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Surfaces (band)

{{Short description|American pop music duo}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Surfaces

| origin = College Station, Texas, United States

| genre = {{hlist|Surf|soul|pop|hip hop|reggae|jazz|calypso}}

| years_active = 2017–present

| label = Surfaces, LLC / 10K Projects, Caroline Records

| past_members = Alexa Padalecki

| website = {{URL|www.surfacesmusic.com}}

| current_members = * Forrest Frank

  • Colin Padalecki

| associated_acts = Elton John

}}

Surfaces is an American music group based in College Station, Texas. Their music is a blend of surf music, jazz, soul, pop rock, hip hop, reggae, and calypso. They have released six studio albums. Their first independent studio album, Surf, was released in 2017.

History

Surfaces was formed in 2017. Colin Padalecki began creating music in high school with his cousin and singer Alexa Padalecki. Colin began to upload his music online while attending Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/surfaces-mn0003848150/biography |title=Surfaces |website=www.allmusic.com |date=2020-05-03 |accessdate=2020-05-10}} Forrest Frank, a recent Baylor University graduate from Texas, reached out to Colin after hearing his music and invited him to record music at his houseboat. They released their first album together under the moniker Surfaces in December 2017, entitled Surf.{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/albums/Surfaces/Surf |title=Surfaces - Surf Lyrics and Tracklist |website= www.genius.com |date=2017-12-03 |accessdate=2020-05-02}} The album's third track, 24 / 7 / 365, has over 107 million streams on Spotify as of 2025.{{cite web |date=2025-03-21 |title=Surfaces on Spotify |url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/4ETSs924pXMzjIeD6E9b4u?si=AQHZCOp0T2-drUcKN0D1sQ |accessdate=2025-03-21 |website=spotify.com}} After the release of Surf, Forrest Frank released a project with producer Biskwiq under the alias "Forrest." in July 2018. Notable tracks from the project include "Your Soul" and "Why Not Me", which have amassed over 60 million and 38 million streams on Spotify respectively.

In January 2019, the band released their second album, Where the Light Is, under the labels Caroline Records and TenThousand Projects. The seventh track from the album, "Sunday Best", became a top 40 hit in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States, as well as the top 100 in Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland. The song has amassed over 1 billion streams on Spotify as of December 2024 and is believed to have gained its popularity from video-sharing app TikTok. It was released to radio in March 2020.{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/branding/8551350/flighthouse-republic-records-partner-tiktok-series-certified-superfan|title=Flighthouse and Republic Records Partner on New TikTok Series 'Certified Superfan'|last=Eggertsen|first=Chris|date=February 19, 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 15, 2020}} A music video for the track was released on YouTube on July 10, 2019.

Their third album, Horizons, was released on February 28, 2020. The music duo released numerous singles as well, which included "Keep It Gold", "Good Day", "Bloom", and "Lazy", all of which were included as tracks in Horizons. In 2019, they also released two independent singles: "Palm Trees", and "Take Some Time", which were not featured on any album. Other singles include "Be Alright" and "Falling", which were both released in 2017. The single "Low" was released in 2018.{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/4ETSs924pXMzjIeD6E9b4u | title=Surfaces | website=Spotify }} Surfaces made their debut on late-night television on March 2, 2020, performing "Sunday Best" on Late Night with Seth Meyers.{{Cite web|url=https://headlineplanet.com/home/2020/03/03/surfaces-perform-on-late-night-with-seth-meyers-first-look/|title=Surfaces Perform "Sunday Best" On "Late Night With Seth Meyers"|last=Cantor|first=Brian|date=March 3, 2020|website=Headline Planet|access-date=May 2, 2020}} In June 2020, the band released "Learn to Fly", a single in collaboration with singer Elton John, produced and recorded online, during the COVID-19 pandemic. By June 12, 2020, "Sunday Best" charted at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100; the single peaked at No. 19 a week later.{{Cite web|date=2020-06-12|title=Surfaces & Elton John's 'Learn To Fly': Listen|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/surfaces-elton-john-learn-to-fly-9401293|access-date=2020-06-15|website=www.billboard.com|language=en}}

Their fourth album, Pacifico, was released on June 25, 2021. It features the single "Wave of You". The Deluxe version also includes the single "Sheesh!" with Tai Verdes. Their fifth album, Hidden Youth, was released on August 26, 2022. Their latest album, Good Morning, released on June 21, 2024.

