You Me At Six
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You Me at Six is a British rock
Rock music
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 band from Weybridge, Surrey. Formed in 2004, the group rose to fame in 2008 with the success of their debut album, Take Off Your Colours
Take Off Your Colours
Take Off Your Colours is the debut studio album by English pop punk band You Me at Six, released October 6, 2008 on Slam Dunk Records. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at #25.-Track listing:...

, which included the singles "Save It for the Bedroom
Save It for the Bedroom
"Save It for the Bedroom" is a single by British band You Me At Six. It was originally released in 2007, but was re-released in March 2009. The re-release version is a different recording to the original....

", "Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers (You Me At Six song)
Finders Keepers is a You Me At Six single which was released on 24 May 2009. It features on their "Take Off Your Colours: Deluxe Edition" album along with their next single, Kiss and Tell, and three B-sides. The song reached #1 in the Kerrang Rock Top 40, and peaked at #33 on the UK Singles Chart...

" and "Kiss and Tell
Kiss and Tell (You Me at Six song)
"Kiss and Tell" is a song by You Me at Six. It features on the Take Off Your Colours Deluxe Edition. The song is a first person narrative about a girl that everybody wants, and how she has a promiscuous nature and "Kisses and Tells". The song received considerable airplay across Radio 1 as well as...

", with the latter two peaking at #33 and #42 respectively in the official UK Singles Chart
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. The band's main influences include American rock bands Blink 182, Incubus
Incubus (band)
Incubus is an American rock band from Calabasas, California. The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd, lead guitarist Mike Einziger, and drummer Jose Pasillas while enrolled in high school and later expanded to include bassist Alex "Dirk Lance" Katunich, and Gavin "DJ Lyfe" Koppell;...

 and Thrice
Thrice
Thrice is an American rock band from Irvine, California, formed in 1998. The group was founded by guitarist/vocalist Dustin Kensrue and guitarist Teppei Teranishi while they were in high school....

.

In the early days of You Me at Six they released 2 extended plays We Know What It Means to Be Alone and Untitled. Tracks such as "Gossip" and "The Rumour" were born on this EP. Joe Phillips was also kicked out of the band and was replaced by Dan Flint just before the release of the first album. They were nominated for "Best British Band" at the 2008, 2009 and 2010 Kerrang! Awards, losing each time to metalcore band Bullet for My Valentine
Bullet for My Valentine
Bullet for My Valentine are a Welsh heavy metal band from Bridgend, formed in 1998. The band is composed of Matt Tuck , Michael Paget , Jason James , and Michael Thomas . They were formed under the name Jeff Killed John and started their music career by covering songs by Metallica and Nirvana...

. However, they won the title for 'Best British Band' in 2011.

The band released their second studio album, titled Hold Me Down
Hold Me Down
Hold Me Down is the second studio album by English pop punk band You Me at Six, released 11 January 2010 on Virgin Records.The album follows predecessor, Take Off Your Colours and is their first release on the major label Virgin Records. Like their debut, the album was once again produced and...

on 11 January 2010, which reached number 5 in the UK. This album included the popular singles "Underdog
Underdog (You Me at Six song)
-Chart performance:"Underdog" debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 49 on 14 February 2010, narrowly missing out of the Top 40, but marking the band's third most successful single behind "Finders Keepers" and "Kiss And Tell" which peaked at number 33 and 42 in May and September 2009...

", which reached number 49 in the UK and "Liquid Confidence
Liquid Confidence
-Chart performance:"Liquid Confidence" first debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 196 on 11 April 2010. Upon physical release, the single climbed into the Top 100 at number 86, under the released title of "Liquid Confidence ". On 2 May 2010, the single fell 12 places to number 98, marking its...

" which peaked at number 86. The band released the third official single from the album, "Stay with Me
Stay with Me (You Me at Six song)
-Chart performance:"Stay With Me" first debuted on the UK Rock Chart on 1 August 2010 at number 37, where it remained for two consecutive weeks. In its third week on the chart, the single rose 5 places to number 32 before climbing to a peak of number 21 on 22 August 2010. On its fifth week on the...

", on 5 September 2010 which peaked at #53.

