Terror Jr

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Terror Jr
Genres Pop
Years active2016 (2016)–present
Labels
Members
  • David "Campa" Benjamin Singer-Vine
  • Lisa Vitale
Past members
  • Felix Snow
Website terrorjunior.com

Terror Jr is an American pop duo formed in 2016 founded by former The Cataracs band member David "Campa" Benjamin Singer-Vine, Lisa Vitale, and Felix Snow, who left the group in late 2017. [2] [3] [4] Their single "Come First" peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Spotify Velocity chart, number 6 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic songs chart, number 54 in the Czech Republic, and number 59 in Slovakia. [5]

Contents

Background

Members Felix Snow and David "Campa" Benjamin Singer-Vine met through Twitter in 2014 and first worked together on a project called Momma, releasing a 4 track EP. [6] They reconnected the following year working with singer Kiiara on her single "Gold". In 2016, they started Terror Jr as a "social experiment", with Singer-Vine adding "It's a puzzle, and we're gonna give out pieces with each song." [1] The group released their debut extended play Bop City on October 21, 2016. [7]

In November 2016, Kylie Jenner was rumored to be the lead singer of Terror Jr. [8] Jenner denied being a part of the group in a Snapchat post on November 9, 2016. [9]

Terror Jr released the song "Heartbreaks" through their YouTube channel on November 24, 2016. [10] On February 14, 2017, the group released a remix package of "Come First". [11]

In May 2017, the group released "Caramel" and "Death Wish" as the first two songs from Bop City 2: TerroRising, released on June 16, 2017. [12]

On September 8, 2017, Terror Jr released a new single "Holding Your Tongue". The single was quickly followed by the announcement of the group's third LP, Bop City 3: The Girl Who Cried Purple, released September 29, 2017. [13] They released the song "Sad Sad Girl" in December 2017. [14]

In 2018, they released the singles "Heaven Wasn't Made For Me" and "A-OK (Everything's Perfect)". [15] [16]

Their debut album Unfortunately, Terror Jr was released on January 25, 2019. [17] That same year, the duo departed Atlantic Records. On October 4, they released the single "9 2 5". On November 8, 2019, the group released the EP Come Outside and Break Your Heart, their first release under their own label, Grape Music. [18] On November 13, 2020, they released the EP Bloody Waters. [19] Three days later, they announced on their social media that their upcoming album, Rancho Catastrophe, would be released later that week on November 20. [20]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum details
Unfortunately, Terror Jr
  • Released: January 25, 2019
  • Label: Atlantic, Effess
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Rancho Catastrophe [21]
  • Released: November 20, 2020 [22]
  • Label: Grape Music / Opposition
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Road to Grapeness
  • Released: November 19, 2021 [22]
  • Label: Grape Music / Opposition
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays

TitleEP details
Bop City
  • Released: October 21, 2016 [23]
  • Label: Atlantic, Effess
  • Format: Digital download
Bop City 2: TerroRising [24]
  • Released: June 16, 2017
  • Label: Atlantic, Effess
  • Format: Digital download
Bop 3: The Girl Who Cried Purple
  • Released: September 29, 2017 [25]
  • Label: Atlantic, Effess
  • Format: Digital download
Come Outside and Break Your Heart
  • Released: November 8, 2019
  • Label: Grape Music
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Bloody Waters
  • Released: November 13, 2020
  • Label: Grape Music
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Dance
[26] 		CZE
[27] 		SLK
[28] 		SWE
Heat.
[29]
"3 Strikes" [30] 2016————Bop City
"Sugar" [31] ————
"Say So" [32] 45———
"Come First" [33] —54591
"Caramel"2017————Bop City 2: TerroRising [24]
"Death Wish"————
"Appreciation"————
"Holding Your Tongue"————Bop 3: The Girl Who Cried Purple
"Useless"————
"Heaven Wasn't Made for Me"2018————Unfortunately, Terror Jr[ citation needed ]
"A-OK (Everything's Perfect)"————
"Pretty"————
"Terrified"————
"9 2 5"2019————Come Outside and Break Your Heart [34]
"Crowded Rooms"————
"Enemies"————
"Straight from the Bottle"————
"Mona Lisa"2020————Rancho Catastrophe [21]
"Fun"————
"Dinner Plate"————
"Would It Make You Feel Better?"————
"Running from the Sun" [35] ————
"Bloody Waters"————

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