D-Side was an Irish

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The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 boyband

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 established in 2001, by twins Rory and Eoghan MacSweeney and they were signed to Edel Records. Edel brought in Kim Glover

Kim Glover

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 to manage the band after her success with New Kids on the Block

New Kids on the Block

New Kids on the Block are an American boy band from Boston, Massachusetts, assembled in 1984 by producer Maurice Starr. The band currently consists of brothers Jordan and Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood.New Kids on the Block enjoyed success in the late 1980s and...

, Ant & Dec

Ant & Dec

Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly , known collectively as Ant & Dec, are an English comedy and TV presenting duo from Newcastle upon Tyne, England...

, (as PJ & Duncan), B*Witched and Let Loose

Let Loose

Let Loose are a British pop/rock trio, featuring Richie Wermerling on lead vocals and keyboards, Rob Jeffrey on guitars and backing vocals, and Lee J Murray on drums, percussion and backing vocals.The band initially scored minor success...

. Glover secured their entry into Japan getting them a signed with Avex and worked with them until the end of 2004. They had some success in Japan, the United Kingdom, and Europe, winning 'Best New Band Award' at the Smash Hits Tour in 2002.

The band was originally made up of five members, Ryan O'Rian, Shane Creevey, Derek Ryan, Damien Bowe and Dane Guiden, but became a threesome, however, when Bowe and Guiden both left for personal reasons. They have had three Top 10 single

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s in the UK, and have supported Blue

Blue (boy band)

Blue are an English pop vocal group, whose members are Simon Webbe, Lee Ryan, Duncan James and Antony Costa. Blue originally formed in 2001 before splitting in 2005. In 2009, it was confirmed that the band would reform. In April 2009, the group reunited and a Best of Blue Tour was announced...

, Westlife

Westlife

Westlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...

 and numerous other bands on tour during 2003 and 2004, as well as being involved in Charity

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 events such as Soccer Magic, Soccer 6, Children in Need

Children in Need

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 and ChildLine

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. In 2006 D-Side took part in international contest "New wave" in Urmala. Over the past few years they have been successful in Japan

Japan

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 where their single "Invisible" which was produced by Desmond Child reached number one. They have released two studio albums there, with a third currently being worked on. They are signed to the Japanese record label, Avex, managed by MadDog Management, and went on tour at the end of 2005.

2001-2003: Stronger Together

Stronger Together was the title of the first album. The album was released in 2003 by Polydor Records

Polydor Records

Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...

 UK. The album was a hit

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 in many countries, including the UK

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, Ireland, Germany, France, China and Japan. The album reached the Top 10 in those six countries. The album contained five singles. The first single was titled as "Stronger Together", and it was only released in Ireland, reaching #2. The second single was "Speechless", released in all the countries, and got some success in Europe and Asia. The single reached the Top 10 in UK Singles Chart

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 (#9), and in Japan. In the other countries, it reached the Top 40. The third single was "Invisible", released in late 2003, and reached #7 in the UK. The single was also a hit in Europe and Asia, reaching #1 in Japan, and the Top 5 in other countries, such as China, Ireland and France. The single was later covered by Clay Aiken. The fourth single, "Real World

Real World (D-Side song)

Real World is a song that was recorded by Irish boyband D-Side for their debut album Stonger Together. The song was released as the fourth single from the album in December 2003 and peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart.-Track listing:#"Real World"...

", was released in February 2004. The single was #1 in Ireland and Japan, and reached the Top 10 in UK (#9), France and China. The fifth and final single was "Pushin' Me Out", released in April 2004. In the Japan

Japan

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 Charts it reached #7, but was less successful in other countries, reaching only #21 in the UK.

2004-2006: Gravity and Unbroken

Gravity was the second album from the band and released by Avex/Polydor

Polydor Records

Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...

. The group had become a trio by this time. The album peaked at #2 in Japan. The album generated less interest outside the UK, only reaching #20 in Ireland. Elsewhere, the album reached the Top 40 in France and Germany, although in China the album charted at #10. The album contained three singles, but only one was released in the Europe. The single missed the Top 40 in France and Germany, and in China peaked at #27. In Japan the track was a hit, reaching #1. The next single was "Sacrifice", a pop-ballad which was only released in Japan and China. The single was a duet with Antony Costa

Antony Costa

Antony Daniel Costa is an English singer-songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member of the boyband Blue.-Career:One of Costa's earliest television roles was as a pupil in Steven Moffat's sitcom Chalk...

. The single reached #1 in both the Chinese and Japanese Singles Charts. The third and final single, "Who Wants The World", was only released in Japan, where it peaked at #2. Unbroken was released on 28 October 2006. "No One" was an unreleased track written by Bryan Adams

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Bryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...

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Albums

• January 2004 - Stronger Together (#62 UK, #1 Japan)

1. "Invisible"
2. "Pushin' Me Out"
3. "I'd Be Lyin'"
4. "Real World"
5. "Speechless"
6. "Crazy World Of Love"
7. "Dear You"
8. "Everything About You"
9. "My Best Chance"
10. "Can We Dance"
11. "Where Do You Run"
12. "The Favourite"
13. "Anybody Else But You"
14. "Stronger Together"
15. "Fix Me"
16. "Back In His Arms (Where She Belongs)"
17. "Here I Stand"

Japanese Bonus Tracks

18. "Anything" (Featuring Simon Webbe

Simon Webbe

Simon Solomon Webbe is an English singer-songwriter, actor and music manager. He is best known as a member of the British boyband Blue.-2001–2005: Early Career And Blue:...

