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Dragonette

Dragonette is the stage name of Canadian singer-songwriter Martina Sorbara. Originally an electronic music band from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 2005,[7] the band consisted of Sorbara with her husband Dan Kurtz[8] as bassist and producer (also in The New Deal) and drummer Joel Stouffer.

Dragonette
Dragonette performing at the MSN.ca Launch Party on October 1, 2009
Background information
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Years active2005–present
Labels
Members
Past members
  • Dan Kurtz
  • Joel Stouffer
  • Simon Craig
  • Will Stapleton
  • Chris Huggett
Websitedragonetteonline.com

Dragonette released a self-titled EP in 2005 before being signed to Mercury Records and relocating to London, where they recorded and released their debut studio album, Galore, in August 2007 to moderate critical appreciation.[9] A second studio album, Fixin to Thrill, was released in September 2009. The group's third studio album, Bodyparts, was released in September 2012 and their fourth, Royal Blues, followed in November 2016.

They performed as a group until 2016, when both Kurtz and Stouffer left the band, with Sorbara continuing under the Dragonette moniker as a solo act.

Dragonette's fifth album, Twennies (and the first as a solo act) was released in October 2022.

History

2005–2008: Formation and Galore

Sorbara and Kurtz met at a Canadian music festival[10] and formed a duo named The Fuzz,[11] making music together in their basement recording studio for fun. The duo formed Dragonette after these initial recordings, and supported New Order on only their second live performance. In 2005, the band released the six-track Dragonette EP, prior to signing a record deal with UK record label Mercury Records.

Dragonette relocated to London to record their debut studio album, Galore, released on August 6, 2007, and toured the UK supporting local acts, including Basement Jaxx (with whom Sorbara also recorded the track "Take Me Back to Your House") and Sugababes and played headline gigs in small venues across the UK and Canada. British musician Will Stapleton replaced Simon Craig on guitar following the relocation. Dragonette filmed two music videos, one for "Jesus Doesn't Love Me" and another for "I Get Around". The former video leaked onto the Internet, while the other served as promotion for their first single release. "I Get Around" reached number 92 on the UK Singles Chart. A follow-up single release, "Take It Like a Man", fared no better, failing to enter the top 100 of the UK Singles Chart. "I Get Around" was released in the band's home country of Canada where it outperformed the UK release, peaking at number 57 on Billboard's Canadian Hot 100. After Galore failed to sell as expected, Dragonette parted ways with Mercury Records.[12]

Dragonette received a nomination for New Group of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2008.[13] Kurtz and Sorbara co-wrote and co-produced the song "Grab a Hold" for Cyndi Lauper's 2008 album Bring Ya to the Brink.[14] That same year Will James Stapleton left the band, to be replaced by Chris Huggett.

2009–2011: Fixin to Thrill and collaborations

Dragonette's second studio album, Fixin to Thrill, was released on September 29, 2009. The album was nominated for Dance Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2011.[15]

Dragonette have collaborated with several house DJs for releases, to varying degrees of success. Although Basement Jaxx's 2006 song "Take Me Back to Your House" only featured Sorbara on vocals, it was promoted by the band as a Dragonette collaborative. The band have since recorded several tracks with French DJ Martin Solveig, including "Boys & Girls" in 2009, "Hello" in 2010, and "Can't Stop" and "Big in Japan" in 2011; all of these tracks appear on Solveig's 2011 album Smash. Solveig and Dragonette won the Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year for "Hello" in April 2012.[16] In 2010, the band also collaborated with Kaskade on "Fire in Your New Shoes" and with Don Diablo on "Animale".

