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The Whitest Boy Alive

Data updated on 2025-08-14 09:45:51 UTC
Formed in 2003 as an electronics-based group with an emphasis on the dancefloor, the Whitest Boy Alive eventually abandoned all programming and most other forms of synthetic instrumentation for a typical rock band setup. Guitarist/vocalist Erlend Øye (the Kings of Convenience), bassist Marcin Öz, drummer Sebastian Maschat, and keyboardist Daniel Nentwig began playing a form of straightforward and stripped-down indie rock informed by early Talking Heads (particularly the spindly sound of Talking Heads: 77) and Josef K. They released their first album, titled Dreams, in 2006, and followed it up with the more outgoing and uptempo Rules in 2009. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi

Genres

: alternative dance indietronica new rave

Total plays

442.9 million
Updated on 2025-08-14

Country

Germany

Social media links

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Monthly listeners

1,299,912

Followers

433,466

Top Cities

  1. Australia
    Sydney
    15,117 listeners
  2. Chile
    Santiago
    19,757 listeners
  3. Germany
    Berlin
    16,107 listeners
  4. Netherlands
    Amsterdam
    14,845 listeners
  5. Mexico
    Cuauhtemoc
    14,732 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Burning
Burning
170,986,045 3:11 2006-01-01
1517
1517
48,267,539 3:41 2005-03-06
Golden Cage
Golden Cage
47,403,521 4:02 2006-01-01
Fireworks
Fireworks
23,587,165 3:12 2006-01-01
Intentions
Intentions
21,117,984 3:39 2005-03-06
Inflation
Inflation
17,413,433 3:50 2006-01-01
Island
Island
12,804,032 7:04 2005-03-06
Courage
Courage
8,991,822 4:23 2005-03-06
Don't Give Up
Don't Give Up
8,589,940 5:55 2006-01-01
Done With You
Done With You
8,013,325 5:24 2006-01-01
Done with You
Done with You
8,013,325 5:25 2006-11-27
Figures
Figures
7,733,930 3:57 2006-01-01
Serious
Serious
7,260,163 2:59 2020-03-06
Gravity
Gravity
6,660,706 3:49 2005-03-06
Above You
Above You
6,366,613 3:15 2006-01-01
High On The Heels
High On The Heels
6,136,131 3:20 2005-03-06
Keep A Secret
Keep A Secret
6,118,833 4:08 2005-03-06
Timebomb
Timebomb
4,985,732 3:44 2005-03-06
Rollercoaster Ride
Rollercoaster Ride
4,792,895 2:40 2005-03-06
Borders
Borders
3,923,891 5:30 2006-01-01
Dead End
Dead End
3,870,955 3:23 2005-03-06
Promise Less Or Do More
Promise Less Or Do More
3,675,132 4:18 2005-03-06
All Ears
All Ears
3,551,057 3:20 2006-01-01
1517 - Morgan Geist Remix
1517 - Morgan Geist Remix
1,021,212 10:50 2009-04-15
1517 - A Cappella
1517 - A Cappella
855,790 2:01 2009-04-15
1517 - Instrumental
1517 - Instrumental
755,252 3:37 2009-04-15
Non mi dedico più a te
Non mi dedico più a te
29,012 3:58 2019-10-11

New releases

Serious
Serious
2020-03-06
[Bubbles Records]
1517 EP
1517 EP
2009-04-15
[Bubbles Records]
Rules
Rules
2009-03-31
[Bubbles Records]
Rules
Rules
2009-03-30
[Bubbles Records]
Rules
Rules
2009-02-27
[Bubbles Records]
1517
1517
2009-02-13
[Bubbles Records]
1517
1517
2009-02-13
[Bubbles Records]
1517
1517
2009-02-13
[Bubbles Records]
Dreams
Dreams
2006-09-04
[Bubbles Records]
Dreams
Dreams
2006-01-01
[Sleeping Star]
Rules
Rules
2005-03-06
[Pod]