Goldenhorse
Goldenhorse
New Zealand pop group
Goldenhorse is a pop band from New Zealand.
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Goldenhorse | |
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| Origin | New Zealand |
| Genres | Pop, folk |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Siren Records |
Goldenhorse's debut album Riverhead was released in October 2002, to a small fanfare. But over the next 18 months various singles from the album started to be played on the radio.[citation needed] The band played live throughout New Zealand continuously and sales of the record climbed slowly then steadily and in August 2004 the album reached no.1 on the national charts.[citation needed]
In 2010, Goldenhorse founding member Ben King debuted his new musical project Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids released their debut album Faintheartedness in April 2011. It was released as an exclusive limited edition vinyl through MusicHype.[1]
In February 2012, the band provided the theme song for TV2's commercial which was a re-recorded version of "I'm Free", originally written by The Rolling Stones in 1965.[2]
| Goldenhorse discography | |
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| Studio albums | 3 |
| Singles | 8 |
| Charity singles | 1 |
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
RIANZ Certification |
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| 2002 | Riverhead |
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1 |
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| 2005 | Out of the Moon |
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2 |
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| 2007 | Reporter |
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38 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| NZ[3] | |||
| 2002 | "Golden Dawn" | — | Riverhead |
| 2003 | "Maybe Tomorrow" | 10 | |
| "Wake Up Brother" | 17 | ||
| 2004 | "Northern Lights" | 43 | |
| "Run Run Run" | — | Out of the Moon | |
| 2005 | "Out of the Moon" | 21 | |
| 2006 | "Don't Wake Me Up" | — | |
| 2007 | "Jump into the Sun" | — | Reporter |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Charity singles
| Year | Title | Peak NZ chart position [5] |
Notes |
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| 2005 | "Anchor Me" (Kirsten Morell with Anika Moa, Che Fu, Milan Borich, Adeaze, Hinewehi Mohi, David Atai and Donald McNulty) |
3 | Cover of The Mutton Birds song for Greenpeace, to mark the 20th anniversary of the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior |
- "MusicHype | Grand Rapids Loves Whisky & Chocolate". Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- "TV2 Song: I'm Free". 12 February 2012. TVNZ. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- "Goldenhorse in New Zealand charts". Hung Medien. charts.nz. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- "Kirsten Morrell". sounds aotearoa. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- "Greenpeace – Anchor Me". Hung Medien. charts.nz. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- Official Site (broken link)
- AudioCulture profile