Arizona (stylized as A R I Z O N A) is an American

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and electropop band from

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(despite its name) currently signed to Atlantic Records. The band's debut studio album ''GALLERY'' was released on May 19, 2017, peaking at No. 4 on

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, No. 24 on U.S. Alternative, and No. 143 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

History

Band members Zachary Charles, Nathan Esquite, and David Labuguen began creating together as a group of friends in

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while attending Berklee College of Music and Emerson College. During college, the three of them began working as songwriters and producers, before moving to Los Angeles, England, and finally back to their home state of New Jersey. They began making music together in 2015 and were discovered by now-manager, Jake Posner, on

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. Arizona was signed to Atlantic Records by

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in 2016. The band released several singles that year, including "I Was Wrong", "Oceans Away", and "Cross My Mind".

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produced the official remix of "I Was Wrong", and, by August 2016, the original song had accrued 16 million streams online. The Robin Schulz remix also appeared on '' Billboard''s

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chart for 9 weeks. In 2017, the band toured with and opened for

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and, later,

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. In March of that year, their single, "Oceans Away" had garnered 35.8 million streams on

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. On May 19, 2017, the band released its debut studio album, ''Gallery'', on Atlantic Records. The album peaked at No. 143 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Arizona has also played several festivals including South by Southwest, the Governors Ball Music Festival,

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, and Lollapalooza. The band went on a North American headlining tour in the Fall of 2017. Also in 2017,

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(a Dutch DJ who is No. 11 in the world according to ''

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'') produced the song, " Take Her Place" with Arizona. The song appeared on Diablo's album, '' Future''. In July 2018, the band released two new songs, "Summer Days" and "Freaking Out". They also started an arena tour that month, opening for Panic! at the Disco. The band's sophomore album "Asylum" was released on October 11, 2019 and peaked at No.17 on Billboards Heatseekers Album Chart On April 30, 2022, Arizona performed at Steven's Institute of Technology's TechFest, an annual festival coordinated by the Entertainment Committee of the Student Government Association.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Singles

Other releases

*2016: "People Crying Every Night" *2016: "Let Me Touch Your Fire" *2016: "Cross My Mind" *2016: "Oceans Away" *2017: "Cross My Mind Pt. 2" (featuring

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) *2017: "Passionfruit" [Recorded at

Studios NYC] *2018: "What She Wants" *2018: "Summer Days" *2018: " Take Her Place" (

featuring Arizona) *2019: "Find Someone" *2019: "Hold The Line" (

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featuring Arizona) *2020: "Feel Alive (

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References

External links

Official website
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