Cirrus were an American

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group formed in 1995 in

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, United States. The group was composed of Aaron Carter and Stephen James Barry. In live performances, the group often added live instrumentation such as guitar and bass to the electronic background. Their single "Superstar DJ" brought them mainstream exposure, and in 1997 they released their debut

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. They scored several dance

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in the US and Canada over the next five years. The song, "Back on a Mission" is featured in the film '' Mortal Kombat 2: Annihilation'' and also appears in the video games, '' Need for Speed: Underground 2'', ''

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,'' and " Demolition Racer".

Members

* Aaron Carter - vocals, keyboards, guitar, production, mixing, programming * Stephen James Barry - keyboards, bass, production, mixing, engineering

Live members

* Jim Chaney - drums * Laura Derby - vocals (2002 only) *

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- guitars (2002 only)

Discography

Albums

*''Drop the Break'' (

, 1997) *''Back on a Mission'' (Moonshine, 1998) *''Counterfeit'' (Moonshine, 2002)

Charting singles

*"Superstar DJ" (1996) US Dance/Club Play #26

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'' *"Break In (Give us a Break)" (1997) US Dance/Club Play #30 *"Back on a Mission" (1998) US Dance/Club Play #14, US Dance Sales #17 *"Stop and Panic" (1999) US Dance/Club Play #11, Canada #12 *"Boomerang" (2002) US Dance/Club Play #10

Songs in video games

*"Captain Cocktail" in ''

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'' and '' Supercar Street Challenge''. *"Time's Running Out" in ''

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'' and '' Supercar Street Challenge''. *"Break The Madness" in '' Demolition Racer'' and '' Demolition Racer: No Exit''. *"Stop & Panic" in '' Demolition Racer'', '' Demolition Racer: No Exit'', '' Need for Speed: High Stakes'', ''

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'', XGRA: Extreme-G Racing Association, and ''

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''. *"Abba Zabba" in '' Demolition Racer'' and '' Demolition Racer: No Exit'' *"Back on a Mission" in '' Need for Speed Underground 2'', ''

,'' and '' Cool Boarders 2001''. *"Nassau" in '' Supercar Street Challenge''. *"The Answer" in '' Demolition Racer'' and '' Demolition Racer: No Exit''. *"Back on a Mission" was featured and uncredited in the movie '' Mortal Kombat 2: Annihilation''. *"Breakbeat Suckers" in '' Downhill Domination''. *"Break In" in

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*"Hit the Decks" in XGRA: Extreme-G Racing Association ;Mix *

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– Nothing But You (Cirrus Mix) in Need for Speed: Underground 2

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cirrus Electronic music duos Musical groups from Los Angeles American electronic music groups American musical duos Big beat groups