Superchick
Encyclopedia
Superchick, originally known as Superchic[k], is an American
Christian
alternative pop/rock band. Their music incorporates various styles such as pop
, punk
, rock
, rap
, and R&B
. Their sound has been compared to mainstream artists No Doubt
and Avril Lavigne
with a heavier sound. Superchick has had five songs hit number one on music charts, and their song "Stand in the Rain
" held the number one spot for nine weeks on R&R
Christian Hit Radio (CHR) chart in 2006/2007.
concert in front of an audience of 5,000. They continued to perform at live events throughout that year, self-releasing their first album in 2000. The album was re-released with three added remix tracks after they signed to Inpop Records
, and became their first official album: Karaoke Superstars
. Since then, their music has appeared in several movies and television shows, including the movie Legally Blonde
, the made for TV Disney movie Cadet Kelly
, and the recent movie To Save a Life
. Superchick signed with mainstream record label Columbia Records to promote their 2005 album Beauty From Pain
, resulting in their 2006 mainstream debut Beauty From Pain 1.1. The re-release album contains their signature hit "Stand in the Rain". Their music has received favorable reviews in both Christian and mainstream publications. On December 4, 2008, Superchick was nominated for their first Grammy Award
. The group was recognized in the category of "Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album" for their 2008 album, Rock What You Got
which is now featured on "ABC Family's" new hit show "Make it or Break it". The band launched their "Hey! Hey! (That's Freedom You Hear)" Tour on April 3, 2009. On June 7, 2011 lead singer Tricia Brock released her debut solo album entitled The Road.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Christian
Christian rock
Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...
alternative pop/rock band. Their music incorporates various styles such as pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
, rock
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
, rap
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
, and R&B
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
. Their sound has been compared to mainstream artists No Doubt
No Doubt
No Doubt is an American rock band from Anaheim, California that formed in 1986. The ska-pop sound of their first album No Doubt , failed to make an impact...
and Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne
Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was born in Belleville, Ontario, but spent most of her youth in the small town of Napanee. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more...
with a heavier sound. Superchick has had five songs hit number one on music charts, and their song "Stand in the Rain
Stand in the Rain
"Stand in the Rain" is a song by Christian rock band Superchick from their 2006 album Beauty From Pain 1.1. It was released as a radio single that year, and stayed at number 1 on R&Rs Christian CHR chart for 9 consecutive weeks beginning in October 2006. The instrumental is currently being used in...
" held the number one spot for nine weeks on R&R
R&R (magazine)
R&R was a weekly music trade publication that followed the radio industry and tracked the monitoring of current songs by format, station and audience cumes...
Christian Hit Radio (CHR) chart in 2006/2007.
History
Superchick made their debut in 1999 at an Audio AdrenalineAudio Adrenaline
Audio Adrenaline was a Christian rock band that formed in the late 1980s at Kentucky Christian University in Grayson, Kentucky. During the band's 17-year existence, they were awarded two Grammy awards, multiple Dove Awards and they released 17 number one singles. They were regular performers at the...
concert in front of an audience of 5,000. They continued to perform at live events throughout that year, self-releasing their first album in 2000. The album was re-released with three added remix tracks after they signed to Inpop Records
Inpop Records
Inpop Records is an independent contemporary Christian music record label based in Franklin, Tennessee, USA. It was launched in July 1999 by Australians Peter Furler, Dale Bray, and Wes Campbell...
, and became their first official album: Karaoke Superstars
Karaoke Superstars
Karaoke Superstars is the first major release album by the Christian rock band Superchick. The first release of the album did not include the final three tracks and featured different cover art...
. Since then, their music has appeared in several movies and television shows, including the movie Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Robert Luketic, written by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, and produced by Marc E. Platt...
, the made for TV Disney movie Cadet Kelly
Cadet Kelly
Cadet Kelly is a 2002 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Hilary Duff. The film premiered with 7.8 million viewers. It was Duff's second film where she played the main character, her first being the film Casper Meets Wendy...
