Bic Runga
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Briolette Kah Bic Runga MNZM
(born 13 January 1976) is a New Zealand
pop recording artist whose first solo album, Drive
, debuted at number one on the New Zealand RIANZ
charts. She has since become one of the highest-selling New Zealand artists in recent history. Runga has also found success internationally in Australia
, Ireland
and to some extent in the UK
.
In January 2006, the Queen made Runga a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
in the New Zealand New Year's Honours List.
. Her mother, Sophia Tang, was a Chinese Malaysian
lounge singer in Malaysia when she met Joseph Runga, a Māori soldier on leave from Vietnam
. They moved to New Zealand to live.
Runga grew up in Hornby
, Christchurch
surrounded by a musically-inclined family, and started recording songs with her sisters, Boh
and Pearl, when she was only four years old. Runga's older sister Boh is now a vocalist in the New Zealand rock group Stellar*, while Pearl is a session singer.
She learned how to play drums
at the age of eleven, and guitar
at about fourteen. Runga also learned to play the keyboard
around this time. She attended Cashmere High School
, joining high school bands and performing with local jazz
groups by her mid-teens.
in Christchurch
under the name of "Love Soup". They won third place and a music contract with Pagan Records
. Using a QE II Arts Council grant, Runga recorded the first Drive EP
in Wellington. Unsatisfied with the direction that her music was being taken, she moved to Auckland
in 1994 and spent a year writing and performing.
In 1995, she sent a new demo
of "Drive" to Sony Music, who signed Runga in September of that year and bought her Wellington recordings from Pagan Records. Sony had her re-record the song with more instruments, but it was eventually her demo that was used on the upcoming album. It entered the Top 10 in New Zealand and won her the Silver Scroll Songwriting Award in 1996. She next released "Bursting Through
", her first single from her upcoming album, also entitled Drive.
in 1997. Runga's song "Sway
", along with a duet with Dan Wilson
of Semisonic
called "Good Morning Baby
", both made their way into the film American Pie
and Cruel Intentions
. Six singles were released from the album, while "Sway" was released in New Zealand
, Australia
, the United Kingdom
, and Germany
.
Runga has recorded two songs called "Drive". The first was her own, which appeared on her debut album of the same name. The second was a 1999 collaboration with fellow New Zealanders Strawpeople
, providing guest vocals for their cover of The Cars
' classic 1984 hit
.
and Dave Dobbyn
, resulting in a release of a live album of the tour.
, in 2002. It entered the New Zealand charts at number one.
, was released in New Zealand on 28 November 2005. It was her third studio album in a row to enter the New Zealand charts at number one. The first single, "Winning Arrow
", can be heard at her official site. Birds has currently gone triple platinum.
, the film also includes two unreleased tracks ("Hello, Goodbye" and "This Girl's Prepared for War") from Bic's forthcoming fourth album.
is the fourth studio album to be released in November 2011. The first track from the album 'Hello, Hello' was released as a free download in early September. Bic will tour New Zealand extensively in November and December.
for two years, Paris
for a year, and London
for a year. She has since returned home to New Zealand, where she lives with her son Joe, and partner Kody Nielson
.
, and covered Gene Pitney
's "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart".
New Zealand Order of Merit
The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order established in 1996 "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have rendered meritorious service to the Crown and nation or who have become distinguished by their eminence, talents, contributions or other merits."The order includes five...
(born 13 January 1976) is a New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
pop recording artist whose first solo album, Drive
Drive (Bic Runga album)
Drive is the debut solo album by New Zealand artist Bic Runga, released in August 1997 in New Zealand. This album went seven times platinum in New Zealand.-Track listing:All tracks by Bic Runga...
, debuted at number one on the New Zealand RIANZ
Recording Industry Association of New Zealand
The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...
charts. She has since become one of the highest-selling New Zealand artists in recent history. Runga has also found success internationally in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
and to some extent in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
In January 2006, the Queen made Runga a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
New Zealand Order of Merit
The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order established in 1996 "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have rendered meritorious service to the Crown and nation or who have become distinguished by their eminence, talents, contributions or other merits."The order includes five...
in the New Zealand New Year's Honours List.
