Boys & Girls 1+1=3
Compilation album by Various Artists
Released	January 1, 1996
Recorded	Dreamwalk studio
Genre	Pop/rock [1] Alternative [2] Indie [3]
Length	34:02
Label	Positive Tone
Producer	Paul Moss
Singles from Boys & Girls 1+1=3
"Bedroom Window" Released: 1996

Boys & Girls 1+1=3 is a Malaysian pop/rock compilation album produced by New Zealander Paul Moss and released on January 1, 1996. ^[4]

Contents

The songs on the album were written and/or performed in English, as part of the English-medium music scene Malaysia experienced in the 1990s, ^[5] where local music was able to reach and grab the interest of international fans. ^[3] The album featured a well established fand, OAG, but was primarily a debut album for several up and coming teen aged artists, ^[6] like Nita, as well as some relatively unknown bands, like Nicestupidplayground, a teenage group from Sarawak, Borneo ^[6] who until this album had not recorded professionally. ^[7] The first and only single from the album was by Nicestupidplayground, called "Bedroom Window", and it is considered to have brought the band out of obscurity. ^[7] Boys & Girls 1+1=3 also marked the recording debut for punk rock all-girl trio IntoXicated, goth rock duo Brodwyn (later renamed Juliet the Orange), ^[8] and for Nita, ^[6] who sang the song "He's a Mod", which is a cover of a song by The Senators called "She's a Mod" ^[6] that was popularized in the 1960s by the band Ray Columbus & the Invaders. ^[9] Also, Nita covered the song "True Love", which was originally written by The Marching Girls; ^[10] both bands were from New Zealand, as was the album producer Paul Moss.

Success

Boys & Girls 1+1=3 has been called a "landmark" ^[8] album for alternative Malaysian music. The song "Bedroom Window" caught the attention of movie producer Wayne Wang, who included the song in his 1997 movie starring Jeremy Irons, Chinese Box, ^{[7] [11] [12]} as well as several other songs by Nicestupidplayground. ^[13] Although the music for the movie received a Golden Osella award for Best Original Music at the Venice Film Festival in 1997, ^[14] the soundtrack did not include "Bedroom Window". ^[15] It was also used in the movie Rogue Trader starring Ewan McGregor, ^[16] and a subsequent video featuring Malaysian model Asha Gill ^[17] was nominated in the Anugerah Video Muzik, and won awards. ^{[16] [18]}

Boys & Girls 1+1=3 went on to receive positive reviews, and in 1997 it was certified double platinum ^{[7] [8] [12]} (making over 40,000 sales ^{[19] [20]}) in Malaysia. The album also received several distinguished awards, such as the Anugerah Industri Muziks award for Best Local English album of the year, on March 22, 1997. ^{[3] [5] [7] [21]} It debuted on the Billboard charts in Malaysia on September 9, 1998, at number 5, ^[22] peaked at number 1 on the 15th, ^[23] and remained in the top ten for five weeks. ^[24]

Track listing

Information on artists and song writers. ^[10]

Information on track listing and time. ^[25]

Charts

Album

References

Sources

• Billboard magazine. (Nielsen Business Media, Inc)110 (37). September 12, 1998. ISSN  0006-2510.
• Billboard magazine. (Nielsen Business Media, Inc)110 (39). September 26, 1998. ISSN  0006-2510.
• Billboard magazine. (Nielsen Business Media, Inc)110 (42). October 17, 1998. ISSN  0006-2510.
• Nuvich, Alexandra (April 5, 1997). "AIM sets sights on future". Billboard magazine. 109 (14). Nielsen Business Media, Inc: 92. ISSN  0006-2510.
• Nuvich, Alexandra (October 3, 1998). "A Positive Tone for Indie". Billboard magazine. 110 (40). Nielsen Business Media, Inc: 104. ISSN  0006-2510.