A double A-side single containing the songs "Our Summer" and "Volcano" was released digitally on July 27, 2010.[17] On August 3, 2010, Dragonette released the compilation album Mixin to Thrill digitally, while a limited-edition CD was sold via the band's online store. The compilation contains three new songs—"Volcano", "Our Summer", and "My Things"—as well as several remixes from the previous year. In 2011, Dragonette worked with Girls Aloud member Nicola Roberts, co-writing and producing the single "Lucky Day" for her debut solo album Cinderella's Eyes.[18]

2012–2013: Bodyparts

On June 21, 2012, Dragonette announced the title of their third studio album, Bodyparts, which was released on September 22, 2012.[19] The album's lead single "Let It Go" was released on April 2, 2012.[20] "Rocket Ship", a track from the album, was made available as a free download on the band's official SoundCloud page.[21] The album's second single, "Live in This City", was released on August 7, 2012.[22]

In February 2013, Dragonette recorded a version of "Won't You Be My Neighbour?", the theme song to the American children's television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, for use in Target Canada's first ad campaign.[23]

2014–2017: Royal Blues

In 2014, Dragonette collaborated with Dutch producer and DJ Mike Mago on the single "Outlines".[24] The band also released the single "Let the Night Fall" on June 16, 2015.[25] The band's fourth studio album, Royal Blues, was released on November 11, 2016.[26]

During the promotion of Royal Blues, Sorbara and Kurtz revealed that they had separated in 2013, shortly after performing at the ET Canada New Year's Eve Show.[27]

2020-present: Solo singles and Twennies

In October 2020, Dragonette released cover version of Sam Roberts Band song "We're All In This Together".[28]

In 2021, Dragonette featured on a number of singles including "Phantom" with Gianni Kosta; "Summer Thing" with Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano; and "Slow Song" with The Knocks.

In August 2022, Dragonette released "New Suit", which would become the lead single from her fifth album Twennies, released in October 2022.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
CAN
[29]
US
Dance

[30]
Galore 80
Fixin to Thrill 63 21
Bodyparts
  • Released: September 22, 2012
  • Label: Dragonette Inc.
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
17
Royal Blues
  • Released: November 11, 2016[26]
  • Label: Dragonette Inc.
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
100
Twennies
  • Released: October 28, 2022
  • Label: Dragonette Inc.
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Details
Mixin to Thrill
  • Released: August 3, 2010[31]
  • Label: Dragonette Inc.
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Extended plays

Title Details
Dragonette EP
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CD

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
CAN
[32]
BEL (FL)
[33]
IRE
[34]
NL
[35]
UK
[36]
"I Get Around" 2007 57 92 Galore
"Take It Like a Man" 112
"Fixin to Thrill" 2009 Fixin to Thrill
"Gone Too Far"[37]
"Pick Up the Phone" 28
"Easy" 2010
"Our Summer"/"Volcano"[17] Mixin to Thrill
"Big in Japan"
(with Martin Solveig featuring Idoling!!!)
2011 36 [A] 118 Smash
"Let It Go" 2012 23 Bodyparts
"Live in This City" 65
"My Legs"[38] 2013
"Outlines"
(with Mike Mago)
2014 47 18 77 26 8 Non-album single
"Let the Night Fall"[39] 2015 Royal Blues
"Red Heart Black"[40]
(with Dada and Paul Harris)
Non-album singles
"Feel This Way"[41]
(with Philip George)
2016 136
"Lonely Heart"[42] Royal Blues
"Sweet Poison"[43]
(featuring Dada)
"Galactic Appeal"[44]
(with Pretty Sister featuring Tobtok)
Non-album singles
"Secret Stash"[45]
(with Mike Mago)
"Awake"[46]
(with Sonny Alven)
2017
"Body 2 Body"[47] Royal Blues
"Hope for Tomorrow"[48]
(with Autograf and Klingande)
2018 Non-album singles
"Tokyo Nights"[49]
(with Digital Farm Animals and Shaun Frank)
97
"Faith in Love"[51]
(with Kokiri)
"We're All In This Together" 2020
"New Suit"[52] 2022 Twennies
"Twennies"[53]
"Seasick"[54]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
CAN
[55]
BEL Tip (FL)
[33]
FRA
[56]
NL
[35]
AUT
[57]
BEL

(FL)
[33]

