Bag Raiders Explained

Bag Raiders
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Origin:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Years Active:2006–present
Current Members:Jack Glass
Chris Stracey

Bag Raiders are an Australian electronic music duo founded in 2006 by Jack Glass and Chris Stracey. They play keyboards, drums, and act as vocalists, producers, and remixers, with Stracey additionally playing guitar, violin and piano. They also write and produce other artists' work. In 2009, they were rated at number 11 on the Inthemix poll of Australia's top 50 DJs.[1]

In October 2010, they released their self-titled debut album, which peaked at number 7 on the ARIA Albums Chart and received a J Award album of the year nomination. The album's song "Shooting Stars" renewed the band's popularity seven years after its release, when it began being used as part of a popular Internet meme.

History

Both classically trained musicians, Jack Glass and Chris Stracey met in the Cranbrook School, Sydney orchestra practice room with Glass a year ahead playing piano and cello, and Stracey playing violin, guitar and clarinet.[2] In 2005, the pair reconnected and started mixing hip-hop and 1970s rock music CDs,[3] their musical inspirations include Earth, Wind & Fire, The Brothers Johnson, 808 State and Orbital.[4] [5] [6] Bag Raiders as an alternative dance band was then founded in 2006.

The duo first gained traction in with the release of their October 2008 EP Turbo Love!. The EP's title track became one of the year's most played songs on Triple J, Australia's foremost national radio station.[5] During this time Bag Raiders were making a slew of remixes some of which gained a lot of popularity on the internet. Their remix of "B.T.T.T.T.R.Y." by the artist K.I.M. ended up being included in the Grand Theft Auto IV soundtrack[7]

In June 2009, Bag Raiders were signed to Modular. In August 2009, the released "Shooting Stars". It was listed at No. 18 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009.[8] This was followed by "Way Back Home" in August 2010. In October 2010, Bag Raiders released their self-titled debut studio album, Bag Raiders. It peaked at number 7 on the ARIA Albums Chart. "Sunlight", was released to Australian radio in November 2010 and it peaked at No. 84 on the ARIA Top 100.[9]

In 2011, "Way Back Home" peaked at number 17 on the official German Singles Chart on 6 June 2011 after being used in the German Vodafone TV advertisement[4] [10]

In August 2013, "Shooting Stars" re-entered the ARIA Singles Chart, reaching the top 50 at #38.[11]

In 2017, "Shooting Stars" became popular again after being placed in an internet meme featuring people as well as animals falling with surreal, spacey backgrounds.[12] The song's renewed popularity has since been acknowledged by the band itself.[13]

In September 2019, Bag Raiders released their second studio album, Horizons.

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[14] [15] 		GER
[16]
Bag Raiders 7 36
Horizons
  • Released: 6 September 2019[17]
  • Label: Modular, Universal
  • Formats: CD, digital download, 2×LP
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Extended plays

TitleDetails
Bag Raiders
  • Released: June 2007 [18]
  • Label: Bang Gang 12 Inches (BANG004)
  • Format: CD, LP, digital
Bag Raiders Remixed
  • Released: January 2008
  • Label: Bang Gang 12 Inches (BANG007)
  • Format: Cdr, LP, digital
Turbo Love
  • Released: 8 October 2008 [19]
  • Label: Bang Gang 12 Inches (BANG011)
  • Format: CD, digital
Big Fun
  • Released: November 2009
  • Label: Fool's Gold (FGR-023)
  • Format: LP, digital
Nairobi/Savannah
  • Released: July 2014
  • Label: Modular (n/a)
  • Format: digital
Waterfalls
  • Released: July 2015
  • Label: Modular (4744081)
  • Format: LP, digital
Friend Inside
  • Released: December 2015[20]
  • Label: Modular (4750882)
  • Format: LP, digital
Checkmate
  • Released: March 2016
  • Label: Modular (4782154)
  • Format: LP, digital