, and the recent movie To Save a Life
To Save a Life
To Save a Life is a 2010 Christian drama film directed by Brian Baugh. The film was released theatrically in the United States on January 22, 2010, and was written by Jim Britts. It stars Randy Wayne, Deja Kreutzberg, Robert Bailey Jr., Steven Crowder and Sean Michael Afable...
. Superchick signed with mainstream record label Columbia Records to promote their 2005 album Beauty From Pain
Beauty from Pain
Beauty from Pain is the fourth album released by the band Superchick. This is the first CD the band has released with an official drummer, Brandon Estelle...
, resulting in their 2006 mainstream debut Beauty From Pain 1.1. The re-release album contains their signature hit "Stand in the Rain". Their music has received favorable reviews in both Christian and mainstream publications. On December 4, 2008, Superchick was nominated for their first Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
. The group was recognized in the category of "Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album" for their 2008 album, Rock What You Got
Rock What You Got
Rock What You Got is the fifth album from the band Superchick. It was released on June 24, 2008. The album debuted at #65 on the Billboard 200 album chart, selling nearly 10,000 copies its first week. The band has described the album as more progressive, in-your-face sound and has dubbed it...
which is now featured on "ABC Family's" new hit show "Make it or Break it". The band launched their "Hey! Hey! (That's Freedom You Hear)" Tour on April 3, 2009. On June 7, 2011 lead singer Tricia Brock released her debut solo album entitled The Road.
Current
- Tricia Baumhardt (formerly Brock) (lead vocals)
- Melissa Brock (rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, harmony vocals) - Matt Dally (bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, rapRappingRapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
vocals, synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
) - Dave Ghazarian (lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
), formerly of Church Of Rhythm - Max Hsu (DJ, keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
s, songwriterSongwriterA songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
), formerly of Church of Rhythm & Zero - Chase Lovelace (drums)
Former
- Clayton Hunt (drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
) - Brian Fitch (drums)
- Justin Sharbono (guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
) - Andy Vegas (percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
) - Dave CloDave CloDave Clo is a guitarist who has played in the bands All Star United, Superchick, Casting Pearls and Tait, a Christian rock group formed by Michael Tait and Chad Chapin in 2004....
(bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, acoustic guitarSteel-string acoustic guitarA steel-string acoustic guitar is a modern form of guitar descended from the classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter, louder sound...
) - Ben Dally (Drums)
- Brandon Estelle (Drums), Currently the lead singer of Glory Fall and drummer for 10 Years.
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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| 2001 | Karaoke Superstars Karaoke Superstars Karaoke Superstars is the first major release album by the Christian rock band Superchick. The first release of the album did not include the final three tracks and featured different cover art...
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| 2002 | Last One Picked Last One Picked Last One Picked is the second major release album by the Christian rock band Superchick. It follows their hit Karaoke Superstars.-Track listing:#"High School"#"Real"#"One and Lonely"#"So Bright "#"Hero"#"Na Na"... |
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| 2005 | Beauty from Pain Beauty from Pain Beauty from Pain is the fourth album released by the band Superchick. This is the first CD the band has released with an official drummer, Brandon Estelle... |
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| 2006 | Beauty from Pain 1.1 Beauty from Pain Beauty from Pain is the fourth album released by the band Superchick. This is the first CD the band has released with an official drummer, Brandon Estelle... Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company... |
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| 2008 | Rock What You Got Rock What You Got Rock What You Got is the fifth album from the band Superchick. It was released on June 24, 2008. The album debuted at #65 on the Billboard 200 album chart, selling nearly 10,000 copies its first week. The band has described the album as more progressive, in-your-face sound and has dubbed it... |
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Remix Albums
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| 2003 | Regeneration Regeneration (Superchick album) Regeneration is Christian rock band Superchick's third album and their first remix album. It was released on October 21, 2003. "Me Against the World", featured on the soundtrack for Legally Blonde 2, is the only non-remix song on the record...
