One Night Only (band)
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One Night Only is a British
Indie rock
band
from Helmsley
, North Yorkshire
formed in 2003.
, a friend of Ford's brother, joined in a practice. He was asked to be the vocalist, but insisted on playing guitar as well. Smith then left the band. Contrary to some reports, they did not start out as a Beatles
cover band — they initially played songs by bands such as Blink-182
, New Found Glory
and The Beatles, as well as some of their own material.
The name, One Night Only, came about when asked to play a gig. They did not have a name at the time and so came up with One Night Only, intending the title to, literally, last for only one night, however the name stuck to this day. They performed their first gig on 12 December 2003 in Kirkbymoorside
Memorial Hall, which became a popular venue in their early days. In 2005, keyboardist Jack "Fish" Sails joined the band. The band has appeared on The Friday Night Project
, performing their third single “It's About Time”. George Craig
also appeared on Hollyoaks
, performing an acoustic version of the same song.
In 2007, the band toured with Milburn
and The Pigeon Detectives
. Their first headline tour started in January 2008, ending in March. Their biggest headline tour to date took place in Autumn 2008. They also played at several festivals, including Isle of Wight
, Oxegen
and Glastonbury
.
The band have done a subsequent tour, supported by Northern Irish rock trio General Fiasco
, Onlookers and other bands, at venues such as the Lincoln Engine Shed and The Astoria.
They started their latest tour on 15 June 2010.
, London
from August to September 2007. The album was produced by Steve Lillywhite more famously known for his work with U2
having recently been asked to return to help out with their latest album No Line on the Horizon.
"You and Me" was their debut single, released in October 2007. It failed to break into the Top 40 of the UK chart however, peaking at #46. “Just For Tonight
”, the second single to be released from their album, achieved better success, reaching #9 in the UK Singles Chart
. The single was released in 28 January 2008, with the album being released a week later on 4 February 2008. “It's About Time
” was the third single to be released on the 28 April 2008. It failed to reach the success of "Just For Tonight", peaking at #37 in the chart. On 7 July 2008, a fourth single, a re-release of "You And Me", was released, charting at #1 for 5 weeks in the UK Indie Chart
.
On 19 March 2010, it was announced via the band's email newsletter and MySpace that recording of their second album was finished. The band also announced the departure of drummer Sam Ford. George Craig's brother, James Craig, formerly of Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong
, was announced as the band's new drummer in the same newsletter.
The band also performed new songs off their new album during their 2010 Austin, Texas tour at the SXSW festival. Six new songs made their debut: “Chemistry”, “Anything”, “Forget My Name”, “Say You Don't Want It”, “Got It All Wrong” and “All I Want”. On 12 May 2010, the band made a ONO Wednesday about their second album photo shoot.
The first single taken from the new album was "Say You Don't Want It
" which was released on 16 August. A music video
was released to accompany the song, featuring Emma Watson
. On 22 August 2010 the song entered the UK Singles Chart at 23. The album
, which was self-titled, followed a week later on 23 August 2010. It peaked at #36 in the UK Albums Chart
.
On 28 April 2010, at the end of their video “It's Alright — Live in Helmsley”, they played a clip of the final studio version of “Say You Don't Want It”. They have put the same teaser at the end of their latest videos.
Former
United Kingdom
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Indie rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band
Musical ensemble
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from Helmsley
Helmsley
Helmsley is a market town and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. The town is located at the point where the valleys of Bilsdale and Ryedale leave the higher moorland and join the flat Vale of Pickering. It is situated on the River Rye and lies on the A170 road, east...
, North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
formed in 2003.
History
One Night Only formed in summer 2003, consisting initially of Mark Hayton, Daniel “Pob” Parkin, Sam “Gunner” Ford and Kai "Kai" Smith. The band did not have a vocalist until George CraigGeorge Craig (musician)
George Craig is a model and the frontman of the indie North Yorkshire band One Night Only.Craig has modeled for Burberry, after Christopher Bailey discovered his band and liked their song Just For Tonight. As the vocalist of his band, he also plays the guitar as he insisted on doing so much like...