AUS
[58]
FRA
[56]
GER
[59]
US
[60]
"Boys & Girls"
(Martin Solveig featuring Dragonette)
2009 17 C'est la Vie
"Fire in Your New Shoes"
(Kaskade featuring Dragonette)
2010 69 Dynasty
"Hello"
(Martin Solveig featuring Dragonette))
8 1 5 1 1 1 13 5 5 46 Smash
"Animale"
(Don Diablo featuring Dragonette)
2 33 Non-album singles
"The Best"[67]
(LENNO featuring Dragonette)
2015
"Pride of Lions"[68]
(Joey Stylez featuring Dragonette)
Grey Magic
"One Night Lover"[69]
(Paul Harris featuring Dragonette)
Non-album singles
"Leave a Light On"[70]
(Plastic Plates featuring Dragonette)
2017
"Rich Girl"[71]
(DJ Licious featuring Dragonette)
2018
"Unicorn"
(Yash featuring Dragonette)
2022
"Slow Song"[72]
(The Knocks with Dragonette)
2022 History
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title Year Album
"Come On Be Good"[73] 2009 Fixin to Thrill
"Merry Xmas (Says Your Text Message)"[74] 2012 Non-album single

Guest appearances

Title Year Album
"Can't Stop"
(with Martin Solveig)
2011 Smash
"Get Some Freedom"
(Big Data featuring Dragonette)
2015 2.0
"Neck and Neck"[75]
(Zeds Dead featuring Dragonette)
2016 Northern Lights

Music videos

Title Year Director(s) Ref(s)
"I Get Around" 2007 Wendy Morgan [76]
"Jesus Doesn't Love Me" Pablo Ros-Cardona [77]
"Take It Like a Man" Ben Taylor [78]
"Competition" 2008 Jeff Scheven [77]
"Fixin to Thrill" 2009 Wendy Morgan [79]
"Boys & Girls"
(Martin Solveig featuring Dragonette)
Tristan Séguéla [80][81][82]
"Pick Up the Phone" Drew Lightfoot [83]
"Easy" 2010
"Fire in Your New Shoes"
(Kaskade featuring Dragonette)
Chic & Artistic [84]
"Let It Go" 2012 Drew Lightfoot [77]
"Live in This City" Wendy Morgan [85]
"Run Run Run" 2013 Drew Lightfoot [77]
"Giddy Up" Jeff Scheven [77]
"Pride of Lions"
(Joey Stylez featuring Dragonette)
2015 Alison Honey Woods [86]
"Let the Night Fall" Justin Broadbent and Vinit Borrison [77]
"Lonely Heart" 2016 Sammy Rawal [87]
"Body 2 Body" 2017 [88]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Big in Japan" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 37 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[33]

