One Night Only (band)

One Night Only
One Night Only in 2008.
Background information
Origin	Helmsley, England
Genres	Alternative Rock, Indie rock
Years active	2003 - present
Labels	Vertigo (UK)
Associated acts	Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong
Website	onenightonlyonline.com
Members
George Craig - Vocals/Guitar Jack Sails - Keyboard Mark Hayton - Guitar Daniel Parkin - Bass James Craig - Drums
Past members
Kai Smith Sam Ford

One Night Only is a British Indie rock band from Helmsley, North Yorkshire formed in 2003.^[1]

History

One Night Only formed in summer 2003, consisting initially of Mark Hayton, Daniel “Pob” Parkin, Sam “Gunner” Ford and Kai "Kai" Smith. The band did not have a vocalist until George Craig, a friend of Ford's brother, joined in a practice. He was asked to be the vocalist, but insisted on playing guitar as well. Smith then left the band.^[2] Contrary to some reports, they did not start out as a Beatles cover band — they initially played songs by bands such as Blink-182, New Found Glory^[3] and The Beatles, as well as some of their own material.

The name, One Night Only, came about when asked to play a gig. They did not have a name at the time and so came up with One Night Only, intending the title to, literally, last for only one night, however the name stuck to this day. They performed their first gig on 12 December 2003 in Kirkbymoorside Memorial Hall,^[4] which became a popular venue in their early days. In 2005, keyboardist Jack "Fish" Sails joined the band.^[5] The band has appeared on The Friday Night Project, performing their third single “It's About Time”. George Craig also appeared on Hollyoaks, performing an acoustic version of the same song.

In 2007, the band toured with Milburn and The Pigeon Detectives. Their first headline tour started in January 2008, ending in March. Their biggest headline tour to date took place in Autumn 2008. They also played at several festivals, including Isle of Wight, Oxegen and Glastonbury. The band have done a subsequent tour, supported by Northern Irish rock trio General Fiasco, Onlookers and other bands, at venues such as the Lincoln Engine Shed and The Astoria.

They started their latest tour on 15 June 2010.

Started a Fire (2007–2008)

Their debut album Started a Fire was recorded at RAK Studios in St John's Wood, London from August to September 2007. The album was produced by Steve Lillywhite more famously known for his work with U2 having recently been asked to return to help out with their latest album No Line on the Horizon.

"You and Me" was their debut single, released in October 2007. It failed to break into the Top 40 of the UK chart however, peaking at #46. “Just For Tonight”, the second single to be released from their album, achieved better success, reaching #9 in the UK Singles Chart.^[6] The single was released in 28 January 2008, with the album being released a week later on 4 February 2008. “It's About Time” was the third single to be released on the 28 April 2008. It failed to reach the success of "Just For Tonight", peaking at #37 in the chart.^[6] On 7 July 2008, a fourth single, a re-release of "You And Me", was released, charting at #1 for 5 weeks in the UK Indie Chart.

One Night Only (2008–2010)

The band are said to have written over 25 new songs since releasing Started a Fire. Originally due to be released in the summer of 2009, the self-titled album was finally released late August 2010. It was originally set to include new songs such as; “Intention Confidential”, “A Thousand Dreams” and “Daydream” which were performed on their tour in October as well as “Live It Up” and “Hurricane” which had clips shown in a web video uploaded by them. None of these songs made the final tracklist, although “Daydream” and “Hurricane” were recorded as a B-side and an iTunes bonus track, respectively.

On 19 March 2010, it was announced via the band's email newsletter and MySpace that recording of their second album was finished. The band also announced the departure of drummer Sam Ford. George Craig's brother, James Craig, formerly of Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong, was announced as the band's new drummer in the same newsletter.^[7]

The band also performed new songs off their new album during their 2010 Austin, Texas tour at the SXSW festival. Six new songs made their debut: “Chemistry”, “Anything”, “Forget My Name”, “Say You Don't Want It”, “Got It All Wrong” and “All I Want”. On 12 May 2010, the band made a ONO Wednesday about their second album photo shoot.

The first single taken from the new album was "Say You Don't Want It" which was released on 16 August. A music video was released to accompany the song, featuring Emma Watson.^[8] On 22 August 2010 the song entered the UK Singles Chart at 23.^[6] The album, which was self-titled, followed a week later on 23 August 2010.^[9] It peaked at #36 in the UK Albums Chart.^[6]

ONO Wednesdays

After the success of their Started A Fire tour in October 2008, the band released a video of themselves playing football onto MySpace. The success of this video influenced the band to release a video every other Wednesday, keeping the fans informed on what the band are up to. On the Week 20 (April 1) edition of the videos, a sample of a new song, “Tonight”, was used. On the Week 20 (3 June) edition, the band preview performances from a New York show for fashion label Burberry, including new songs “This Is a Hurricane” and “Live It Up” along with a long clip of the studio version of “This Is a Hurricane” from the beginning.

On 28 April 2010, at the end of their video “It's Alright — Live in Helmsley”, they played a clip of the final studio version of “Say You Don't Want It”. They have put the same teaser at the end of their latest videos.

Band members

Current

• George Craig – lead vocals, guitar (2003–present)
• Mark Hayton – guitar, backing vocals (2003–present)
• Daniel Parkin – bass (2003–present)
• Jack Sails – keyboards, backing vocals (2005–present)
• James Craig – drums (2010–present)

Former

• Kai Smith – guitar (2003)
• Sam Ford – drums (2003–2010)

Discography

Albums

• Started a Fire (2008) #10 UK^[6]
• One Night Only (2010) #36 UK^[6]

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions		Album
		UK[6]	NL
2007	"You and Me"	46	-	Started a Fire
2008	"Just for Tonight"	9	4
	"It's About Time"	37	-
	"You and Me" (rerelease)	55	-
2010	"Say You Don't Want It"	23	-	One Night Only
2011	"Can You Feel It Tonight"	-	-	Coca-Cola Original 2011 Europe Soundtrack
2011	"Can You Feel It Tonight / Vem Curtir Essa Noite"	-	-	Feat. NX Zero band of Brazil for Coca Cola Brazil

References

1. ^ Simpson, Dave (2007-11-03). "For One Night Only, Yorkshire town becomes international rock capital". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2007/nov/03/musicnews.music. Retrieved 2008-06-07. 
2. ^ "One Night Only". The Guardian. 2008-02-02. Archived from the original on 2008-05-06. http://web.archive.org/web/20080506044048/http://www.isleofwightfestival.com/band.aspx?name=OneNightOnly. Retrieved 2008-06-07. 
3. ^ "A punk pop band with a pubescent singer who's voice was showing its first signs of dropping...". MTV. 2008-02-12. http://www.mtv.co.uk/channel/mtv2/music/12022008/402279/one_night_only_artist_spotlight. Retrieved 2008-06-07. 
4. ^ Thrills, Adrian (2008-02-01). "One Night Only- a boy band with bite". London: Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-511650/One-Night-Only-boy-band-bite.html. Retrieved 2008-06-07. 
5. ^ "Spanking New For 2008". MTV. 2008-01-08. Archived from the original on 2008-03-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20080309154425/http://www.mtv.co.uk/channel/mtvuk/home/08012008/395146/spanking_new_for_2008_one_night_only. Retrieved 2008-06-07. 
6. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Everyhit.com
7. ^ Album 2 and Band Update at Myspace, Friday March 19, 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
8. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZa1ViT4Ihc&feature=player_embedded
9. ^ http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/15640520/One-Night-Only/Product.html

External links

• Official website
• One Night Only on Myspace
• One Night Only discography at Discogs