The band also released a single titled "Rescue Me" on 14 February 2011, which features American alternative hip hop act Chiddy Bang
Chiddy Bang
Chiddy Bang is an American alternative hip hop band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The group consists of Chidera "Chiddy" Anamege and Noah "Xaphoon Jones" Beresin. The duo was introduced through former band member Zachary Sewall in late 2008 during their freshman year at Drexel University, in...

. The band also made an announcement that they would be heading back to the studio in early February/March 2011 in preparation to record their third upcoming album, Sinners Never Sleep, which was released on 3 October 2011.

Take Off Your Colours

You Me at Six' debut album 'Take Off Your Colours' was released through Slam Dunk Records on 8 October 2008. it spawned debut single "Save It for the Bedroom", "If I Were in Your Shoes", "Gossip", "Jealous Minds Think Alike", "Finders Keepers" and "Kiss and Tell". In September, You Me at Six released a deluxe version of the album with a bonus disc featuring singles "Finders Keepers" and "Kiss and Tell" along with B-sides "Sweet Feet", "All Your Fault" and "Blue Eyes Don't Lie". You Me at Six covered Lady Gaga
Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...

's "Poker Face" as a Live Lounge cover which became a B-side on the "Kiss and Tell" single.

Hold Me Down

On 11 November 2009, lead singer Josh Franceschi announced that their second album was completed, and would be released in early 2010. AbsolutePunk.net
AbsolutePunk.net
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 later announced the album would be titled Hold Me Down
Hold Me Down
Hold Me Down is the second studio album by English pop punk band You Me at Six, released 11 January 2010 on Virgin Records.The album follows predecessor, Take Off Your Colours and is their first release on the major label Virgin Records. Like their debut, the album was once again produced and...

and would be released through Virgin Records
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...

 on 11 January 2010. The band then announced shortly afterwards that they would be making the song, "The Consequence" available for free
Gratis
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 digital download
Music download
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 from their official website. The album was recorded at Outhouse Studios in Reading, produced and engineered by Matt O'Grady and mixed by John Mitchell
John Mitchell (musician)
John Mitchell is guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the UK band It Bites. He also plays guitar for a number of other progressive rock bands including Arena, The Urbane, Kino, Frost*, and John Wetton.In 2008, Mitchell joined A, playing bass in place of original bass player Daniel P...

, as was their previous record Take Off Your Colours
Take Off Your Colours
Take Off Your Colours is the debut studio album by English pop punk band You Me at Six, released October 6, 2008 on Slam Dunk Records. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at #25.-Track listing:...

. The album debuted at #5 in the UK album charts, however it managed to hit #4 for the mid-week charts.
Later, the band announced that the first official new single from Hold Me Down is titled "Underdog". The song was later made available for free streaming on the band's Myspace
Myspace
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 site.
On 28 January, the band announced that they would be releasing an iTunes exclusive bundle, including the second follow-up single of their new album Hold Me Down
Hold Me Down
Hold Me Down is the second studio album by English pop punk band You Me at Six, released 11 January 2010 on Virgin Records.The album follows predecessor, Take Off Your Colours and is their first release on the major label Virgin Records. Like their debut, the album was once again produced and...

, "Underdog" (which precedes "The Consequence"). The Underdog EP would also include acoustic
Acoustic music
Acoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means...

 version of the track, and an all-new b-side titled "Fact-tastic."
On 14 July 2010, the band announced the third single from the second album Hold Me Down
Hold Me Down
Hold Me Down is the second studio album by English pop punk band You Me at Six, released 11 January 2010 on Virgin Records.The album follows predecessor, Take Off Your Colours and is their first release on the major label Virgin Records. Like their debut, the album was once again produced and...

, titled "Stay with Me". On 21 July, the band released the music video for the single on their official website < http://www.youmeatsix.co.uk>, and was made available later on iTunes
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 and the band's Youtube
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 channel. The video was shot on location in California before they headed out for the Warped Tour 2010. It was also confirmed that the band would be releasing an official iTunes
ITunes
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 "single bundle" for "Stay with Me". The bundle, which would be made available on iTunes
ITunes
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 29 August, includes an acoustic version of "Stay with Me", along with a cover of the track "Starry Eyed" by Ellie Goulding
Ellie Goulding
Elena Jane "Ellie" Goulding is an English singer-songwriter. In 2010 she became only the second artist to both top the BBC's annual Sound of... poll, and win the Critics' Choice Award at the BRIT Awards in the same year, following Adele's win of both in 2008...

