian rock band Taxiride's second single, written by founding members and co-lead singers Tim Wild and Tim Watson. It was released as the band's second single from their 1999 debut album, Imaginate, in September 1999, becoming the band's second top-20 single in their home country. It was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
"Nothing in This World" is a song by Australian rock band Taxiride. It was released as the band's fourth and final single from their debut #1 album, Imaginate in July 2000 becoming the band's fourth top fifty single.
"Afterglow" is a song by Australian rock band Taxiride, written by band members Jason Singh, Tim Wild, and Tim Watson. It was released on 10 February 2003 as the third and final single from their second studio album, Garage Mahal. It reached No. 49 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.
"Oh Yeah" is a song by Australian rock band Taxiride, written by founding member and co-lead vocalist Tim Wild. It was released as the first single from their third studio album, Axiomatic, in August 2005. It was their first independent release since leaving Warner Music Group in 2004. The track reached No. 40 in Australia.
