Frank Enea

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Frank Enea
Frank Enea at the Highline Ballroom.jpg
Background information
Also known asFranklin Enea
Born (1965-08-17) August 17, 1965 (age 57)
White Plains, New York
Genres Rock
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years active1984-present
Labels Telepictures
Website frankeneaband.com

Frank Enea is an American musician and songwriter known as the composer, backup vocalist, and guitarist of the band B.E.R. from the Teen Titans Go! animated series. [1] [2] He is known for co-writing The Night Begins to Shine which peaked at #23 on the Billboard Hot Rock songs chart and #1 on the iTunes Rock song chart. [3] [4] "Forever Mine" and "Rise Up" were featured on the soundtrack Teen Titans Go! (Songs from The Night Begins to Shine Special) which peaked at #8 on the Billboard Kid Albums chart and #17 on the Billboard Soundtracks chart. [5] [6] He is a founding member of Frank Enea & the Crooked Hearts, and his music has appeared in several television shows, commercials, and the film Brilliant Mistakes. [7]

Contents

The Night Begins to Shine was originally written and produced in 2005 as an "'80s-style song" for a music library. [8] The song was first featured in the Teen Titans Go! episode, "Slumber Party" as a throwaway joke. The song became popular with fans of the show. [2] The song was subsequently featured in the episode, "40%, 40%, 20%", [9] and was prominently featured in two specials, the four-part 2017 special "The Day the Night Stopped Beginning to Shine and Became Dark Even Though It Was the Day" [10] and a five-part sequel released in 2020, "The Night Begins To Shine 2". The special also featured two other songs by B.E.R., "Forever Mine" and "Rise Up", as well as three covers of the song from Fall Out Boy, CeeLo Green, and Puffy AmiYumi. [11]

Discography

Albums

TitleDetails
Makeshift Days
The Morning Show
  • Released: April 27, 2010
  • Label: ACM Records
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Walk on Water
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Norther Glare
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Sunshine in My Head
  • Released: April 26, 2018
  • Label: Norther Glare
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Melting Pop
  • Released: July 11, 2020
  • Label: Norther Glare
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

TitleYearNotesAlbum
Happy Holiday2006
  • Included on an ACM Records holiday album
Happy Holiday
Walk on Water2012
  • Featured in film Brilliant Mistakes
Walk on Water
Walk the World2019
  • Featured in Kane 11 Socks advertisements
Non-album singles
Best Time of the Year

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