 (on which the band first performed at the Radio 1 Live Lounge in May). On 27 July, however, the band announced on their Myspace
Myspace
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 site that they would be pushing back the original release date (supposedly dated on 29 August) of the Stay with Me "single bundle", and that to be set on 5 September instead. The tracks to be included in the bundle however, were not made any changes.

Rescue Me

In late 2010, You Me at Six collaborated with rapper Chiddy Bang
Chiddy Bang
Chiddy Bang is an American alternative hip hop band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The group consists of Chidera "Chiddy" Anamege and Noah "Xaphoon Jones" Beresin. The duo was introduced through former band member Zachary Sewall in late 2008 during their freshman year at Drexel University, in...

 on a track titled "Rescue Me" and was later released on 14 February 2011. The single's package included an exclusive B-Side track 'Knew It Was You', which was written back in the old 'Hold Me Down' days. However, it was later confirmed that the track would not be featuring on the band's upcoming third studio album, Sinners Never Sleep.

Sinners Never Sleep

On 15 December 2010, the band did an interview with coupdemainmagazine regarding to the progress of their upcoming third studio album. Frontman Josh stated that the band just did several demos for the record and that the songs would be of "heavier" than what the previous records Take Off Your Colours
Take Off Your Colours
Take Off Your Colours is the debut studio album by English pop punk band You Me at Six, released October 6, 2008 on Slam Dunk Records. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at #25.-Track listing:...

/Hold Me Down
Hold Me Down
Hold Me Down is the second studio album by English pop punk band You Me at Six, released 11 January 2010 on Virgin Records.The album follows predecessor, Take Off Your Colours and is their first release on the major label Virgin Records. Like their debut, the album was once again produced and...

 would be like. He also added on, "We’ve got songs that we’ve written that sound like they could be on a Coldplay or Snow Patrol album. And then we’ve got another song that sounds like it could be on a Parkway Drive record. It's really crazy if you were to ask me!". The album was also said to set for a September 2011 release.

In early 2011, rumours surfaced on the internet that the band had invited several guests to appear on the upcoming album, some of which were Bring Me The Horizon
Bring Me the Horizon
Bring Me the Horizon are a British metalcore band from Sheffield, Yorkshire, who formed in 2004. Bring Me the Horizon constits of Oliver Sykes as the lead vocalist, lead guitarist Lee Malia, rhythm guitarist Jona Weinhofen, bassist Matt Kean and drummer Matt Nicholls...

 frontman Oli Sykes, Adele
Adele (singer)
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins , known professionally as Adele, is an English singer-songwriter. She was the first recipient of the Brit Awards Critics' Choice and was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2008 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2008...

 and Hayley Williams
Hayley Williams
Hayley Nichole Williams is an American singer, songwriter, and the lead vocalist of the band Paramore.- Life and career :...

. The collaboration of Williams and the band were pretty much talked about on forums and music sites like "Punktastic.com" after frontman Josh expressed a keen interest in doing a duet with Williams after the Reading and Leeds Festival, Soundwave
Soundwave
Sound waves are audible acoustic waves that carry sound.Soundwave may also refer to:*Soundwave , an annual music festival held in Australia...

 festival, and the sold out 15-date European tour early last year. Williams and the band however, kept a low head on the sayings with no confirmation of a possible collaboration.

On 8 April 2011, it was confirmed on a video uploaded on lads-on-tour.tumblr.com that Oli Sykes is currently recording with the band on their upcoming third album in the Sound Factory
Sound Factory
Sound Factory is a dance music duo from Sweden consisting of producers Kenyan born St.James as well as Emil Hellman and produced by Stonebridge. They had three entries on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the mid-nineties: "Understand This Groove" in '92, "2 the Rhythm" in '93 and "Good Time"...

 studio, Los Angeles.

According to a tweet from Josh Franceschi on 3 August 2011, pre-orders for "Sinners Never Sleep
Sinners Never Sleep
Sinners Never Sleep is the third full length record from English alternative rock band You Me at Six. The album was released on 30 September 2011 and was released through Virgin in the UK, Australia and New Zealand on 3 October 2011. The first single to be released from the album is "Loverboy". You...

