Boys & Girls 1+1=3

Boys & Girls 1+1=3 is a Malaysian pop/rock compilation album produced by New Zealander Paul Moss and released on January 1, 1996.[4]

Boys & Girls 1+1=3
Compilation album by
Various Artists
ReleasedJanuary 1, 1996
RecordedDreamwalk studio
GenrePop/rock[1]
Alternative[2]
Indie[3]
Length34:02
LabelPositive Tone
ProducerPaul Moss
Singles from Boys & Girls 1+1=3
  1. "Bedroom Window"
    Released: 1996

Contents

The songs on the album were written and/or performed in English, as part of the English-medium music scene Malaysia experienced in the 1990s,[5] where local music was able to reach and grab the interest of international fans.[3] The album featured a well established fand, OAG, but was primarily a debut album for several up and coming teen aged artists,[6] like Nita, as well as some relatively unknown bands, like Nicestupidplayground, a teenage group from Sarawak, Borneo[6] who until this album had not recorded professionally.[7] The first and only single from the album was by Nicestupidplayground, called "Bedroom Window", and it is considered to have brought the band out of obscurity.[7] Boys & Girls 1+1=3 also marked the recording debut for punk rock all-girl trio IntoXicated, goth rock duo Brodwyn (later renamed Juliet the Orange),[8] and for Nita,[6] who sang the song "He's a Mod", which is a cover of a song by The Senators called "She's a Mod"[6] that was popularized in the 1960s by the band Ray Columbus & the Invaders.[9] Also, Nita covered the song "True Love", which was originally written by The Marching Girls;[10] both bands were from New Zealand, as was the album producer Paul Moss.

Success

Boys & Girls 1+1=3 has been called a "landmark"[8] album for alternative Malaysian music. The song "Bedroom Window" caught the attention of movie producer Wayne Wang, who included the song in his 1997 movie starring Jeremy Irons, Chinese Box,[7][11][12] as well as several other songs by Nicestupidplayground.[13] Although the music for the movie received a Golden Osella award for Best Original Music at the Venice Film Festival in 1997,[14] the soundtrack did not include "Bedroom Window".[15] It was also used in the movie Rogue Trader starring Ewan McGregor,[16] and a subsequent video featuring Malaysian model Asha Gill[17] was nominated in the Anugerah Video Muzik, and won awards.[16][18]

Boys & Girls 1+1=3 went on to receive positive reviews, and in 1997 it was certified double platinum[7][8][12] (making over 40,000 sales[19]) [[[20]|in Malaysia]]. The album also received several distinguished awards, such as the Anugerah Industri Muziks award for Best Local English album of the year, on March 22, 1997.[3][5][7][21] It debuted on the Billboard charts in Malaysia on September 9, 1998 at number 5,[22] peaked at number 1 on the 15th,[23] and remained in the top ten for five weeks.[24]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)BandLength
1."Disposable Garbage"OAGOAG2:28
2."He's a Mod"Beale, TerryNita2:41
3."Bedroom Window"Rossem, CharlesNice Stupid Playground5:19
4."Radhi Taps His Guitar"RadhiOAG1:34
5."Diet"RinaIntoXicated1:46
6."Doraemon"NoraIntoXicated0:59
7."True Love"Cooke, Perry, & MunroNita3:49
8."Kitty Kat"Nora & RinaIntoXicated2:49
9."She Wants"Rossem, CharlesNice Stupid Playground3:27
10."And I Don't Admire"Rossem, CharlesNice Stupid Playground3:59
11."Ode From A Psychopath"Lean, Pin LauJuliet The Orange (Brodwyn)3:49
12."Bedroom Reprise"Rossem, CharlesNice Stupid Playground1:22
Total length:34:02
Information on artists and song writers.[10]
Information on track listing and time.[25]

Charts

Album
Chart (1998) Peak
position
Billboard Malaysia 1[23]

References
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  2. "Boys & Girls 1 + 1 = 3". Positive Tone. FelixEntertainmentDotCom. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  3. Nuvich (April 5, 1997), p. 46.
  4. "Boys & Girls 1+1=3". MTV.com. MTV Networks. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  5. Ramly, Adly Syairi; Hussein, Terrina (March 22, 2006). "Destination Nowhere". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
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  7. "Filmography". Nice Stupid Playground Official site. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  8. "old automatic garbage". KAMI Tv Series. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  9. Nuttall, Lyn. "She's A Mod". PopArchives. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  10. Kamal. "Boys & Girls 1+1=3". MuzikRock. Hakcipta laman. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  11. Nuvich (October 3, 1998), p. 80.
  12. Hamzah, Joe. "Nice Stupid Playground". Malaya Park. Malaysian Underground Community Resources. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  13. Nuvich (October 3, 1998), p. 60.
  14. "Awards for Chinese Box". IMDb. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  15. "Chinese Box Soundtrack". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  16. "History of the Company". Play time. Play time Studio. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  17. "Portfolio". Asha Gill Official site. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2010. July 1995: Bedroom Window (Nice Stupid Playground) Music Video
  18. "Biography". Nicestupidplayground. Myspace. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  19. "Recording Industry Association of Malaysia." Retrieved 2010-07-29
  20. "RIM". Recording Industry of Malaysia. Malaysian National Group. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  21. Kamal. "OAG: Awards". MuzikRock. Hakcipta lama. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  22. Billboard (September 12, 1998), p. 75.
  23. Billboard (September 26, 1998), p. 115.
  24. Billboard (October 17, 1998), p. 63.
  25. "Boys & Girls 1+1=3". Artistdirect. Rogue Digital, LLC. Retrieved 23 October 2010.

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