Boys & Girls 1+1=3
Compilation album by
Various Artists
ReleasedJanuary 1, 1996
RecordedDreamwalk studio
GenrePop/rock[1]
Alternative[2]
Indie[3]
Length34:02
LabelPositive Tone
ProducerPaul Moss
Singles from Boys & Girls 1+1=3
  1. "Bedroom Window"
    Released: 1996

Boys & Girls 1+1=3 is a Malaysian pop/rock compilation album produced by New Zealander Paul Moss and released on January 1, 1996.[4]

Contents

The songs on the album were written and/or performed in English, as part of the English-medium music scene Malaysia experienced in the 1990s,[5] where local music was able to reach and grab the interest of international fans.[3] The album featured a well established fand, OAG, but was primarily a debut album for several up and coming teen aged artists,[6] like Nita, as well as some relatively unknown bands, like Nicestupidplayground, a teenage group from Sarawak, Borneo[6] who until this album had not recorded professionally.[7] The first and only single from the album was by Nicestupidplayground, called "Bedroom Window", and it is considered to have brought the band out of obscurity.[7] Boys & Girls 1+1=3 also marked the recording debut for punk rock all-girl trio IntoXicated, goth rock duo Brodwyn (later renamed Juliet the Orange),[8] and for Nita,[6] who sang the song "He's a Mod", which is a cover of a song by The Senators called "She's a Mod"[6] that was popularized in the 1960s by the band Ray Columbus & the Invaders.[9] Also, Nita covered the song "True Love", which was originally written by The Marching Girls;[10] both bands were from New Zealand, as was the album producer Paul Moss.

Success

Boys & Girls 1+1=3 has been called a "landmark"[8] album for alternative Malaysian music. The song "Bedroom Window" caught the attention of movie producer Wayne Wang, who included the song in his 1997 movie starring Jeremy Irons, Chinese Box,[7][11][12] as well as several other songs by Nicestupidplayground.[13] Although the music for the movie received a Golden Osella award for Best Original Music at the Venice Film Festival in 1997,[14] the soundtrack did not include "Bedroom Window".[15] It was also used in the movie Rogue Trader starring Ewan McGregor,[16] and a subsequent video featuring Malaysian model Asha Gill[17] was nominated in the Anugerah Video Muzik, and won awards.[16][18]

Boys & Girls 1+1=3 went on to receive positive reviews, and in 1997 it was certified double platinum[7][8][12] (making over 40,000 sales[19][20]) in Malaysia. The album also received several distinguished awards, such as the Anugerah Industri Muziks award for Best Local English album of the year, on March 22, 1997.[3][5][7][21] It debuted on the Billboard charts in Malaysia on September 9, 1998, at number 5,[22] peaked at number 1 on the 15th,[23] and remained in the top ten for five weeks.[24]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)BandLength
1."Disposable Garbage"OAGOAG2:28
2."He's a Mod"Beale, TerryNita2:41
3."Bedroom Window"Rossem, CharlesNice Stupid Playground5:19
4."Radhi Taps His Guitar"RadhiOAG1:34
5."Diet"RinaIntoXicated1:46
6."Doraemon"NoraIntoXicated0:59
7."True Love"Cooke, Perry, & MunroNita3:49
8."Kitty Kat"Nora & RinaIntoXicated2:49
9."She Wants"Rossem, CharlesNice Stupid Playground3:27
10."And I Don't Admire"Rossem, CharlesNice Stupid Playground3:59
11."Ode From A Psychopath"Lean, Pin LauJuliet The Orange (Brodwyn)3:49
12."Bedroom Reprise"Rossem, CharlesNice Stupid Playground1:22
Total length:34:02
Information on artists and song writers.[10]
Information on track listing and time.[25]

Charts

Album

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Billboard Malaysia 1[23]

References

  1. ↑ "Boys & Girls 1+1=3". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "Boys & Girls 1 + 1 = 3". Positive Tone. FelixEntertainmentDotCom. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 Nuvich (April 5, 1997), p. 46.
  4. ↑ "Boys & Girls 1+1=3". MTV.com. MTV Networks. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  5. 1 2 Ramly, Adly Syairi; Hussein, Terrina (March 22, 2006). "Destination Nowhere". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "'Boys & Girls 1 + 1 = 3' Various Artists". Positive Tone. FelixEntertainmentDotCom. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Filmography". Nice Stupid Playground Official site. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  8. 1 2 3 "old automatic garbage". KAMI Tv Series. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  9. ↑ Nuttall, Lyn. "She's A Mod". PopArchives. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  10. 1 2 Kamal. "Boys & Girls 1+1=3". MuzikRock. Hakcipta laman. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  11. ↑ Nuvich (October 3, 1998), p. 80.
  12. 1 2 Hamzah, Joe. "Nice Stupid Playground". Malaya Park. Malaysian Underground Community Resources. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  13. ↑ Nuvich (October 3, 1998), p. 60.
  14. ↑ "Awards for Chinese Box". IMDb. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  15. ↑ "Chinese Box Soundtrack". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  16. 1 2 "History of the Company". Play time. Play time Studio. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  17. ↑ "Portfolio". Asha Gill Official site. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2010. July 1995: Bedroom Window (Nice Stupid Playground) Music Video
  18. ↑ "Biography". Nicestupidplayground. Myspace. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  19. ↑ "Recording Industry Association of Malaysia." Retrieved 2010-07-29
  20. ↑ "RIM". Recording Industry of Malaysia. Malaysian National Group. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  21. ↑ Kamal. "OAG: Awards". MuzikRock. Hakcipta lama. Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  22. ↑ Billboard (September 12, 1998), p. 75.
  23. 1 2 Billboard (September 26, 1998), p. 115.
  24. ↑ Billboard (October 17, 1998), p. 63.
  25. ↑ "Boys & Girls 1+1=3". Artistdirect. Rogue Digital, LLC. Retrieved 23 October 2010.

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