, a friend of Ford's brother, joined in a practice. He was asked to be the vocalist, but insisted on playing guitar as well. Smith then left the band. Contrary to some reports, they did not start out as a Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
cover band — they initially played songs by bands such as Blink-182
Blink-182
Blink-182 is an American rock band consisting of vocalist and bass guitarist Mark Hoppus, vocalist and guitarist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. They have sold over 27 million albums worldwide since forming in Poway, California in 1992...
, New Found Glory
New Found Glory
New Found Glory is an American rock band from Coral Springs, Florida. Formed in the summer of 1997, founding members were lead vocalist Jordan Pundik, guitarists Chad Gilbert and Steve Klein, bassist Ian Grushka and drummer Joe Marino...
and The Beatles, as well as some of their own material.
The name, One Night Only, came about when asked to play a gig. They did not have a name at the time and so came up with One Night Only, intending the title to, literally, last for only one night, however the name stuck to this day. They performed their first gig on 12 December 2003 in Kirkbymoorside
Kirkbymoorside
Kirkbymoorside is a small market town and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England which lies approximately 25 miles north of York midway between Pickering and Helmsley, and has a population of approximately 3,000.-History:...
Memorial Hall, which became a popular venue in their early days. In 2005, keyboardist Jack "Fish" Sails joined the band. The band has appeared on The Friday Night Project
The Friday Night Project
The Sunday Night Project was a British comedy-variety show by Princess Productions that first aired on Channel 4 in February 2005 under the title The Friday Night Project...
, performing their third single “It's About Time”. George Craig
George Craig (musician)
George Craig is a model and the frontman of the indie North Yorkshire band One Night Only.Craig has modeled for Burberry, after Christopher Bailey discovered his band and liked their song Just For Tonight. As the vocalist of his band, he also plays the guitar as he insisted on doing so much like...
also appeared on Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
, performing an acoustic version of the same song.
In 2007, the band toured with Milburn
Milburn (band)
Milburn was an indie rock band from Sheffield, England that consisted of Joe Carnall, Louis Carnall, Tom Rowley, and Joe Green. They announced they would split on 28 March 2008, with the band playing their final gig at Sheffield's Carling Academy on 24 May 2008.-Formation:Milburn's formation came...
and The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives are an English indie rock band from Rothwell, West Yorkshire, who formed in 2004. They have been championed by such well known DJs as Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley, and performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2006, where they were tagged "the band most likely to leap to...
. Their first headline tour started in January 2008, ending in March. Their biggest headline tour to date took place in Autumn 2008. They also played at several festivals, including Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight Festival
The Isle of Wight Festival is a music festival which takes place every year on the Isle of Wight in England. It was originally held from 1968 to 1970. These original events were promoted and organised by the Foulk brothers under the banner of their company Fiery Creations Limited...
, Oxegen
Oxegen
Oxegen is an annual music festival in Ireland held since 2004, sponsored by Heineken. As of 2007, 2008, 2009, the festival has been cited as Ireland's biggest music festival. And by 2009, the festival is cited as the greenest festival, being a 100% carbon neutral event in Ireland. It was previously...
and Glastonbury
Glastonbury Festival
The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or even Glasto, is a performing arts festival that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England, best known for its contemporary music, but also for dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret and other arts.The...
.
The band have done a subsequent tour, supported by Northern Irish rock trio General Fiasco
General Fiasco
General Fiasco are an indie rock group from Bellaghy, Northern Ireland. Since their formation in 2007, they have toured with Fighting With Wire, The Wombats, One Night Only, The Pigeon Detectives, The Enemy, Jet and Kids In Glass Houses...
, Onlookers and other bands, at venues such as the Lincoln Engine Shed and The Astoria.
They started their latest tour on 15 June 2010.
