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Champ by Tokyo Police Club
Champ is an album by Tokyo Police Club, released in 2010. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Favourite Colour”, on 1 list with a best position of #38.
Champ, the second album from Newmarket, Ontario's Tokyo Police Club, landed on June 8, 2010, two years after Elephant Shell, and it's the sound of a band that learned to stretch out without losing its jittery sprint. Dave Monks sings and plays bass, Graham Wright works the keyboards, Josh Hook plays guitar and Greg Alsop drums, and producer Rob Schnapf gives them a bigger, warmer frame to run around in.
The hooks come fast and bright, the guitars chime, and Monks sings with a wide-eyed urgency that never lets up. They teased it by giving away "Breakneck Speed" as a free download on their website that March, then followed with "Wait Up (Boots of Danger)" and "Gone", while "Bambi" and "Favourite Colour" caught on with the countdowns. It earned the band a Juno nomination for Alternative Album of the Year in 2011.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Champ on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Favourite Colour | 1 | #38 | – | 2011 | |
| 2 | Bambi | 2 | #54 | – | 2010–2011 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.