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VBirds | |
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Origin | United Kingdom |
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Years active | 2002 | –2003
Labels | Cartoon Network Music EMI Liberty Records Mattel |
Past members | Wow Boom D:Lin Bling |
VBirds were a British virtual girl group, created in 2002 by a team of designers, producers and musicians. An animated television series of the same name, consisting of six one-minute episodes, aired on Cartoon Network between long-form programming. The band's only single, "Virtuality", was released on Liberty Records and reached No. 21 in the UK Singles Chart in early 2003. [1] A spin-off series of dance tutorials, VBirds: Perfect, [2] aired in 2003. Despite its success as a promotional tool to keep young viewers watching during ad breaks,[ citation needed ] no further singles were released.
The band's backstory revolved around them being exiled from their home planet of Planet V by its ruler, King He:Lin, for refusing to participate in the dance farms on their planet. They were shrunk down in size and put into a dance machine which was launched from the planet down to Earth, so the humans could play with them as long as they wanted. The story concluded with He:Lin's echoing words "Enjoy yourselves while you can, VBirds. For you will never escape your dance machine prison!"
The VBirds were interviewed on SMTV Live . In the interview, Bling and Wow compare their music to that of fellow girl groups Destiny's Child, Mis-Teeq and the Sugababes. [3]
"Virtuality" | |
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Single by VBirds | |
B-side | "Dance With Me" |
Released | 2003 |
"Virtuality" is the group's only single. It includes the B-side "Dance With Me", which samples the Woo! Yeah! portion of "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins and vocals from "Virtuality". A music video for "Virtuality" was also released and included in select versions of the CD single.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Virtuality (Radio Edit)" | 3:40 |
2. | "Virtuality (Extended Video Edit)" | |
3. | "Dance With Me" | 3:41 |
4. | "Virtuality (Slim Redz Planet V Mix)" | 3:43 |
"Virtuality" is featured in Dancing Stage Fever .