Flipsyde

Flipsyde
Flipsyde
Origin	Oakland, California, United States
Genres	Rap rock; hip hop; alternative hip hop; acoustic hip hop; alternative rock;
Years active	2003–present
Members	Steve Knight; Dave Lopez; The Piper (Jinho Ferreira);
Past members	DJ D-Sharp; Chantelle Paige;
Website	Flipsyde.com

Flipsyde is an American rap rock group from Oakland, California.

Career

Flipsyde currently consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Steve Knight, lead guitarist Dave Lopez, and rapper The Piper (Jinho Ferreira). Their 2005 debut album, We the People, was released by Interscope Records and featured the singles "Happy Birthday" and "Someday", with the latter chosen as a theme song by NBC for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games,^[2] and appeared on the soundtrack for the 2008 film Never Back Down.^[3]

Flipsyde's 2008 follow-up album, State of Survival, featured production by Akon^[4] and a minor hit in "When It Was Good", but the record did not chart. The group was subsequently dropped by Interscope Records. Flipsyde released two EP's independently in 2011 and 2012. The group is currently working on a new project together.

Beyond Flipsyde

Ferreira is a graduate of San Francisco State University and has written two unproduced screenplays,^[5] one of which won a screenwriting prize at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2009.^[6]

Ferreira discussed his experiences growing up, becoming a rapper, and choosing to become a cop to try to address racial injustice in From Oakland to Johannesburg: Can We Reform the Police?,^[7] an episode of World Affairs.

Past members

DJ D-Sharp (Derrick Robinson), a founding member of Flipsyde, departed after the release of We the People.
Chantelle Paige joined the group for the album State of Survival. After the album she moved on to pursue a solo career.

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Title	Chart position		Sales
Year	Title	US	US Heat.	Sales
2005	We the People Released: July 12, 2005 Label: Cherrytree/Interscope Format: CD	—	43	WW: — 62,000^[8]
2009	State of Survival Released: 2009 Label: Cherrytree/Interscope Format: CD	—	—	WW: 50,000^{[citation needed]}

EPs

Year	Title	Chart position
Year	Title	US	US Heat.
2011	The Phoenix Released: July 26, 2011 Label: Flipsyde Music Format: CD and digital download	—	—
2012	Tower of Hollywood Released: September 11, 2012 Label: Flipsyde Music Format: CD and digital download	—	—

Mixtapes

The Pen and The Sword (2005)
Focus (2011)
Ignite (2012)
Gift (2012)
Transform (2012)

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Album
Title	Year	US	CAN	FIN	AUT ^[9]	SWE	GER	SWI ^[10]	POL ^[11]	DAN	SVK ^[12]	Album
"Someday"	2005	—	—	10	—	28	49	—	—	—	—	We the People
"Happy Birthday" (feat. Piper)	2006	—	—	—	10	3	4	11	3	—^[a]	59
"Trumpets (Never Be the Same Again)"		—	—	11	54	—	26	—	—	—	86
"Angel"		—	—	—	—	—	69	—	—	—	8
"Champion"	2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	State of Survival
"When It Was Good"	2009	—	92	—	—	7	42	—	9	35	31
"A Change"	2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Act Like A Cop Did It"	2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Phoenix
"Livin' It Up"	2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Phoenix
"One More Trip"	2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Tower of Hollywood
"Believe"	2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Notes

^ "Happy Birthday" did not enter the Single Top-20, but peaked at number 11 on the Airplay Top-20 chart.^[13]

References

^ Samanta, Asish (November 11, 2005). "Are You Ready?". Times of India. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
^ Paoletta, Michael (January 14, 2006). "Making the Band: Rocking the Winter Games". Billboard, p.14. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
^ "Never Back Down (2008) Soundtrack and Complete List of Songs". What-song. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
^ Crosley, Hillary (November 29, 2008). "Konvict Breakouts". Billboard, p. 21. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
^ Siegel, Tatiana (December 16, 2016). "Sundance Screenwriters Lab Unveils 15 Writers It Will Support". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
^ Staff (April 24, 2009). "TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL AND TRIBECA FILM INSTITUTE ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF 2009 TRIBECA ALL ACCESS CREATIVE PROMISE AWARDS". TribecaFilm.com. Archived from the original on November 11, 2009.
^ "From Oakland to Johannesburg: Can We Reform the Police?". Retrieved September 8, 2020.From Oakland to Johannesburg: Can We Reform the Police?
^ Crosley, Hillary (November 29, 2008). "Konvict Breakouts". Billboard, p. 21. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
^ "Discographie Tokio Hotel" (in German). AustrianCharts.at. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
^ "Discographie Tokio Hotel" (in Swiss German). HitParade.ch. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
^ "UK Singles Chart". The Official Charts Company. January 11, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
^ "Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna". IFPI.
^ "Airplay Top-20". Hitlisten.nu. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

External links

[14] "Happy Birthday" did not enter the Single Top-20, but peaked at number 11 on the Airplay Top-20 chart.^[13]

[1] Samanta, Asish (November 11, 2005). "Are You Ready?". Times of India. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

[2] Paoletta, Michael (January 14, 2006). "Making the Band: Rocking the Winter Games". Billboard, p.14. Retrieved November 10, 2017.

[3] "Never Back Down (2008) Soundtrack and Complete List of Songs". What-song. Retrieved January 25, 2018.

[4] Crosley, Hillary (November 29, 2008). "Konvict Breakouts". Billboard, p. 21. Retrieved November 10, 2017.

[5] Siegel, Tatiana (December 16, 2016). "Sundance Screenwriters Lab Unveils 15 Writers It Will Support". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 10, 2017.

[6] Staff (April 24, 2009). "TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL AND TRIBECA FILM INSTITUTE ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF 2009 TRIBECA ALL ACCESS CREATIVE PROMISE AWARDS". TribecaFilm.com. Archived from the original on November 11, 2009.

[7] "From Oakland to Johannesburg: Can We Reform the Police?". Retrieved September 8, 2020.From Oakland to Johannesburg: Can We Reform the Police?

[8] Crosley, Hillary (November 29, 2008). "Konvict Breakouts". Billboard, p. 21. Retrieved November 10, 2017.

[aut-9] "Discographie Tokio Hotel" (in German). AustrianCharts.at. Retrieved January 5, 2009.

[swi-10] "Discographie Tokio Hotel" (in Swiss German). HitParade.ch. Retrieved January 5, 2009.

[uk-11] "UK Singles Chart". The Official Charts Company. January 11, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2009.

[sk-12] "Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna". IFPI.

[13] "Airplay Top-20". Hitlisten.nu. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

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