Started a Fire (2007–2008)
Their debut album Started a Fire was recorded at RAK Studios in St John's WoodSt John's Wood
St John's Wood is a district of north-west London, England, in the City of Westminster, and at the north-west end of Regent's Park. It is approximately 2.5 miles north-west of Charing Cross. Once part of the Great Middlesex Forest, it was later owned by the Knights of St John of Jerusalem...
, London
London
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from August to September 2007. The album was produced by Steve Lillywhite more famously known for his work with U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
having recently been asked to return to help out with their latest album No Line on the Horizon.
"You and Me" was their debut single, released in October 2007. It failed to break into the Top 40 of the UK chart however, peaking at #46. “Just For Tonight
Just for Tonight (One Night Only song)
"Just for Tonight" is a song by One Night Only, from their 2008 album Started a Fire. It reached #9 in the UK Singles Chart in February 2008 and #10 in the Dutch Singles Chart.-Track listings:UK CD single#Just for Tonight#Do You Know What I Mean...
”, the second single to be released from their album, achieved better success, reaching #9 in the UK Singles Chart
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 ...
. The single was released in 28 January 2008, with the album being released a week later on 4 February 2008. “It's About Time
It's About Time (One Night Only song)
"It's About Time" is a song from One Night Only's debut album Started a Fire. It was released as a radio single in April 2008. The song features a cover of sugababes about you now as the B-Side on the CD and Hide or He's There on the vinyls...
” was the third single to be released on the 28 April 2008. It failed to reach the success of "Just For Tonight", peaking at #37 in the chart. On 7 July 2008, a fourth single, a re-release of "You And Me", was released, charting at #1 for 5 weeks in the UK Indie Chart
UK Indie Chart
The UK Independent Chart or Indie Chart is a chart of the best-selling independent record releases in the UK.- History :In the wake of punk, small record labels began to spring up, as an outlet for artists that were unwilling to sign contracts with major record companies, or were not considered...
.
One Night Only (2008–2010)
The band are said to have written over 25 new songs since releasing Started a Fire. Originally due to be released in the summer of 2009, the self-titled album was finally released late August 2010. It was originally set to include new songs such as; “Intention Confidential”, “A Thousand Dreams” and “Daydream” which were performed on their tour in October as well as “Live It Up” and “Hurricane” which had clips shown in a web video uploaded by them. None of these songs made the final tracklist, although “Daydream” and “Hurricane” were recorded as a B-side and an iTunes bonus track, respectively.On 19 March 2010, it was announced via the band's email newsletter and MySpace that recording of their second album was finished. The band also announced the departure of drummer Sam Ford. George Craig's brother, James Craig, formerly of Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong
Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong
Joe Lean & the Jing Jang Jong were an English indie rock band based in London. Although the band attracted considerable press attention following the 2007 release of their debut single "Lucio Starts Fires", they failed to capitalise on this, and disbanded in 2009.-Overview:The band formed in late...
, was announced as the band's new drummer in the same newsletter.
The band also performed new songs off their new album during their 2010 Austin, Texas tour at the SXSW festival. Six new songs made their debut: “Chemistry”, “Anything”, “Forget My Name”, “Say You Don't Want It”, “Got It All Wrong” and “All I Want”. On 12 May 2010, the band made a ONO Wednesday about their second album photo shoot.
The first single taken from the new album was "Say You Don't Want It
Say You Don't Want It
"Say You Don't Want It" is a song by English indie pop band One Night Only, released as the first and so far only single from their second album. It had its first play on Greg James's Radio 1 show on the 25th June 2010.-Music video:...
" which was released on 16 August. A music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
was released to accompany the song, featuring Emma Watson
Emma Watson
Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson is an English actress and model.Watson rose to prominence playing Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series. Watson was cast as Hermione at the age of nine, having previously acted only in school plays. From 2001 to 2011, she starred in all eight Harry Potter...