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For the surname see Dragonette surname For other uses see Dragnet disambiguation Dragonette is the stage name of Canadian singer songwriter Martina Sorbara Originally an electronic music band from Toronto Ontario formed in 2005 7 the band consisted of Sorbara with her husband Dan Kurtz 8 as bassist and producer also in The New Deal and drummer Joel Stouffer DragonetteDragonette performing at the MSN ca Launch Party on October 1 2009Background informationOriginToronto Ontario CanadaGenresElectropop 1 synth pop 2 new wave 3 4 dance pop 5 dance rock 6 Years active2005 presentLabelsMercuryUniversalI SurrenderDragonette Inc MembersMartina SorbaraPast membersDan Kurtz Joel Stouffer Simon Craig Will Stapleton Chris HuggettWebsitedragonetteonline wbr comDragonette released a self titled EP in 2005 before being signed to Mercury Records and relocating to London where they recorded and released their debut studio album Galore in August 2007 to moderate critical appreciation 9 A second studio album Fixin to Thrill was released in September 2009 The group s third studio album Bodyparts was released in September 2012 and their fourth Royal Blues followed in November 2016 They performed as a group until 2016 when both Kurtz and Stouffer left the band with Sorbara continuing under the Dragonette moniker as a solo act Dragonette s fifth album Twennies and the first as a solo act was released in October 2022 Contents 1 History 1 1 2005 2008 Formation and Galore 1 2 2009 2011 Fixin to Thrill and collaborations 1 3 2012 2013 Bodyparts 1 4 2014 2017 Royal Blues 1 5 2020 present Solo singles and Twennies 2 Discography 2 1 Studio albums 2 2 Compilation albums 2 3 Extended plays 2 4 Singles 2 4 1 As lead artist 2 4 2 As featured artist 2 4 3 Promotional singles 2 5 Guest appearances 2 6 Music videos 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksHistory Edit2005 2008 Formation and Galore Edit Sorbara and Kurtz met at a Canadian music festival 10 and formed a duo named The Fuzz 11 making music together in their basement recording studio for fun The duo formed Dragonette after these initial recordings and supported New Order on only their second live performance In 2005 the band released the six track Dragonette EP prior to signing a record deal with UK record label Mercury Records Dragonette relocated to London to record their debut studio album Galore released on August 6 2007 and toured the UK supporting local acts including Basement Jaxx with whom Sorbara also recorded the track Take Me Back to Your House and Sugababes and played headline gigs in small venues across the UK and Canada British musician Will Stapleton replaced Simon Craig on guitar following the relocation Dragonette filmed two music videos one for Jesus Doesn t Love Me and another for I Get Around The former video leaked onto the Internet while the other served as promotion for their first single release I Get Around reached number 92 on the UK Singles Chart A follow up single release Take It Like a Man fared no better failing to enter the top 100 of the UK Singles Chart I Get Around was released in the band s home country of Canada where it outperformed the UK release peaking at number 57 on Billboard s Canadian Hot 100 After Galore failed to sell as expected Dragonette parted ways with Mercury Records 12 Dragonette received a nomination for New Group of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2008 13 Kurtz and Sorbara co wrote and co produced the song Grab a Hold for Cyndi Lauper s 2008 album Bring Ya to the Brink 14 That same year Will James Stapleton left the band to be replaced by Chris Huggett 2009 2011 Fixin to Thrill and collaborations Edit Dragonette s second studio album Fixin to Thrill was released on September 29 2009 The album was nominated for Dance Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2011 15 Dragonette have collaborated with several house DJs for releases to varying degrees of success Although Basement Jaxx s 2006 song Take Me Back to Your House only featured Sorbara on vocals it was promoted by the band as a Dragonette collaborative The band have since recorded several