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Infobox musical artist | name = D-Side| image =| caption =| image_size = | background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Ireland | genre = Pop (music)|Pop | years_active = 2001–2008, 2012-| label = Polydor Records|Polydor , Avex Group|Avex | associated_acts =| website = URL| http://www.dsideofficial.com| current_members =| past_members = Ryan O'Rian Shane Creevey Damien Bowe Dane Guiden Derek Ryan D-Side was an Irish people|Irish Boy band|boyband established in 2001, by twins Rory and Eoghan MacSweeney and they were signed to Edel Records . Edel brought in Kim Glover to manage the band after her success with New Kids on the Block , Ant & Dec (as PJ & Duncan), B*Witched and Let Loose . Glover secured their entry into Japan getting them a signed with Avex Group|Avex and worked with them until the end of 2004. They had some success in Japan, the United Kingdom, and Europe, winning 'Best New Band Award' at the Smash Hits Tour in 2002.
The band was originally made up of five members, Derek Ryan, Shane Creevey, Derek Moran, Damien Bowe and Dane Guiden, but became a threesome, however, when Bowe and Guiden both left for personal reasons. They have had three Top 40|Top 10 single (music)|single s in the UK, and have supported Blue (group)|Blue , Westlife and numerous other bands on tour during 2003 and 2004, as well as being involved in Charitable organization|Charity events such as Soccer Magic, Soccer 6, Children in Need and ChildLine . In 2006 D-Side took part in international contest "New wave" in Urmala. Over the past few years they have been successful in Japan where their single "Invisible" which was produced by Desmond Child reached number one. They released a total of three albums there, as well as a greatest hits compilation. They were signed to the Japanese record label, Avex, managed by http://www.maddogmanagement.com MadDog Management.
History
2001-2003: Stronger Together
Stronger Together was the title of the first album. It was released in 2003 by Polydor Records UK. The album was a hit record|hit in many countries, including the United Kingdom|UK , Ireland , Germany , France , China and Japan. The album reached the Top 10 in those six countries. The album contained five singles. The first single was titled "Stronger Together", and it was only released in Ireland, reaching #2. The second single was " Speechless (D-Side song)|Speechless ", released in all the countries, and got some success in Europe and Asia . The single reached the Top 10 in UK Singles Chart (#9), and in Japan. In the other countries, it reached the Top 40. The third single was " Invisible (D-Side song)|Invisible ", released in late 2003, and reached #7 in the UK. The single was also a hit in Europe and Asia, reaching #1 in Japan, and the Top 5 in other countries, such as China, Ireland and France. The song was later covered by Clay Aiken . The fourth single, " Real World (D-Side song)|Real World ", was released in February 2004. The single was #1 in Ireland and Japan, and reached the Top 10 in UK (#9), France and China. The fifth and final single was "Pushin' Me Out", released in April 2004. In the Japan Charts it reached #7, but was less successful in other countries, reaching only #21 in the UK.
2004-2006: Gravity and Unbroken
Gravity was the second album from the band and released by Avex Group|Avex / Polydor Records|Polydor . The group had become a trio by this time. The album peaked at #2 in Japan and #10 in China, but generated less interest elsewhere, only reaching #20 in Ireland, and landing within the Top 40 in France and Germany. The album contained three singles, but only one was released in Europe. The single "One More Night Alone" missed the Top 40 in France and Germany, and in China peaked at #27. In Japan the track was a hit, reaching #1. The next single was "Sacrifice", a pop-ballad duet with Antony Costa , which was only released in Japan and China. The single reached #1 in both the Chinese and Japanese Singles Charts. The third single, "Who Wants the World", was only released in Japan, where it peaked at #2.
Their third and final album, Unbroken , was released on 28 October 2006. "No One" was an unreleased track written by Bryan Adams . http://www.bryanadams.com/index.php? target=archive,lyrics& lycris_song=390 Lyrics of "No One" from Bryan Adams' Official site, retrieved 10 June 2008
Discography
Studio albums
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Stronger Together
2004 (#62 UK, #1 Japan) # "Invisible" # "Pushin' Me Out" # "I'd Be Lyin'" # "Real World" # "Speechless" # "Crazy World of Love" # "Dear You" # "Everything About You" # "My Best Chance" # "Can We Dance" # "Where Do You Run" # "The Favourite" # "Anybody Else But You" # "Stronger Together" # "Fix Me" # "Back In His Arms (Where She Belongs)" # "Here I Stand"
; Japanese Bonus Tracks : 18. "Anything" (Featuring Simon Webbe ) : 19. "Everyday"
Gravity
2005 (#16 Japan) # "Sacrifice" (Featuring Anthony Costa ) # "Alright" # "Superstar" # "I'll Give You Everything" # "Who Wants the World" # "Timeless" # "Don't Cry" # "Gravity" # "One More Night Alone" # "Baby Don't Cry" # "Back To You" # "Never Know" # "Lonely Nights" # "She Gives Me Life" # "Not in Love with You" # "Always" # "A Different Kind of Love" # "Leaf Upon the Wind"
; Deluxe Edition Bonus Track : 19. "When You Wish Upon a Star"
; Deluxe Edition Bonus DVD (#1 Japan) # "Invisible" (Live From VenusFort, 23.7.2005) # "Who Wants The World" (Live From VenusFort, 23.7.2005) # "Gravity" (Live From VenusFort, 23.7.2005) # "Sacrifice" (Live From VenusFort, 23.7.2005) # "Backstage At VenusFort" # "Sacrifice" (Video) # "Who Wants the World" (Video) # "In the Recording Studio" # "UK Photoshoot" # "Japan Photoshoot" # "D-Side Soccer Training" # "Beautiful City" (Bonus Track) # "Beautiful City" (Montage Video) col-2
Unbroken
2006 (#1 Japan) # "Unbroken" # "Let Me Be The One" # "Mothers Son" # "Dare to Dream" # "No One" # "Bullet Proof" # "Missing You" # "Never Too Young" # "My Faith in You" # "Fly" # "Million Ways" # "Misunderstood" # "Fragile Heart" # "My Saving Grace" # "Then You Kissed Me" # "Tokyo"
Best of D-Side 2004-2008
2008 (#1 Japan) # "Invisible" # "Pushin' Me Out" # "Speechless" # "Real World" # "Everything About You" # "Back In His Arms (Where She Belongs)" # "Anything" # "Sacrifice" (Featuring Anthony Costa) # "Gravity" # "Leaf Upon the Wind" # "Who Wants the World" # "Unbroken" # "Bullet Proof" # "No One" # "Let Me Be the One" # "Beautiful" # "Nothing Is Impossible" # "Invisible" (Acoustic Version) col-end
Singles
"Stronger Together" (2002) (#2 Ireland)
# "Stronger Together" # "Stronger Together" (Mark McCabe Mix) # "You Are Not Alone"
http://avexnet.or.jp/d-side/index.html Japanese Official Website
MySpace|dsideofficial
Category:Irish musical groups Category:Irish boy bands Category:Musical quintets Category:Musical trios Category:Musical groups established in 2001 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2008
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