" over at Play.com
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 are the fastest the site have ever seen, to be of the band's what-to-be-seen.

On 8 August 2011, Josh also revealed to fans that the band would be filming the music video for the first single of the new record, titled "Loverboy" in early August. The single artwork was also unveiled hours later the announcement, and will be made available on 25 September.

Sinners Never Sleep was finally released on October 3rd, and peaked at Number 3 in the Official UK Album Charts.

Throughout the months of September to November, the band has released one single off the new album, titled "Loverboy" and the EP includes the original track itself, along with both an acoustic and instrumental version of the track & an additional unreleased track titled 'Moon Child'. The EP was released on 23rd September in UK.

In early November, the band announced that they would be releasing a new single off the album, and was later revealed to be the track "Bite My Tongue" which features Oli Sykes of Bring Me The Horizon
Bring Me the Horizon
Bring Me the Horizon are a British metalcore band from Sheffield, Yorkshire, who formed in 2004. Bring Me the Horizon constits of Oliver Sykes as the lead vocalist, lead guitarist Lee Malia, rhythm guitarist Jona Weinhofen, bassist Matt Kean and drummer Matt Nicholls...

. The official music video which also stars Oli Sykes was released soon after. The EP, which is set to be released on 4th December in the UK, will include the track itself along with two other brand new tracks titled "Just Forget" and "Brother". The band later admitted that the song "Just Forget" was meant to be the original title of the track "Bite My Tongue" but was later made changes to. The song is also a brand new, unreleased song pre-recorded especially by the band itself in the midst of preparation for the new album in late 2010. Josh also confessed that the track "Moon Child" in their latest "Loverboy" EP and "Brother" were some of the songs that didnt make the cut for Hold Me Down as well. Other song titles were also mentioned to be some of those that were not included in the album, like "Over Us", "Retain" and "Your Birthday".

The band is also currently scheduled for plans on touring parts of Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
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 and Europe
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, including countries like Malaysia, Indonesia
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, Singapore
Singapore
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 and Japan
Japan
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 in mid-2012.

Tours and show dates (2010/2011)

You Me at Six kicked off their year playing a launch show in Kingston — originally intended to be an instore gig at Banquet Records, it was quickly upgraded to the new Hippodrome — in support of their new album Hold Me Down
Hold Me Down
Hold Me Down is the second studio album by English pop punk band You Me at Six, released 11 January 2010 on Virgin Records.The album follows predecessor, Take Off Your Colours and is their first release on the major label Virgin Records. Like their debut, the album was once again produced and...

on 11 January. As of February they have played 3 dates, including, also, an HMV instore and an HMV event headline promoting new British music at the Relentless Garage London. They announced that they would be playing several festivals including Punkspring in Japan, the whole Vans Warped Tour
Warped Tour 2010
Warped Tour 2010 is the 16th installment of the annual Summer Warped Tour festival. Vans Shoes was again the tour's primary sponsor. The first bands were announced on December 18. The 43-date tour kicks off on June 25, 2010 in Carson, California and ends August 15, 2010 in Hillsboro, Oregon.On...

; and supported Paramore
Paramore
Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2004. The band consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams, bassist Jeremy Davis, and guitarist Taylor York...

 on all Soundwave dates, as well as on Paramore's tour.

They have completed their third sell-out headline tour in support of their second album Hold Me Down. They were joined by Sean Smith and Elissa Franceschi on selected dates. In Belfast, Matt told GiggingNI.com how it was "exciting to see how much you've grown from a year and a half ago".

In August 2010, the band performed on the main stage at the Leeds and Reading festivals. The band also did a Reading and Leeds warm up gig at Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth in August. The band are also doing a full tour of the UK starting in December 2010.

On 18 May 2010, You Me at Six visited BBC Radio One's Live Lounge
Live Lounge
The Live Lounge is a segment on the British radio station BBC Radio 1. Originally hosted by Jo Whiley on her mid-morning radio show and now hosted by Fearne Cotton, it exhibits well-known artists usually performing one song of their own and one by another artist, in an acoustic format...

 for the second time, presented by Fearne Cotton
Fearne Cotton
Fearne Cotton is an English television and radio presenter who is known for presenting a number of popular TV programmes such as Top of the Pops and the Red Nose Day telethon. In 2007, she became the first regular female presenter of BBC Radio 1's Chart Show...

