Editing Deep Blue Something

{{Short description|American rock band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Deep Blue Something
| image            =
| alias            = Leper Messiah
| origin           = [[Denton, Texas|Denton]], [[Texas]], U.S.
| genre            = [[Alternative rock]], [[pop rock]]<ref>{{cite book |author=Joel Whitburn |author-link=Joel Whitburn |date=2007 |title=Joel Whitburn Presents The Billboard Albums |edition=6th |publisher=Record Research |page=277 |isbn=978-0898201666}}</ref>
| years_active     = 1991–2001, 2014–present
| label            = [[Interscope Records|Interscope]], Aezra, [[Kirtland Records|Kirtland]]
| associated_acts  =
| website          = {{url|deepbluesomethingofficial.com}}
| current_members  = Clay Bergus<br/ >John Kirtland<br/ >Toby Pipes<br/ >Todd Pipes<br/ >Kirk Tatom
}}

'''Deep Blue Something''' is an American rock band, known for the 1995 hit single "[[Breakfast at Tiffany's (song)|Breakfast at Tiffany's]]" from their second album ''[[Home (Deep Blue Something album)|Home]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/deep-blue-something-mw0000004658|title=Allmusic: Deep Blue Something|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|access-date=June 21, 2013}}</ref> ''Home'' achieved gold-record status; however, the band parted ways with Interscope Records and went on creative hiatus for several years, only releasing the follow-up ''[[Byzantium (album)|Byzantium]]'' in Japan and some European countries. They eventually signed with the Aezra label and released ''[[Deep Blue Something (album)|Deep Blue Something]]'' in 2001, breaking up shortly after. The band regrouped with all members at the end of 2014 and signed to drummer John Kirtland's independent label, [[Kirtland Records]].

==History==
The group was founded in 1991 in [[Denton, Texas|Denton]], [[Texas]], by brothers Todd and Toby Pipes, then students at the [[University of North Texas]]. The brothers enlisted drummer John Kirtland and guitarist Clay Bergus. Deep Blue Something originally performed as Leper Messiah, after the line from [[David Bowie]]'s "[[Ziggy Stardust (song)|Ziggy Stardust]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/515541/06251999/deep_blue_something.jhtml |title=Deep Blue Something : Deep Blue Something's Toby Pipes – Rhapsody Music Downloads |website=VH1.com |access-date=May 9, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060207023912/http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/515541/06251999/deep_blue_something.jhtml |archive-date=February 7, 2006 |df=mdy }}</ref>

Bergus left the band before the band started recording their first album, ''[[11th Song]]''. The band independently released the album in 1993. Kirk Tatom joined the band after the album's release. In 1994, the band released their second album, ''[[Home (Deep Blue Something album)|Home]]'', via an independent label named RainMaker Records. ''Home'' was re-released a year later by major label [[Interscope Records]]. The accompanying single "[[Breakfast at Tiffany's (song)|Breakfast at Tiffany's]]" peaked at number five on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and topped the charts in the United Kingdom.<ref name="Billboard"/><ref name="OCC"/> According to Todd Pipes, the lyrics of the song were inspired by [[Audrey Hepburn|Audrey Hepburn's]] performance in the feature film ''[[Roman Holiday]]'', but he thought that the Hepburn film ''[[Breakfast at Tiffany's (film)|Breakfast at Tiffany's]]'' would make a better song title.<ref>''British Hit Singles & Albums'' (Edition 18), Guinness World Records Limited</ref>

