soulDecision was a Canadian

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band active from 1993 to 2005. They are best known for the single, " Faded", which hit number-one in Canada in 2000, and "

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", which became a hit as well the following year in early 2001.

Career

The group was formed in

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under the original name 'Indecision' by singer and multi-instrumentalist

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, singer David Bowman, and keyboard player Ken Lewko, who were studying music together at

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. Before signing a record deal, they released a couple of singles that received national top 40 radio airplay. The success of those singles led them to a record deal with

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. However, due to a name conflict with an American band, they reluctantly changed their name from Indecision; they allowed their manager, Garry Francis, to choose the new name soulDecision. Launched at the height of the

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era, they nonetheless wrote their own songs and played their own instruments. The group's first studio album, ''

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'', was recorded in Velvet Sound Studios in Sydney, Australia and released on February 22, 2000, in Canada. The album's lead single " Faded", an up-tempo pop tune mixed with R&B and featuring a rap sequence by

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, was a hit in Canada, reaching number one on the country's singles chart. It also reached number 22 in the United States. The follow-up single, "

", also was a hit in North America, and at one time became the number one request on

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's ''

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''. In 2018, ''

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'' named the video as one of the top ten "Greatest Boy Band Videos of the TRL Era" alongside

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, and

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. In July 2000 they toured Canada as part of YTV's Psykoblast Tour, supporting

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and also headlining the Canadian tour in 2001. In late 2000 they toured along with

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, as support act for Aguilera's Genie in a Bottle Tour throughout North America. They were the support act for NSYNC on the Eastern North America dates of Leg 2 of the

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in 2000. The band departed Universal and released their second album, ''Shady Satin Drug'', in 2004 through the label Sextant. The album's first single was "Cadillac Dress", released as a download from the band's website. After the album's release, Sextant filed for

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Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Souldecision Canadian boy bands Canadian pop music groups Musical groups from Vancouver Musical groups established in 1993 Musical groups disestablished in 2005 1993 establishments in British Columbia 2005 disestablishments in British Columbia