"17 years, kicking off their 1999 US tour. The track listing of 2005 release is identical, but the running order is different. Live (Blondie album) Live is the second live album by the band Blondie released in 1999 in the US and in 2000 in the UK. As of August 9 2005 it has sold 129,000 copies in United States. The album was recorded during Blondie's successful 1998-99 comeback tour in support of their latest album, ""No Exit"", and features all their best-known songs, including ""Atomic"", ""The Tide Is High"", ""Call Me"", and ""Heart of Glass"", as well as the"
"Blondie (band) Blondie is an American rock band founded by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American new wave and punk scenes of the mid-late 1970s. Its first two albums contained strong elements of these genres, and although successful in the United Kingdom and Australia, Blondie was regarded as an underground band in the United States until the release of ""Parallel Lines"" in 1978. Over the next three years, the band achieved several hit singles including ""Heart of Glass"", ""Call Me"", ""Rapture"" and ""The Tide Is High"" and became noted for"
"Blondie (album) Blondie is the eponymous debut studio album by American rock band Blondie, released in December 1976 by Private Stock Records. The first single ""X Offender"" was originally titled ""Sex Offender"", but since radio stations would not play a song with such a provocative title, the band renamed the song. After disappointing sales and poor publicity, the band ended their contract with Private Stock and signed with Chrysalis Records in 1977. Chrysalis re-released the album in September 1977, along with the single ""In the Flesh"". The album reached #14 in Australia, where the band had already had a Top"
"a performance due to illness. In February 1978, Blondie released their second album, ""Plastic Letters"" (UK No. 10, US No. 78, Australia No. 64). The album was recorded as a four-piece as Gary Valentine had left the band in mid 1977. ""Plastic Letters"" was promoted extensively throughout Europe and Asia by Chrysalis Records. The album's first single, ""Denis"", was a cover version of Randy and the Rainbows' 1963 hit. It reached number two on the British singles charts, while both the album and its second single, ""(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear"", reached the British top ten. Chart success,"
"Debbie Harry Deborah Ann Harry (born Angela Trimble; July 1, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, model and actress, known as the lead singer of the new wave band Blondie. Her recordings with the band reached the number-one charts place in the United States and the United Kingdom on many occasions through 1979 to 1981 (plus a sixth UK number-one in 1999). Blondie's song ""Rapture"" is considered the first rap song to chart at number one in the US. Harry also achieved success as a solo artist before reforming Blondie in the late 1990s. Her acting career includes credits in"
"compiled and released. ""Imagine"" was not quite as successful as ""Songbird"", only topping the chart for a week, but put her on the way to breaking a chart record the following year. Reviving an old number one for the second time to create another one for themselves were girl group Atomic Kitten. This time it was Blondie's 1980 chart topper ""The Tide Is High"", which they changed slightly to make ""The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling)"". It topped the charts for three weeks and after this they never saw the top of the charts again in the United Kingdom,"
"along with a successful 1978 UK tour, including a gig at London's Roundhouse, made Blondie one of the first American new wave bands to achieve mainstream success in the United Kingdom. By this time, Gary Valentine had left and been replaced by Frank Infante (guitar, bass guitar). With this lineup in place for a short time, British musician Nigel Harrison was hired as the group's full-time bassist, expanding Blondie to a six-piece for the first time in its history and thus allowing Infante to switch to guitar. The band's line-up had stabilized. Blondie's third album, ""Parallel Lines"" (UK No. 1,"
"the Bleach"". The original extended 12"" mix from 1981 appears as a bonus track on both the 1994 and 2005 CD re-issues of the album ""KooKoo"". 7"" 12"" Backfired ""Backfired"" is the debut solo single from the American singer-songwriter and Blondie vocalist Debbie Harry. Released in 1981, it was taken from her gold-selling debut solo album ""KooKoo"". Despite Blondie having two number one singles (""The Tide Is High"" and ""Rapture"") and a top 10 album (""Autoamerican"") within the previous twelve months, ""Backfired"" failed to make a significant impact on any of the charts. It peaked at #32 in the UK,"
"The compilation was part of a 2-disc set called ""Blondie 4(0) Ever"" which included their 10th studio album ""Ghosts of Download"" and marked the 40th anniversary of the forming of the band. Pop duo Boomkat recorded a version of the song for 2004 film ""Mean Girls"". Rip Her to Shreds ""Rip Her to Shreds"" is a song by American new wave band Blondie, which features on the band's self-titled debut album. ""Rip Her To Shreds"" was Blondie's first UK single, released on Chrysalis Records in the UK in late 1977, though it did not chart. The single peaked at #81"
"one million copies sold) by the RIAA. It also spent four weeks at No. 2 on the US dance chart. The single was also No. 1 on ""Billboard"" magazine's 1980 year-end chart. The song lists at No. 57 on ""Billboard's All Time Top 100"". It was released in the UK two months later, where it became Blondie's fourth UK No. 1 single in little over a year. The song was also played on a British Telecom advert in the 1980s. 25 years after its original release, ""Call Me"" was ranked at No. 283 on the list of Rolling Stone's 500"
