Timeflies

Timeflies
Timeflies band Cal Shapiro (left) and Rob Resnick (right)
Timeflies band Cal Shapiro (left) and Rob Resnick (right)
Background information
OriginBoston, Massachusetts, United States
GenresPop,[1][2] hip hop,[1][2][3] pop-rap,[4][5][6] electronic,[5][6] dance[2]
Years active2010[7]–present
LabelsForty8Fifty, Epic, Island
MembersCal Shapiro
Rob Resnick

Timeflies is an American pop-rap duo formed in October 2010 consisting of Cal Shapiro (b. October 3, 1988) and Rob Resnick (b. May 26, 1989). They are known for their popular original music and popular YouTube covers. They first performed together as 'The Ride' in collaboration with writer Matt Merritt while in college at Tufts University.[8][9]

Since 2010, the band has built a diehard following, amassing fan growth online while selling out concert venues across the United States. To date, Timeflies has sold over 150,000 albums and 800,000 singles, combined with 175 million video views and 261 million Spotify streams worldwide.[10]

Their vast fanbase started with the weekly tradition “Timeflies Tuesday” on YouTube where they would showcase new music. Now, the weekly program has grown into a phenomenon exceeding 145 million views.[11]

Following indie breakout The Scotch Tape in 2011, their 2014 first major label offering, After Hours, debuted at #8 on the Billboard Top 200,[12] went #1 on the iTunes Top Pop Albums chart, and yielded the hit “All the Way” which soared to #2 on Billboard’s Top Digital Songs chart and has earned over 50 million Spotify streams.[13] More recently, they released Just for Fun before headlining the 35-city Just for Fun Tour. They have landed high-profile music placements in films like About Last Night and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 and from MLB, NBC, Red Bull, American Idol, and more. Having hit the stage at Good Morning America and on Jimmy Kimmel LIVE!, Timeflies has been dubbed "Musical Masterminds" by Vanity Fair.[14]

  1. ^ a b "Timeflies Releases New Single "Back When We Were Kids"". The Prelude Press. 2 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Is Timeflies the Next Era of Pop?". The New York Observer. 16 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Electro hip-hop duo Timeflies to perform March 31 at DakotaDome". Argus Leader.
  4. ^ "Timeflies Discuss 'One Night' EP & Unlikely Rise To Success". Billboard.
  5. ^ a b "Timeflies Goes Back to College: Duo Discusses Frat Parties, Funk Bands & Early Career". Billboard.
  6. ^ a b "Electronic pop-rap group Timeflies talks new music, growth and memories". The Daily Tar Heel.
  7. ^ "Timeflies". Facebook.com. 2010-10-26. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  8. ^ Geller, Mitchell (February 17, 2011). "Timeflies, an 'electro-hip-hop-dub-something' band, proves to be more than your average college band". Tufts Daily. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  9. ^ Timeflies. "About Us". Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  10. ^ "Timeflies". Spotify. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  11. ^ "TImeflies4850". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  12. ^ "Timeflies - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  13. ^ All The Way, 2014-04-29, retrieved 2017-02-16
  14. ^ Foxley, David (26 August 2011). "Time Is Flying for Timeflies". The Hive. Retrieved 2016-06-27.