Frank Enea

Frank Enea is an American musician and songwriter known as the composer, backup vocalist, and guitarist of the band B.E.R. from the Teen Titans Go! animated series.^[1][2] He is known for writing The Night Begins to Shine which peaked at #23 on the Billboard Hot Rock songs chart and #1 on the iTunes Rock song chart.^[3][4] "Forever Mine" and "Rise Up" were featured on the soundtrack Teen Titans Go! (Songs from The Night Begins to Shine Special) which peaked at #8 on the Billboard Kid Albums chart and #17 on the Billboard Soundtracks chart.^[5][6] He is a founding member of Frank Enea & the Crooked Hearts, and his music has appeared in several television shows, commercials, and the film Brilliant Mistakes.^[7]

Frank Enea
Background information
Also known as	Franklin Enea
Born	(1965-08-17) August 17, 1965 (age 58) White Plains, New York
Genres	Rock
Occupation(s)	Musician singer songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar vocals
Years active	1984-present
Labels	Telepictures
Website	frankeneaband.com

The Night Begins to Shine was originally written and produced in 2005 as an "'80s-style song" for a music library.^[8] The song was first featured in the Teen Titans Go! episode, "Slumber Party" as a throwaway joke. The song became popular with fans of the show.^[2] The song was subsequently featured in the episode, "40%, 40%, 20%",^[9] and was prominently featured in two specials, the four-part 2017 special "The Day the Night Stopped Beginning to Shine and Became Dark Even Though It Was the Day"^[10] and a five-part sequel released in 2020, "The Night Begins To Shine 2". The special also featured two other songs by B.E.R., "Forever Mine" and "Rise Up", as well as three covers of the song from Fall Out Boy, CeeLo Green, and Puffy AmiYumi.^[11]

Discography

Albums

Title	Details
Makeshift Days	Released: May 11, 2003 Label: VisionX Records Format: CD, digital download, streaming
The Morning Show	Released: April 27, 2010 Label: ACM Records Format: Digital download, streaming
Walk on Water	Released: 2012 Label: Norther Glare Format: Digital download, streaming
Sunshine in My Head	Released: April 26, 2018 Label: Norther Glare Format: Digital download, streaming
Melting Pop	Released: July 11, 2020 Label: Norther Glare Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

Title	Year	Notes	Album
Happy Holiday	2006	Included on an ACM Records holiday album	Happy Holiday
Walk on Water	2012	Featured in film Brilliant Mistakes	Walk on Water
Walk the World	2019	Featured in Kane 11 Socks advertisements	Non-album singles
Best Time of the Year		Christmas song

References

1. Hodara, Susan (13 July 2003). "Rock 'n' Roll Band Rooted in Westchester With Eyes on the World" – via NYTimes.com.
2. "'Teen Titans Go!' Anthem 'The Night Begins to Shine' Debuts on Rock Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
3. "'Teen Titans Go!' Anthem 'The Night Begins to Shine' Debuts on Rock Charts".
4. "B.E.R. Chart History".
5. "Billboard Kid Albums, The week of August 23, 2017". Billboard. August 23, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
6. "Billboard Soundtracks, The week of August 23, 2017". Billboard. August 23, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
7. "Band Info".
8. Limbong, Andrew (August 25, 2017). "An Accidental Hit 'Begins To Shine' — And Only Because Of 'Teen Titans Go!'". NPR.org. Retrieved January 13, 2018. In 2005, a group called B.E.R. was commissioned to write a 1980s-style pop song
9. Siegel, Lucas (July 29, 2017). "Soundtrack to Teen Titans Go! "The Night Begins to Shine" event released". Syfy. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
10. Burlingame, Russ (July 29, 2017). "Teen Titans Go!'s Four-Night "The Night Begins To Shine" Event Gets a Soundtrack Featuring Cee-Lo Green". Comic Book. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
11. "Listen: CeeLo Green covers hit song from Warner Bros.' 'Teen Titans Go!'". axs.com. Retrieved 15 August 2017.