Terror Jr is an American pop duo formed in 2016 founded by former The Cataracs band member David "Campa" Benjamin Singer-Vine, Lisa Vitale, and Felix Snow, who left the group in late 2017.[3][4][5] Their single "Come First" peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Spotify Velocity chart, number 6 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic songs chart, number 54 in the Czech Republic, and number 59 in Slovakia.[6]

Terror Jr
GenresPop
Years active2016 (2016)–present
Labels
Members
  • David "Campa" Benjamin Singer-Vine
  • Lisa Vitale
Past members
  • Felix Snow
Websiteterrorjunior.com

Background

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Members Felix Snow and David "Campa" Benjamin Singer-Vine met through Twitter in 2014 and first worked together on a project called Momma, releasing a 4 track EP.[7] They reconnected the following year working with singer Kiiara on her single "Gold". In 2016, they started Terror Jr as a "social experiment", with Singer-Vine adding "It's a puzzle, and we're gonna give out pieces with each song."[1] The group released their debut extended play Bop City on October 21, 2016.[8]

In November 2016, Kylie Jenner was rumored to be the lead singer of Terror Jr.[9] Jenner denied being a part of the group in a Snapchat post on November 9, 2016.[10]

Terror Jr released the song "Heartbreaks" through their YouTube channel on November 24, 2016.[11] On February 14, 2017, the group released a remix package of "Come First".[2]

In May 2017, the group released "Caramel" and "Death Wish" as the first two songs from Bop City 2: TerroRising, released on June 16, 2017.[12]

On September 8, 2017, Terror Jr released a new single "Holding Your Tongue". The single was quickly followed by the announcement of the group's third LP, Bop City 3: The Girl Who Cried Purple, released September 29, 2017.[13] They released the song "Sad Sad Girl" in December 2017.[14]

In 2018, they released the singles "Heaven Wasn't Made For Me" and "A-OK (Everything's Perfect)".[15][16]

Their debut album Unfortunately, Terror Jr was released on January 25, 2019.[17] That same year, the duo departed Atlantic Records. On October 4, they released the single "9 2 5". On November 8, 2019, the group released the EP Come Outside and Break Your Heart, their first release under their own label, Grape Music.[18] On November 13, 2020, they released the EP Bloody Waters.[19] Three days later, they announced on their social media that their upcoming album, Rancho Catastrophe, would be released later that week on November 20.[20]

Discography

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Albums

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Title Album details
Unfortunately, Terror Jr
  • Released: January 25, 2019
  • Label: Atlantic, Effess
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Rancho Catastrophe[21]
  • Released: November 20, 2020[22]
  • Label: Grape Music / Opposition
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Road to Grapeness
  • Released: November 19, 2021[22]
  • Label: Grape Music / Opposition
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays

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Title EP details
Bop City
  • Released: October 21, 2016[23]
  • Label: Atlantic, Effess
  • Format: Digital download
Bop City 2: TerroRising[24]
  • Released: June 16, 2017
  • Label: Atlantic, Effess
  • Format: Digital download
Bop 3: The Girl Who Cried Purple
  • Released: September 29, 2017[25]
  • Label: Atlantic, Effess
  • Format: Digital download
Come Outside and Break Your Heart
  • Released: November 8, 2019
  • Label: Grape Music
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Bloody Waters
  • Released: November 13, 2020
  • Label: Grape Music
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Dance

[26]
CZE
[27]
SLK
[28]
SWE
Heat.

[29]
"3 Strikes"[30] 2016 Bop City
"Sugar"[31]
"Say So"[32] 45
"Come First"[33] 54 59 1
"Caramel" 2017 Bop City 2: TerroRising[24]
"Death Wish"
"Appreciation"
"Holding Your Tongue" Bop 3: The Girl Who Cried Purple
"Useless"
"Heaven Wasn't Made for Me" 2018 Unfortunately, Terror Jr[citation needed]
"A-OK (Everything's Perfect)"
"Pretty"
"Terrified"
"9 2 5" 2019 Come Outside and Break Your Heart[34]
"Crowded Rooms"
"Enemies"
"Straight from the Bottle"
"Mona Lisa" 2020 Rancho Catastrophe[21]
"Fun"
"Dinner Plate"
"Would It Make You Feel Better?"
"Running from the Sun"[35]
"Bloody Waters"
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References

