Bedouin Soundclash Bedouin Soundclash is a Canadians, Canadian band based in Toronto and consisting of vocalist and guitarist Jay Malinowski, bass player Eon Sinclair and drummer Chuck Treece. Their sound has been described as a combination of reggae and ska. Bedou ...

is best-known for the Top 10-charting radio single, "Walls Fall Down". The rock and

reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use the ...

-influenced song was the first single from the band's third album ''

Street Gospels ''Street Gospels'' is the third album by Canadian reggae band Bedouin Soundclash. It was released on Dine Alone Records on August 21, 2007. In the UK the album was released on August 20 through SideOneDummy Records. The song "St. Andrews" featu ...

'' (2007). The song was released to radio in summer 2007. After the success of "Walls Fall Down", the album ''

'' was released. It was released on

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on August 21, 2007. In the UK, the album was released on August 20, 2007 through

SideOneDummy Records SideOneDummy Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles. It was founded in 1995 by Bill Armstrong and Joe Sib. The label began as a way for them to release music for their friends' bands. Thereafter SideOneDummy launched the car ...

. According to ''

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'', the album was the #1 best seller in Canada soon after its release. On August 29, 2007, ''

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'' reported that the album debuted at #2 on the

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, selling over 8,000 copies in its first week. It marked Bedouin Soundclash's best chart showing to date. The week of September 8, 2007, the album reached #4 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Top Reggae Albums chart. The album was certified Gold by the

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in 2008 for sales of over 50,000 copies in Canada. Bedouin Soundclash appeared on the September/October 2007 cover of '' Canadian Musician'' magazine. At the ''

Juno Awards of 2008 The Juno Awards of 2008 were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on the weekend ending 6 April 2008. These ceremonies honoured music industry achievements in Canada in the latter part of 2006 and in most of 2007. Country performer and multiple Juno ...

'', the song "Walls Fall Down" got the band a nomination for the “Pop Album of the Year” award and the “Video of the Year” award. At the ''

2008 MuchMusic Video Awards The ''2008 MuchMusic Video Awards'' were held in Toronto, Ontario at MuchMusic's headquarters on June 15, 2008 with the rain-soaked Red carpet arrivals that started at 8:00pm ET, but was slightly delayed by rainstorms that soaked the crowds and ...

'', the music video was nominated for the "Best Director" award and for the "VideoFACT Best Independent Video" award.

Chart performance

"Walls Fall Down" reached #1 on the MuchMoreMusic countdown, #2 on CFNY-FM "102.1 The Edge" radio's Thursday 30, and #6 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart. Canadian Hot 100 Billboard.com. Retrieved August 17, 2007. The song proved popular on Canadian

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, peaking at #20 on the BDS Airplay chart.The Hits Charts (Airplay): Top 100 singles

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. Retrieved August 1, 2007.

Formats and track listings

;UK CD single # "Walls Fall Down" – 2:31 # "Gunships" – 2:50

Charts

References

External links

* 2007 singles Bedouin Soundclash songs 2007 songs {{2000s-rock-song-stub