In 2023, Colin Padalecki's alma mater Texas A&M University asked the band to write a walkout song for their college football team. The song, titled "Aggie Intro", debuted during the fall 2023 football season and plays whenever the team takes the field during a game.{{Cite web |last=Chapa @JDChapaBatt |first=John |date=2023-09-13 |title=Walking out the Aggie way |url=https://www.thebatt.com/life-arts/walking-out-the-aggie-way/article_a595e64a-52b0-11ee-983e-771caa49822b.html |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=The Battalion |language=en}}

Discography

=Studio albums=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+List of studio albums with selected chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:22em;"| Details

! colspan="4" scope="col" | Peak chart positions

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

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/surfaces/chart-history/tlp/|title=Surfaces Chart History (Billboard 200)|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=June 23, 2020}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| CAN

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | FRA
{{Cite web|url=https://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Surfaces|title=Discographie Surfaces|website=lescharts.com|accessdate=May 23, 2020}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| NL
{{Cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Surfaces|title=Discografie Surfaces|website=dutchcharts.nl|accessdate=May 23, 2020}}

scope="row"| Surf

|

{{Collapsible list

| title = Track listing|1. "The Way"|2. "Be Alright"|3. "24 / 7 / 365"|4. "Falling"|5. "Alone"|6. "Seattle Interlude"|7. "Loving"|8. "Stay"|9. "Islands"|10. "Ocean Breeze"|11. "Kid Kingdoms"

}}

| —

|—|| — || —

|

scope="row"| Where the Light Is

|

  • Released: January 6, 2019
  • Label: Caroline, TenThousand Projects
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming, vinyl

{{Collapsible list

| title = Track listing|1. "Beautiful Day"|2. "Shine On Top"|3. "Heaven Falls / Falls On Me"|4. "This View"|5. "Grace"|6. "Outside Interlude"|7. "Sunday Best"|8. "Where The Light Is"|9. "Someday"|10. "Home"

}}

| 104

|57|| 108 || 30

|

  • RIAA: Gold{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=Surfaces|access-date=February 14, 2025}}
  • RMNZ: Gold{{cite certification|region=New Zealand|type=album|artist=Surfaces|source=radioscope|access-date=February 14, 2025}}
scope="row"| Horizons

|

  • Released: February 28, 2020
  • Label: Caroline, TenThousand Projects
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming, vinyl, CD

{{Collapsible list

| title = Track listing|1. "Rising"|2. "Take It Easy"|3. "Good Day"|4. "Lazy"|5. "Bloom"|6. "Sunny Side Up"|7. "Sky Interlude"|8. "Remedy"|9. "Dancing With Nobody"|10. "All Around"|11. "Horizons"|12. "Keep It Gold"

}}

| —

|—|| — || —

|

scope="row"| Pacifico

|

  • Released: June 25, 2021
  • Label: Caroline, TenThousand Projects
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming, vinyl

{{Collapsible list

| title = Track listing|1. "Climb"|2. "Hideaway"|3. "Let Me Know"|4. "Yours"|5. "On Time"|6. "So Far Away"|7. "Wave of You"|8. "Feels The Same"|9. "Next Thing (Loverboy)"|10. "Come With Me"|11. "Let It Ride"|12. "Time Zones"|13. "With You"|14. "Malibu Interlude"|15. "Come Åround"|16. "Pacifico"

}}

| 141

|—|| — || —

|

scope="row"| Hidden Youth

|

  • Released: August 26, 2022
  • Label: Caroline, TenThousand Projects
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming, vinyl

{{Collapsible list

| title = Track listing|1. "Into The Desert"|2. "Golden Hour"|3. "It Only Takes Two"|4. "I Can't Help But Feel"|5. "Falling Again"|6. "Rooftops"|7. "Rolling Stone"|8. "What's Been On Your Mind?"|9. "Champagne"|10. "Brand New"|11. "FInd A Way"|12. "Hold Onto Me Baby" (ft. Felly)|13. "Open Water"|14. "Cherry Blossom"

}}

| —

|—|| — || —

|

scope="row"| Good Morning

|

  • Released: June 21, 2024
  • Label: TenThousand Projects
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming, vinyl