. Aside from being interviewed they played a version of "Liquid Confidence
Liquid Confidence
-Chart performance:"Liquid Confidence" first debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 196 on 11 April 2010. Upon physical release, the single climbed into the Top 100 at number 86, under the released title of "Liquid Confidence ". On 2 May 2010, the single fell 12 places to number 98, marking its...

" and a cover of Ellie Goulding
Ellie Goulding
Elena Jane "Ellie" Goulding is an English singer-songwriter. In 2010 she became only the second artist to both top the BBC's annual Sound of... poll, and win the Critics' Choice Award at the BRIT Awards in the same year, following Adele's win of both in 2008...

's "Starry Eyed" at Maida Vale, in London live on air.
On 23 May 2010, they played the "In New Music We Trust" stage at the Radio One Big Weekend in Bangor, North Wales. They were joined onstage by Sean Smith for "The Consequence" and Aled Phillips on "Save It for the Bedroom".

In Summer 2011, You Me at Six were intending to support 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...

 on their European Tour, but due to blink-182 cancelling their tour until 2012, You Me at Six will no longer be supporting blink-182, and have instead announced that they will instead be touring in Autumn.

On 15 November 2010, the band announced that they would be embarking on their UK tour, which would be held throughout dates in December, also titled to be their "final Hold Me Down
Hold Me Down
Hold Me Down is the second studio album by English pop punk band You Me at Six, released 11 January 2010 on Virgin Records.The album follows predecessor, Take Off Your Colours and is their first release on the major label Virgin Records. Like their debut, the album was once again produced and...

 Tour".

On 3 December 2010, the band posted an announcement on their official website stating "both the band and YMAS HQ are extremely disappointed to announce that due to the inclement weather and transport issues, the two You Me at Six shows at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange this weekend will be postponed" and that "it's just not safe for the band or the attending fans to travel over to the show". You Me at Six has also made a reschedule of both the dates and an exchange fund of the tickets bought earlier.

During the first Edinburgh show, Josh announced that the band would be playing at T in the Park
T in the Park
T in the Park is a major British music festival that has been held annually since 1994. It is named after its main sponsor, the brewing company Tennents. It was originally held at Strathclyde Park, Lanarkshire but since 1997 has been held at a disused airfield in Balado, Kinross-shire...

.

On 21 February 2011, the band announced that they would be touring with Parkway Drive, Bleeding Through
Bleeding Through
Bleeding Through is an American metalcore band from Orange County, California. Formed in 1999, the band blends influences stemming from modern hardcore punk, symphonic black metal, and melodic death metal...

, Confession
Confession
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 and more on the Mix N' Mash Tour in May. The band's frontman Josh had also claimed that the band would be heading over to New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore, Japan and amongst other countries later in the year, but no official date has been specified yet though.

On 28 February 2011, it was announced that You Me at Six would be playing both Sonisphere UK and V Festival. It was confirmed via Josh's Twitter that these are the only other two festivals You Me at Six would be playing this year in the UK.

On 16 April 2011, 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...

 announced that their headlining tour would be delayed till 2012 due to the fact that they have not finished recording for the new album yet. As a result, You Me at Six will not be touring with them. Upcoming tour dates for the UK in September will be released on 15 June, and the band have announced that they will be touring Australia with We the Kings
We the Kings
We the Kings is an American powerpop band formed in 2005 from Bradenton, Florida, currently signed to record label S-Curve Records. The group released their self-titled full-length debut album in 2007, which peaked at No. 151 on the Billboard 200. Their second full-length album, Smile Kid, was...

 in late August/early September.

On 10 July 2011, the band announced headlining US tour dates for October 2011 to promote the release of their third studio album.

Josh also recently announced the title of the third studio album as Sinners Never Sleep. The first single to be released is titled "Lover Boy", set to release 25 September 2011.

On 29 August 2011, the fourth track of the album, "This is the First Thing" was leaked online by one of the inside recording team member back in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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 while the band was tracking their vocals. On 1 September 2011, a 30-second snippet of the track from the record "Bite My Tongue" featuring Oli Sykes was leaked on the internet as well. It was removed 30 minutes later due to infringement and copyrighted issues.

