Gary Jules
Gary Jules Aguirre (born March 19, 1969 in San Diego , California ) is an American musician .
Career
For the film Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly Jules took along with his school friend Michael Andrews , who compiled the soundtrack of the film, a cover version of Tears for Fears- -Klassikers Mad World on.
In late 2003, two years after the film was released, the song became a commercial success and hit number 1 on the UK charts as a Christmas number one hit .
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
2001 | Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets |
DE92 (2 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK12 (4 weeks) UK |
US144 (2 weeks) US |
First published: November 15, 2001
Chart entry only in January 2004 |
More albums
- 1998: Greetings from the Side
- 2006: Gary Jules
- 2008: Bird
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
2003 |
Mad World Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets |
DE3
gold
(42 weeks)DE |
AT13 (35 weeks) AT |
CH23 (38 weeks) CH |
UK1
platinum
(25 weeks)UK |
- |
First release: December 2003
feat. Michael Andrews |
2004 | Broke Window Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets |
- | - | - |
UK83 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: March 2004
|
More singles
- 2011: I Want You to Want Me
Individual evidence
Web links
- Official website (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Jules, Gary |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aguirre, Gary Jules (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1969 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | San Diego , California , USA |