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Birth name | Jordan Edward Benjamin |
Born | Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. | October 25, 1993
Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Years active | 2014–present |
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grandsonmusic |
Jordan Edward Benjamin [1] [2] (born October 25, 1993), [3] known professionally as Grandson (stylized as grandson), [4] is an American-Canadian singer, songwriter, and rapper currently signed to Fueled by Ramen. He released his major label debut EP, A Modern Tragedy Vol. 1, on June 15, 2018, and released the follow-up A Modern Tragedy Vol. 2 on February 22, 2019. The initial EP featured the single "Blood // Water", which appeared on several Billboard charts in the United States and Canada. Benjamin's music focuses on modern-day issues that are less recognized by the media and public. On December 4, 2020, he released his debut studio album, Death of an Optimist, and his second album, I Love You, I'm Trying, was released on May 5, 2023.
Benjamin was born in New Jersey, United States, but when he was 3 years old his family moved to Toronto, Ontario, where his maternal relatives lived [5] (he holds dual citizenship of both countries). [6] [7] He has two sisters. [8] Benjamin grew up largely in the Eglinton West area of Toronto. [6] [7] [9] He attended Northern Secondary School in Toronto and, after graduation, enrolled in McGill University in Montreal. There, he studied education with the initial goal of becoming a teacher. [7] [10] He also spent a great deal of time DJing and playing shows in Montreal while at McGill. [11] After two years, he transferred to Concordia University, another Montreal institution. He studied communications there briefly before dropping out and moving to Los Angeles in 2014 to pursue a music career. [4] [7]
Benjamin began releasing music under the pseudonym grandson in late 2015. [9] In 2016, he released several singles that accrued millions of streams, including "Bills", "Things Change", and "Bury Me Face Down". [6] [12] In 2017, he was signed to RCA Records, and continued releasing singles, including "Best Friends" and "Kiss Bang". [4] [10] He also performed at North by Northeast that year (among other festivals). [9]
In April 2018, it was announced that grandson had signed to the Fueled By Ramen record label. [13] He had also released two new singles, " Blood // Water" (a song about political corruption that would go on to appear on multiple Billboard charts) and "Thoughts & Prayers", which offered a critique of American gun laws in the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. [6] [14] He released his first EP on Fueled by Ramen, A Modern Tragedy Vol. 1, in June 2018. [14] [15] That EP also featured the song "6:00" which discussed police brutality. [16] Also in June 2018, grandson was featured on Mike Shinoda's song "Running from My Shadow", taken from his debut album Post Traumatic; the track was released also with an accompanying music video in May 2018. [17]
Throughout 2018, grandson toured with acts like Hobo Johnson, Joywave, Nothing But Thieves, [15] [16] [18] Smashing Pumpkins, [19] and Young the Giant. [2] [20] He also appeared on an episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers in August 2018, performing " Blood // Water". [21]
In February 2019, he released a new single, "Apologize", and announced his second EP, A Modern Tragedy Vol. 2, which was released on February 22, 2019. [7] [22] In late May, grandson released a cover of Rage Against the Machine's "Maria", a song featured on the 1999 album The Battle of Los Angeles. [23]
In June 2019, he won the SOCAN Songwriting Prize for his song " Blood // Water", [24] while in September 2019 the singer released A Modern Tragedy Vol. 3, the final installment of the Modern Tragedy trilogy EPs; [25] the record features the lead single "Rock Bottom", which peaked at No. 38 on the Canadian Rock Chart. [26]
On September 23, 2020, Grandson announced on his Facebook page that his debut full-length album Death of an Optimist would be released on December 4, 2020. Death of an Optimist is grandson's debut album, being his first record to have a heavier tone since the release of the last a modern tragedy EP, a modern tragedy vol. 3. The album gained a lot of publicity and recognition through his social media.
He announced a new album in May 2022, and it was released in May 2023.
Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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US Heat. [27] | ||
Death of an Optimist |
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7 |
I Love You, I'm Trying |
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Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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US Heat. [27] | ||
A Modern Tragedy Vol. 1 |
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— |
Broken Down Vol. 1 |
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— |
A Modern Tragedy Vol. 2 |
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23 |
No Apologies Live |
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— |
A Modern Tragedy Vol. 3 |
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— |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
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CAN AC [28] |
CAN Rock [29] |
CZ [30] |
LTU [31] |
US Alt [32] |
US Main [33] |
US Rock [34] | |||||
"Bills" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"things change" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Bury Me Face Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Kiss Bang" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Best Friends" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"War" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
" Blood // Water" | — | 19 | — | 93 | 20 | 17 | 19 | A Modern Tragedy Vol. 1 | |||
"Overdose" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Thoughts & Prayers" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
"Apologize" | 2019 | — | 5 | — | — | 34 | 20 | — [A] |
|
A Modern Tragedy Vol. 2 | |
" Maria" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rock Sound Presents: Worship And Tributes Vol. 2 | |||
"Despicable" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Modern Tragedy Vol. 1 | |||
"Rock Bottom" | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | A Modern Tragedy Vol. 3 | |||
"Oh No!!!" (original or with Vic Mensa & Masked Wolf) |
— | — | — | — | — [B] | — | — [C] | ||||
"Happy Pill" (with Moby Rich) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
"Peaches (Text Voter XX to 40649)" (with K.Flay) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Text Voter XX to 40649 Collection | ||
"Whole Lotta (Text Voter XX to 40649)" (with DREAMERS) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"How Bout Now (Text Voter XX to 40649)" (with phem) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Again (Text Voter XX to 40649)" (with Zero 9:36) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Identity" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Death of an Optimist | |||
"Riptide" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Dirty" | 50 | 6 | — | — | 10 | — | — [D] |
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" One Step Closer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Spotify Singles | |||
"We Did It!!!" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Death of an Optimist | |||
"Zen" (with X Ambassadors and K.Flay) |
— | 9 | 48 | — | 24 | — | — [E] | Non-album single | |||
"Rain" (with Jessie Reyez) |
2021 | — | 31 | — | — | 26 | — | 49 | The Suicide Squad (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | ||
"Drop Dead" (with Kesha and Travis Barker) |
— | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
"KULT" (with Steve Aoki feat. Jasiah) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Eulogy" | 2023 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | I Love You, I'm Trying | ||
"Drones" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Something To Hide" | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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US Alt [32] | |||||||||
"Running from My Shadow" ( Mike Shinoda featuring Grandson) |
2018 | — | Post Traumatic (Deluxe Version) | ||||||
"All in My Head" ( Whethan featuring Grandson) |
2020 | — | Non-album singles | ||||||
"Heat Seeker" ( DREAMERS featuring Grandson) |
28 | ||||||||
"Lost Cause" ( KennyHoopla featuring Grandson) |
— | ||||||||
"Cash Machine (Remix)" ( Oliver Tree featuring Dillon Francis and Grandson) |
— | ||||||||
"Hold the Line" ( Tom Morello featuring Grandson) |
2021 | — | The Atlas Underground Fire | ||||||
"Until I Come Home" ( Two Feet featuring Grandson) |
— | Shape & Form | |||||||
"GOOD MOOD" (DE'WAYNE featuring Grandson) |
2022 | — | Non-album singles | ||||||
"CHOKE" ( The Warning featuring Grandson & Zero 9:36) |
— | ||||||||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"Bills" | 2017 | Joe Cappa |
"Blood // Water" | 2018 | Miggy & Morgan |
"6:00" | Gus Black | |
"Apologize" | 2019 | Jordan Wozy & Lucas Taggart |
"Stigmata" | Rosco Guerrero | |
"Rock Bottom" | Seth Michael Stern | |
"Oh No!!!" | Galileo | |
"Identity" | 2020 | Karl Jungquist |
"Riptide" | ||
"Dirty" | ||
"Rain" (From The Suicide Squad) | 2021 | ~ |
"Drop Dead" (ft. Kesha and Travis Barker) | Andrew Sandler | |
"Eulogy" | 2023 | Zach Madden |
"Drones" | Zachary Bailey | |
"Half My Heart" |
grandson | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Jordan Edward Benjamin |
Born | Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. | October 25, 1993
Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) |
|
Instrument(s) |
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Years active | 2014–present |
Labels | |
Website |
grandsonmusic |
Jordan Edward Benjamin [1] [2] (born October 25, 1993), [3] known professionally as Grandson (stylized as grandson), [4] is an American-Canadian singer, songwriter, and rapper currently signed to Fueled by Ramen. He released his major label debut EP, A Modern Tragedy Vol. 1, on June 15, 2018, and released the follow-up A Modern Tragedy Vol. 2 on February 22, 2019. The initial EP featured the single "Blood // Water", which appeared on several Billboard charts in the United States and Canada. Benjamin's music focuses on modern-day issues that are less recognized by the media and public. On December 4, 2020, he released his debut studio album, Death of an Optimist, and his second album, I Love You, I'm Trying, was released on May 5, 2023.