The album received major positive reviews upon its release on 30 September, with music site NME.com stating the album to be the "most anticipated rock album of the year". Parkway Drive frontman Winston McCall is also featured on the track "Time is Money".

Their next UK tours starts in March 2012.

Clothing lines

The band's bassist Matt Barnes owns a clothing line range called "Cheer Up! Clothing", which was first formed in late 2007. The clothing line sponsors several artists and bands including Four Year Strong
Four Year Strong
Four Year Strong is an American pop punk band from Worcester, Massachusetts, formed in 2001. The group consists of vocalists and guitarists Dan O'Connor and Alan Day, bassist Joe Weiss, and drummer Jackson Massucco...

, Emarosa
Emarosa
Emarosa is an American rock band from Lexington, Kentucky. Formed in 2006, they released one EP in 2007 titled This Is Your Way Out, and shortly after, the group underwent significant lineup and sound changes, dropping their heavy metal influence and leaning toward a soul inspiration...

, The All-American Rejects
The All-American Rejects
The All-American Rejects are an American rock band formed in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1999. The band consists of lead vocalist and bass guitarist Tyson Ritter, lead guitarist, Nick Wheeler, rhythm guitarist, Mike Kennerty, and drummer Chris Gaylor....

, and VersaEmerge
VersaEmerge
VersaEmerge is an American rock band consisting of Sierra Kusterbeck and Blake Harnage, originating from Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA, currently signed to the label Fueled by Ramen. They have three EPs - Cities Built on Sand, Perceptions, and the self-titled release. Their debut album, Fixed at...

 amongst others.

The band's frontman Josh Franceschi himself also owns a clothing range, "Down But Not Out". Josh himself expressed that "the phrase, "Down But Not Out", has been my (Josh) ethos, my way of approaching life for the last two years or so" and have "always wanted to start some sort of clothing company to express myself through a means other than music". The clothing line models' feature several of the band's members as well. In summer 2011, the band's rhythm guitarist Max Helyer started up his very own clothing range called Become Antique.

Cover versions

  1. "Starry Eyed" – Ellie Goulding
    Ellie Goulding
    Elena Jane "Ellie" Goulding is an English singer-songwriter. In 2010 she became only the second artist to both top the BBC's annual Sound of... poll, and win the Critics' Choice Award at the BRIT Awards in the same year, following Adele's win of both in 2008...

     cover in Radio 1 Live Lounge ("Stay with Me" single)
  2. "Poker Face
    Poker Face (Lady Gaga song)
    "Poker Face" is a song by American recording artist Lady Gaga from her debut album, The Fame. Produced by RedOne, it was released as the album's second single in late 2008 for some markets and in early 2009 for the rest of the world...

    " – Lady Gaga
    Lady GaGa
    Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...

     cover in Radio 1 Live Lounge ("Kiss and Tell" single)
  3. "Sugar, We're Goin Down
    Sugar, We're Goin Down
    "Sugar, We're Goin Down" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy, and the lead single from their third album, From Under the Cork Tree . With the music composed by lead vocalist and guitarist Patrick Stump and all lyrics penned by bassist Pete Wentz, the single reached No...

    " – Fall Out Boy
    Fall Out Boy
    Fall Out Boy is an American rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, formed in 2001. The band consists of vocalist, guitarist and composer Patrick Stump, bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz, guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley. The band released five studio albums from 2003–2008...

     cover recorded for B-side ("Finders Keepers" single)
  4. "Foo Fighters Medley (All My Life, Bridges Burning, Best Of You) - Foo Fighters
    Foo Fighters
    Foo Fighters is an American alternative rock band originally formed in 1994 by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl as a one-man project following the dissolution of his previous band. The band got its name from the UFOs and various aerial phenomena that were reported by Allied aircraft pilots in World War...

     Live Lounge cover, released through Bite My Tongue EP.

Band members

Current
  • Joshua James Alphonse Franceschi – lead vocals
    Lead vocalist
    The lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...

     (since 2004)
  • Maximus Michael Helyer – rhythm guitar
    Rhythm guitar
    Rhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...

    , vocals
    Backing vocalist
    A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...

