Carolina Liar
Carolina Liar is an American alternative rock band. Lead vocalist Chad Wolf is originally from Moncks Corner, South Carolina; other members originate from Stockholm, Sweden.[1]
Carolina Liar | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Columbia, South Carolina, United States Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | Alternative rock, pop rock |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Atlantic Maratone |
| Associated acts | Cher Lloyd |
| Members | Chad Wolf Rickard Göransson Johan Carlsson Peter Carlsson Erik Hääger |
| Past members | Jim Almgren Gândara Max Grahn |
Career
The band is best known for the songs "I'm Not Over" and "Show Me What I'm Looking For", from their 2008 major-label debut album, Coming to Terms, produced by Swedish producers Max Martin and Tobias Karlsson.
The song "I'm Not Over" featured in the 2008 film What Happens in Vegas, starring Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz, also in UEFA Euro 2008 video game.
On March 3, 2009, the single "Show Me What I'm Looking For" was featured on the iTunes Store as the Free Single of the Week. "Show Me What I'm Looking For" appeared in FOX Sports commercials for the 2009 MLB All-Star Game.
"Show Me What I’m Looking For" and "Open The Door" will be featured in commercials for Investigation Discovery's new show, Disappeared. "Show Me What I’m Looking For" will also be featured in promo spots for We TV's The Locator.
In the spring of 2014, an instrumental version of "Show Me What I'm Looking For" was used in an advertising campaign for Swinton Insurance. The TV advert featured the Britain's Got Talent 2013 winners, Attraction.
Carolina Liar was the supporting act on the David Cook/Gavin Degraw 2011 Fall Tour. In 2012, they were the opening act for the Kelly Clarkson/The Fray Tour.
Carolina Liar also played as the opening act for Rob Thomas while he was playing in New York City at the Beacon Theater and the rest of the stops on his Cradlesong Tour.
Peter Carlsson co-produced Ariana Grande's single titled "Love Me Harder". Johan Carlsson co-wrote and co-produced her single titled "Dangerous Woman".
Band members
- Current members
- Chad Wolf - lead vocals, guitar [2007–present]
- Rickard Göransson - guitar [2007–present]
- Johan Carlsson - keyboards [2007–present]
- Erik Hääger - bass [2007–present]
- Peter Carlsson - drums [2009–present]
- Past members
- Jim Almgren Gândara - guitar (2007–2009)
- Max Grahn - drums [2007–2009]
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US [2] |
US Rock [3] |
US Heat [4] | ||
| 2008 | Coming to Terms
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140 | 43 | 3 |
| 2011 | Wild Blessed Freedom
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— | — | 8 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
US Alt [6] |
US Adult [7] |
AUS [8] |
DNK [9] |
GER [10] |
IRL [11] |
NLD [12] |
UK [13] | ||||||
| 2008 | "I'm Not Over" | 119 | 3 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | Coming to Terms | |||
| "Show Me What I'm Looking For" | 67 | 28 | 8 | — | 28 | 93 | 6 | 74 | 31 | |||||
| 2009 | "Beautiful World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | "Drown" | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wild Blessed Freedom | |||
| 2012 | "Me and You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2015 | "Here I Go Again" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non Album Single | |||
| "Wrestling an Angel" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
Production discography
Johan Carlsson
Peter Carlsson
| Title | Year | Artist | Album | Songwriting | Producing |
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| "Hold on Tight" | 2013 | Britney Spears | Britney Jean |  | |
| "Problem" | 2014 | Ariana Grande | My Everything | | |
| "Love Me Harder" | | ||||
| "Just a Little Bit of Your Heart" | | ||||
| "Fire" | Gavin DeGraw | Finest Hour: The Best of Gavin DeGraw | | ||
| "M.F.P.O.T.Y." | Cher Lloyd | Sorry I'm Late | | ||
| "First Love" | Jennifer Lopez | A.K.A. | | ||
| "Once in a Lifetime" | 2015 | Flo Rida | My House | | |
| "Ghost Town" | Adam Lambert | The Original High | | ||
| "There I Said It" | | ||||
| "Lucy" | | ||||
| "The Light" | | ||||
| "Heavy Fire" | | ||||
| "For You" | Demi Lovato | Confident | | ||
| "Mr. Hughes" | | ||||
| "Thinking Bout You" | 2016 | Ariana Grande | Dangerous Woman | | |
| "Still Falling for You" | Ellie Goulding | Bridget Jones's Baby: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | | ||
| "Miss You More" | 2017 | Katy Perry | Witness | |
Rickard Göransson
Appearances
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (June 12, 2008)[14]
- 90210 (February 3, 2009, US) (April 27, 2009, UK)[15]
- MTV Spanking New Session (June 23, 2009)[16]
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (May 6, 2009)[17]
- BalconyTV Hamburg (September 8, 2009)[18]
- Die Oliver Pocher Show (March 12, 2010)[19]
- "BETA Records TV " (November 10, 2009)[20]
References
- "Artist Biography - Carolina Liar". Billboard.com. Retrieved September 15, 2008.
- "Carolina Liar Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
- "Carolina Liar Album & Song Chart History - Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
- "Carolina Liar Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
- "Carolina Liar Album & Song Chart History - Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- "Carolina Liar Album & Song Chart History - Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- "Carolina Liar Album & Song Chart History - Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- "danishcharts.dk - Danish charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- "MTV.de". mtv.de. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- "irishcharts.com - Irish charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- "dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- "CAROLINA LIAR - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- "Carolina Liar". IMDb. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- "Carolina Liar". IMDb. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- "Show Me What I'm Looking For (MTV Session) - Carolina Liar - Live Session Video - MTV UK". August 1, 2009. Archived from the original on August 1, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- "Hugh Jackman - Wednesday, May 6, 2009 - Promos". February 1, 2010. Archived from the original on February 1, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- Balconytv.com
- "Video". sat1.de. December 16, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- betarecords (November 10, 2009). "Carolina Liar - I'm not Over ( Acoustic Music Video & Interview )". Retrieved June 22, 2017 – via YouTube.
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