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
AUS
AUT
[21] 		CAN
[22] 		FRA
[23] 		GER
NZ
[24] 		UK
[25] 		US Bub.
[26] 		US
Dance
[27]
"Fun Punch"[28] 2007— — — — — — — — —Bag Raiders
"Turbo Love"[29] 2008— — — — — — — — —Turbo Love
"Shooting Stars"200938 — — — — — — — —
"Way Back Home"201068 31 — — 17 — — — — Bag Raiders
"Sunlight"[32] 84 — — — — — — — —
"Not Over"[34] 2011— — — — — — — — —
"Nairobi"[35] [36] 2014— — — — — — — — —Nairobi/Savannah
"Waterfalls"[37] 2015— — — — — — — — —Waterfalls
"Checkmate"
(featuring Benjamin Joseph)[38] 		2016100 — — — — — — — —Checkmate
"Beat Me to the Punch"
(featuring Mayer Hawthorne)[39] 		— — — — — — — — —rowspan="2"
"Shooting Stars" (re-release)[40] 2017— 56 88 94 55 — 83 9 11
"Lightning"
(featuring The Kite String Tangle)[42] 		2019 — — — — — — — — —Horizons
"Wild at Heart"
(featuring Mickey Kojak)[43] 		— — — — — — — — —
"How Long"
(featuring Panama)[44] 		— — — — — — — — —
"UR Heart"[45] 2022— — — — — — — — —rowspan="7"
"Never Forget"[46] — — — — — — — — —
"Letting Go"[47] — — — — — — — — —
"Love Me Back"[48] 2023— — — — — — — — —
"Right Here"/"Saliba"[49] — — — — — 25 — — —
"Save Me"
(with Boston Bun)[50] 		2024— — — — — — — — —
"Flowers"
(with Panama)[51] 		— — — — — — — — —

Awards and nominations

ARIA Awards

The ARIA Music Awards are annual awards, which recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.! |-| 2011 || Bag Raiders || Best Dance Release || || [52]

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.! |-| 2012 || "Sunlight" (Jack Glass, Christopher Stracey) || Dance Work of the Year || || [53]