     (since 2004)
  • Christopher James Miller – lead guitar
    Lead guitar
    Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...

     (since 2004)
  • Matthew James Barnes – bass
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

     (since 2004)
  • Daniel David Flint – 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 ....

    , percussion
    Percussion instrument
    A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...

     (since 2007)

Former members
  • Joe Philips – 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 ....

    , percussion
    Percussion instrument
    A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...

     (2004–2007)

Extended plays

We Know What It Means to Be Alone
  • Released: 2006
  • Length: 16:05
  • Genre: Post-hardcore
  • Label: No Label
  • Format: CD
    Compact Disc
    The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...

    , digital download
    Music download
    A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...



Untitled
  • Released: 2006
  • Length: 17:17
  • Genre: Post-hardcore, pop punk
  • Label: No Label
  • Format: CD
    Compact Disc
    The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...

    , digital download
    Music download
    A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...


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)
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...


IRL
Irish Albums Chart
The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically...


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...


2008 Take Off Your Colours
Take Off Your Colours
Take Off Your Colours is the debut studio album by English pop punk band You Me at Six, released October 6, 2008 on Slam Dunk Records. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at #25.-Track listing:...

  • Released: 6 October 2008
  • Label: Slam Dunk
    Slam Dunk Records
    Slam-Dunk Records is an independent record label , founded in Leeds, England in 2007. The label is most notable for popular band You Me At Six. The label evolved, initially, from popular clubnight 'Slam Dunk', a weekly clubnight held at the city's Cockpit music venue, predominantly centered around...

    , Epitaph
    Epitaph Records
    Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...

  • Format: CD
    Compact Disc
    The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...

    , digital download
    Music download
    A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...

25
2010 Hold Me Down
Hold Me Down
Hold Me Down is the second studio album by English pop punk band You Me at Six, released 11 January 2010 on Virgin Records.The album follows predecessor, Take Off Your Colours and is their first release on the major label Virgin Records. Like their debut, the album was once again produced and...

  • Released: 11 January 2010
  • Label: Virgin Records
    Virgin Records
    Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...

  • Format: CD, digital download
  • 5 24
  • UK
    British Phonographic Industry
    The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies...

    : Silver
  • 2011 Sinners Never Sleep
    Sinners Never Sleep
    Sinners Never Sleep is the third full length record from English alternative rock band You Me at Six. The album was released on 30 September 2011 and was released through Virgin in the UK, Australia and New Zealand on 3 October 2011. The first single to be released from the album is "Loverboy". You...

  • Released: 3 October 2011
  • Label: Virgin Records
    Virgin Records
    Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...

  • Format: CD, digital download
  • 1 26 28

    Year Single Peak 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 ...


    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...


    2007 "Save It for the Bedroom
    Save It for the Bedroom
    "Save It for the Bedroom" is a single by British band You Me At Six. It was originally released in 2007, but was re-released in March 2009. The re-release version is a different recording to the original....

    "
    145 Take Off
    Your Colours
    2008 "If I Were in Your Shoes"
    "Gossip"
    "Jealous Minds Think Alike" 100
    2009 "Finders Keepers
    Finders Keepers (You Me At Six song)
    Finders Keepers is a You Me At Six single which was released on 24 May 2009. It features on their "Take Off Your Colours: Deluxe Edition" album along with their next single, Kiss and Tell, and three B-sides. The song reached #1 in the Kerrang Rock Top 40, and peaked at #33 on the UK Singles Chart...

    "
    33
    "Kiss and Tell
    Kiss and Tell (You Me at Six song)
    "Kiss and Tell" is a song by You Me at Six. It features on the Take Off Your Colours Deluxe Edition. The song is a first person narrative about a girl that everybody wants, and how she has a promiscuous nature and "Kisses and Tells". The song received considerable airplay across Radio 1 as well as...

    "
    42
    2010 "Underdog
    Underdog (You Me at Six song)
    -Chart performance:"Underdog" debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 49 on 14 February 2010, narrowly missing out of the Top 40, but marking the band's third most successful single behind "Finders Keepers" and "Kiss And Tell" which peaked at number 33 and 42 in May and September 2009...

