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| name = Simian | image = Simian Astralwerks.jpg | caption = Simian, 2001 | image_size = | background = group_or_band | origin = Manchester, England | genre = Indie rock, electronica | years_active = 2000–2005 | label = Source UK | associated_acts = Simian Mobile Disco, The Black Ghosts, The Last Shadow Puppets, Justice | website = | current_members = Simon William Lord James Ellis Ford Alex MacNaghten James Anthony Shaw | past_members = }} Simian were an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 2000. Personnel
HistorySimian were formed while members of the band were studying at Manchester University. MacNaghten, Shaw and Ford were formerly members of live breakbeat project King Rib, alongside MC Mr. Wrong and DJ Silver. Main releasesTheir debut album Chemistry Is What We Are was first released in the UK on 9 July 2001 on Source Records and in the US on 18 September 2001 on Astralwerks. The US edition contained two bonus tracks, "The Tale of Willow Hill" and "Grey", that had previously been released in the UK as part of The Wisp and Watch It Glow EPs respectively. Their second album, We Are Your Friends was released in the UK on 28 October 2002 (on Source Records) and in the US on 29 October 2002 (on Astralwerks). The Japanese release (26 March 2003) also included the bonus tracks, "Out of Bed", "Coins" and "Reasons", the first two of which had previously been released in the UK as B-sides of the "Never Be Alone" single. Other workIn 2000, the band recorded a cover version of the Prince song "Under the Cherry Moon" from his album Parade (1986). This song was released on the tribute album, If I Was Prince (2001). The band remixed various tracks by other artists, including "Playgirl" by Ladytron, "AM/PM" by Appliance, "Destiny" Zero 7, and "Papua New Guinea" by The Future Sound of London. In 2005, their song "La Breeze" was featured in a Peugeot 1007 television advertisement. It was also used in the 2007 Dove advertisement "Onslaught". SplitThe band split up in 2005 with Ford and Shaw forming the spin-off group Simian Mobile Disco. The new group is more dance-oriented and are in demand as remixers and DJs.{{Citation needed|date=April 2009}} Ford is also in the baroque pop group The Last Shadow Puppets with the Arctic Monkeys singer Alex Turner. Lord is now in The Black Ghosts, an electronica act with DJ Touche from The Wiseguys. Justice RemixIn 2006, the single "We Are Your Friends", which is a remix of their song "Never Be Alone", was released on a reactivated Virgin Records subsidiary label called Ten Records. This single was credited to "Justice vs Simian", and started life as a submission by the French music group Justice in a remix competition. The video for the single won the award for best video at the 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards. At the awards ceremony, fellow nominee Kanye West appeared on stage to complain about the Justice vs Simian victory.[1] In 2011, NME placed "We Are Your Friends" at number 19 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[2] DiscographyAlbums
Singles and EPsThe following releases were in the UK only on Source Records:
References1. ^{{cite web|title=Kanye West a Sore Loser at MTV Europe Awards|url=http://people.com/celebrity/kanye-west-a-sore-loser-at-mtv-europe-awards/|website=PEOPLE.com|date=3 November 2006}} 2. ^http://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years/248648/page/14 3. ^{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 498}} External links
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