Gary Jules

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Gary Jules
Gary Jules performing live at the Hotel Café on December 9, 2008
Gary Jules performing live at the Hotel Café on December 9, 2008
Background information
Birth nameGary Jules Aguirre Jr.
Born (1969-03-19) March 19, 1969 (age 55)
Fresno, California, United States
GenresRock, pop, folk, soft rock
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, piano, mandolin, harmonica, ukulele
Years active1990–2015
LabelsA&M, Sanctuary, Down Up Down Music
Websitewww.garyjules.com

Gary Jules Aguirre Jr. (born March 19, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter,

UK Christmas number-one single
of 2003.

Early life

Gary Jules was born in

La Jolla, California.[1]

Songs

Jules recorded a cover of the song "

Christmas Number One single in the UK
for that year.

He sang the cover on stage as a guest in a duet with French singer composer Mylène Farmer during her "Timeless (Mylène Farmer)" 2013 tour.

The cover also featured as background music in various television programs such as drama

Riverdale
.

The cover was used in the trailer for the 2010 film,

Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps
' 2010 Production, "Mad World".

In 2016, the cover was used in a commercial for Lloyd's Bank, which featured a horse galloping through different stages in people's lives.

Adam Lambert sang a cover of "Mad World" that was heavily influenced by Jules's version at two different points in his American Idol competition, as well as during the American Idols Live! 2009 tour. Following its appearance on the popular television show, Jules's cover of the song rose to No. 11 on the iTunes Store.

Electronic music producer Phutureprimitive remixed the Gary Jules version of "Mad World" and released it as an mp3 in 2011 with an accompanying video.

The song "Something Else" was featured on the Season 5 episode "

My Fallen Idol" of the NBC show Scrubs
.

The song "Gone Daddy" is based upon an experience that led to Jules relocating his family from Southern California to North Carolina. A neighbor was gunned down one night in Los Angeles and while the police were investigating the shooting, Jules approached one of the officers, explained that his child was napping, and asked if the officer knew when they would be finished. The officer said he did not know, but that the family could leave Los Angeles if they didn't like it. Jules took the advice to heart and relocated shortly thereafter.[citation needed]

Jules's song "Wichita" was inspired by a class he took at

UCLA regarding Native American history. During the class he read a story about Native Americans following herds of bison around the nation to survive.[citation needed
]

Jules was a surprise guest on a series of Parisian concerts of French singer

Seal. So far Gary Jules is also part of the tour, as he was also performing during the concerts in Lyon
.

Career

Music videos

Television placements

Movie placements

Trailers

Documentaries

Theater

The playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis refers to Gary Jules in his play The Little Flower of East Orange. This show, directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman and starring Ellen Burstyn, premiered at the Public Theater in New York on April 6, 2008. The songs "Goodnight Billie" and "Little Greenie" were featured in the production. Specifically, in Act 1, Scene 3, the character Nadine plays "Little Greenie" and says "Okay...One time, I was gonna kill myself, but then I played this Gary Jules song like twenty-seven times."[3] In the acknowledgments section of the Faber & Faber, Inc. published version of the play, Guirgis writes, "SPECIAL THANKS TO GARY JULES FOR THE MUSIC."[4]

Discography

Albums

EPs

  • Live at Lime Presents Gary Jules (2009)
  • Daytrotter Session (2009)

Singles

Year Single Peak positions
AUS
[6]
AUT
[7]
BEL
(Vl)

[8]
DEN
[9]
FR
[10]
GER

NED
[11]
SWE
[12]
SWI
[13]
UK
2003 "Mad World"
(Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules
28 13 12 2 30 3 4 10 23 1

Collaborations

  • Michael AndrewsDonnie Darko (2001)
    • Track 17 "Mad World" and Track 18 "Mad World (Alternate Mix)" (featured)
  • Handsome Devil
    (2004)
    • Track 6 "Tennessee Wedding" (background vocals)
  • Esquimaux – perfecto! (2005)
    • Track 12 "Honey & Dear" (featured)
  • Jim BiancoSing (2008)
    • Track 2 "Sing" and Track 6 "If Your Mama Knew" (background vocals)
  • Angel TaylorLove Travels (2009)
    • guitar, mandolin, background vocals
  • Mylène FarmerTimeless 2013 (2013)
    • Track 8 "Mad World" and Track 9 "Les mots" (live duets with Mylène Farmer)
  • Equal - 'Lost in the Evening" (feat Gary Jules) (2013)
    • vocals

References

  1. ^ Staff (October 25, 2011). "Fond memories of La Jolla keep singer/songwriter Gary Jules coming home". La Jolla Light. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Family Guy - Sad at Disney Land!". YouTube.
  3. ^ Guirgis, Stephen Adly (2009). The Little Flower of East Orange p.36
  4. ^ Guirgis, Stephen Adly (2009). The Little Flower of East Orange p.106
  5. Allmusic
  6. ^ "Gary Jules discography". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  7. ^ "Gary Jules discography". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  8. ^ "Gary Jules discography". ultratop.be/nl/. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  9. ^ "Gary Jules discography". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  10. ^ "Gary Jules discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  11. ^ "Gary Jules discography". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  12. ^ "Gary Jules discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  13. ^ "Gary Jules discography". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 27, 2014.

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