Union J discography

Union J discography
Studio albums 2
Music videos 6
Singles 5

The discography of English boy band Union J consists of two studio albums, five singles and six music videos. Union J first announced that they had signed a record deal with Sony Music Entertainment at a performance in Cardiff, Wales on 15 December 2012.[1] Their debut single "Carry You" was recorded in London in January 2013[2] and was released in June 2013, charting at number six in the United Kingdom. On 28 January, it was confirmed that the subsidiary label that Union J had signed with was RCA Records.[3] In June 2013, it was announced that the band would embark on their first UK headline tour, the Magazines and TV Screens Tour, which consists of 18 dates in December 2013 and January 2014.[4] Their second single, "Beautiful Life", was released on 21 October and debuted at number 8. The following week saw the release of their self-titled debut album, Union J.[5] On 5 November 2013, they announced that their third single would be "Loving You Is Easy".[6]

In 2014, Union J left RCA and signed with Epic Records. "Tonight (We Live Forever)", the lead single from their second album, was released on 17 August 2014. This was followed up by "You Got It All", written by Magic!'s Nasri, released in November 2014. Whilst the most purchased single of the week, it was kept off number one by Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" due to audio streaming. Their second album, You Got It All – The Album, reached number 28 on the UK Albums Chart.

Albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
UK
[7]		 IRE
[8]		 SCO
[9]
Union J 6 8 5
You Got It All – The Album
  • Released: 8 December 2014
  • Label: Syco, Epic
  • Format: CD, digital download
 28 57 26

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK
[7]		 IRE
[8]		 SCO
[11]
2013 "Carry You" 6 12 4 Union J
"Beautiful Life" 8 19 7
"Loving You Is Easy" 196 — —
2014 "Tonight (We Live Forever)" 9 45 7 You Got It All – The Album
"You Got It All" 2 64 2
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

List of videos, showing year released and director
Title Year Director(s)
"Carry You" 2013 Sarah Chatfield
"Carry You in Kick-Ass 2"
"Beautiful Life" Naroop[12]
"Loving You Is Easy" Carly Cussen
"Tonight (We Live Forever)" 2014 Director X
"You Got It All" Frank Borin

References

  1. ↑ "'X Factor' Union J sign Sony record deal". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Daniels, Colin (14 January 2013). "'X Factor's Union J record debut single". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  3. ↑ Corner, Lewis (2013-01-28). "Union J sign deal with RCA Records, new single due out in June". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  4. ↑ "Union J announce a headline UK tour starting late 2013". Newsbeat. BBC. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Union J album artwork: EXCLUSIVE REVEAL". sugarscape.com. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  6. ↑ Rigby, Sam (5 November 2013). "Union J announce new single 'Loving You Is Easy'". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  7. 1 2 "Union J > UK Charts". officialcharts.com/ Official Charts Company.
  8. 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Discography Union J". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  9. ↑ Peak positions for albums in Scotland:
  10. 1 2 "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. 11 March 2015.
  11. ↑ Peak positions for albums in Scotland:
  12. ↑ http://www.videostatic.com/watch-it/2013/09/17/union-j-beautiful-life-naroop-dir
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