J Award

The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.! |-| 2010| Bag Raiders| Australian Album of the Year| | [54]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sony inthemix50: 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110609075245/http://www.inthemix.com.au/50/2009/results/djs-20-11/ . 9 June 2011 .
  2. News: Pop Can Be a DJ's Best Friend . Murfett . Andrew . . . 11 November 2010 . 10 June 2012 .
  3. Web site: Featured Artists | Bag Raiders . Oratory of Sound . 20 February 2012 . 10 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140317004142/http://oratoryofsound.com/tag/jack-glass/ . 17 March 2014 .
  4. Web site: Bag Raiders (Jack Glass and Chris Stacey): The Latest Newcomer Duo on the Electro Scene . Hofmann . Robin . Liga Studios (Liga Nova) . 14 January 2012 . 10 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120608000437/http://www.ligastudios.com/personen/bag-raiders . 8 June 2012 . dead .
  5. Web site: Bag Raiders . J Play . 10 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174124/http://www.jplay.com.au/JSite/ViewArtist.aspx?ArtistID=2956&ShowFullBio=true . 3 March 2016 . dead .
  6. . Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  7. Web site: GTA IV Soundtrack . . 3 March 2020.
  8. News: Triple J's 2009 Hottest 100 dissected. 18 February 2017. NewsComAu. 27 January 2010. en.
  9. Web site: The Aria Report : Ariafacts. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20110530060600/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20110530-1606/Issue1097.pdf. dead. 2011-05-30. webarchive.nla.gov.au. August 23, 2020.
  10. Web site: Vodafone Fernsehwerbung Ich will schnell sein: Song Way back home . 30 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110430234407/http://www.vodafone-angebote-news.de/8440-vodafone-fernsehwerbung-ich-will-schneller-sein-song-way-back-home . 30 April 2011 . dead .
  11. Web site: australian-charts.com – Bag Raiders – Shooting Stars . Hung Medien . 18 August 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131023141921/http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Bag+Raiders&titel=Shooting+Stars&cat=s . 23 October 2013 .
  12. News: Earp. Joseph. 'Shooting Stars' meme blends epic fails with one electro track and it's taking over. 16 February 2017. Mashable. 9 February 2017.
  13. News: Bag Raiders Are Chuffed 'Shooting Stars' Is A Meme, But Have No Clue Why. Pedestrian.TV. 13 February 2017. en. 16 February 2017. 16 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170216213849/https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/music/bag-raiders-are-chuffed-shooting-stars-is-a-meme-b/608790f2-94ae-4006-b1bb-6716c92e896b.htm. dead.
  14. Web site: Discography Bag Raiders (Australia). Hung Medien. australian-charts.com. 27 December 2018.
  15. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia. pdf. 23.
  16. Web site: Discography Bag Raiders (Germany). german-charts.com. 27 December 2018.
  17. Web site: Bag Raiders Horizons – CD. Music Glue. 27 July 2019.
  18. Web site: Bag Raiders sign to Modular, tour. RA. 30 June 2009. 18 December 2023.
  19. Web site: Bag Raiders Turbo Love EP Release & Tour. Pedestrian. 9 October 2008. 18 December 2023.
  20. Web site: Hear Bag Raiders New EP 'Friend Inside'. 13 December 2015. 18 December 2023.
  21. Web site: Discographie Bag Raiders . austriancharts.at . 2 March 2020.
  22. Bag Raiders Chart History: Canadian Hot 100. Billboard. 2 March 2020.
  23. Web site: Discographie Bag Raiders. Discography Bag Raiders. lescharts.com. fr. 2 March 2020.
  24. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 1 January 2024. 29 December 2023.
  25. Web site: Bag Raiders Official Chart History . Official Charts. 18 December 2023.
  26. Bag Raiders Chart History: Hot 100. Billboard. 2 March 2020.
  27. Bag Raiders Chart History: Hot Dance/Electronic Songs . Billboard . 2 March 2020.
  28. Web site: Bag Raiders Fun Punch. Universal Music Publishing. 2007. 18 December 2023.
  29. Web site: Bag Raiders “Turbo Love”. XLR8R. October 2008. 18 December 2023.
  30. Australia. single. 2021.
  31. Germany. Bag Raiders. 3 December 2023.
  32. Web site: Bag Raiders: 'Sunlight' Video . Lagasta. December 2010. 18 December 2023.
  33. Australia. single. 2018.
  34. Web site: Watch: Bag Raiders “Not Over” Video . Pedestrian. June 2011. 18 December 2023.
  35. Web site: Bag Raiders: "Nairobi". Lagasta. 12 June 2014. 18 December 2023.
  36. Web site: Bag Raiders Nairobi . Beat Magazine. 2014. 18 December 2023.
  37. Web site: Bag Raiders Go Chasing 'Waterfalls' on New Single . Spin Magazine. 16 July 2015. 18 December 2023.
  38. Web site: Sydney electronic duo Bag Raiders have released their new EP Checkmate, and we're kind of losing our heads to its lead single Checkmate.. AAA BackStage. 16 March 2016. 18 December 2023.
  39. Web site: Beat Me to the Punch – single. 18 November 2016 . iTunes Australia. 27 December 2018.
  40. Web site: Shooting Stars – single. iTunes Store. 17 March 2017 . 27 December 2018.
  41. Web site: Bag Raiders Shooting Stars . British Phonographic Industry. June 2023. 18 December 2023.
  42. Web site: 'Lightning' – Out This Friday!. Bag Raiders. 28 February 2019.
  43. Web site: Wild at Heart (feat. Mickey Kojak) – Single by Bag Raiders. iTunes. 17 May 2019 . 17 May 2019.
  44. bag_raiders. 1154249062356406273. 25 July 2019. Bag Raiders tweet about new single "How Long". 25 July 2019.
  45. Web site: UR Heart ❤️ our new jam, dropping on the world wide web this Friday ‍♂️. Twitter. 22 March 2022. 25 March 2022.
  46. Web site: Bag Raiders celebrate transformative experiences on new single 'Never Forget' . NME. 10 June 2022. 18 December 2023.
  47. Web site: Bag Raiders Invite You to Free Your Mind on the Dancefloor with New Single Letting Go . EDM. 31 October 2022. 18 December 2023.
  48. Web site: Bag Raiders Bring Meg Mac to the Dancefloor on 'Love Me Back'. Rolling Stone Australia. 7 July 2023. 8 July 2023.
  49. Web site: Bag Raiders drop a double A-Side, 'Right Here / Saliba',. Happy Mag. 18 December 2023. 18 December 2023.
  50. Web site: Boston Bun & Bag Raiders – ‘SAVE ME’. Acid Stag. 5 July 2024. 6 July 2024.
  51. Web site: we give you Flowers our new record with Panama. YouTube. 16 August 2024. 17 August 2024.
  52. Web site: The Countdown Begins....Nominations Announced . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 11 October 2011 . 13 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111227235733/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/news/8/the-countdown-beginsnominations-announced . 27 December 2011 .
  53. Web site: Nominations > Dance Work of the Year – 2012 . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) . 2012 . 13 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120512000406/http://apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/DanceWorkoftheYear2012.aspx . 12 May 2012 .
  54. Web site: Tame Impala Win 2010 J Award. loudnlocal. 30 November 2010. 15 August 2020. 28 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200328075115/http://www.loudnlocal.com.au/news/awards/tame-impala-win-2010-j-award/. dead.

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