    "
    49 Hold Me Down
    "Liquid Confidence
    Liquid Confidence
    -Chart performance:"Liquid Confidence" first debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 196 on 11 April 2010. Upon physical release, the single climbed into the Top 100 at number 86, under the released title of "Liquid Confidence ". On 2 May 2010, the single fell 12 places to number 98, marking its...

    "
    86
    "Stay with Me
    Stay with Me (You Me at Six song)
    -Chart performance:"Stay With Me" first debuted on the UK Rock Chart on 1 August 2010 at number 37, where it remained for two consecutive weeks. In its third week on the chart, the single rose 5 places to number 32 before climbing to a peak of number 21 on 22 August 2010. On its fifth week on the...

    "
    52
    2011 "Rescue Me
    Rescue Me (You Me at Six song)
    "Rescue Me" is a song by British rock band You Me at Six. The song features vocals from Chiddy, one half of the American hip-hop duo Chiddy Bang and was released in the United Kingdom on 13 February 2011; where it debuted at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart and number 50 on the Irish Singles...

    " (featuring Chiddy
    Chiddy Bang
    Chiddy Bang is an American alternative hip hop band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The group consists of Chidera "Chiddy" Anamege and Noah "Xaphoon Jones" Beresin. The duo was introduced through former band member Zachary Sewall in late 2008 during their freshman year at Drexel University, in...

    )
    21 50 Rescue Me
    "Loverboy
    Loverboy (You Me at Six song)
    -Chart performance:-Release history:...

    "
    39 Sinners Never Sleep
    "Bite My Tongue"
    "—" denotes a title that did not chart.

    Other charted songs

    Year Single Peak 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 ...


    2010 "Starry Eyed" (cover of Ellie Goulding
    Ellie Goulding
    Elena Jane "Ellie" Goulding is an English singer-songwriter. In 2010 she became only the second artist to both top the BBC's annual Sound of... poll, and win the Critics' Choice Award at the BRIT Awards in the same year, following Adele's win of both in 2008...

    )
    104 "Stay with Me" single
    2011 "Knew It Was You" (B-side to "Rescue Me
    Rescue Me
    -Music:* "Rescue Me" , covered by many performers* "Rescue Me" * "Rescue Me" * "Rescue Me" * "Rescue Me" * "Rescue Me"...

    ")
    154 "Rescue Me" single

    Music videos

    Year Title Director
    2007 "Save It for the Bedroom
    Save It for the Bedroom
    "Save It for the Bedroom" is a single by British band You Me At Six. It was originally released in 2007, but was re-released in March 2009. The re-release version is a different recording to the original....

    " (original release)
    Lawrence Hardy
    2008 "If I Were in Your Shoes"
    "Gossip" Greg Allan
    "Jealous Minds Think Alike" Shane Davey
    2009 "Save It for the Bedroom" (re-release)
    "Finders Keepers
    Finders Keepers (You Me At Six song)
    Finders Keepers is a You Me At Six single which was released on 24 May 2009. It features on their "Take Off Your Colours: Deluxe Edition" album along with their next single, Kiss and Tell, and three B-sides. The song reached #1 in the Kerrang Rock Top 40, and peaked at #33 on the UK Singles Chart...

    "
    Nick Bartlett
    "Kiss and Tell" James Copeman
    2010 "The Consequence" Lawrence Hardy
    "Underdog
    Underdog (You Me at Six song)
    -Chart performance:"Underdog" debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 49 on 14 February 2010, narrowly missing out of the Top 40, but marking the band's third most successful single behind "Finders Keepers" and "Kiss And Tell" which peaked at number 33 and 42 in May and September 2009...

    "
    Nick Bartlett
    "Liquid Confidence" Adam Powell
    "Stay with Me" Frank Borin
    "Rescue Me" (feat. Chiddy) James Lees
    "Loverboy" Eran Creevy
    2011 "Bite My Tongue" (feat. Oli Sykes of Bring Me the Horizon
    Bring Me the Horizon
    Bring Me the Horizon are a British metalcore band from Sheffield, Yorkshire, who formed in 2004. Bring Me the Horizon constits of Oliver Sykes as the lead vocalist, lead guitarist Lee Malia, rhythm guitarist Jona Weinhofen, bassist Matt Kean and drummer Matt Nicholls...

    Tim Mattia

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