. On 22 August 2010 the song entered the UK Singles Chart at 23. The album
One Night Only (One Night Only album)
One Night Only is the second album by British pop band One Night Only which was released on 23 August 2010.The new songs first made their debut at the SXSW festival in March 2010. The band played "Say You Don't Want It", "Forget My Name, "Chemistry", "Anything", "Got It All Wrong", and "All I Want"...
, which was self-titled, followed a week later on 23 August 2010. It peaked at #36 in the UK Albums Chart
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...
.
ONO Wednesdays
After the success of their Started A Fire tour in October 2008, the band released a video of themselves playing football onto MySpace. The success of this video influenced the band to release a video every other Wednesday, keeping the fans informed on what the band are up to. On the Week 20 (April 1) edition of the videos, a sample of a new song, “Tonight”, was used. On the Week 20 (3 June) edition, the band preview performances from a New York show for fashion label Burberry, including new songs “This Is a Hurricane” and “Live It Up” along with a long clip of the studio version of “This Is a Hurricane” from the beginning.On 28 April 2010, at the end of their video “It's Alright — Live in Helmsley”, they played a clip of the final studio version of “Say You Don't Want It”. They have put the same teaser at the end of their latest videos.
Band members
Current- George Craig – lead vocals, guitar (2003–present)
- Mark Hayton – guitar, backing vocals (2003–present)
- Daniel Parkin – bass (2003–present)
- Jack Sails – keyboards, backing vocals (2005–present)
- James Craig – drums (2010–present)
Former
- Kai Smith – guitar (2003)
- Sam Ford – drums (2003–2010)
Albums
- Started a Fire (2008) #10 UKUK Albums ChartThe 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...
- One Night OnlyOne Night Only (One Night Only album)One Night Only is the second album by British pop band One Night Only which was released on 23 August 2010.The new songs first made their debut at the SXSW festival in March 2010. The band played "Say You Don't Want It", "Forget My Name, "Chemistry", "Anything", "Got It All Wrong", and "All I Want"...
(2010) #36 UK
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 ... |
NL Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
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| 2007 | "You and Me" | 46 | - | Started a Fire |
| 2008 | "Just for Tonight Just for Tonight (One Night Only song) "Just for Tonight" is a song by One Night Only, from their 2008 album Started a Fire. It reached #9 in the UK Singles Chart in February 2008 and #10 in the Dutch Singles Chart.-Track listings:UK CD single#Just for Tonight#Do You Know What I Mean... " |
9 | 4 | |
| "It's About Time It's About Time (One Night Only song) "It's About Time" is a song from One Night Only's debut album Started a Fire. It was released as a radio single in April 2008. The song features a cover of sugababes about you now as the B-Side on the CD and Hide or He's There on the vinyls... " |
37 | - | ||
| "You and Me" (rerelease) | 55 | - | ||
| 2010 | "Say You Don't Want It Say You Don't Want It "Say You Don't Want It" is a song by English indie pop band One Night Only, released as the first and so far only single from their second album. It had its first play on Greg James's Radio 1 show on the 25th June 2010.-Music video:... " |
23 | - | One Night Only One Night Only (One Night Only album) One Night Only is the second album by British pop band One Night Only which was released on 23 August 2010.The new songs first made their debut at the SXSW festival in March 2010. The band played "Say You Don't Want It", "Forget My Name, "Chemistry", "Anything", "Got It All Wrong", and "All I Want"... |
| 2011 | "Can You Feel It Tonight" | - | - | Coca-Cola Original 2011 Europe Soundtrack |
| 2011 | "Can You Feel It Tonight / Vem Curtir Essa Noite" | - | - | Feat. NX Zero NX Zero NX Zero is a Brazilian rock band formed in 2001 in Sao Paulo, the band consists Diego Ferrero , Leandro Rocha , Daniel Weksler , Conrado Grandino and Filipe Ricardo .... band of Brazil for Coca Cola Brazil |