![]() ![]() ![]() The same month, the band performed as part of the charity group Band Aid 30 alongside other British and Irish pop acts, recording the latest version of the track " Do They Know It's Christmas?" to raise money for the 2014 Ebola crisis in West Africa. It reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. In November, the band collaborated again with Jess Glynne, on their single " Real Love". In September 2014, they performed with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra at MediaCityUK. The band's debut studio album New Eyes, was released in June 2014 by Atlantic Records UK. The following month, they announced a 14-date headline tour of the UK. In April 2014, the band made their TV debut on BBC's Later. "Rather Be" also reached number one in Austria, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, whilst charting at number ten on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was the fastest-selling song released in January since 1996 and ended 2014 as the year's second best-selling song in the UK (behind " Happy" by Pharrell Williams), selling over 1.13 million copies. The band's fourth single " Rather Be" featuring Jess Glynne was released on in January 2014 and topped the UK Singles Chart. Their third single " Dust Clears" charted at number 43 in the UK. ![]() The song peaked at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. In March 2013, they released their second single " Mozart's House". In December 2012, Clean Bandit released their debut single "A+E", which peaked at number 100 on the UK Singles Chart. 2012–2015: New Eyes Ĭlean Bandit, along with singers Florence Rawlings and Elisabeth Troy, at Way Out West in Gothenburg, Sweden, August 2014 The band's name, Clean Bandit, comes from a translation of a Russian phrase the meaning is similar to the English phrase "complete bastard", though Patterson later stated that it is actually a more affectionate term similar to "utter rascal". In 2011, Chatto and Jack Patterson formed their own film production company, Cleanfilm, to make music videos for themselves and other artists. The original vocalist, Ssegawa-Ssekintu Kiwanuka, left to undertake a PhD in laser analytics. At the time, Amin-Smith, who attended Westminster School was leading a string quartet together with Chatto, who attended The Latymer School. Original band members Grace Chatto, Jack Patterson, Luke Patterson and Neil Amin-Smith met while studying as undergraduates at Jesus College, University of Cambridge. History 2008–2012: Formation and career beginnings
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