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  1. ^ a b Mahadevan, Tara (9 May 2016). "New Label EFFESS Is Something Special — Just Ask Gallant, SZA and Kylie Jenner". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b Strauss, Matthew (13 February 2017). "Listen to Terror Jr's New Song With Lil B and Father | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Electropop Group Terror Jr Reveal Lisa & Release Concluding Bop City EP". CelebMix. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  4. ^ "No, That's Not Kylie Jenner Singing In Her Lip Gloss Commercial".
  5. ^ "Here's the Mysterious Group Behind the Song In Kylie Jenner's New Lip Gloss Music Video". Complex Networks.
  6. ^ NME.COM. "Who Are Terror Jr, The Mysterious Pop Trio Rumoured To Be Fronted By Kylie Jenner? - NME.COM". NME.
  7. ^ ""I Make Pop Music for the Average Schmuck" - A Piece of the Cataracs Returns, as Momma". 27 October 2014.
  8. ^ Sonis, Rachel (12 October 2016). "Kylie Jenner's Rumored Band Terror Jr To Release New Project 'Bop City' | Idolator". Idolator. Hive Media. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  9. ^ Haigh, Joshua (2016-11-07). "Kylie Jenner NOT CONFIRMED as lead singer of Terror Jr". mirror. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  10. ^ Marquina, Sierra (10 November 2016). "Kylie Jenner Denies She's Terror Jr Singer". Us Weekly. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  11. ^ "Watch a Schoolgirl's Solo Parking Lot Dance-Off in Terror Jr's "heartbreaks" Video | Thump". Thump. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Terror Jr's 'Caramel' contains 7 seconds of a fly buzzing at the start". Project U. 5 May 2017. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  13. ^ Gore, Sydney (8 September 2017). "Terror Jr Bites Back On "Holding Your Tongue"". The FADER. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  14. ^ Gore, Sydney. "Terror Jr's "Sad Sad Girl" Is A Dark, Twisted Christmas Carol". MTV News. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  15. ^ Gore, Sydney (2 January 2019). "Terror Jr's "Heaven Wasn't Made For Me": Listen". Highsnobiety. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  16. ^ Dommu, Rose (30 September 2018). "Bops Only: Terror Jr Channels Political Exhaustion On New Track 'A-OK'". www.out.com. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  17. ^ "We really did it . . . Our debut album is available for pre-order now . . . Unfortunately, Terror Jr will be yours on 1.25.19". @terrorjrmusic. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  18. ^ "Terror Jr Talk Leaving Atlantic and Their New Horny Bop". PAPER. 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  19. ^ "Terror Jr are in "Bloody Waters" in Pensive New Release". CelebMix. 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  20. ^ @terrorjrmusic (November 16, 2020). "Proud to announce our new album..." (Tweet). Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved 2023-04-26 – via Twitter.
  21. ^ a b Terror Jr (25 September 2020). "The description under the music video for "Would It Make You Feel Better?"". YouTube. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  22. ^ a b Jr., Terror (6 November 2020). "Thank you for electing Terror Jr as your leaders of the United Grapes of America. We assure you we will uphold our campaign promise of dropping an album this month. . ". @terrorjrmusic. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  23. ^ "Bop City by Terror Jr on Apple Music". iTunes. 21 October 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  24. ^ a b "Bop City 2: TerroRising by Terror Jr on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  25. ^ "Bop 3: The Girl Who Cried Purple by Terror Jr on Apple Music". itunes. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  26. ^ "Billboard – Hot Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  27. ^ "ČNS IFPI". Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  28. ^ "SNS IFPI". Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna (in Slovak). IFPI Slovakia. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  29. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 42, 21 oktober 2016" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  30. ^ "3 Strikes - Single by Terror Jr on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  31. ^ "Sugar - Single by Terror Jr on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  32. ^ "Say So - Single by Terror Jr on Apple Music". iTunes.
  33. ^ "Come First - Single by Terror Jr on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  34. ^ Goldfine, Jael (4 October 2019). > "TERROR JR Debut "9 2 5" And Talk Leaving Atlantic". Paper Magazine. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  35. ^ "Terror Jr drops teaser for 'Running From The Sun' music video, why was Kylie Jenner included in snippet?". 21 October 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.