"You"" went on to top the UK and US charts the following year. Chrysalis Records missed out on signing The Kinks, the Sex Pistols and Dire Straits but nevertheless prospered as one of the UK's pioneering independent labels. In 1977, Ellis decided to spend $500,000 buying Blondie's contract from the New York label Private Stock. Chrysalis reissued the band's eponymous debut and turned their iconic frontwoman Debbie Harry into the ultimate pop star of the late 1970s and early '80s. Blondie went on to sell 40 million albums and topped the singles and album charts on several occasions. Their success"
"Debbie Harry wrote. Original single versions of ""X Offender"" and ""In the Sun"" are both sides of Blondie's first single, issued on Private Stock, and are different mixes from the album versions. The two Private Stock versions are both remastered from vinyl. Blondie Additional personnel Production Blondie (album) Blondie is the eponymous debut studio album by American rock band Blondie, released in December 1976 by Private Stock Records. The first single ""X Offender"" was originally titled ""Sex Offender"", but since radio stations would not play a song with such a provocative title, the band renamed the song. After disappointing sales"
"albums chart with the help of ""Picture This"" and ""Hanging on the Telephone"", which had been released as singles and charted in the top-20 of the singles chart there. Blondie embarked on a sold-out tour of the UK and appeared at an autograph signing event for Our Price Records on Kensington High Street; according to Peacock, it ""descended into Beatlemania-esque chaos when the band were mobbed by thousands of fans"". In January 1979, they achieved their first British number-one hit when ""Heart of Glass"" was released as the next single. ""Parallel Lines"" was also a commercial success elsewhere in Europe,"
"The Best of Blondie The Best of Blondie (released in Germany and the Netherlands as Blondie's Hits) is the first compilation album by the band Blondie. Released in October 1981, the album peaked at #4 in the UK, #30 in the US, and became their only #1 album in Australia. The album was issued in several versions with different track inclusion and running order which varied slightly between North American and international editions of ""The Best of Blondie"", highlighting the popularity of particular songs in different countries. The US and Canadian editions included ""One Way or Another"", which was not"
"No. 1 hits with the Jacksons and solo in the same decades). The reformed band released the follow-up album ""The Curse of Blondie"" (UK No. 36, US No. 160) in October 2003. ""Curse"" proved to be Blondie's lowest-charting album since their debut in 1976, although the single ""Good Boys"" managed to reach number 12 on the UK charts. In 2004, Jimmy Destri left the group in order to deal with drug addiction, leaving Harry, Stein and Burke as the only members of the original line-up still with the band. Though Destri's stint in rehab was successful, he was not invited"
"Harry quickly became a punk icon. Her look was further popularized by the band's early presence in the music video revolution of the era. She was a regular at Studio 54. In June 1979, Blondie was featured on the cover of ""Rolling Stone"". Harry's persona, combining cool sexuality with streetwise style, became so closely associated with the group's name that many came to believe ""Blondie"" was the singer's name. The difference between the individual Harry and the band Blondie was emphasized by a ""Blondie is a group"" button campaign by the band in 1979. Blondie released their debut album in"
"her first UK hit: Debbie Harry with her band Blondie and their single ""Denis"". Amid much public discussion about the two singers' merits, Bush came out on top, while Blondie stalled at number two. ""Wuthering Heights"" remained at number one for an entire month until it was replaced at the top by Brian and Michael's celebration of the then-recently deceased artist L. S. Lowry, ""Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs"". Bush's début single finished the year as the tenth highest-selling and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry, denoting sales of over half a million. Success was not"
"through it). The single reached #43 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, #29 on the Hot Dance Club Songs, and #32 on the UK Singles Chart. ""The Jam Was Moving"" was lifted as the second single and peaked at No. 82 in the US. After Blondie split up in 1982, Harry's solo output slowed down as she cared for ailing partner Chris Stein. She released the single ""Rush Rush"" in 1983 (produced by Giorgio Moroder and taken from the film ""Scarface""), but it was commercially unsuccessful. A new single, ""Feel The Spin"" (taken from the film ""Krush Groove""), was released as"
"Stone's list of 500 greatest albums of all time. In June 1979, Blondie, photographed by Annie Leibovitz, was featured on the cover of ""Rolling Stone"" magazine. Blondie's fourth album, ""Eat to the Beat"" (UK No. 1, US No. 17, Australia No. 9), was released in October 1979. Though well received by critics as a suitable follow-up to ""Parallel Lines"", the album and its singles failed to achieve the same level of success in the US, whilst in the UK where the album delivered three top 20 hits including the band's third UK number one (""Atomic"", UK No. 1, US No."