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| 2010 | Reinvention Reinvention (Superchick album) Reinvention is the second remix album from Christian Rock band Superchick. It was released on April 20, 2010. A solo breakout from bassist Matt Dally entitled “Let It Roll,” is the project’s debut single... |
Other Songs
- "Holy Moment" (Matt RedmanMatt RedmanMatt Redman is an English Christian worship leader, songwriter and author based in Brighton.He has worked with Newfrontiers, Passion Conferences, Hillsong London, Soul Survivor, is an artist for Sixstepsrecords and is a member of Compassionart a charity founded by Martin Smith.He appeared with...
Cover) - Unshakeable - "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Tour 2007
- "Silent Night" - Rockin Around The Christmas Tree Tour 2007
- "Love Is A Battlefield" (Pat BenatarPat BenatarPat Benatar is an American singer and four-time Grammy winner. She had considerable commercial success particularly in the United States...
Cover) - Live Love Tour 2006 - "The Water Buffalo Song" - Veggie Rocks!
Headlining Tours
- This Is Your Anthem Tour (early 2006)
- Live Love Tour (October to December 2006)
- Generation Rising Tour (early 2007)
- SHOUTfest Tour (late 2007)
- Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Tour (December 2007)
- Cross the Line Tour (March to May 2008)
- Rock What You Got Tour (July to November 2008)
- Hey, Hey - That's Freedom You Hear Tour (started April 2009)
- Alive Tour (early 2010)
Songs in popular media
Superchick's songs have made over 70 placements in films, television, and videogames.- In 2005, the song "Anthem" from the album Beauty From Pain was selected to be the theme song for MTV'sMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet 2Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet 2The Gauntlet II is the 11th season of Real World/Road Rules Challenge and the sequel to The Gauntlet. The Gauntlet II aired in late 2005 and into 2006 with 32 contestants and took place in Trinidad and Tobago. The teams were designated Veterans and Rookies, based on the number of prior Challenge...
. In 2006, Columbia Picture's movie ZoomZoom (film)Zoom is a comedy-superhero film released on August 11, 2006. It is based upon the children's book Amazing Adventures from Zoom's Academy by Jason Lethcoe...
featured the song "It's On" also from the album Beauty From PainBeauty from PainBeauty from Pain is the fourth album released by the band Superchick. This is the first CD the band has released with an official drummer, Brandon Estelle...
. The same song was used in a trailer for the 2007 film Nancy Drew. - Also in 2006, the song "We Live" is used as the theme song for the ABC series Brothers & Sisters.
- Their song "Stand in the Rain" hit #1 on the R&RR&R (magazine)R&R was a weekly music trade publication that followed the radio industry and tracked the monitoring of current songs by format, station and audience cumes...
Christian Hit Radio (CHR) chart in October 2006. The song spent 9 weeks at #1, and was the 18th most played CHR song in 2007. - The song "Get Up" was a part of the Ice PrincessIce PrincessIce Princess is a 2005 American figure-skating film directed by Tim Fywell, Starring Michelle Trachtenberg, Joan Cusack, Kim Cattrall, Hayden Panettiere, Trevor Blumas, and Kirsten Olson...
soundtrack and is used in films like Holiday in the Sun. - The song "It's On" featured in the film Bring It On: In It to Win ItBring It On: In It to Win ItBring It On: In It to Win It is a 2007 teen film. First a sneak peek on The Jake Show Season 2 premiere, directed by Steve Rash and starring Ashley Benson, Michael Copon and Cassie Scerbo. It is the fourth film in the Bring It On franchise, which focuses on competitive cheerleading. It was shot at...
. - The song "One Girl Revolution" was most notably used in the movie Legally BlondeLegally BlondeLegally Blonde is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Robert Luketic, written by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, and produced by Marc E. Platt...
. It is also featured in the Disney movie Cadet KellyCadet KellyCadet Kelly is a 2002 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Hilary Duff. The film premiered with 7.8 million viewers. It was Duff's second film where she played the main character, her first being the film Casper Meets Wendy...
and Holiday in the Sun. - The song "Pure" and "It's On" was used in the Cartoon NetworkCartoon Network (United States)Cartoon Network is an American cable television network owned by Turner Broadcasting which primarily airs animated programming. The channel was launched on October 1, 1992 after Turner purchased the animation studio Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1991...
movie Re-AnimatedRe-AnimatedOut of Jimmy's Head: Re-Animated is a live-action/animated television film that aired on Cartoon Network on December 8, 2006, the first original live action/animated production produced by the network.Re-Animated was released on DVD September 11, 2007...
