| Artist: Does It Offend You, Yeah? |
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 Does It Offend You, Yeah? during the NME Awards Tour
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | DIOYY |
| Origin | Reading, England |
| Genres | Dance-punk Electro house Indie rock Synthpop New Rave |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Virgin, Almost Gold, Star Time INTL (USA) |
| Associated acts | Elle Milano, Fields |
| Website | doesitoffendyou.com |
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| James Rushent Dan Coop Rob Bloomfield Matty Derham Chloe Duveaux |
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| Morgan Quaintance | |
Does It Offend You, Yeah? are a British electronic rock band from Reading, Berkshire.
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Does It Offend You, Yeah? were formed in Reading, UK by James Rushent and Dan Coop,[1] in April 2006 and released their first album (You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into) in Spring 2008. They are currently[when?] recording their follow up album Don't Say We Didn't Warn You.
Does It Offend You, Yeah? were the ninth most listened to new band of 2008 on last.fm [2] and were included in the best alternative music list of 2008 on iTunes USA.
The band's first album, You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into (2008), was written and performed by James Rushent, Rob Bloomfield and Dan Coop. Death From Above 1979 vocalist Sebastien Grainger performed the lead vocals on "Let's Make Out". In 2008, Does It Offend You, Yeah? was accompanied on stage by guitarist Morgan Quaintance. In 2009, Chloe Duveaux (from Elle Milano) and Matty Derham (from Fields) joined the band.
Some have compared them to dance acts like Daft Punk,[3] Justice, and Digitalism. A smaller group believes they have similar sounds to The Killers or Gorillaz. NME compares them to bands like Muse due to their heavier, more "live" sound.[4] The group is known for its raucous live shows, which often end with stage diving and broken instruments.[3]
The band have appeared on US television on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Last Call with Carson Daly. They have also appeared on British television programmes Sound (BBC) and Transmission (Channel 4). They also appeared alongside artists Pharrell Williams, Santogold, Julian Casablancas, MGMT and Karen O as part of The Converse Century Celebration advertising campaign.
Lead singer James Rushent co-produced The Prodigy's "Invaders Must Die" and their top five hit "Omen".[5] Does It Offend You, Yeah? have remixed songs for acts such as Muse, The Raconteurs and Bloc Party.
In 2008, Does It Offend You, Yeah? completed a sold-out[citation needed] headline US tour which reached its climax at the historic Troubadour club in Hollywood. At the show, lead singer James Rushent broke his leg during their last song, although he managed to hobble back on stage for an encore before being rushed to hospital.[6]
At the start of 2008 they went on the NME Awards Tour, alongside The Ting Tings. They then completed their own headline tour of the UK supported by South Central and Lets Talk Tactics
They went on to open for Bloc Party[7][dead link] and Nine Inch Nails[8] on their respective 2008 North American tours. They were also the opening act for The Prodigy on the last date of their UK 2008 club tour.
Does It Offend You, Yeah? have made festival appearances at Coachella, Lollapalooza, South by Southwest, Glastonbury, Reading / Leeds Festival, Summer Sonic, Wireless Festival, Monolith, Street Scene, Pukkelpop, Dour, Les Eurockéennes, Vieilles Charrues, Hurricane, Southside, Oxegen, Lowlands, Gatecrasher, Jersey Live, Parklife, V Festival, NASS Fest and Melt! Festival.
The band will be supporting The Prodigy on their Australasian and Irish leg of the Invaders Must Die Tour.
Members of Does It Offend You, Yeah? also DJ at various clubs and festivals across the world. They have done so on the same bill as acts such as, Justice, Peaches, MSTRKRFT, Simian Mobile Disco, Steve Aoki, DJ AM, Ladytron, Samantha Ronson and 2 Many DJ's.
The band revealed the origins of their name as being from British sitcom The Office.
Everybody thinks the name is some kind of statement but it's a quote from David Brent in an episode of The Office. "When me and James Rushent first started writing music together we decided to put it up on MySpace. We needed a name to put as our profile name so just put what was the first thing that was said on TV, we switched it on and Ricky Gervais said "Does it offend you, yeah? My drinking?" so we just went with that. No thought went into it whatsoever.[9]—synth player Dan Coop, NME.com interview
| Year | Album | UK Albums Chart |
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| 2008 | You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into | 48 |
| 2010 | Don't Say We Didn't Warn You | TBA |
| Year | Song | Album | UK Singles Chart |
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| 2007 | "Weird Science" | You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into | - |
| "Let's Make Out" | - | ||
| 2008 | "We Are Rockstars" | 177 | |
| "Dawn Of The Dead" | 41 | ||
| "Epic Last Song" | 91 |
"We Are Rockstars" featured in the theatrical trailer for the 2009 box office smash movie Fast & Furious. The trailer was watched by over 95 million people during the 2009 Super Bowl commercial break. The song is used as the title theme for BBC Three's sketch show Horne & Corden. It appears in the computer game Saints Row 2. It has also appeared on Eastenders.
"Attack of the 60 ft Lesbian Octopus" was used in the 81st Academy Awards ceremony in a specially commissioned Wall-E short watched by over 36 million viewers.
"With a Heavy Heart (I Regret to Inform You)" appears in Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. It was also used in the American TV series Gossip Girl. Was also used in a televised trailer for Fox's television series Human Target.
"Dawn of the Dead" appears in the film American Teen, and was used on the final of Big Brother 2008.
"Weird Science" appears in Chuck episode 104, "Chuck vs. the Sizzling Shrimp".
"Epic Last Song" was used on the Channel 4 teen Drama Hollyoaks.
"Battle Royale" appears in Sims 2 Apartment Life.
"Let's Make Out" appears in the computer game FIFA Street 3.
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