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| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
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| years_active = 1999–2000-2001
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| label = [[Warner Bros. Records]]
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| past_members = Brett Adams<br />[[Declan Bennett]]<br />David Oliver
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'''Point Break''' were a British pop group, formed and managed by Danielle Barnett and signed to [[Warner Music Group|WEA]], who found brief success between 1999 and 2000.


Brett Adams and David Oliver first started out with George Trotter as a group called "Aurora"<ref>{{cite web |title=Crush - Interview (Luv'd Up, TCC) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsZCX_WzvRU |website=YouTube |access-date=3 April 2023}}</ref> & performed in local schools & clubs in England and included. They changed their name to "Point Break" when they clinched a record deal with Warner Music, after the 1991 [[crime film|crime]] [[action film]] [[Point Break|of the same name]].
'''Point Break''' were a British pop group, formed and managed by Danielle Barnett and signed to WEA records, who found brief success between 1999 and 2000. Launched as a new [[boy band]] in 1999, the group featured Brett Adams and David "Ollie" Oliver, who had both acted in TV's ''[[Byker Grove]]'', and [[Declan Bennett]]. Within a year, they clocked up five [[United Kingdom|UK]] [[hit single]]s and an [[album]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums" />


Launched as a new [[boy band]] in 1999, the group featured Brett Adams and David "Ollie" Oliver, who had both acted in TV's ''[[Byker Grove]]'', and [[Declan Bennett]] joined when original member Jon had to quit due to illness.<ref>{{cite web |title=Point Break Bio |url=http://www.t-cnet.or.jp/~meso/english/biopb.html |website=Mesos Cafe |access-date=3 April 2023}}</ref> Within a year, they clocked up five [[United Kingdom|UK]] [[hit single]]s and an [[album]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums" /> Other members included American Dustin Strong,and Nicol Lampert who both joined the group as singers and songwriters and toured live with Point Break before the group disbanded.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A member of boy band Point Break performing at the Peugeot 307 Summer... |url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/member-of-boy-band-point-break-performing-at-the-peugeot-news-photo/830661958 |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=Getty Images |language=en-us}}</ref>
Their song "Stand Tough" was used in Australia as the [[Seven Network]]'s theme for coverage of the [[Australian Football League|AFL]] in 2000.


== Discography ==
==Discography==
Albums = 1
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details
! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions
|-
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|[[Official Charts Company|UK]]<br /><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited| location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 430}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|[[The Official Finnish Charts|FIN]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/song/-/-1646005|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130204075101/http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Point+Break&titel=Apocadelic&cat=a|url-status=dead|title=The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community|website=Swisscharts.com|archivedate=2013-02-04}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|[[Oricon Albums Chart|JPN]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/157465/rank/album/|title=ポイント・ブレイクのアルバム売上ランキング|website=ORICON NEWS}}</ref><ref name="Oricon Singles Chart">Oricon Singles Chart [http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/157465/ Oricon Singles Chart] (Retrieved 2 November 2012)</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Apocadelic]]''
|
* Released: 7 August 2000
* Label: [[Eternal Records]]
* Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]]
| 21 || 35 || 83
|-
|}


⚫
===Singles===
Music videos = 5
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|-
Singles = 5
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:24em;" | Title
=== Albums ===
! scope="col" colspan="3" | Peak chart positions
* ''[[Apocadelic]]'' (2000) [[Scotland]] No. 16, [[UK Albums Chart|UK]] No. 21,<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album
| first= David
|-
| last= Roberts
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|[[Official Charts Company|UK]]<br /><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>
| year= 2006
⚫
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|[[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Point+Break&titel=Stand+Tough&cat=s |title=Point Break – Stand Tough |website=Swisscharts.com |date= |accessdate=2012-12-22}}</ref>
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|[[Oricon Singles Chart|JPN]]<br /><ref name="Oricon Singles Chart"/>
| edition= 19th
|-
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
|1999
| location= London
! scope="row" |"[[Do We Rock|Do We Rock?]]"
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| 29 || — || 7
| page= 430}}</ref> [[Finland]] No. 35, [[Japan]] No. 83
|rowspan="5"|''Apocadelic''

|-
⚫
=== Singles ===
|rowspan="4"|2000
* "[[Do We Rock]]?" (1999) Japan No.7,<ref name="Oricon Singles Chart">Oricon Singles Chart [http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/157465/ Oricon Singles Chart] (Retrieved 2 November 2012)</ref> [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] No. 29, Scotland No.44
! scope="row" |"[[Stand Tough]]"
⚫
* "[[Stand Tough]]" (2000) UK No. 7, Japan No.10,<ref name="Oricon Singles Chart" /> Scotland No.10, Australia No. 49<ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Point+Break&titel=Stand+Tough&cat=s |title=Point Break – Stand Tough |publisher=swisscharts.com |date= |accessdate=2012-12-22}}</ref>
| 7 || 49 || 10
* "[[Freakytime]]" (2000) Scotland No. 7, Japan No.11,<ref name="Oricon Singles Chart" /> UK No. 13
|-
* "You" (2000) Scotland No.11, UK No. 14
! scope="row" |"[[Freakytime]]"
* "What About Us?" (2000) Scotland No.22, UK No. 24<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums" />
| 13 || — || 11
|-
! scope="row" |"You"
| 14 || — || —
|-
! scope="row" |"What About Us?"
| 24 || — || —
|-
|}


== References ==
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[[Category:British pop music groups]]
[[Category:British pop music groups]]
[[Category:English boy bands]]
[[Category:English boy bands]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1999]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1999]]
[[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2001]]
[[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2000]]
[[Category:1999 establishments in the United Kingdom]]

Latest revision as of 20:39, 15 October 2024

Point Break
OriginUnited Kingdom
GenresPop
InstrumentVocals
Years active1999-2000
LabelsWarner Bros. Records
Past membersBrett Adams
Declan Bennett
David Oliver
Dustin Strong
George Trotter
Jonathan Newman

Point Break were a British pop group, formed and managed by Danielle Barnett and signed to WEA, who found brief success between 1999 and 2000.

Brett Adams and David Oliver first started out with George Trotter as a group called "Aurora"[1] & performed in local schools & clubs in England and included. They changed their name to "Point Break" when they clinched a record deal with Warner Music, after the 1991 crime action film of the same name.

Launched as a new boy band in 1999, the group featured Brett Adams and David "Ollie" Oliver, who had both acted in TV's Byker Grove, and Declan Bennett joined when original member Jon had to quit due to illness.[2] Within a year, they clocked up five UK hit singles and an album.[3] Other members included American Dustin Strong,and Nicol Lampert who both joined the group as singers and songwriters and toured live with Point Break before the group disbanded.[4]

Discography

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Albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[3] 		FIN
[5] 		JPN
[6][7]
Apocadelic 21 35 83

Singles

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Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
[3] 		AUS
[8] 		JPN
[7]
1999 "Do We Rock?" 29 — 7 Apocadelic
2000 "Stand Tough" 7 49 10
"Freakytime" 13 — 11
"You" 14 — —
"What About Us?" 24 — —

References

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  1. ^ "Crush - Interview (Luv'd Up, TCC)". YouTube. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Point Break Bio". Mesos Cafe. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 430. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ "A member of boy band Point Break performing at the Peugeot 307 Summer..." Getty Images. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  5. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". Swisscharts.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013.
  6. ^ "ポイント・ブレイクのアルバム売上ランキング". ORICON NEWS.
  7. ^ a b Oricon Singles Chart Oricon Singles Chart (Retrieved 2 November 2012)
  8. ^ Steffen Hung. "Point Break – Stand Tough". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
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