{{Collapsible list

| title = Track listing|1. "Good Morning"|2. "Sunrise"|3. "Golden"|4. "How Far Is Your Love" (ft. Los Loney Boys)|5. "A Long Time"|6. "Real Estate"|7. "Ocean Interlude"|8. "History in the Making"|9. "First Day Of My Life"|10. "Don't Let Me Down" (ft. JVKE)|11. "Live It Up (High Tide)"|12. "Cloud"|13. "I Don't Cry Like I Used To"|14. "Blue Jean Baby"|15. "Goodnight"

}}

| —

|—|| — || —

|

colspan="15" style="font-size:85%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

=Extended plays=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+List of EPs with selected chart positions

! scope="col" style="width:18em;" | Title

! scope="col" style="width:22em;" | Details

! scope="col" | Peak chart positions

scope="row" | Alive - EP

|

  • Released: October 16, 2016
  • Label: Surfaces Music

{{Collapsible list

| title = Track listing|1. "Where We Belong)"|2. "Play Pretend (ft. Felly and Healy)"|3. "Sand (ft. PLC)"|4. "Sunshine"|5. "Far From the End"

}}

| —

scope="row" | Nostalgia

|

  • Released: December 11, 2020
  • Label: UMG Recordings, Inc., Surfaces
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

{{Collapsible list

| title = Track listing|1. "Learn To Fly - Extended Version (with Elton John)"|2. "Be Alright"|3. "Remedy"|4. "Someday"|5. "Where The Light Is"|6. "Low"

}}

| —

colspan="12" style="font-size:85%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+List of singles, showing year released, with selected chart positions and album name

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year

! colspan="12" scope="col" | Peak chart positions

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

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

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/surfaces/chart-history/hsi/|title=Surfaces Chart History (Hot 100)|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=June 9, 2020}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| AUS
{{Cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Surfaces|title=Discography Surfaces|website=australian-charts.com|accessdate=May 23, 2020}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| CAN

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | DEN
{{Cite web|url=https://danishcharts.dk/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Surfaces|title=Discography Surfaces|website=danishcharts.dk|accessdate=May 23, 2020}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| FRA

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| IRE
{{Cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Surfaces|title=Discography Surfaces|website=irish-charts.com|accessdate=May 23, 2020}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| NL

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| NZ
{{Cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Surfaces|title=Discography Surfaces|website=charts.nz|accessdate=May 23, 2020}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWE
{{Cite web|url=https://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Surfaces|title=Discography Surfaces|website=swedishcharts.com|accessdate=May 23, 2020}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWI
{{Cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Surfaces|title=Discographie Surfaces|website=hitparade.ch|accessdate=May 23, 2020}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK
{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/57149/surfaces/|title=SURFACES {{!}} full Official Chart History|website=Official Charts Company|accessdate=May 23, 2020}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| WW

scope="row"| "Be Alright"

| rowspan="2"| 2017

| — || —

|—|| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|—

|

| rowspan="2"| Surf

scope="row"| "Falling"

| — || —

|—|| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|—

|

scope="row"| "Low"

| rowspan="3"| 2018

| — || —

|—|| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|—

|

| Nostalgia

scope="row"| "Shine on Top"

| — || —

|—|| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|—

|

| rowspan="3"| Where the Light Is

scope="row"| "Heaven Falls / Fall on Me"

| — || —

|—|| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|—

|

scope="row"| "Sunday Best"

| rowspan="6"| 2019

| — || —

|—|| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|—

|

scope="row"| "Palm Trees"

| — || —

|—|| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|—

|

| rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}

scope="row"| "Take Some Time"

| — || —

|—|| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|—

|

scope="row"| "Keep It Gold"

| — || —

|—|| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|—

|

| rowspan="4"| Horizons

scope="row"| "Good Day"

| — || —

|—|| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|—

|

scope="row"| "Bloom"

| — || —

|—|| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|—

|

scope="row"| "Lazy"

| rowspan="4"| 2020

| — || —

|—|| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|—

|

scope="row"| "Sunday Best"
(re-release)

