Audio Bullys are a British electronic music project from London, consisting of Simon Franks and Tom Dinsdale.
Franks and Dinsdale released their debut album Ego War in 2003, and two years later followed up with Generation, which featured a collaboration with Suggs and keyboardist Mike Barson of Madness on the track "This Road" and a collaboration with Suggs and Madness saxophonist Lee Thompson on the subsequent track "Struck by the Sound". Their 2005 hit "Shot You Down", which sampled the Nancy Sinatra version of the song "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart.
Their third album Higher Than the Eiffel, released on 29 March 2010, featured another collaboration with Suggs and Barson on the track "Twist Me Up", with Suggs' daughter Viva providing backing vocals on the track "Smiling Faces".
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Ego War, Audio Bullys launched their comeback with a new collaboration with Michael Bibi on Solid Grooves, featuring a fresh take on the iconic vocals of “We Don’t Care” from Simon Franks.
In 2025, DJs from Mars remixed "We Don't Care" with David Guetta.
Discography
Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UKUK chart positions:
*Chart Log UK UKDanceUK dance album chart peaks:
UKDown.UK album download chart peaks: UKIndieUK independent album chart peaks: FRA NED SCOScottish studio albums chart peaks:
Ego War Released: 3 June 2003 Label: Source (#SOUR073) Formats: CD, LP 19 — — — 129 86 21 UK: Silver"Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 October 2020. Note: User needs to enter "Audio Bullys" in the "Search BPI Awards" field and press Enter Generation Released: 31 October 2005 Label: Source (#SOUR107) Formats: CD, LP 33 3 — — — 36 42 Higher Than the Eiffel Released: 29 March 2010 Label: Source (#BULLY1) Formats: CD, LP, download 87 10 55 9 — — — "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Compilation albums Back to Mine: Audio Bullys (2003)
Singles Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK UKDanceUK dance singles chart peaks:
UKDown.UK download singles chart peaks:
UKIndieUK independent singles chart peaks:
AUS FRA IRE ITA NED SCOScottish singles chart peaks:
2003 "We Don't Care" 15 — — 3 — — — — 97 20 Ego War "The Things"/"Turned Away" 22 — — — — — — — — 29 "Way Too Long" — — — — — — — — 86 — 2004 "Snake" 45 — — — — 58 — — 100 — "Break Down the Doors"(Morillo featuring Audio Bullys) 44 4 — 5 — — — — 86 52 2005 "Shot You Down"(featuring Nancy Sinatra) 3 — 2 — 17 — 22 56 23 6 UK: Silver Generation "I'm in Love" 27 21 — — — — 43 — 72 28 2006 "Drop It" 200 35 — 19 — — — — — — rowspan="4" 2008 "Gimme That Punk" — 9 — 7 — — — — — — "Flickery Vision" — — — — — — — — — — "Dope Fiend" — — — — — — — — — — 2010 "Only Man" 44 6 47 3 — — — — — 41 Higher Than the Eiffel 2011 "Shotgun" — — — — — — — — — — 2015 "Wicked Things"(Sander Kleinenberg featuring Audio Bullys) — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="8" "Under Pressure"(with Alex Kidd) — — — — — — — — — — 2016 "It Was a Very Good Year"(featuring Surge) — — — — — — — — — — 2017 "The Scene" — — — — — — — — — — 2023 "As We Step" — — — — — — — — — —2024 "Dilate"—————————— "Outlaws"(with Anti-Up)—————————— "Paperwork"(with TCTS)—————————— "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
References
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