Benjamin was born in New Jersey, United States, but when he was 3 years old his family moved to Toronto, Ontario, where his maternal relatives lived [5] (he holds dual citizenship of both countries). [6] [7] He has two sisters. [8] Benjamin grew up largely in the Eglinton West area of Toronto. [6] [7] [9] He attended Northern Secondary School in Toronto and, after graduation, enrolled in McGill University in Montreal. There, he studied education with the initial goal of becoming a teacher. [7] [10] He also spent a great deal of time DJing and playing shows in Montreal while at McGill. [11] After two years, he transferred to Concordia University, another Montreal institution. He studied communications there briefly before dropping out and moving to Los Angeles in 2014 to pursue a music career. [4] [7]
Benjamin began releasing music under the pseudonym grandson in late 2015. [9] In 2016, he released several singles that accrued millions of streams, including "Bills", "Things Change", and "Bury Me Face Down". [6] [12] In 2017, he was signed to RCA Records, and continued releasing singles, including "Best Friends" and "Kiss Bang". [4] [10] He also performed at North by Northeast that year (among other festivals). [9]
In April 2018, it was announced that grandson had signed to the Fueled By Ramen record label. [13] He had also released two new singles, " Blood // Water" (a song about political corruption that would go on to appear on multiple Billboard charts) and "Thoughts & Prayers", which offered a critique of American gun laws in the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. [6] [14] He released his first EP on Fueled by Ramen, A Modern Tragedy Vol. 1, in June 2018. [14] [15] That EP also featured the song "6:00" which discussed police brutality. [16] Also in June 2018, grandson was featured on Mike Shinoda's song "Running from My Shadow", taken from his debut album Post Traumatic; the track was released also with an accompanying music video in May 2018. [17]
Throughout 2018, grandson toured with acts like Hobo Johnson, Joywave, Nothing But Thieves, [15] [16] [18] Smashing Pumpkins, [19] and Young the Giant. [2] [20] He also appeared on an episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers in August 2018, performing " Blood // Water". [21]
In February 2019, he released a new single, "Apologize", and announced his second EP, A Modern Tragedy Vol. 2, which was released on February 22, 2019. [7] [22] In late May, grandson released a cover of Rage Against the Machine's "Maria", a song featured on the 1999 album The Battle of Los Angeles. [23]
In June 2019, he won the SOCAN Songwriting Prize for his song " Blood // Water", [24] while in September 2019 the singer released A Modern Tragedy Vol. 3, the final installment of the Modern Tragedy trilogy EPs; [25] the record features the lead single "Rock Bottom", which peaked at No. 38 on the Canadian Rock Chart. [26]
On September 23, 2020, Grandson announced on his Facebook page that his debut full-length album Death of an Optimist would be released on December 4, 2020. Death of an Optimist is grandson's debut album, being his first record to have a heavier tone since the release of the last a modern tragedy EP, a modern tragedy vol. 3. The album gained a lot of publicity and recognition through his social media.
He announced a new album in May 2022, and it was released in May 2023.
Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
---|---|---|
US Heat. [27] | ||
Death of an Optimist |
|
7 |
I Love You, I'm Trying |
|
Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
---|---|---|
US Heat. [27] | ||
A Modern Tragedy Vol. 1 |
|
— |
Broken Down Vol. 1 |
|
— |
A Modern Tragedy Vol. 2 |
|
23 |
No Apologies Live |
|
— |
A Modern Tragedy Vol. 3 |
|
— |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CAN AC [28] |
CAN Rock [29] |
CZ [30] |
LTU [31] |
US Alt [32] |
US Main [33] |
US Rock [34] | |||||
"Bills" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"things change" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Bury Me Face Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Kiss Bang" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Best Friends" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"War" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
" Blood // Water" | — | 19 | — | 93 | 20 | 17 | 19 | A Modern Tragedy Vol. 1 | |||
"Overdose" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Thoughts & Prayers" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
"Apologize" | 2019 | — | 5 | — | — | 34 | 20 | — [A] |
|
A Modern Tragedy Vol. 2 | |
" Maria" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rock Sound Presents: Worship And Tributes Vol. 2 | |||
"Despicable" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Modern Tragedy Vol. 1 | |||
"Rock Bottom" | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | A Modern Tragedy Vol. 3 | |||
"Oh No!!!" (original or with Vic Mensa & Masked Wolf) |
— | — | — | — | — [B] | — | — [C] | ||||
"Happy Pill" (with Moby Rich) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
"Peaches (Text Voter XX to 40649)" (with K.Flay) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Text Voter XX to 40649 Collection | ||
"Whole Lotta (Text Voter XX to 40649)" (with DREAMERS) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"How Bout Now (Text Voter XX to 40649)" (with phem) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Again (Text Voter XX to 40649)" (with Zero 9:36) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Identity" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Death of an Optimist | |||
"Riptide" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Dirty" | 50 | 6 | — | — | 10 | — | — [D] |
| |||
" One Step Closer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Spotify Singles | |||
"We Did It!!!" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Death of an Optimist | |||
"Zen" (with X Ambassadors and K.Flay) |
— | 9 | 48 | — | 24 | — | — [E] | Non-album single | |||
"Rain" (with Jessie Reyez) |
2021 | — | 31 | — | — | 26 | — | 49 | The Suicide Squad (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | ||
"Drop Dead" (with Kesha and Travis Barker) |
— | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
"KULT" (with Steve Aoki feat. Jasiah) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Eulogy" | 2023 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | I Love You, I'm Trying | ||
"Drones" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Something To Hide" | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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US Alt [32] | |||||||||
"Running from My Shadow" ( Mike Shinoda featuring Grandson) |
2018 | — | Post Traumatic (Deluxe Version) | ||||||
"All in My Head" ( Whethan featuring Grandson) |
2020 | — | Non-album singles | ||||||
"Heat Seeker" ( DREAMERS featuring Grandson) |
28 | ||||||||
"Lost Cause" ( KennyHoopla featuring Grandson) |
— | ||||||||
"Cash Machine (Remix)" ( Oliver Tree featuring Dillon Francis and Grandson) |
— | ||||||||
"Hold the Line" ( Tom Morello featuring Grandson) |
2021 | — | The Atlas Underground Fire | ||||||
"Until I Come Home" ( Two Feet featuring Grandson) |
— | Shape & Form | |||||||
"GOOD MOOD" (DE'WAYNE featuring Grandson) |
2022 | — | Non-album singles | ||||||
"CHOKE" ( The Warning featuring Grandson & Zero 9:36) |
— | ||||||||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Director(s) |
---|---|---|
"Bills" | 2017 | Joe Cappa |
"Blood // Water" | 2018 | Miggy & Morgan |
"6:00" | Gus Black | |
"Apologize" | 2019 | Jordan Wozy & Lucas Taggart |
"Stigmata" | Rosco Guerrero | |
"Rock Bottom" | Seth Michael Stern | |
"Oh No!!!" | Galileo | |
"Identity" | 2020 | Karl Jungquist |
"Riptide" | ||
"Dirty" | ||
"Rain" (From The Suicide Squad) | 2021 | ~ |
"Drop Dead" (ft. Kesha and Travis Barker) | Andrew Sandler | |
"Eulogy" | 2023 | Zach Madden |
"Drones" | Zachary Bailey | |
"Half My Heart" |