Pronunciation
"'You say it Bec, rather than Bic,' explains New Zealand singer-songwriter Bic Runga. 'It's Chinese, it's a strange vowel sound which doesn't seem to translate in Australia. It means the colour of jade, which might mean green.'" The "strange vowel" is a checked tone. For the meaning of "colour of jade", Bic is "碧" in Chinese characters.Early life
Runga was born in ChristchurchChristchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
. Her mother, Sophia Tang, was a Chinese Malaysian
Malaysian Chinese
Malaysian Chinese is a Malaysian of Chinese origin. Most are descendants of Chinese who arrived between the fifteenth and the mid-twentieth centuries. Within Malaysia, they are usually simply referred to as "Chinese" in all languages. The term Chinese Malaysian is also sometimes used to refer to...
lounge singer in Malaysia when she met Joseph Runga, a Māori soldier on leave from Vietnam
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
. They moved to New Zealand to live.
Runga grew up in Hornby
Hornby, New Zealand
Hornby is a major residential and retail suburb at the western edge of Christchurch, New Zealand.-Naming and history:Hornby was apparently named by Frederick William Delamain, who came to Christchurch from England in 1852. The name reportedly refers to Hornby-with-Farleton in Lancashire...
, Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
surrounded by a musically-inclined family, and started recording songs with her sisters, Boh
Boh Runga
Boh Runga is a New Zealand recording artist and was the lead singer and guitarist in New Zealand rock band Stellar*. She comes from a musical family - both her sisters have been in bands...
and Pearl, when she was only four years old. Runga's older sister Boh is now a vocalist in the New Zealand rock group Stellar*, while Pearl is a session singer.
She learned how to play drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
at the age of eleven, and guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
at about fourteen. Runga also learned to play the keyboard
Musical keyboard
A musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers or keys on a musical instrument, particularly the piano. Keyboards typically contain keys for playing the twelve notes of the Western musical scale, with a combination of larger, longer keys and smaller, shorter keys that repeats at the...
around this time. She attended Cashmere High School
Cashmere High School
Cashmere High School is a large co-educational state secondary school in Christchurch, New Zealand. The 2008 roll was approximately 1800 making it the second-largest school in Christchurch, after Burnside High School.The School has a Conductive Education Unit....
, joining high school bands and performing with local jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
groups by her mid-teens.
Early releases
Runga and Kelly Horgan entered the 1993 smokefreerockquestRockquest
Smokefreerockquest is an annual music competition for intermediate and high school bands throughout New Zealand.The first Rockquest was held in 1988, and was organised by Christchurch radio station C93FM as a local event...
in Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
under the name of "Love Soup". They won third place and a music contract with Pagan Records
Pagan Records
Pagan Records is an independent extreme metal record label based in Poland. Their roster includes bands such as Azarath, Behemoth, Christ Agony, Mortiis and other black metal bands.- Bands :* Anima Damnata* Azarath* Behemoth* Christ Agony* Damnation...
. Using a QE II Arts Council grant, Runga recorded the first Drive EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
in Wellington. Unsatisfied with the direction that her music was being taken, she moved to Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
in 1994 and spent a year writing and performing.
In 1995, she sent a new demo
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
of "Drive" to Sony Music, who signed Runga in September of that year and bought her Wellington recordings from Pagan Records. Sony had her re-record the song with more instruments, but it was eventually her demo that was used on the upcoming album. It entered the Top 10 in New Zealand and won her the Silver Scroll Songwriting Award in 1996. She next released "Bursting Through
Bursting Through
"Bursting Through" is a song by New Zealand artist Bic Runga, released as her first single in September 1996. Unlike "Bursting Through", the B-side, "Making a Scene", was not available on her first studio album, Drive ....
", her first single from her upcoming album, also entitled Drive.