The huge success of the single and lack of follow-up activity led to their classification as a [[One-hit wonder|one-hit-wonder]] band within music circles.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BBQEAAAAMBAJ&q=pop+deep+blue+something&pg=PA21|title=Reviews & Previews|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Taylor|first=Chuck|date=May 5, 2001|access-date=June 21, 2013}}</ref> 
In late 1995, Tatom left the band and Bergus returned to his role as guitarist. The band worked on their third album, titled ''[[Byzantium (album)|Byzantium]]'', with a planned release in 1996. However, Deep Blue Something came into legal troubles over the copyright of ''11th Song'' and "Breakfast at Tiffany's".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/music/copywrong-6398157 |title=Copywrong? |newspaper=Dallas Observer |date=January 25, 1996 |access-date=October 11, 2015}}</ref> Although the lawsuits were finally settled, Interscope put the album on hold, focusing on other label artists such as [[Limp Bizkit]].<ref name="Back and Blue">{{cite news |last=Sutlief |first=Shannon |url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/back-and-blue-6388416 |title=Back and Blue |work=[[Dallas Observer]] |date=May 22, 2003 |access-date=October 11, 2015 }}</ref> Interscope eventually released the album in 1998, but only in Japan.<ref name="Back and Blue" />

The band then sued Interscope and won a release from their contract.<ref name="Back and Blue" /> They later signed with Aezra Records, an independent label based in Phoenix, Arizona.<ref name="Back and Blue" /> Their [[Deep Blue Something (album)|self-titled album]], which contains five tracks from ''Byzantium'', was released by Aezra in 2001.<ref name="Back and Blue" /><ref name="Kirtland Band Bio" /> Shortly after the album's release, the band "drifted apart," and its members worked on separate projects for over a decade.<ref name="Kirtland Band Bio" />

In 2014, Todd Pipes posted an Instagram photo teasing that the band was back together and working on a new project, eventually revealed to be an EP titled ''Locust House''.<ref name="Kirtland Band Bio" /><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230404034321/https://www.instagram.com/p/vMIrYHLd4X/] </ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv9J4Iq52gk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Lv9J4Iq52gk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Deep Blue Something : All Make Believe Off|via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=December 4, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The EP was released as a digital download on June 29, 2015.<ref name="Kirtland Band Bio">{{cite web |url=http://www.kirtlandrecords.com/DeepBlueSomething.htm |title=Deep Blue Something |publisher=[[Kirtland Records]] |access-date=October 11, 2015 }}</ref>

==Other activities of band members==
Todd and Toby Pipes have become [[Record producer|producers]] for [[Flickerstick]], Demp, Calhoun, the Greater Good, Coma Rally, Moonshot Radio, Porter Block, and [[The Nadas]]. They have earned Best Producer honors from the ''[[Fort Worth Weekly]]'' three years in a row and have been highlighted in ''[[Mix (magazine)|Mix Magazine]]''.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}} The Pipes brothers work primarily out of Bass Propulsion Laboratories in [[Dallas]], a three-studio facility which they also own.

Todd Pipes (born November 9, 1967),<ref name="Biography for Deep Blue Something">{{cite web|title=Biography for Deep Blue Something|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1553357/bio|publisher=IMDb|access-date=December 4, 2019}}</ref> has released a solo album, ''Taurus Petals'', on Authentic Records. It was released on November 25, 2008.<ref>[http://www.authenticrecordsonline.com/site/artist_pages/artists_info/todd_pipes/toddPipes.html ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203152758/http://www.authenticrecordsonline.com/site/artist_pages/artists_info/todd_pipes/toddPipes.html |date=February 3, 2009 }}</ref> Later on he released an EP, ''Polar Patterns'', on [[Idol Records]]. It was released on September 25, 2012. He released an EP "Mainsail To Skyking" on [[Idol Records]]. It was released on August 3, 2018.

Toby Pipes (born June 28, 1971),<ref name="Biography for Deep Blue Something"/> formed the band The Hundred Inevitables, with Jeff Whittington and released an album, ''Studder'', in early 2000. In 2005, he formed a new band Little Black Dress with Nolan Thies. In 2009 they were the first band signed onto Exploding Plastic Records, a new [[Idol Records]] sub-label. Their debut album ''Snow in June'' was released June 2009.

