The Chemical Brothers are a British electronic music duo composed of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, originating from Manchester in 1989. Tom and Ed met in history class at Manchester University. They started off as DJs known as "The 237 Turbo Nutters" (named after the number of their house on Dickenson Road in Manchester and a reference to their Blackburn raving days). They then opted for "The Dust Brothers" which they nicked from the L.A. producers of "Pauls Boutique" (as they thought they would never be famous). In 1995 they changed their name to "The Chemical Brothers" after the real Dust Brothers threatened to sue.
Along with the Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, and other fellow acts, they were pioneers at bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture. They achieved widespread success when their second album "Dig Your Own Hole" topped the UK charts in 1997, which featured the UK #1s "Setting Sun" with Noel Gallagher from Oasis and "Block Rockin' Beats" with vocals from rapper Schooly D. They had 3 UK Dance #1s with "Leave Home", "Hey boy hey girl" and "Out of Control". THey have worked many of leading lights of the Manchester scene including Tim Burgess of the Charlatans and Bernard Sumner of New Order.
Date UK Song Jun 1995 17 Leave Home Sep 1995 25 Life Is Sweet Jan 1996 13 Loops Of Fury (EP) Oct 1996 1 Setting Sun Apr 1997 1 Block Rockin' Beats Sep 1997 17 Elektrobank Jun 1999 3 Hey Boy Hey Girl Aug 1999 9 Let Forever Be Oct 1999 21 Out Of Control
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In the United Kingdom Chemical Brothers have had six number one albums and thirteen Top Twenty singles, including two number ones. In the United States they have won six Grammy Awards including "Best Rock Instrumental Performance", "Best Dance Recording" and "Best Dance/Electronic Album" of the year as recently as 2020.
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