Django Django

Not to be confused with Django & Django.

For Django Django's eponymous album, see Django Django (album).

Django Django
Django Django live in Leicester in August 2012
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	Art rock, neo-psychedelia, electronic rock, electronic, indie rock, progressive rock
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Because Music
Members	David Maclean Vincent Neff Jimmy Dixon Tommy Grace
Website	www.djangodjango.co.uk

Django Django are a British art rock band based in London, England. Formed in 2009, the band has released five studio albums starting with their self-titled debut in 2012.^[1] Their latest album Off Planet was released on 16 June 2023.

History

Formation

The quartet of David Maclean (drummer and producer), Vincent Neff (singer and guitarist), Jimmy Dixon (bassist) and Tommy Grace (synthesizer operator) met at Edinburgh College of Art, and formed Django Django in London in 2009.^[2][3]

David Maclean is the son of artist Marian Leven, brother of musician and director John Maclean and cousin of singer Lindsey Leven who performs with Guto Pryce in the band Gulp.^[4][5][6] Maclean and Grace are Scottish; Neff is originally from Northern Ireland while Dixon hails from Yorkshire.^[1]

"Our name has absolutely nothing to do with Django Reinhardt" wrote the band (nicknamed djangovideo in their account on YouTube) beneath the video post for their track WOR.^[7]

Django Django

Because Music released the band's self-titled debut album on 30 January 2012.^[8] The album featured already released singles "Waveforms"^[9] and "Default."^[10][11][12] The debut album reached number 33 on the UK album charts in the first week of release.^[13] It was then nominated for the 2012 Mercury Prize. Their song "Hail Bop" was featured in the football video game by EA Sports, FIFA 13 and "Waveforms" in Grand Theft Auto V. The album received considerable critical acclaim,^[14][15] and featured in the end-of-year lists of both Rolling Stone ^[16] and the NME.^[17] The band were surprised to achieve this success with Maclean commenting "I thought it would be an underground album that would sell a few hundred copies.”^[1]

Born Under Saturn

The band's second full-length album, Born Under Saturn, was released on 4 May 2015.^[18]

Marble Skies

The band's third full-length album, Marble Skies, was released on 26 January 2018.^[19] Their song Tic Tac Toe also featured in the EA Sports soccer game, FIFA 18. On 12 October 2018 the band released the Winter's Beach EP.^[20]

Glowing in the Dark

On 12 November 2020, the band announced their fourth studio album, Glowing in the Dark, would be released on 12 February 2021, and released the title track.^[21]

Off Planet

The band's fifth full-length studio album was released on 16 June 2023. Released in four parts, each as a separate "planet," Off Planet features a host of guest appearances – including Self Esteem, Jack Peñate, Stealing Sheep and Toya Delazy.^[22]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		UK [23]	AUS [24]	BEL (FL) [25]	BEL (WA) [26]	FRA [27]	IRL [28]	NED [29]	SCO [30]	SWI [31]	US Heat [32]
Django Django	Released: 30 January 2012 Label: Because Music, Ribbon Music Formats: CD, LP, digital download	33	60	26	105	68	63	43	26	—	13	UK: Silver FRA: Platinum[33]
Born Under Saturn	Released: 4 May 2015 Label: Because Music, Ribbon Music Formats: CD, LP, digital download	15	56	55	67	34	31	60	11	57	9
Marble Skies	Released: 26 January 2018 Label: Because Music, Ribbon Music Formats: CD, LP, digital download	20	—	95	112	92	—	120	12	—	19
Glowing in the Dark	Released: 12 February 2021 Label: Because Music, Ribbon Music Formats: CD, LP, digital download	68	—	—	—	186	—	—	7	81	—
Off Planet	Released: 16 June 2023 Label: Because Music, Ribbon Music Formats: CD, LP, digital download	91	—	—	—	—	—	—	35	—	—
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Remix albums

Title	Album details
Hi Djinx! Django Django Remixed	Released: 17 December 2012 Label: Because Music Formats: CD, LP, digital download

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions									Album
		UK Sales [23]	UK Indie [23]	AUS [34]	BEL [25]	ICE [35]	FRA [27]	JPN [36]	MEX [37]	NED [29]
"Storm" / "Love's Dart"	2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Django Django
"WOR"	2010	68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Waveforms"	2011	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Default"	2012	49	42	100	22	—	—	97	—	71
"Storm"		12	—	—	—[A]	—	—	—	—	—
"Hail Bop"		—	—	—	—[B]	—	—	—	49	—
"Life's a Beach"[38]		25	—	—	—	—	—	—	43	—
"Porpoise Song"	2014	49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Late Night Tales: Django Django
"First Light"	2015	7	45	—	—[C]	—	172	—	36	—	Born Under Saturn
"Beginning to Fade"		42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Reflections"		41	—	—	—[D]	—	—	—	—	—
"Shake and Tremble"		11	—	—	—	—	—	—	40	—
"Tic Tac Toe"	2017	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Marble Skies
"Surface to Air" (featuring Self Esteem)	2018	7	—	—	—[E]	—	—	—	—	—
"In Your Beat"		56	—	—	—	—	—	—	44	—
"Marble Skies"		17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Spirals"[39]	2020	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Glowing in the Dark
"Glowing in the Dark"[40]		62	—	—	—	24	—	—	—	—
"Waking Up" (featuring Charlotte Gainsbourg)	2021	—	—	—	—[F]	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charting songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		MEX [37]
"4000 Years"	2016	42	Born Under Saturn

Notes

1. "Storm" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but peaked at 55 on the Flanders Ultratip chart.^[25]
2. "Hail Bop" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but peaked at 84 on the Flanders Ultratip chart.^[25]
3. "First Light" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but peaked at 52 on the Flanders Ultratip chart.^[25]
4. "Reflections" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but peaked at 85 on the Flanders Ultratip chart.^[25]
5. "Surface to Air" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but charted as an "extra tip" on the Flanders Ultratip chart.^[25]
6. "Waking Up" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but charted as an "extra tip" on the Flanders Ultratip chart.^[25]

References

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8. Diver, Mike (23 January 2012). "Music - Review of Django Django - Django Django". BBC. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
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13. "2012-02-11 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
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16. "Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2012". rollingstone.com. 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
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26. "Django Django albums (Walloon)". Ultratop. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
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29. "Django Django discography". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
30. Peaks in Scotland:
    • Django Django: "2012-02-05 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company.
    • Born Under Saturn: "2015-05-10 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company.
    • Marble Skies: "2018-02-02 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company.
    • Glowing in the Dark: "2021-02-19 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company.
    • Off Planet: "2023-06-23 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company.
31. "Django Django in der Schweizer Hitparade". Hit Parade. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
32. "Django Django - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
33. "Palmarès 2013 des certifications UPFI". UPFI. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
34. "ARIA Report 19 April 2012 Issue #1154" (PDF). Trove. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
35. "Vinsældalisti Rásar 2 - RÚV". RÚV (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
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37. "Django Django – Chart History: Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
38. "Life's a Beach - Single (Remixes) by Django Django on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
39. "Spirals - Single by Django Django on Apple Music". Retrieved 18 September 2020 – via Apple Music.
40. "Glowing In The Dark by Django Django on Apple Music". Retrieved 29 November 2020 – via Apple Music.

External links

• Django Django on Facebook