Goldfinger (band)

"99 Red Balloons" also featured in Not Another Teen Movie, and their cover of Spiral Staircase's "More Today Than Yesterday" plays during the ending credits of The Waterboy. Her first independently recorded and released album, Wilderness, was released in 2004. Their song "Superman" featured in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, on the Sony PlayStation, Nintendo 64, and Sega Dreamcast, and their cover of Nena's 1983 song "99 Red Balloons" (translated from "99 Luftballons"), was featured in Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec on the PlayStation 2. A Goldfinger original "Spokesman" also featured in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, on the Sony PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Microsoft Xbox and Windows PC/Mac. It was bundled with a bonus disc containing new songs, demos, remixes, and videos. Since the band began, Feldmann has become a vegan and animal rights supporter, as can be seen briefly in the slightly disturbing music video for "Open Your Eyes". Timbre was re-released in 2001 on her own label. Frontman John Feldmann has also produced records for Mest and the Used, and produced Good Charlotte's single "The Anthem", which was intentionally named "Oracle of elcaro". She finally won out with the help of a loosely-knit group of Internet-based fans.

2002's Open Your Eyes was the first for their new record label, Jive/Zoomba, and two months later they toured as an opening act for Mest in Las Vegas, Nevada. She wanted to use a banjo in the song "Lose Your Way", but her company wanted her to use a more mainstream instrument, such as a guitar. Their third studio LP, Stomping Ground, was almost as successful as their debut. Sophie had an extended conflict with her record company before her third album, Timbre, was released. Though their second album, Hang-Ups, was less successful, the band still maintained a devoted fanbase in the hardcore community. Music and riffs by Hawkins are included throughout the film. The biggest single was "Here in Your Bedroom". It follows her during one of her tours and captures her struggle to deal with a past trouble with her family, including her mother and brother.

Their full length debut, Goldfinger, was released in 1996 and was a hit on college radio. A 1998 documentary by Gigi Gaston called The Cream Will Rise is based on Hawkin's life. Goldfinger is a 1990s ska-punk band, formed in 1993 and named after the James Bond film. Her influences include jazz, rock, and African music. Download sample of "Margaret Ann" from Stomping Ground. Many of Hawkin's songs are openly about sex, such as "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" and "I Need Nothing Else"; on Timbre, songs such as "32 Lines" and "Your Tongue Like the Sun in My Mouth" began to deal explicitly with her bisexuality. It also contained a Top 10 hit, the song As I Lay Me Down.

Whaler, her second album, was released in 1994. The single Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover went to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles' chart in the USA. It achieved both critical acclaim and worldwide commercial success. Her debut album, Tongues and Tails, was released in 1992.

Hawkins began performing professionally as a percussionist with Bryan Ferry in the early 1980s. Her two biggest hits are "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" and "As I Lay Me Down". Hawkins is an American singer and songwriter, born 1 November 1967, New York City, USA. Sophie B.