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Texas is a Pop Music band from Glasgow , Scotland , United Kingdom . They were founded by Johnny McElhone in 1986 and had their performing debut in March 1988 at Scotland's University Of Dundee . They took their name from the 1984 Wim Wenders movie '' Paris, Texas ''. Their musical sound went from blues rock from debut album ''Southside'', via blue eyed soul of ''White on Blonde'' to the Disco Pop of ''Red Book''. HISTORY Texas scored a worldwide hit in 1989 with their debut single "I Don't Want a Lover." This was taken from their debut album ''Southside'' which went on to sell 2 million copies worldwide. The follow up albums ''Mother's Heaven'' ( 1991 ) and ''Ricks Road'' ( 1993 ) were less successful and failed to provide the band with any further big hit singles in the UK . Although these albums sold well in France and Spain , this was not sufficient for the record company, meaning the band faced a lot of pressure with their fourth release. In the meantime Ellen DeGeneres had approached the band, and Sharleen Spiteri and Ally McErlaine flew to the US to redo a song off the third album, "So Called Friend", which went on to become the theme song to US sitcom '' Ellen ''. In 1997 Texas came back with "Say What You Want"; this became Texas's biggest hit single yet, peaking at number 3. The album ''White on Blonde'' followed entering at number 1, where it was to return again a year later. Further hit singles from the album were "Halo", "Black Eyed Boy", "Put Your Arms Around Me" and a reworking of "Say What You Want" with Method Man was released alongside album track "Insane". 1999 saw the release of the band's fifth album ''The Hush'', with the lead off single "In Our Lifetime." This album went straight into the UK charts at number 1 like its predecessor. The second single, "Summer Son", became a massive hit across Europe, leading the album to become their best selling so far. In 2000 , a greatest hits album was released which included three new songs ("In Demand", "Inner Smile" and "Guitar Song"). The video for "In Demand" featured actor Alan Rickman and in the video for the anthemic follow up single, cowritten by Gregg Alexander , Spiteri dressed up as Elvis Presley . "Inner Smile" was later featured prominently in the 2002 film Bend It Like Beckham . In September 2002 , Spiteri gave birth to her daughter Mysty Kyd. However this did not prevent her from working on another album. ''Careful What You Wish For'' was released in late 2003 and was promoted by the lead single "Carnival Girl". This was a very different style to previous singles and featured the rapper Kardinal Offishall . Unfortunately many disliked this perceived change in direction and although the album was more traditional pop, it sold far less than the previous three releases. A ballad "I'll See It Through" was released at Christmas time but by then the project was dead and buried. In the television show '' The Office '', fictional character David Brent claims that Texas used to open for his band, "Foregone Conclusion", before he gave up music to manage the Slough office of Wernham Hogg, a paper supply firm. The band returned in mid-2005 with the single "Getaway" which entered the UK top 10; the single "Can't Resist" and album ''Red Book'' followed in the autumn. On ''Red Book'' the band collaborates with The Blue Nile singer Paul Buchanan on a track called "Sleep" which entered the UK charts at #6 in January 2006. Brit comedian Peter Kay scripted the video to this song, which mainly consisted of spoofs to famous love scenes. BBC One charity show '' Children In Need '' showed a preview on November 18 , 2005 - a spoof on Lionel Richie's "Hello", ''Ghost'' and ''An Officer and a Gentleman''. Surprisingly, "Sleep" outsold the lead single. The fourth single "What About Us" is planned to be released towards the end of April. MEMBERS
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