Drive (1997)
Early success eventually led to the release of her album DriveDrive (Bic Runga album)
Drive is the debut solo album by New Zealand artist Bic Runga, released in August 1997 in New Zealand. This album went seven times platinum in New Zealand.-Track listing:All tracks by Bic Runga...
in 1997. Runga's song "Sway
Sway (Bic Runga song)
"Sway" is a 1997 New Zealand music single by Bic Runga. It appeared on her first album, Drive, and it was featured in the 1999 film American Pie. It was released in 1998 in Germany, Australia, and twice in the United Kingdom. It was also released in the United States. An acoustic version of the...
", along with a duet with Dan Wilson
Dan Wilson (musician)
Daniel Dodd "Dan" Wilson is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, Grammy-winning songwriter and producer...
of Semisonic
Semisonic
Semisonic is an American alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1995. The band consisted of three members: Dan Wilson , John Munson , and Jacob Slichter...
called "Good Morning Baby
Good Morning Baby (song)
"Good Morning Baby" is a 1999 music single by Dan Wilson and Bic Runga. Along with Runga's single "Sway", "Good Morning Baby" was featured in the 1999 film American Pie....
", both made their way into the film American Pie
American Pie (film)
American Pie is a 1999 teen comedy film written by Adam Herz. American Pie was the directorial film debut of brothers Paul and Chris Weitz, and the first film in the American Pie film series...
and Cruel Intentions
Cruel Intentions
Cruel Intentions is a 1999 American drama film starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, and Selma Blair. The film is an adaptation of the 18th-century French epistolary novel Les Liaisons dangereuses by Laclos and is set among wealthy teenagers living in modern New York...
. Six singles were released from the album, while "Sway" was released in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Runga has recorded two songs called "Drive". The first was her own, which appeared on her debut album of the same name. The second was a 1999 collaboration with fellow New Zealanders Strawpeople
Strawpeople
Strawpeople are a New Zealand band. They were created by Paul Casserly and Mark Tierney after they had met while working at the Auckland university radio station now known as 95 bFM....
, providing guest vocals for their cover of The Cars
The Cars
The Cars are an American rock band that emerged from the early New Wave music scene in the late 1970s. The band consisted of lead singer and rhythm guitarist Ric Ocasek, lead singer and bassist Benjamin Orr, guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes and drummer David Robinson...
' classic 1984 hit
Drive (The Cars song)
"Drive" is a 1984 song by The Cars, the third single from the band's Heartbeat City album and their biggest international hit. It was written by Ric Ocasek and produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange with the band. Lead vocals were by Cars bassist Benjamin Orr....
.
Together in Concert: Live (2000)
In 2000, she toured with Tim FinnTim Finn
Brian Timothy "Tim" Finn, OBE is a New Zealand singer and musician. Finn is most known for his music with New Zealand 1970s and 1980s rock group Split Enz, and later for his solo work, a temporary membership in his brother Neil's band Crowded House and his joint efforts with Neil Finn as the Finn...
and Dave Dobbyn
Dave Dobbyn
Dave Dobbyn, ONZM is an award-winning New Zealand musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. In his early career he was a member of the rock group Th' Dudes and was the main creative force in pop band DD Smash...
, resulting in a release of a live album of the tour.
Beautiful Collision (2002)
Runga released her second solo album, Beautiful CollisionBeautiful Collision
Beautiful Collision is the second solo album by New Zealand artist Bic Runga, released on 1 July 2002 in New Zealand, 15 July 2002 in Australia, and 5 November 2002 in the USA....
, in 2002. It entered the New Zealand charts at number one.
Birds (2005)
Her third studio album, BirdsBirds (Bic Runga album)
Birds is the third solo album by New Zealand artist Bic Runga, released inNew Zealand and Ireland on 28 November 2005. The "Limited Australian Tour Edition" was released in Australia on 4 March 2006...
, was released in New Zealand on 28 November 2005. It was her third studio album in a row to enter the New Zealand charts at number one. The first single, "Winning Arrow
Winning Arrow
"Winning Arrow", Bic Runga's first single from her third studio album, Birds, was released in two formats. The CD single features the music video of the title track, whereas the 10" vinyl version contains two additional tracks from the album....
", can be heard at her official site. Birds has currently gone triple platinum.