John Kirtland runs an independent record label, [[Kirtland Records]].<ref name="Kirtland About Us">{{cite web |url=http://www.kirtlandrecords.com/AboutUs.htm |title=Kirtland Records: About Us |publisher=[[Kirtland Records]] |access-date=October 11, 2015 }}</ref> Based in [[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]], and [[Los Angeles]], California, Kirtland's business dealings led to his ownership of the back-catalog of the band [[Bush (British band)|Bush]] and royalty rights on the sales of certain albums by the band [[No Doubt]].<ref name="Kirtland GQ">{{cite news |url=https://www.gq.com/story/unsung-heroes-musicians-celebrities |title=Five More Unsung Heroes |work=[[GQ]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast]] |date=April 5, 2006 |access-date=October 11, 2015 }}</ref> Kirtland quickly sold off his rights to the No Doubt material, but retained the rights to the Bush back catalog until 2014, when they were sold to a consortium that included Bush frontman [[Gavin Rossdale]].<ref name="Kirtland GQ" /><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Christman |first=Ed |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/5915817/round-hill-music-gavin-rossdale-acquire-first-four-bush-albums-from |title=Round Hill Music, Gavin Rossdale Acquire First Four Bush Albums from Kirtland (Exclusive) |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=February 26, 2014 |access-date=October 11, 2015 }}</ref> However, Kirtland Records continues to feature Texas-based indie bands such the [[Burden Brothers]], [[The Polyphonic Spree]] and [[Toadies]], and was the issuing label for Deep Blue Something's 2015 EP, ''Locust House''.<ref name="Kirtland Band Bio" /><ref name="Kirtland About Us" />

Clay Bergus has been a manager at Eddie V's Prime Seafood in Fort Worth since its opening in spring 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/EddieVsFortWorth/info |title=Eddie V's Prime Seafood – Fort Worth, TX – Fort Worth – Lounge, Bar – Info |via=Facebook |access-date=May 3, 2014}}</ref>

Kirk Tatom formed an acoustic duo with fellow Texas musician Greg Beutel, performing under the name Whiskey Pants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whiskeypants.com/home|title=Home|website=Whiskeypants.com|access-date=December 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personnel==
''In alphabetical order''
* Clay Bergus – guitar, backing vocals <small>(1991–1992, 1995–2001, 2014–present)</small>
* John Kirtland – drums, percussion <small>(1991–2001, 2014–present)</small>
* Toby Pipes – guitar, backing and occasional lead vocals <small>(1991–2001, 2014–present)</small>
* Todd Pipes – lead vocals, bass <small>(1991–2001, 2014–present)</small>
* Kirk Tatom – guitar, backing vocals <small>(1993–1995, 2014–present)</small>

