Krezip
Krezip is a Dutch band that was formed in 1997 by students. The band achieved their national breakthrough in 2000 at the Pinkpop Festival with the song I would stay , which was also played by various German radio stations. The debut album Nothing less sold 300,000 copies. In 2002 the album Days like this was released . It was released on October 15th in the Netherlands. An unplugged album called That'll be Unplugged was released in 2003. The band then produced the album What are you waiting for, which was released in 2005 . The following album by the band Plug it in was released on May 11, 2007. A best of album was released in the Netherlands in November. In this context, the band announced their breakup in October 2008.
On January 28, 2019, over ten years after the breakup, the band reunited and released the single Lost Without You . The album Sweet High containing the single was released on October 24, 2019 and achieved gold status in the Netherlands.
Members
The band consists of:
- Jacqueline Govaert ( vocals , piano )
- Joost van Haaren ( bass )
- Annelies Kuijsters (vocals, keyboard )
- Anne Govaert ( guitar )
- Jan-Peter Hoekstra (guitar)
- Bram van den Berg ( drums )
Former members:
- Thomas Holthuis (guitar) (2001-2003)
- Thijs Romeijn (drums) (1997-2004)
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 NL
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| 2000 | Nothing Less |
NL1  × 3
(68 weeks)NL |
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| 2002 | Days Like This |
NL3  (28 weeks)NL |
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| 2005 | What Are You Waiting For |
NL1 (29 weeks) NL |
|
| 2007 | Plug it in |
NL3 (58 weeks)NL |
|
| 2008 | Best of Krezip |
NL1 × 3
(53 weeks)NL |
|
| 2009 | Sweet goodbye |
NL2 (14 weeks) NL |
|
| 2019 | Sweet high |
NL2 (10 weeks)NL |
More albums
- 1999: Run around
- 2004: That'll Be Unplugged & More
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
NL
|
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| 2000 | I would stay nothing less |
NL1 (18 weeks)NL |
|
| 2002 | You Can Say Days Like This |
NL18 (5 weeks) NL |
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| Promise Days Like This |
NL16 (6 weeks) NL |
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| 2005 | Out Of My Bed What Are You Waiting For |
NL9 (10 weeks) NL |
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| Don't Crush Me What Are You Waiting For |
NL22 (7 weeks) NL |
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| I Apologize What Are You Waiting For |
NL30 (3 weeks) NL |
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| 2007 | Plug It In & Turn Me On Plug It In |
NL21 (6 weeks) NL |
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| All My Life Plug It In |
NL7 (19 weeks) NL |
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| 2008 | Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime |
NL23 (6 weeks) NL |
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| Go To Sleep Sweet Goodbye |
NL24 (9 weeks) NL |
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| 2009 | Sweet Goodbyes Sweet Goodbye |
NL2 (25 weeks)NL |
|
| 2019 | Lost Without You Sweet High |
NL8th (17 weeks)NL |
|
| How Would You Feel Sweet High |
NL27 (6 weeks) NL |
More singles
- 2000: Won't Cry
- 2000: All Unsaid
- 2001: Everything and More
- 2003: mine
- 2007: Play This Game with Me
swell
- ↑ We have a new album! In: @krezipofficial (Twitter). October 24, 2019, accessed January 12, 2020 (Dutch).
- ↑ a b Chart sources: Albums NL Singles NL
- ↑ a b Awards for Music Sales: NL
Web links
- Official homepage (Dutch)
- Krezip at laut.de
- Krezip on Myspace