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Deep Blue Something is an United States|American rock band only known for their 1995 hit single " Breakfast at Tiffany's (song)|Breakfast at Tiffany's ".

History

The group was founded in 1992 in Denton, Texas|Denton , Texas by brothers Todd and Toby Pipes, who attended the University of North Texas at the time. The brothers enlisted drummer John Kirtland and guitarist Clay Bergus. Prior to their current name, The group originally performed as Leper Messiah, which is named after the line from Ziggy Stardust (song)|Ziggy Stardust .

Clay left the band just before they start recording their first album, 11th Song , which they have sold at shows during 1993. Kirk Tatom later joined the band after the album's release. In 1994, the band released their second album, Home (Deep Blue Something album)|Home via another independent label named Rainmaker Records, and was re-released a year later by major label Interscope Records . The accompanying single "Breakfast at Tiffany's" reached the top five in the United States and number one in the United Kingdom .

According to Todd Pipes, the lyrics of the song were inspired by Audrey Hepburn|Audrey Hepburn's performance in the feature film Roman Holiday , but he thought that one of Hepburn's other films would make a better song title. British Hit Singles & Albums (Edition 18), Guinness World Records Limited While "Breakfast At Tiffany's" was on the charts, Todd Pipes was fired from his job as an English teacher at the private Christian School after parents have complained that their children were being taught by a rock musician.

At the end of 1995, Kirk quit the band and Clay Bergus returns to his role as guitarist. The band were working on their sophomore album titled Byzantium (album)|Byzantium , planning to be released in 1996. However, the band came into legal troubles over the copyright of 11th song and "Breakfast At Tiffany's". As a result, Interscope put the album on hold and the album was finally released in 1998, only in Japan and some European countries. However, the album was later re-released years later in the United States, currently under the label Kirtland Records.

In the wake of the Universal/PolyGram merger, the band parted ways with Interscope. They later signed with Azera Records, an independent label based in Phoenix, Arizona. Their Deep Blue Something (album)|self-titled album which contains five tracks from Byzantium, was released later that year. Shortly after the album's release, the band went into hiatus while not officially breaking up. Nonetheless, the band continued to perform shows, but on rare occasions.

Other activities of band members

Todd and Toby Pipes have become music producer|producers for Flickerstick , Demp, Calhoun, the Greater Good, Coma Rally, Moonshot Radio, Porter Block, and The Nadas . They have earned Best Producer honors from the Fort Worth Weekly three years in a row and have been highlighted in Mix Magazine . The Pipes brothers work primarily out of Bass Propulsion Laboratories in Dallas , a three-studio facility which they also own.

Todd Pipes (born 9 November 1967), has released a solo album, Taurus Petals , on Authentic Records. It was released on November 25, 2008. at Authentic Records Online On March 16, 2010 Todd Pipes announced he was working on a second solo album.

Toby Pipes (born 28 June 1971), formed the band The Hundred Inevitables, with Jeff Whittington and released an album, Studder , in early 2000. In 2005, he formed a new band Little Black Dress with Nolan Thies. In 2009 they were the first band signed onto Exploding Plastic Records, a new Idol Records sub-label. Their debut album Snow in June was released June 2009.

John Kirtland runs an independent record label, Kirtland Records . Based in Dallas, Texas and Los Angeles, California , Kirtland's business dealings led to his ownership of the back-catalog of the band Bush (band)|Bush and royalty rights on the sales of certain albums by the band No Doubt . After selling off his rights to the No Doubt material, Bush remains on the Kirtland label along with indie bands such as Bril and the Burden Brothers .

Clay Bergus has been a manager at Eddie V's Prime Seafood in Dallas since its opening in spring 2010.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions								Certifications ( List of best selling music artists
Title	Details	US cite web	AUS cite web	AUT cite web	GER cite web	NL cite web	SWE cite web	SWI cite web	UK cite web	Certifications ( List of best selling music artists
11th Song Release date: 1993 Label: Doberman Records Formats: Compact disc\|CD
Home Release date: 1995 Label: Interscope Records Formats: CD, Compact Cassette\|cassette Recording Industry Association of America\|US : Gold
Byzantium Release date: 1998 Label: Interscope Formats: CD
Deep Blue Something Release date: 2001 Label: Aezra Records Formats: CD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions									Album
Year	Single	US cite web	AUS cite web	AUT cite web	GER cite web	NL cite web	NZ cite web	SWE cite web	SWI cite web	UK	Album
1995	5	3	12	6	11	21	9	19	1	Home
1996	ref label>BU	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	"Josey"
1998	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Byzantium
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

;Notes

+ "Halo" peaked outside of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, therefore they are listed on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles|Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.

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