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Scouting for Girls are a London-based UK indie pop band formed in 2005 by Roy Stride, Greg Churchouse and Peter Ellard.
The debut album from Scouting for Girls is self-titled, and has sold over 700,000 copies. It reached number 1 in the UK on 20 January 2008, where it remained for two weeks.
The name Scouting for Girls is a play on the words of the Scouting for Boys handbook first published in 1908 for the Scouts, which provides boys instructions on good citizenship. Similarly, the Scouting for Girls fan club is known as the “Wolfcubs” and is based on the Dennis the Menace fan club.
Also the band’s song She’s so lovely was used in the starting of the 2008 movie - Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
It was announced in March 2008 the band would play second on the NME stage at T in the Park, after The Wombats and before Feeder. “I’m sure that is in someway significant”, noted Churchouse. They also played the main stage at Oxegen Festival 2008, the 4Music stage at 2008’s V Festival, and in October 2008 appeared at the Big Gig, a concert for members of Girlguiding.
Scouting for Girls were nominated in the Best New Act category in the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008. On 20 January 2009, it was announced that the band were nominated for three BRIT Awards. Scouting for Girls played on the Sunday at Radio 1’s Big Weekend in 2009.
The debut album from Scouting for Girls is self-titled, and has sold over 700,000 copies. It reached number 1 in the UK on 20 January 2008, where it remained for two weeks.
The name Scouting for Girls is a play on the words of the Scouting for Boys handbook first published in 1908 for the Scouts, which provides boys instructions on good citizenship. Similarly, the Scouting for Girls fan club is known as the “Wolfcubs” and is based on the Dennis the Menace fan club.
Also the band’s song She’s so lovely was used in the starting of the 2008 movie - Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
It was announced in March 2008 the band would play second on the NME stage at T in the Park, after The Wombats and before Feeder. “I’m sure that is in someway significant”, noted Churchouse. They also played the main stage at Oxegen Festival 2008, the 4Music stage at 2008’s V Festival, and in October 2008 appeared at the Big Gig, a concert for members of Girlguiding.
Scouting for Girls were nominated in the Best New Act category in the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008. On 20 January 2009, it was announced that the band were nominated for three BRIT Awards. Scouting for Girls played on the Sunday at Radio 1’s Big Weekend in 2009.
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Hollyhol2 wrote:
lyrics are so bad, yet the instrumental part is pretty good. Makes you happy. Nothing special, just easy pop music.
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TinGirl96 wrote:
I really want to hate this band... I'm not sure why, I think it's because I find their music kinda cheesey. But I can't help but be addicted to She's So Lovely. I must have heard it on the radio sooo many times a few months ago that I got used to the cheesiness and got trapped in the land of catchiness :)
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Momsenek wrote:
haha i had to sing heartbeat? in singstar
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alexxmusicFreak wrote:
good. im glad. they r so damn good nd people dont even realize it which is a shame, i mean his voice is amazing..n the way he plays piano just WOW.
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magicmercury wrote:
I stand corrected, I hadn't realised they were so good. And I never said they'r shitt and I r not death.
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alexxmusicFreak wrote:
i love them and if u guys think they'r shitt then u r death!
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magicmercury wrote:
I feel people often underestimate Scouting For Girls' effect on the British music scene. By having a level of talent of such an individual extent, they were the final straw for the landfill indie that was popular from about 2004-2008. Thanks to Scouting For Girls' popularity, the masculine indie scene declined rapidly and lost credibility in late 2008, allowing female-fronted electropop to flourish throughout 2009. Thank you Scouting For Girls - you're far more influential than you realise (and so much more successful/alive than you deserve to be).
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alexschulte wrote:
dear god this band are shit.
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monsterholt wrote:
troll
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cloudfairy_ryan wrote:
some promo cd of theirs landed in my mailbox somehow. i think the only risk they take in their music is their abuse of clichéd lyrics. one of the quotes on the cover called them 'innovative', which is pretty much the opposite of my take on the album.
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cdkeeley wrote:
woahhhhhhhhh, you're shit!!!! argggghhhhhhh
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Arctic_Art wrote:
Bite me. :3
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universe_ wrote:
Arctic_Art don't say sfg suck. if u don't like them just don't visit this page.
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elliesmallwood wrote:
I love the banter on this page.
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Arctic_Art wrote:
I realise that, but good God, this band make terrible music. Oh and, my taste sucks dick? You listen to all of 20 bands, what would you know? [:
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unconcentrated wrote:
Arctic_Art, people have different tastes. I think, overall, your tastes sucks dick.
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Arctic_Art wrote:
people actually like this shit?
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infectedmodes wrote:
We Love British Bands
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jammel wrote:
SFG will be performing in a free gig on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral, London on Tuesday 3rd November 09
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ladyinpink1 wrote:
i love sfg.
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