Try to Remember Everything (2008)
Released on 24 November 2008 in her native New Zealand, Try to Remember Everything contains 14 unique recordings. Three years on from the recording of Birds, Try to Remember Everything brings together a collection of unreleased, new and rare Bic Runga recordings from 1996 to 2008. The album was certified Gold in New Zealand on 14 December 2008, selling over 7,500 copies.My Wedding and Other Secrets (2011)
Bic contributed to the score and soundtrack to New Zealand filmmaker Roseanne Liang's debut feature film My Wedding and Other Secrets (2011). In addition to featuring "Say After Me" from BirdsBirds (Bic Runga album)
Birds is the third solo album by New Zealand artist Bic Runga, released inNew Zealand and Ireland on 28 November 2005. The "Limited Australian Tour Edition" was released in Australia on 4 March 2006...
, the film also includes two unreleased tracks ("Hello, Goodbye" and "This Girl's Prepared for War") from Bic's forthcoming fourth album.
Belle (2011)
BelleBelle (album)
Belle is the fourth studio album by New Zealand singer-song writer Bic Runga.The album will be released in New Zealand on 14 November 2011. while in Ireland the album will be released earlier on 11 November 2011 under Sony Music Ireland....
is the fourth studio album to be released in November 2011. The first track from the album 'Hello, Hello' was released as a free download in early September. Bic will tour New Zealand extensively in November and December.
Personal life
Runga, born in New Zealand, has lived in New YorkNew York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
for two years, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
for a year, and London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
for a year. She has since returned home to New Zealand, where she lives with her son Joe, and partner Kody Nielson
Kody Nielson
Kody Nielson is a producer, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is the former lead singer and producer of the band The Mint Chicks and producer of Bic Runga's fourth studio album Belle...
.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Chart peak positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
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| AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
NZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
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| 1997 | Drive Drive (Bic Runga album) Drive is the debut solo album by New Zealand artist Bic Runga, released in August 1997 in New Zealand. This album went seven times platinum in New Zealand.-Track listing:All tracks by Bic Runga...
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49 | 1 | — |
Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... : 7× Platinum |
| 2002 | Beautiful Collision Beautiful Collision Beautiful Collision is the second solo album by New Zealand artist Bic Runga, released on 1 July 2002 in New Zealand, 15 July 2002 in Australia, and 5 November 2002 in the USA.... |
41 | 1 | 55 |
Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... : 11× Platinum |
| 2005 | Birds Birds (Bic Runga album) Birds is the third solo album by New Zealand artist Bic Runga, released inNew Zealand and Ireland on 28 November 2005. The "Limited Australian Tour Edition" was released in Australia on 4 March 2006... |
26 | 1 | 154 |
Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... : 3× Platinum |
| 2011 | Belle Belle (album) Belle is the fourth studio album by New Zealand singer-song writer Bic Runga.The album will be released in New Zealand on 14 November 2011. while in Ireland the album will be released earlier on 11 November 2011 under Sony Music Ireland.... |
5 | |||
Live albums
- Together in Concert: LiveTogether in Concert: LiveTogether in Concert: Live is a 2000 live album by Tim Finn, Bic Runga, and Dave Dobbyn during their Together in Concert tour. It was recorded in the months of August and September 2000 in venues around New Zealand...
(2000) (with Tim FinnTim FinnBrian Timothy "Tim" Finn, OBE is a New Zealand singer and musician. Finn is most known for his music with New Zealand 1970s and 1980s rock group Split Enz, and later for his solo work, a temporary membership in his brother Neil's band Crowded House and his joint efforts with Neil Finn as the Finn...
and Dave DobbynDave DobbynDave Dobbyn, ONZM is an award-winning New Zealand musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. In his early career he was a member of the rock group Th' Dudes and was the main creative force in pop band DD Smash...
) - Live in Concert with the Christchurch SymphonyLive in Concert with the Christchurch Symphony-Track listing:#Precious Things#Bursting Through#One More Cup of Coffee#Ne Me Quitte Pas#Anyone Who Had a Heart#Beautiful Collision#And No More Shall We Part#Wishing on a Star#Say After Me#She Left on a Monday#Something Good...