| 19 || 10

|8|| 19 || 29 || 19 || 35 || 9 || 33 || 23 || 36

|102

|

  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum{{cite certification|region=Australia|type=single|certyear=2020|access-date=September 8, 2024}}
  • BPI: Gold{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|access-date=December 25, 2021|artist=Surfaces}}
  • IFPI DEN: Gold{{cite certification|region=Denmark|type=single|artist=Surfaces|title=Sunday Best|id=9434|access-date=September 8, 2024}}
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum{{cite certification|region=Switzerland|artist=Surfaces|access-date=September 8, 2024}}
  • RMNZ: 3× Platinum{{cite certification|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Surfaces|source=radioscope|access-date=December 21, 2024}}
  • SNEP: Platinum{{cite certification|region=France|artist=Surfaces|access-date=September 8, 2024}}

| Where the Light Is

scope="row"| "Learn to Fly"
{{small|(with Elton John)}}

| — || —

|—|| — || — || — || — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Learn to Fly" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2020-06-19|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=June 22, 2020|access-date=June 20, 2020}}}} || — || — || —

|—

|

| The Lockdown Sessions

scope="row"| "Sail Away"

| — || —

|—|| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|—

|

| {{n/a|Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Wave of You"

| rowspan="6"| 2021

| — || —

|—|| — || — || — || — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Wave of You" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 29 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2021-04-16|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=April 19, 2021|access-date=April 17, 2021}}}} || — || — || —

|—

|

  • RIAA: Gold

| rowspan="3"| Pacifico

scope="row"| "Next Thing (Loverboy)"

| — || —

|—|| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|—

|

scope="row"| "So Far Away"

| — || —

|—|| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|—

|

scope="row"| "Sheesh!"
{{small|(with Tai Verdes)}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/sheesh-single/1579987318|title=Sheesh! – Single by Surfaces & Tai Verdes|website=Apple Music|access-date=August 20, 2021}}

| — || —

|—|| — || — || — || — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Sheesh!" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 30 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2021-09-24|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=August 30, 2021|access-date=August 28, 2021}}}} || — || — || —

|—

|

  • RIAA: Gold

| rowspan="2"| Pacifico (Deluxe)

scope="row"| "C'est La Vie"
{{small|(with Thomas Rhett)}}{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/cest-la-vie-single/1584856644 |title=C'est La Vie – Single by Surfaces and Thomas Rhett on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |access-date=October 23, 2022}}

| — || —

|—|| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|—

|

scope="row"| "Awaken (Feel Alive)"
{{small|(with Big Wild)}}{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/awaken-feel-alive-single/1588325469 |title=Awaken (Feel Alive) – Single by Big Wild and Surfaces on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |access-date=October 23, 2022}}

| — || —

|—|| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|—

|

| {{n/a|Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "I Can't Help But Feel"

| rowspan="3"| 2022

| —{{Efn|"I Can't Help But Feel" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at No. 30 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay|group=upper-alpha}}|| —

|—|| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|—

|

| rowspan="3"| Hidden Youth

scope="row"| "What's Been On Your Mind?"

| — || —

|—|| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|—

|

scope="row"| "Rooftops"

| — || —

|—|| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|—

|

scope="row"| "Thankful"

| rowspan="4"| 2023

| — || —

|—|| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|—

|

| {{n/a|Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Real Estate"

| — || —

|—|| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|—

|

| rowspan="2"| Good Morning

scope="row"| "Cloud"

| — || —

|—|| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|—

|

scope="row"| "Baby Blue"

| — || —

|—|| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|—

|

| {{n/a|Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Don't Let Me Down"
{{small|(with JVKE)}}

| rowspan="3"| 2024

| — || —

|—|| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|—

|

| rowspan="1"| Good Morning

scope="row"| "Mexico"
{{small|(with Goth Babe)}}

| — || —

|—|| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|—

|

| {{n/a|Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Golden"

| — || —

|—|| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|—

|

| Good Morning

scope="row"| "Miss Sunshine"
{{small|(with Arden Jones)}}

| rowspan="2"| 2025

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — ||

| rowspan="2" {{non-album singles}}

scope="row"| "Livin Alright"
{{small|(with Kota the Friend)}}

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — ||

colspan="16" style="font-size:85%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

==Promotional singles==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name

! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Title

! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year

! scope="col"| Album

scope="row"| "Surf"
(Acoustic Sessions)

| 2018

| {{n/a|Non-album single}}

Notes

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