Arizona (stylized as A R I Z O N A) is an American
rock
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and
electropop
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band from
New Jersey (despite its name) currently signed to
Atlantic Records
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.
The band's debut studio album ''GALLERY'' was released on May 19, 2017, peaking at No. 4 on
Top Heatseekers, 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
Boston while attending
Berklee College of Music
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and
Emerson College
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.
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
Reddit.
Arizona was signed to Atlantic Records by
Mike Caren in 2016.
The band released several singles that year, including "I Was Wrong", "Oceans Away", and "Cross My Mind".
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
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''s
Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart for 9 weeks.
In 2017, the band toured with and opened for
Kevin Garrett and, later,
Coin.
In March of that year, their single, "Oceans Away" had garnered 35.8 million streams on
Spotify.
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
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, the
Governors Ball Music Festival
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,
Firefly Music Festival, and
Lollapalooza
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.
The band went on a North American headlining tour in the Fall of 2017.
Also in 2017,
Don Diablo (a Dutch DJ who is No. 11 in the world according to ''
DJ Mag'')
produced the song, "
Take Her Place" with Arizona. The song appeared on Diablo's album, ''
Future
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''.
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
Panic! at the Disco is the solo project of American musician Brendon Urie. It was originally a pop rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2004 by childhood friends Urie, Ryan Ross, Spencer Smith, and Brent Wilson. They recorded their firs ...
.
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 Kiiara
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)
*2017: "Passionfruit"
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*2018: "What She Wants"
*2018: "Summer Days"
*2018: " Take Her Place" ( Don Diablo featuring Arizona)
*2019: "Find Someone"
*2019: "Hold The Line" ( Avicii featuring Arizona)
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References
External links
Official website
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Electronic music groups from New Jersey
Atlantic Records artists
Rock music groups from New Jersey