tracks with French DJ Martin Solveig including Boys amp Girls in 2009 Hello in 2010 and Can t Stop and Big in Japan in 2011 all of these tracks appear on Solveig s 2011 album Smash Solveig and Dragonette won the Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year for Hello in April 2012 16 In 2010 the band also collaborated with Kaskade on Fire in Your New Shoes and with Don Diablo on Animale A double A side single containing the songs Our Summer and Volcano was released digitally on July 27 2010 17 On August 3 2010 Dragonette released the compilation album Mixin to Thrill digitally while a limited edition CD was sold via the band s online store The compilation contains three new songs Volcano Our Summer and My Things as well as several remixes from the previous year In 2011 Dragonette worked with Girls Aloud member Nicola Roberts co writing and producing the single Lucky Day for her debut solo album Cinderella s Eyes 18 2012 2013 Bodyparts Edit On June 21 2012 Dragonette announced the title of their third studio album Bodyparts which was released on September 22 2012 19 The album s lead single Let It Go was released on April 2 2012 20 Rocket Ship a track from the album was made available as a free download on the band s official SoundCloud page 21 The album s second single Live in This City was released on August 7 2012 22 In February 2013 Dragonette recorded a version of Won t You Be My Neighbour the theme song to the American children s television series Mister Rogers Neighborhood for use in Target Canada s first ad campaign 23 2014 2017 Royal Blues Edit In 2014 Dragonette collaborated with Dutch producer and DJ Mike Mago on the single Outlines 24 The band also released the single Let the Night Fall on June 16 2015 25 The band s fourth studio album Royal Blues was released on November 11 2016 26 During the promotion of Royal Blues Sorbara and Kurtz revealed that they had separated in 2013 shortly after performing at the ET Canada New Year s Eve Show 27 2020 present Solo singles and Twennies Edit In October 2020 Dragonette released cover version of Sam Roberts Band song We re All In This Together 28 In 2021 Dragonette featured on a number of singles including Phantom with Gianni Kosta Summer Thing with Sunnery James amp Ryan Marciano and Slow Song with The Knocks In August 2022 Dragonette released New Suit which would become the lead single from her fifth album Twennies released in October 2022 Discography EditStudio albums Edit Title Details Peak chart positionsCAN 29 USDance 30 Galore Released August 6 2007 Label Mercury Formats CD digital download 80 Fixin to Thrill Released September 25 2009 Label Universal Music Canada Formats CD LP digital download 63 21Bodyparts Released September 22 2012 Label Dragonette Inc Formats CD LP digital download 17Royal Blues Released November 11 2016 26 Label Dragonette Inc Formats CD LP digital download 100 Twennies Released October 28 2022 Label Dragonette Inc Formats CD LP digital download denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory Compilation albums Edit Title DetailsMixin to Thrill Released August 3 2010 31 Label Dragonette Inc Formats CD digital downloadExtended plays Edit Title DetailsDragonette EP Released 2005 Label Self released Format CDSingles Edit As lead artist Edit Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumCAN 32 BEL FL 33 IRE 34 NL 35 UK 36 I Get Around 2007 57 92 Galore Take It Like a Man 112 Fixin to Thrill 2009 Fixin to Thrill Gone Too Far 37 Pick Up the Phone 28 Easy 2010 Our Summer Volcano 17 Mixin to Thrill Big in Japan with Martin Solveig featuring Idoling 2011 36 A 118 Smash Let It Go 2012 23 Bodyparts Live in This City 65 My Legs 38 2013 Outlines with Mike Mago 2014 47 18 77 26 8 Non album single Let the Night Fall 39 2015 Royal Blues Red Heart Black 40 with Dada and Paul Harris Non album singles Feel This Way 41 with Philip George 2016 136 Lonely Heart 42 Royal Blues Sweet Poison 43 featuring Dada Galactic Appeal 44 with Pretty Sister featuring Tobtok Non album singles Secret Stash 45 with Mike Mago Awake 46 with Sonny Alven 2017 Body 2 Body 47 Royal Blues Hope for Tomorrow 48 with Autograf and Klingande 2018 Non album