2NU

{{About|the music group|the radio station formerly known as 2NU|ABC New England North West}}

{{Infobox musical artist

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| years_active = 1990–1991, 1997–present

| label = Atlantic (former), NU Music (current)

| website = [http://www.2nu2.com/home.html 2nu2.com]

| current_members = {{unbulleted list|Jock Blaney|Michael Nealy}}

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2NU (pronounced "two new", and later 2NU2) is an American pop music group based in Seattle, Washington. Their music consists of spoken word performances accompanied by beats and sound effects. They are best known for their single "This Is Ponderous", which reached #46 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1991.{{cite book|title=Top Pop Singles 1955–2006|page=1094|author=Whitburn, Joel|year=2008|publisher=Record Research}} Original band members included Michael Nealy (lyrics), Jock Blaney (lyrics, lead and background vocals), Phil DeVault (keyboard, synclavier, guitar), Tom Martin (bass).{{cite web|title=2nu|url=http://jayceland.com/MisfitBands/2nu/index.html|work=JayceLand.com|accessdate=8 January 2014}} In 2009, their song "Crossroads" was featured in a television commercial for Johnnie Walker.

Name

When "This Is Ponderous" began getting radio play in 1990, the band had not formally come together. A DJ introducing the song said it was from a group "too new" to have a name, and "2NU" came from that.{{cite web|title=2NU Interview|publisher=SoundClick|url=http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=1010}}

Discography

=Albums=

Ponderous (1991)
2NU2.com (2000)
Raging Skies (2017)

=EPs=

This Is Ponderous (1991)
Command Z (1999)

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Year ! scope="col" colspan="2" \| Charts ! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Album
scope="col" style="font-size:85%;" \| US {{cite magazine\|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/431859/2-nu/chart\|title=2 Nu – Chart history – Billboard\|magazine=Billboard}} ! scope="col" style="font-size:85%;" \| AUS {{cite Ryan\|page=287}}
scope="row" \| "This Is Ponderous" \| 1990 \| 46 \| 75 \| rowspan="2" \| Ponderous
scope="row" \| "Spaz Attack" \| 1991 \| — \| —
scope="row" \| "The Island"{{cite web\|url=http://www.2nu2.com/bio.html\|title=2NU – Bio\|quote=a brand new feature single titled THE ISLAND\|access-date=2016-11-15\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116015341/http://www.2nu2.com/bio.html\|archive-date=2016-11-16\|url-status=dead}} \| 1999 \| — \| — \| 2nu2.com

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|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year

! scope="col" colspan="2" | Charts

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album

scope="col" style="font-size:85%;" | US
{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/431859/2-nu/chart|title=2 Nu – Chart history – Billboard|magazine=Billboard}}

! scope="col" style="font-size:85%;" | AUS
{{cite Ryan|page=287}}

scope="row" | "This Is Ponderous"

| 1990

| 46

| 75

| rowspan="2" | Ponderous

scope="row" | "Spaz Attack"

| 1991

| —

scope="row" | "The Island"{{cite web|url=http://www.2nu2.com/bio.html|title=2NU – Bio|quote=a brand new feature single titled THE ISLAND|access-date=2016-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116015341/http://www.2nu2.com/bio.html|archive-date=2016-11-16|url-status=dead}}

| 1999

| —

| 2nu2.com

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20110128201338/http://2nu2.com/home.html Homepage]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZl2rR5NDRY Johnnie Walker commercial featuring "Crossroads"]

Category:American spoken word artists

Category:Musical groups established in 1990

Category:Atlantic Records artists

Category:1990 establishments in Washington (state)

Category:Musical groups from Seattle

Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1991

Category:Musical groups reestablished in 1997