"39). The lead track off the album, ""Dreaming"", narrowly missed the top spot in the UK, but only made it to number 27 in the US. ""Union City Blue"" (UK No. 13) was not released in the US in favor of the track ""The Hardest Part"". In a daring move, Chrysalis Records' Linda Carhart asked Jon Roseman Productions US division to shoot videos for every song and make it the first ever video album. David Mallet directed and Paul Flattery produced it at various locations and studios in and around New York. Blondie's next single, the Grammy-nominated ""Call Me"", was"
"Clem Burke and Jimmy Destri) began sessions for what would become Blondie's seventh studio album, ""No Exit"" (1999). The lead single from the album, ""Maria"", debuted at #1 in the UK, giving Blondie their sixth UK #1 hit. ""Maria"" also reached #1 in 14 different countries, the top 10 on the US Dance Charts, and Top 20 on the US Adult Top 40 Charts. ""No Exit"" debuted at #3 in the UK and #17 in the US. The band continued to tour on an almost-annual basis for the next several years and continued to record, releasing the albums ""The Curse"
"Fun (Blondie song) ""Fun"" is the lead single from Blondie's eleventh studio album ""Pollinator"". It was released on February 1, 2017, on all major online platforms. On February 13, 2017, the single was released as a 7-inch single in the UK. The single included the Johnny Marr penned track ""My Monster"" as a B-side. Several remixes were made for the track, and released on digital singles on March 8th. The single made the UK radio Airplay charts in early February 2017, reaching number 22 on February 24, 2017. The single was also chosen as ""Record of the Week"" on BBC"
"Backfired ""Backfired"" is the debut solo single from the American singer-songwriter and Blondie vocalist Debbie Harry. Released in 1981, it was taken from her gold-selling debut solo album ""KooKoo"". Despite Blondie having two number one singles (""The Tide Is High"" and ""Rapture"") and a top 10 album (""Autoamerican"") within the previous twelve months, ""Backfired"" failed to make a significant impact on any of the charts. It peaked at #32 in the UK, and #43 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 (though it remains Harry's highest charting solo single in the US). It crossed over to Black radio and peaked at"
"Rip Her to Shreds ""Rip Her to Shreds"" is a song by American new wave band Blondie, which features on the band's self-titled debut album. ""Rip Her To Shreds"" was Blondie's first UK single, released on Chrysalis Records in the UK in late 1977, though it did not chart. The single peaked at #81 in Australia in March 1978. The B-sides to this single were ""In the Flesh"" and ""X Offender"", both previously issued as A-side singles by Private Stock Records, and both moderately successful in certain territories. As a promotional gimmick the song was also released as a 12"""
"included on the US and Canadian versions of the band's first hits compilation, ""The Best of Blondie"" (1981), as it was released as a single there, but not on the international releases. Although never officially released as a single in the United Kingdom, the song charted there from download sales in February 2013 due to the success of One Direction's cover/mashup ""One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)"". Blondie released a manipulated live version of the song (with the audience noise removed) as the theme for the 1999 US television series ""Snoops"". This version was released in the US as a"
"Call Me (Blondie song) ""Call Me"" is a song by the American new wave band Blondie and the theme to the 1980 film ""American Gigolo"". Released in the US in early 1980 as a single, ""Call Me"" was number one for six consecutive weeks on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart, where it became the band's biggest single and second No. 1. It also hit No. 1 in the UK and Canada, where it became their fourth and second chart-topper, respectively. In the year-end chart of 1980, it was ""Billboard""s No. 1 single and ""RPM"" magazine's No. 3 in Canada. ""Call"
"as a single in the UK, peaking at #2 on the singles chart. It proved equally as popular in neighbouring Ireland as well as in Canada, reaching #3 and #4 respectively. In the US, ""Dreaming"" peaked at #27 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, becoming Blondie's third Top 40 hit there (after ""Heart of Glass"" (#1) and ""One Way or Another"" (#24) earlier in the year). While the US release of the single had ""Living in the Real World"" as the B-side, the British version used ""Sound-A-Sleep"" instead. Both of these songs also feature on the ""Eat to the Beat"" album."