singles Tokyo Nights 49 with Digital Farm Animals and Shaun Frank 97 MC Gold 50 Faith in Love 51 with Kokiri We re All In This Together 2020 New Suit 52 2022 Twennies Twennies 53 Seasick 54 denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory As featured artist Edit Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumCAN 55 BEL Tip FL 33 FRA 56 NL 35 AUT 57 BEL FL 33 AUS 58 FRA 56 GER 59 US 60 Boys amp Girls Martin Solveig featuring Dragonette 2009 17 C est la Vie Fire in Your New Shoes Kaskade featuring Dragonette 2010 69 MC Gold 50 Dynasty Hello Martin Solveig featuring Dragonette 8 1 5 1 1 1 13 5 5 46 MC 2 Platinum 61 ARIA 2 Platinum 62 BEA Platinum 63 BPI Gold 64 BVMI 3 Gold 65 RIAA Platinum 66 Smash Animale Don Diablo featuring Dragonette 2 33 Non album singles The Best 67 LENNO featuring Dragonette 2015 Pride of Lions 68 Joey Stylez featuring Dragonette Grey Magic One Night Lover 69 Paul Harris featuring Dragonette Non album singles Leave a Light On 70 Plastic Plates featuring Dragonette 2017 Rich Girl 71 DJ Licious featuring Dragonette 2018 Unicorn Yash featuring Dragonette 2022 Slow Song 72 The Knocks with Dragonette 2022 History denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory Promotional singles Edit Title Year Album Come On Be Good 73 2009 Fixin to Thrill Merry Xmas Says Your Text Message 74 2012 Non album singleGuest appearances Edit Title Year Album Can t Stop with Martin Solveig 2011 Smash Get Some Freedom Big Data featuring Dragonette 2015 2 0 Neck and Neck 75 Zeds Dead featuring Dragonette 2016 Northern LightsMusic videos Edit Title Year Director s Ref s I Get Around 2007 Wendy Morgan 76 Jesus Doesn t Love Me Pablo Ros Cardona 77 Take It Like a Man Ben Taylor 78 Competition 2008 Jeff Scheven 77 Fixin to Thrill 2009 Wendy Morgan 79 Boys amp Girls Martin Solveig featuring Dragonette Tristan Seguela 80 81 82 Pick Up the Phone Drew Lightfoot 83 Easy 2010 Fire in Your New Shoes Kaskade featuring Dragonette Chic amp Artistic 84 Let It Go 2012 Drew Lightfoot 77 Live in This City Wendy Morgan 85 Run Run Run 2013 Drew Lightfoot 77 Giddy Up Jeff Scheven 77 Pride of Lions Joey Stylez featuring Dragonette 2015 Alison Honey Woods 86 Let the Night Fall Justin Broadbent and Vinit Borrison 77 Lonely Heart 2016 Sammy Rawal 87 Body 2 Body 2017 88 See also EditList of songs recorded by DragonetteNotes Edit Big in Japan did not enter the Ultratop 50 but peaked at number 37 on the Flemish Ultratip chart 33 References Edit Dragonette Wield Electro Pop to Mend Their Lonely Heart Spin May 24 2016 Retrieved December 10 2017 Feeney Nolan October 5 2016 Dragonette s Sweet Poison video Why the clip almost made them cry Entertainment Weekly Retrieved December 10 2017 Diehl Matt August 16 2012 Martin Solveig Braces for Stardom With U S Release of Smash Rolling Stone Retrieved December 10 2017 Savage Emily September 24 2010 Folsom Street Fair Tour De Fat Springsteen Tribute Jared Mees amp Grown Children Arts Expo and More SF Weekly Retrieved December 10 2017 Collins Leah April 11 2012 Hello Dragonette Dose Retrieved December 10 2017 via Edmonton Journal Thomas Rich March 11 2010 Dragonette s Dan Kurtz OC Weekly Retrieved December 10 2017 Dragonette AllMusic Retrieved December 23 2010 Lamz Cory 2012 09 20 Dragonette s Martina Sorbara talks cheating at least in her lyrics Westword Retrieved 2016 12 09 Kraines Talia September 21 2007 Review of Dragonette Galore BBC Music Retrieved March 19 2011 Hey Dragonette no thanks for oversharing CBC News September 9 2008 Retrieved July 13 2015 Hype Monitor Tempo No Tempo Dragonette Sleigh Bells Rolling Stone November 19 2009 Archived from the original on September 12 2012 Retrieved March 19 2011 Armstrong Denis March 31 2010 Dragonette ready to roar Jam Archived from the original on July 13 2015 Retrieved July 13 2015 Yearly Summary Juno Awards Archived from the original on July 13 2015 Retrieved July 13 2015 Bring Ya to the Brink CD liner notes Cyndi Lauper Epic Records 2008 88697065922 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link 2011 Juno Award Winners Tribute Retrieved July 13 2015 Chartrand Fred April 1 2012 Juno Awards 2012 Full list of winners Toronto Star