(2003) - The Acoustic Winery Tour – Ascension Vineyard, Matakana, NZ (2007)
EPs
- Drive "Lovesoup" EP (1995)
- Live in Concert with the Christchurch Symphony EP (2004)
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
NZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
IRL Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
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| 1996 | "Drive" | — | 7 | — | — | Drive |
| "Bursting Through Bursting Through "Bursting Through" is a song by New Zealand artist Bic Runga, released as her first single in September 1996. Unlike "Bursting Through", the B-side, "Making a Scene", was not available on her first studio album, Drive .... " |
— | 33 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | "Sway Sway (Bic Runga song) "Sway" is a 1997 New Zealand music single by Bic Runga. It appeared on her first album, Drive, and it was featured in the 1999 film American Pie. It was released in 1998 in Germany, Australia, and twice in the United Kingdom. It was also released in the United States. An acoustic version of the... " |
10 | 7 | 93 | 26 | |
| "Suddenly Strange Suddenly Strange "Suddenly Strange" is Bic Runga's third single from her album Drive. It was released in New Zealand in September 1997, and in Australia in 1998.... " |
— | 26 | — | — | ||
| "Roll into One" | — | 48 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | "Hey" | — | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | "Good Morning Baby Good Morning Baby (song) "Good Morning Baby" is a 1999 music single by Dan Wilson and Bic Runga. Along with Runga's single "Sway", "Good Morning Baby" was featured in the 1999 film American Pie.... " |
— | 15 | — | — | Single-only |
| "Sorry Sorry (Bic Runga song) The Bic Runga single "Sorry" was released as a single only in Australia and Germany; the Australian version of the single included music videos of the songs "Sway" and "Suddenly Strange".... " |
— | — | — | — | Drive | |
| 2002 | "Get Some Sleep Get Some Sleep "Get Some Sleep" is a 2002 musical single by Bic Runga. It was Runga's lead single to her second album, Beautiful Collision, and her seventh single overall. RIANZ ranked "Get Some Sleep" as sixth in the New Zealand Top 50 Singles of 2002. It spent 24 weeks on the weekly chart, peaking at number three... " |
92 | 3 | 78 | 27 | Beautiful Collision |
| "Something Good" | — | 4 | 107 | — | ||
| 2003 | "Listening for the Weather" | — | 14 | — | — | |
| 2005 | "Winning Arrow Winning Arrow "Winning Arrow", Bic Runga's first single from her third studio album, Birds, was released in two formats. The CD single features the music video of the title track, whereas the 10" vinyl version contains two additional tracks from the album.... " |
— | 23 | — | — | Birds |
| 2006 | "Say After Me" | — | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | "Hello Hello" | — | — | — | — |
Compilations
- Bic Runga has made an alternative version of "Sway" for Even Better than the Real Thing Vol. 2Even Better than the Real Thing Vol. 2Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 2 is an Irish charity album featuring a variety of artists performing acoustic cover versions of popular songs. It was released in 2004 by RMG Chart Entertainment Ltd...
. - Try to Remember Everything (2008) is a collection of B-sides, outtakes, demos and live tracks spanning 1996-2008. It also includes the original song "Everyone Must Love".
Film career
Runga played a 'Vietnamese lounge singer' in the 2005 film Little FishLittle Fish (film)
Little Fish is a 2005 Australian film directed by Rowan Woods and written by Jacquelin Perske. It was filmed in and around Sydney, in Cabramatta and in Fairfield...
, and covered Gene Pitney
Gene Pitney
Eugene Francis Alan Pitney, known as Gene Pitney , was an American singer-songwriter, musician and sound engineer. Through the mid-1960s, he enjoyed success as a recording artist on both sides of the Atlantic and was among the group of early 1960s American acts who continued to enjoy hits after the...
's "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart".
External links
- Official website
- Comprehensive fansite
- Bic Runga at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- My Wedding and Other Secrets Official Website - includes interview with Bic Runga