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Artist Biography For Travis
Travis Is A Scottish Indie Band Formed In Glasgow In 1990 Composed Of Fran Healy Lead Vocals Rhythm Guitar Dougie Payne Bass Guitar Backing Vocals Andy Dunlop Lead Guitar Banjo Backing Vocals And Neil Primrose Drums Percussion . The Band's Name Comes From The Character Travis Henderson Played By Harry Dean Stanton From The Film Paris Texas 1984 . The Band Released Their Debut Album Good Feeling 1997 To Moderate Success Where It Debuted At Number Nine On The UK Albums Chart And Was Later Awarded A Silver Certification From The BPI In January 2000. The Band Gained Greater Success With Their Second Album The Man Who 1999 Which Spent Nine Weeks At Number One On The UK Albums Chart Totalling 134 Weeks In The Top 100 Of The Chart. In 2003 The Man Who Was Certified 9× Platinum By The BPI Representing Sales Of Over 2.68 Million In The UK Alone. Following This Success The Band Released Their Third Effort The Invisible Band 2001 Album. The Invisible Band Went On To Match The Success Found With Their Previous Album Where It Debuted At Number One On The UK Albums Chart And Spent A Total Of Four Weeks At The Top Spot Fifteen Weeks In The Top Ten And A Total Of Fifty-Five Weeks In The Top 100 Chart As Well As Peaking At Thirty-Nine On The US Billboard 200 Album Chart Spending A Duration Of Seven Weeks In The Billboard 200 Chart. A Year Following The Release Of The Invisible Band The BPI Awarded Travis With A 4× Platinum Certification For The Album. In Recent Years The Band's Discography Has Included Studio Albums 12 Memories 2003 The Boy With No Name 2007 Ode To J. Smith 2008 Where You Stand 2013 Everything At Once 2016 And 10 Songs 2020 . In 2004 The Band Released Their First Greatest Hits Album Singles Which Spent Nineteen Weeks In The Top 100 Of The UK Albums Chart. Travis Have Twice Been Awarded Best Band At The BRIT Awards And Were Awarded The NME Artist Of The Year Award At Their 2000 Ceremony And In 2016 Were Honoured At The Scottish Music Awards For Their Outstanding Contribution To Music. The Band Are Widely Said By The Media To Have Paved The Way For Other Bands Such As Keane And Coldplay To Go On To Achieve Worldwide Success Throughout The 2000s Particularly With The Success Of The Man Who. Craft Recordings Celebrated The 20th Anniversary Of Travis' Breakthrough Year With Two Simultaneous Releases Live At Glastonbury '99 Plus Expanded Editions Of The Man Who – Both Of Which Were Released On 21 June 2019.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Closer
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"Closer" Is A Song By Scottish Band Travis And Is The Third Track On Their 2007 Studio Album "The Boy With No Name". The Song Was Released As The First Single From That Album In The United Kingdom On April 23 2007. The Song's Promotional Video Features The Band As Clerks In A Supermarket With Fran Healy As The Mascot. When Fed Up With His Job He Goes Inside And Starts Singing On The Speaker System. Payne Who Was Working At The Register Completely Bored Takes Out His Bass And Dunlop And Primrose Are Dancing With The Customers. When Their Boss Ben Stiller In A Cameo Hears Music He Tries To Find Out Where It Comes From But It Stops As Soon As He Looks Out Of His Office. The Music Then Resumes When Stiller Goes Back To His Office. The Video Ends With The Band Leaving The Supermarket Together. The Only Instrument That Appears Is Payne's Bass Whilst The Rest Of The Band Have Nothing. The Supermarket Used In The Video Is The Super A Foods Location #6 At 2245 Yosemite Drive In The Eagle Rock Neighborhood Of Los Angeles. Fran Healy Is Seen Wearing A Radio Clyde T-Shirt That Reads "Radio Clyde 261".
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Travis Is A Scottish Indie Band Formed In Glasgow In 1990 Composed Of Fran Healy Lead Vocals Rhythm Guitar Dougie Payne Bass Guitar Backing Vocals Andy Dunlop Lead Guitar Banjo Backing Vocals And Neil Primrose Drums Percussion . The Band's Name Comes From The Character Travis Henderson Played By Harry Dean Stanton From The Film Paris Texas 1984 . The Band Released Their Debut Album Good Feeling 1997 To Moderate Success Where It Debuted At Number Nine On The UK Albums Chart And Was Later Awarded A Silver Certification From The BPI In January 2000. The Band Gained Greater Success With Their Second Album The Man Who 1999 Which Spent Nine Weeks At Number One On The UK Albums Chart Totalling 134 Weeks In The Top 100 Of The Chart. In 2003 The Man Who Was Certified 9× Platinum By The BPI Representing Sales Of Over 2.68 Million In The UK Alone. Following This Success The Band Released Their Third Effort The Invisible Band 2001 Album. The Invisible Band Went On To Match The Success Found With Their Previous Album Where It Debuted At Number One On The UK Albums Chart And Spent A Total Of Four Weeks At The Top Spot Fifteen Weeks In The Top Ten And A Total Of Fifty-Five Weeks In The Top 100 Chart As Well As Peaking At Thirty-Nine On The US Billboard 200 Album Chart Spending A Duration Of Seven Weeks In The Billboard 200 Chart. A Year Following The Release Of The Invisible Band The BPI Awarded Travis With A 4× Platinum Certification For The Album. In Recent Years The Band's Discography Has Included Studio Albums 12 Memories 2003 The Boy With No Name 2007 Ode To J. Smith 2008 Where You Stand 2013 Everything At Once 2016 And 10 Songs 2020 . In 2004 The Band Released Their First Greatest Hits Album Singles Which Spent Nineteen Weeks In The Top 100 Of The UK Albums Chart. Travis Have Twice Been Awarded Best Band At The BRIT Awards And Were Awarded The NME Artist Of The Year Award At Their 2000 Ceremony And In 2016 Were Honoured At The Scottish Music Awards For Their Outstanding Contribution To Music. The Band Are Widely Said By The Media To Have Paved The Way For Other Bands Such As Keane And Coldplay To Go On To Achieve Worldwide Success Throughout The 2000s Particularly With The Success Of The Man Who. Craft Recordings Celebrated The 20th Anniversary Of Travis' Breakthrough Year With Two Simultaneous Releases Live At Glastonbury '99 Plus Expanded Editions Of The Man Who – Both Of Which Were Released On 21 June 2019.
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"Closer" is a song by Scottish band Travis, and is the third track on their 2007 studio album "The Boy with No Name". The song was released as the first single from that album in the United Kingdom on April 23, 2007.
The song's promotional video features the band as clerks in a supermarket with Fran Healy as the mascot. When fed up with his job, he goes inside and starts singing on the speaker system. Payne, who was working at the register completely bored, takes out his bass and Dunlop and Primrose are dancing with the customers. When their boss, Ben Stiller in a cameo, hears music, he tries to find out where it comes from but it stops as soon as he looks out of his office. The music then resumes when Stiller goes back to his office. The video ends with the band leaving the supermarket together. The only instrument that appears is Payne's bass, whilst the rest of the band have nothing. The supermarket used in the video is the Super A Foods location #6, at 2245 Yosemite Drive in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles. Fran Healy is seen wearing a Radio Clyde t-shirt that reads "Radio Clyde 261". Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.