Retrieved July 13 2015 a b Our Summer Volcano Single by Dragonette iTunes Store United States Retrieved February 1 2012 Interview Nicola Roberts Femalefirst co uk September 12 2011 Retrieved March 26 2012 Hudson Alex June 21 2012 Dragonette Announce Bodyparts Album Exclaim Retrieved July 13 2015 Let it Go Single by Dragonette iTunes Store United States Retrieved July 18 2012 Daw Robbie June 21 2012 Dragonette Announce Third Album Bodyparts Release New Song Rocket Ship Idolator Retrieved July 18 2012 Live In This City Single by Dragonette iTunes Store United States Retrieved July 13 2015 Coutts Matthew February 22 2013 Target s Canadian launch to feature theme to Mr Rogers Neighborhood Yahoo News Canada Retrieved May 23 2013 Stern Bradley July 17 2014 Dragonette Teams Up With Mike Mago For Club Cut Outlines Listen Idolator Retrieved July 13 2015 Adams Gregory June 16 2015 Dragonette Let the Night Fall Exclaim Retrieved July 13 2015 a b Calia Michael September 14 2016 Listen to Dragonette s New Single Sweet Poison Exclusive The Wall Street Journal Archived from the original on September 14 2016 Retrieved September 14 2016 Staff ETCanada com 2016 05 30 Dragonette s Married Couple Separate ET Canada Retrieved 2022 10 29 We re All in This Together 2020 10 02 retrieved 2022 10 29 Peak chart positions for albums in Canada Galore Top 100 Albums in Canada Jam October 21 2007 Archived from the original on October 30 2007 Retrieved June 16 2013 Fixin to Thrill Top 100 Albums in Canada Jam October 16 2009 Archived from the original on October 25 2009 Retrieved June 16 2013 Royal Blues Dragonette Chart History Billboard Canadian Albums Billboard Retrieved October 24 2020 Dragonette Chart History Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard Retrieved October 24 2020 Mixin to Thrill by Dragonette iTunes Store United States Retrieved July 13 2015 Dragonette Chart History Billboard Canadian Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved October 24 2020 a b c d Discografie Dragonette in Dutch Ultratop Retrieved July 13 2015 Discography Dragonette irish charts com Retrieved August 9 2012 a b Discografie Dragonette in Dutch Dutch Charts Retrieved June 9 2017 Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom I Get Around and Hello Dragonette Official Charts Company Retrieved July 13 2015 Take It Like a Man Chart Log UK Asher D Dyverse Zobbel Retrieved August 9 2012 Big in Japan Chart Log UK 2012 Weekly Updates Sales 2012 Zobbel Retrieved August 9 2012 Outlines Mike Mago amp Dragonette Official Charts Company Retrieved July 13 2015 Feel This Way CHART CLUK Update 5 03 2016 wk9 Zobbel Retrieved June 11 2016 Gone Too Far Single by Dragonette iTunes Store Canada Retrieved July 13 2015 My Legs Remixes Single by Dragonette iTunes Store Canada Retrieved July 13 2015 Let the Night Fall Single by Dragonette iTunes Store Canada Retrieved July 13 2015 Red Heart Black Single by Dada Paul Harris amp Dragonette iTunes Store Canada Retrieved June 11 2016 Feel This Way Single by Philip George amp Dragonette iTunes Store Canada Retrieved June 11 2016 Lonely Heart Single by Dragonette iTunes Store Canada Retrieved June 11 2016 Sweet Poison feat Dada Ante Portas Single by Dragonette iTunes Store Canada Retrieved September 18 2016 Galactic Appeal feat Tobtok Single by Pretty Sister amp Dragonette iTunes Store Canada Retrieved June 9 2017 Secret Stash Single by Mike Mago amp Dragonette iTunes Store Canada Retrieved June 9 2017 Awake Single by Sonny Alven amp Dragonette iTunes Store United States Retrieved June 17 2017 Body 2 Body EP by Dragonette iTunes Store United States Retrieved November 26 2018 Hope for Tomorrow Single by Autograf Klingande amp Dragonette iTunes Store United States 26 January 2018 Retrieved November 26 2018 Tokyo Nights Single by Digital Farm Animals Shaun Frank amp Dragonette iTunes Store United States 30 March 2018 Retrieved November 26 2018 a b Canadian certifications Dragonette Music Canada Retrieved August 30 2019 Faith in Love Single by Kokiri amp Dragonette iTunes Store United States 10 September 2018 Retrieved November 26 2018 New Suit Single by Dragonette 2022 08 03 retrieved 2022 10 29 Twennies Single