Chemical Brothers are an English electronic music duo formed by Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons in Manchester in 1989.
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30 Facts About Chemical Brothers
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Chemical Brothers met Simons at the University of Manchester in 1989; they shared an interest in raves and club-going.
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At this point the Dust Chemical Brothers were the first-ever backroom DJs in the Sumptuous Locarno Lounge at The Job Club in Gossips night club in Dean Street, Soho from April 1992 till April 1993.
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In October 1994, the Dust Chemical Brothers became resident DJs at the small but influential Heavenly Sunday Social Club at the Albany pub in London's Great Portland Street.
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The Dust Chemical Brothers were subsequently asked to remix tracks by Manic Street Preachers and the Charlatans, plus Primal Scream's "Jailbird" and the Prodigy's "Voodoo People".
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Early in 1994, the Dust Chemical Brothers were approached in the club one Sunday by Gallagher from Oasis, who were becoming one of the most prominent guitar bands in Britain.
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In March 1995, the Dust Chemical Brothers began their first international tour, which included the United States – where they played with Orbital and Underworld – then a series of European festivals.
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Shortly after its release, the Chemical Brothers signed to Virgin Records, to which they took their own offshoot label, Freestyle Dust.
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The Chemical Brothers released their first new material in six months on Virgin, the Loops of Fury EP.
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Chemical Brothers worked on it overnight, and left a message early next morning that he was ready to record it.
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In March 1997, the Chemical Brothers released the second track from their forthcoming album.
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In May 1999, the Chemical Brothers played three UK dates, their first since December 1997.
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In December 2000, the Chemical Brothers aired one of their new tracks, "It Began in Afrika" at their New York DJ gigs, supporting U2.
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Chemical Brothers finished work on another album, Come with Us, in October 2001.
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In late 2003 and 2004, the Chemical Brothers continued to work in the studio on new material and a remix of "Slow" by Kylie Minogue.
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In 2004, the Chemical Brothers began work on Push the Button, their fifth studio album, which features collaborations with Tim Burgess, Kele Okereke, and Anwar Superstar, amongst others.
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In September 2006, the Chemical Brothers were revealed as the first musicians to be involved in Tate Tracks.
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On 21 March 2007, the Chemical Brothers officially announced their forthcoming album on MySpace.
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The Chemical Brothers cited a delay in the production of artwork for this delay.
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Chemical Brothers supplied a new track for the Heroes soundtrack, titled "Keep My Composure".
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The Chemical Brothers continued to tour into 2008 to promote the collection, including a landmark date at Olympia London.
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At the New York Comic Con, on 10 October 2010, film director Joe Wright announced that the Chemical Brothers would be scoring the soundtrack to his forthcoming film, Hanna.
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Chemical Brothers released their first concert film, Don't Think, in 2012, documenting their performance at Fuji Rock Festival in Japan in 2011.
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On 7 March 2012, it was announced that the Chemical Brothers would be scoring their second film soundtrack, for the bank heist film Now You See Me, but the band had to pull out of the project in the early stages due to scheduling conflicts.
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On 21 October 2014, the Chemical Brothers released a single "This Is Not a Game", which was created for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, featuring Miguel and Lorde.
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On 7 March 2019, Formula 1 announced a collaboration with the Chemical Brothers, which was released the next day in the form of the song "We've Got To Try".
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Chemical Brothers have played at major festivals, including Glastonbury, Fuji Rock, Vive Latino, HFStival and the Reading and Leeds festivals.
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