"Me"" (also written by Destri), from the album ""Autoamerican"" (1980). In the UK, ""Maria"" was released as a two-CD set, the first containing remixes of the song, and the second containing live versions of ""Screaming Skin"" (a track from the ""No Exit"" album), and their very first hit single ""In the Flesh"". Both were recorded during Blondie's No Exit Tour. The song gave Blondie their sixth UK number-one single (and their first chart-topper in 18 years, after ""The Tide Is High"" in November 1980). Topping the singles chart in February 1999, the release of ""Maria"" came exactly 20 years after"
"reality TV show before there was reality TV."" Notes !scope=""row""|Worldwide (IFPI) No Exit (Blondie album) No Exit is the seventh studio album by American rock band Blondie, released on February 15, 1999, by Beyond Records. It was the band's first album in 17 years and features the UK number-one single ""Maria"". As was customary for a Blondie album, ""No Exit"" dabbled in many genres, including pop, reggae, country and hip hop. Mike Chapman, who had produced all but the first two of Blondie's previous albums, produced some of the early demos for the album, though final production of the album"
"a bit part in the film ""Roadie"" starring Meat Loaf. Blondie performed the Johnny Cash song ""Ring of Fire"". The live recording was featured on the film soundtrack, and on a later CD reissue of the ""Eat to the Beat"" album. In November 1980, Blondie's fifth studio album, ""Autoamerican"" (UK No. 3, US No. 7, Australia No. 8) was released; it contained two more No. 1 US hits: the reggae-styled ""The Tide Is High"", a cover version of a 1967 song written by John Holt of the Paragons, and the rap-flavored ""Rapture"", which was the first song featuring rapping to"
"in a Blondie song, ""Man Overboard"", from the album ""Blondie"" (1976). 7"" 12"" Free to Fall ""Free to Fall"" is a 1987 song by the American vocalist Debbie Harry, taken from her second solo album ""Rockbird"" (1986). It was released as the second single in the U.S. and the UK. Suffering from lack of record company promotion, the single failed to chart on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 or any other significant U.S. chart, and peaked at no.46 in the UK. The B-side to the single, ""Feel the Spin"", was a previous U.S. dance hit from the soundtrack to the film"
"to chart. This is because of its initial release as the lead single from ""Parallel Lines"", due to its being reminiscent of ""In The Flesh"", Blondie's first hit in Australia. ""Sunday Girl"" failed to chart, however, and was later re-released as a double A-side with ""Heart of Glass"", on the back of its UK success. As a result, it was eclipsed by the disco track, and is rarely recognised as having charted in its own right. Like Blondie's earlier single, ""Hanging on the Telephone"", the drumming pattern of ""Sunday Girl"" employs a double backbeat rhythm. A French-language version of the"
"had originally been offered to Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks, but Nicks declined and Blondie instead recorded the song with lyrics by lead vocalist Debbie Harry. The single, released on Blondie's label Chrysalis Records in February 1980, was a number one hit in the U.S., Canada and the U.K., and a top ten hit in most other parts of the world. It was No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard charts for six weeks and named Billboard's No. 1 song of 1980. The song is listed at No. 44 on Billboard's All Time Top 100. In 1981, the song was also nominated"