by Dragonette 2022 09 07 retrieved 2022 10 29 Seasick Single by Dragonette 2022 10 07 retrieved 2022 10 29 Peak chart positions for singles as featured artist in Canada Fire in Your New Shoes Kaskade Chart History Billboard Canadian Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved October 24 2020 a b Discographie Dragonette lescharts com in French Retrieved December 12 2009 Discography Dragonette austriancharts at in German Retrieved July 13 2015 Discography Dragonette australian charts com Retrieved July 13 2015 Dragonette Single Chartverfolgung in German musicline de Retrieved July 13 2015 Dragonette Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved October 24 2020 Canadian certifications Martin Solveig Music Canada Retrieved September 20 2016 ARIA Charts Accreditations 2012 Singles PDF Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved September 20 2016 Ultratop Goud en Platina 2011 Ultratop Hung Medien Retrieved September 20 2016 British certifications Martin Solveig amp Dragonette British Phonographic Industry Retrieved September 20 2016 TypeMartin Solveig amp Dragonettein the Search BPI Awards field and then press Enter Gold Platin Datenbank Dragonette in German Bundesverband Musikindustrie Retrieved April 7 2023 American certifications Dragonette Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved July 5 2017 The Best feat Dragonette Single by LENNO iTunes Store Canada 8 May 2015 Retrieved July 13 2015 Pride of Lions feat Dragonette Single by Joey Stylez iTunes Store Canada 25 May 2015 Retrieved July 13 2015 One Night Lover feat Dragonette Remixes EP by Paul Harris iTunes Store Canada 25 September 2015 Retrieved June 11 2016 Leave a Light On feat Dragonette Single by Plastic Plates iTunes Store Canada 14 April 2017 Retrieved June 9 2017 Rich Girl feat Dragonette Single by DJ Licious iTunes Store Canada 22 June 2018 Retrieved November 26 2018 Slow Song with Dragonette by The Knocks Apple Music United States Retrieved March 1 2022 Come On Be Good Single by Dragonette iTunes Store United States 8 October 2009 Retrieved July 14 2015 Merry Xmas Says Your Text Message Single by Dragonette iTunes Store Canada January 2012 Retrieved July 13 2015 Northern Lights Album by Zeds Dead iTunes Store United States Retrieved November 26 2018 Gottlieb Steven May 9 2008 NEWS 2008 MVPA Nominees VideoStatic Retrieved August 9 2012 a b c d e f Dragonette IMVDb Retrieved July 13 2015 Knight David June 18 2009 Ben Taylor joins Between The Eyes Promo News Archived from the original on March 20 2015 Retrieved August 9 2012 Knight David July 7 2009 Dragonette s Fixin To Thrill by Wendy Morgan Promo News Archived from the original on June 5 2015 Retrieved August 9 2012 Maida Sabine Depret Nathalie September 2009 Glam style Passage en revue de ce qui est hot amp hype Glamour in French No 66 France pp 134 5 ISSN 0990 6479 Perilli Vanessa September 23 2009 Note di Gaultier Marie Claire in Italian Italy Archived from the original on July 13 2015 Retrieved July 13 2015 Tristan Seguela Martin Solveig Boys and girls Caporal Films Archived from the original on August 1 2013 Retrieved July 13 2015 Drew Lightfoot DrewLightfoot com Archived from the original on November 20 2012 Retrieved August 9 2012 Knight David August 5 2010 Kaskade s Fire In Your New Shoes feat Martina by Chic amp Artistic Promo News Archived from the original on June 4 2015 Retrieved August 9 2012 Gottlieb Steven September 27 2012 WATCH IT Dragonette Live In This City Wendy Morgan dir VideoStatic Retrieved June 16 2013 Moore Nathaniel G May 31 2015 Interview Alison Honey Woods Verbicide Magazine Retrieved July 13 2015 Zetta Alyson August 30 2016 Dragonette Lonely Heart Rookie Retrieved September 20 2016 Friederich Brandon 7 June 2017 Dragonette Body 2 Body Video Premiere Band amp Director Talk RuPaul s Inspiration Pride Month Plans Billboard Retrieved 9 June 2017 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dragonette Official website Dragonette at AllMusic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dragonette amp oldid 1148625616, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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