)

19. "Everyday"

• 2005 - Gravity (#16 Japan)

1. "Sacrifice" (Featuring Anthony Costa)
2. "Alright"
3. "Superstar"
4. "I'll Give You Everything"
5. "Who Wants The World"
6. "Timeless"
7. "Don't Cry"
8. "Gravity"
9. "One More Night Alone"
10. "Baby Don't Cry"
11. "Back To You"
12. "Never Know"
13. "Lonely Nights"
14. "She Gives Me Life"
15. "Not In Love With You"
16. "Always"
17. "A Different Kind Of Love"
18. "Leaf Upon The Wind"

Deluxe Edition Bonus Track

19. "When You Wish Upon A Star"

Deluxe Edition Bonus DVD (#1 Japan)

1. "Invisible" (Live From VenusFort, 23.7.2005)
2. "Who Wants The World" (Live From VenusFort, 23.7.2005)
3. "Gravity" (Live From VenusFort, 23.7.2005)
4. "Sacrifice" (Live From VenusFort, 23.7.2005)
5. "Backstage At VenusFort"
6. "Sacrifice" (Video)
7. "Who Wants The World" (Video)
8. "In The Recording Studio"
9. "UK Photoshoot"
10. "Japan Photoshoot"
11. "D-Side Soccer Training"
12. "Beautiful City" (Bonus Track)
13. "Beautiful City" (Montage Video)

• 2006 - Unbroken (#1 Japan)

1. "Unbroken"
2. "Let Me Be The One"
3. "Mothers Son"
4. "Dare To Dream"
5. "No One"
6. "Bullet Proof"
7. "Missing You"
8. "Never Too Young"
9. "My Faith In You"
10. "Fly"
11. "Million Ways"
12. "Misunderstood"
13. "Fragile Heart"
14. "My Saving Grace"
15. "Then You Kissed Me"
16. "Tokyo"

• 2008 - Best Of D-Side 2004-2008 (#1 Japan)

1. "Invisible"
2. "Pushin' Me Out"
3. "Speechless"
4. "Real World"
5. "Everything About You"
6. "Back In His Arms (Where She Belongs)"
7. "Anything"
8. "Sacrifice" (Featuring Anthony Costa)
9. "Gravity"
10. "Leaf Upon The Wind"
11. "Who Wants The World"
12. "Unbroken"
13. "Bullet Proof"
14. "No One"
15. "Let Me Be The One"
16. "Beautiful"
17. "Nothing Is Impossible"
18. "Invisible" (Acoustic Version)

Singles

• 2002 - "Stronger Together" (#2 Ireland)

1. "Stronger Together"
2. "Stronger Together" (Mark McCabe Mix)
3. "You Are Not Alone"

• April 2003 - "Speechless" (#9 UK, #8 Ireland, #9 Japan)

CD1

1. "Speechless" (Radio Edit)
2. "Speechless" (Almighty Mix)
3. "Everyday"
4. "Speechless" (Video)

CD2

1. "Speechless" (Radio Edit)
2. "Speechless" (Acoustic)
3. "Box Talk Interview"

• July 2003 - "Invisible" (#7 UK, #5 Ireland, #1 Japan)

CD1

1. "Invisible" (Radio Edit)
2. "Invisible" (Lifestylerz Radio Edit)
3. "Invisible" (Lifestylerz Dub)
4. "Invisible" (Lifestylerz Video)

CD2

1. "Invisible" (Radio Edit)
2. "Fallen For You"
3. "Bring You Out"
4. "Invisible" (Video)

• January 2004 - "Real World" (#9 UK, #4 Ireland, #1 Japan)

CD1

1. "Real World" (Radio Edit)
2. "Invisible" (Lifestylerz Club Mix)

CD2

1. "Real World" (Album Version)
2. "Real World" (Late Night Mix)
3. "Anything" (Featuring Simon Webbe
   Simon Webbe
   Simon Solomon Webbe is an English singer-songwriter, actor and music manager. He is best known as a member of the British boyband Blue.-2001–2005: Early Career And Blue:...
   
   )
4. "Real World" (Video)

• March 2004 - "Pushin' Me Out" (#21 UK, #40 Ireland, #7 Japan)

CD1

1. "Pushin' Me Out"
2. "Tempted"

CD2

1. "Pushin' Me Out"
2. "Pushin' Me Out" (Bimbo Jones Mix)
3. "No Regrets"
4. "Pushin' Me Out" (Video)

• January 2005 - "One More Night Alone" (#1 Japan)

1. "One More Night Alone"
2. "One More Night Alone" (Avex Club Mix)
3. "Leaf Upon The Wind"
4. "One More Night Alone" (Video)

• July 2005 - "Sacrifice" (#1 Japan)

1. "Sacrifice" (Featuring Anthony Costa)
2. "Sacrifice" (StarGate Remix)
3. "When You Wish Upon A Star"
4. "Sacrifice" (Video)

• November 2005 - "Who Wants The World" (#2 Japan)

1. "Who Wants The World"
2. "Who Wants The World" (LG Radio Mix)
3. "Beautiful City"
4. "Who Wants The World" (Video)

• March 2006 - "Unbroken" (#1 Japan)

1. "Unbroken"
2. "Unbroken" (Extended Club Mix)
3. "Tokyo"
4. "Unbroken" (Video)