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
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! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Details
! colspan="8"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]<br><small>([[List of best selling music artists|sales threshold]])</small>
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! style="width:35px;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=deep blue something|chart=Billboard 200}}|title=Deep Blue Something Album & Song Chart History – Billboard|access-date=January 15, 2011}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=deep+blue+something|title=australian-charts.com – Australian charts portal|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=January 15, 2011}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"| [[Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=deep+blue+something&cat=a|title=austriancharts.at – Austria Top 40|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=January 15, 2011}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"| [[Media Control Charts|GER]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/DEEP+BLUE+SOMETHING/?type=longplay|title=Media Control Charts – German Albums|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=January 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011112633/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/DEEP+BLUE+SOMETHING/?type=longplay|archive-date=October 11, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"| [[MegaCharts|NL]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=deep+blue+something&cat=a|title=dutchcharts.nl – Dutch charts portal|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=January 15, 2011}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=deep+blue+something&cat=a|title=swedishcharts.com – Swedish charts portal|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=January 15, 2011}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"| [[Swiss Music Charts|SWI]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=deep+blue+something&cat=a|title=Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=January 15, 2011}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br><ref name="OCC">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/deep%20blue%20something/|title=Artist Chart History: Deep Blue Something|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=June 21, 2013}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[11th Song]]''
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* Release date: October 13, 1993
* Label: Doberman Records
* Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]]
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! scope="row"| ''[[Home (Deep Blue Something album)|Home]]''
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* Release date: October 24, 1994
* Re-release: June 13, 1995
* Label: RainMaker Records, [[Interscope Records]] (re-release)
* Formats: CD, [[Compact Cassette|cassette]]
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* [[Recording Industry Association of America|US]]: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Deep%20Blue%20Something&title=Home&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50 |title=RIAA – Gold & Platinum – January 15, 2011: ''Home'' certified awards |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=January 15, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225031458/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS |archive-date=February 25, 2013 |df=mdy }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Byzantium (album)|Byzantium]]''
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* Release date: November 13, 1998
* Label: Interscope Records
* Formats: CD
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! scope="row"| ''[[Deep Blue Something (album)|Deep Blue Something]]''
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* Release date: December 10, 2001
* Label: Aezra Records
* Formats: CD
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| colspan="15" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
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===Extended plays===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
! scope="col" style="width:11em;" | Title
! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Album details
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! scope="row" | ''Locust House''
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* Released: June 29, 2015
* Label: Kirtland Records
* Formats: Digital download
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===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
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! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Single
! colspan="9"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"| Certifications
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:35px;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br/><ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=deep blue something|chart=all}}|title=Deep Blue Something Album & Song Chart History – Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 15, 2011}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=deep+blue+something&cat=s |title=australian-charts.com – Australian charts portal |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=January 15, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024174140/http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=deep%2Bblue%2Bsomething&cat=s |archive-date=October 24, 2012 |df=mdy }}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"| [[Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=deep+blue+something&cat=s |title=austriancharts.at – Austria Top 40 |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=January 15, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104190504/http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=deep%2Bblue%2Bsomething&cat=s |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |df=mdy }}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"| [[Media Control Charts|GER]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/DEEP+BLUE+SOMETHING/single|title=Media Control Charts – German Singles|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=January 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011112648/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/DEEP+BLUE+SOMETHING/single|archive-date=October 11, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"| [[MegaCharts|NL]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=deep+blue+something&cat=s |title=dutchcharts.nl – Dutch charts portal |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=January 15, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025034254/http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=deep%2Bblue%2Bsomething&cat=s |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |df=mdy }}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"| [[RIANZ|NZ]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/search.asp?search=deep+blue+something&cat=s |title=charts.nz – New Zealand charts portal |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=January 15, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=deep+blue+something&cat=s|title=swedishcharts.com – Swedish charts portal|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=January 15, 2011}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"| [[Swiss Music Charts|SWI]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=deep+blue+something&cat=s |title=Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=January 15, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111181353/http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=deep%2Bblue%2Bsomething&cat=s |archive-date=November 11, 2012 |df=mdy }}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br/><ref name="OCC" />
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! scope="row"| "[[Breakfast at Tiffany's (song)|Breakfast at Tiffany's]]"
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* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: 2× Platinum<ref>{{Cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Deep Blue Something|access-date=August 7, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Bundesverband Musikindustrie|BVMI]]: Gold<ref>{{cite certification|region=Germany|artist=Deep Blue Something|access-date=April 2, 2023}}</ref>
| rowspan="3"|''Home''
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| rowspan="2"| 1996
! scope="row"| "Halo"
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! scope="row"| "Josey"
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| 1998
! scope="row"| "She Is"
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| ''Byzantium''
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| rowspan="3"| 2001
! scope="row"| "Page Me Wolverine"
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| rowspan="3"|''Deep Blue Something''
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! scope="row"| "Hell in Itself"
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! scope="row"| "Who Wants It"
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| rowspan="2"| 2015
! scope="row"| "All Make Believe Off"
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| rowspan="2"|''Locust House''
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! scope="row"| "Out of My Head"
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| rowspan="2"| 2020
! scope="row"| "Hide"
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| rowspan="3"|''Non-album singles''
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! scope="row"| "Don't Stop"
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| 2022
! scope="row"| "Cherry Lime Rickey"
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| colspan="15" style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt;"| "—" denotes a release that did not chart.
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;Notes
{{refbegin}}
* '''+'''{{Note|BU}} "Halo" peaked outside of the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, therefore they are listed on the [[Bubbling Under Hot 100]] chart.
{{refend}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://myspace.com/deepbluesomething Deep Blue Something] on [[Myspace]]
* {{IMDb name|1553357}}

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