. - The song "Not Done Yet" was also in the films Holiday in the Sun and Confessions of a Teenage Drama QueenConfessions of a Teenage Drama QueenConfessions of a Teenage Drama Queen is a 2004 American Teen musical comedy film directed by Sara Sugarman and produced by Robert Shapiro and Matthew Hart for Walt Disney Pictures...
. - The song "Na Na" was used in the film Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen.
- Their music has been used as background music in the television show Making the Band.
- The song "Rock What You Got" was featured in an episode of The HillsThe HillsThe Hills is a reality television series which originally aired on MTV from May 31, 2006 until July 13, 2010. The show uses a reality television format, following the personal lives of several young adults living in Los Angeles, California, but tends towards a narrative format more commonly found...
. - "It's On" appears in Bring It On: In It To Win ItBring It On: In It to Win ItBring It On: In It to Win It is a 2007 teen film. First a sneak peek on The Jake Show Season 2 premiere, directed by Steve Rash and starring Ashley Benson, Michael Copon and Cassie Scerbo. It is the fourth film in the Bring It On franchise, which focuses on competitive cheerleading. It was shot at...
- The song "So Beautiful" is featured in a trailer of ABC's new show True Beauty.
- "So Beautiful," was selected as the theme song for Running In Heels
- The song "Stand In The Rain" was featured as the trailer instrumental for the fifth season of The HillsThe HillsThe Hills is a reality television series which originally aired on MTV from May 31, 2006 until July 13, 2010. The show uses a reality television format, following the personal lives of several young adults living in Los Angeles, California, but tends towards a narrative format more commonly found...
. - The song "Cross The Line" was featured in an episode of The City.
- The song "One Girl Revolution" was featured in season 1 episode "An Unexpected Call" of The HillsThe HillsThe Hills is a reality television series which originally aired on MTV from May 31, 2006 until July 13, 2010. The show uses a reality television format, following the personal lives of several young adults living in Los Angeles, California, but tends towards a narrative format more commonly found...
- Several of their songs were used in the show Joan of ArcadiaJoan of ArcadiaJoan of Arcadia is an American television fantasy/family drama telling the story of teenager Joan Girardi , who sees and speaks with God and performs tasks she is given. The series originally aired on Fridays, 8-9 p.m...
. In episode 20, season 1, 'Anonymous, "Get Up" is heard at the start, and the song "Alright" featured at the start of episode 19, 'Do The Math'. - Their songs "Rock What You Got" and "Anthem" were in the show Make It or Break It during season 1 episode 5, 'Like Mother, Like Daughter, Like Supermodel'.
- The song "Rock What You Got" was featured on the Radio commercial for E!'s reality show "Denise Richards: It's complicated"
- Several of their songs were used in the Ps2 video game S.L.A.I
- Their songs "Hey Hey" and "Alive" was used in the season finale of Make It Or Break It, 2010.
- Their song "Still Here" was used in the Make It Or Break It episode titled 'Life or Death'.
- Their song "Hero" was used as NBC's theme song in 2009.
- Their song "Cross The Line" was used in the Make It Or Break It episode titled "To Thine Own Self Be True".
- "One More" is featured in the hit drama "Make It Or Break It" season two finale episode titled "Worlds Apart", during Kaylie Cruz's floor routine. (SEAS2;EP20)
- In 2011, the song "Get Up" was used in CBBC show "Sadie J" in the fourth episode titled "Slumberlicious".
External links
- Official Superchick Website
- Beauty From Pain 1.1 review at ChristianityToday.comChristianity TodayChristianity Today is an Evangelical Christian periodical based in Carol Stream, Illinois. It is the flagship publication of its parent company Christianity Today International, claiming circulation figures of 140,000 and readership of 290,000...