Dunk (band)
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Dunk was a Canadian
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 pop-rock band from Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls, Ontario
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, best known for their 2000 Canadian top-30 single "Crowdsurfing".

Starkicker

The group formed after the Dunk brothers dissolved their earlier project Starkicker a few years prior. Starkicker achieved two Canadian hits with the songs "Get Up" and "Neil Armstrong" from their only album, 1996's Beach Music.

Beach Music was a top-30 Canadian Campus Radio Chart hit in the late summer and fall of 1996.

The first single from the album, "Get Up" entered the RPM Rock/Alternative 30 charts at #30 on July 22, 1996, and stayed on the chart for 10 weeks, peaking at #10 the week of August 26.

"Neil Armstrong" enjoyed even greater success, debuting on the RPM Top 100 singles chart on October 14, 1996 at #98. The song peaked at #26 in December of that year and stayed on the chart for 11 weeks.

Dunk

Dunk's first single "Crowdsurfing" was a hit in May 2000, debuting and peaking on the RPM Rock/Alternative chart at #18. It stayed on the chart for 9 weeks. No other singles from the 1999 Time To Fly album charted.

Post-Breakup

As of 2006 Ben Dunk was the co-owner of Sound Of Pop, the Toronto-based publishing, label and management firm.

Discography

Dunk released one album on Sony Records in 1999 titled Time To Fly. The album featured the hit single "Crowdsurfing".
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