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Gnarls Barkley is a ''), accessed January 12, 2007 CAREER Prior to their collaboration, both had their own lengthy careers. Cee-Lo first entered the music scene as part of the Atlanta Hip-hop group Goodie Mob which had a large hand in the Dirty South Movement of the 1990s . Cee-Lo left the group after their third album in 1999 and started his solo career. He released two solo albums, one in 2002, and one in 2004. In 2006 his former record label released a Cee-Lo's greatest hits album to ride the success of Gnarls Barkley. Danger Mouse has produced for a number of hip-hop artists, and he produced Gorillaz ' Grammy winning album '' Demon Days ''. Danger Mouse garnered national attention for his Grey Album , which was a blending of the A Cappella s from Jay-Z's the Black Album and beats using samples from the Beatles ' White Album . " Crazy ", their first Single , gained some of its popularity due to its use on primetime BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe 's television advert, and it was also made Record of the Week by Ken Bruce of BBC Radio 2 , Scott Mills and Jo Whiley of BBC Radio 1 as well as being made 'Weekend Anthem' by DJ Spoony and Sara Cox (also of Radio 1).They came together in 2003 when Cee-Lo was on tour and Danger Mouse happened to be the DJ. They became Gnarls Barkley. They were signed to Downtown Records by Josh Deutsch , after the song was presented to him by Danger Mouse 's manager.1 It was released as a single on April 3 2006 , preceded by its release as digital download and 12" Vinyl Record single in March 2006. On 2 April 2006 , it became the first ever UK number one single based on download sales alone.2 In making their American television debut on pilots, Imperial officers, Stormtroopers , Chewbacca , Jango Fett , Obi-Wan , with Cee-Lo singing as an unmasked Darth Vader . In October 2006, Gnarls Barkley recorded a live session for Live From Abbey Road at Abbey Road Studios . Burton explains the collaboration's name came from friends, "making up fictional celebrity names like ''Prince Gnarls'' and ''Bob Gnarley.''" When someone came up with ''Gnarls Barkley,'' Burton wrote it down. " Crazy " is the first ever single to top the UK Singles Chart purely on download sales as it was released online a week before it was released as a CD single. It is also the first single to top the UK Singles Chart for nine weeks consecutively since 1994 when Wet Wet Wet 's " Love Is All Around " was number one for 15 weeks (the last song to spend exactly nine weeks on top was "Two Tribes" by Frankie Goes To Hollywood in 1984). It has also equaled the Queen 1975 classic " Bohemian Rhapsody ", which also topped the UK singles chart for nine weeks. Crazy is also the longest number-one on the UK Official Download Chart with its stay lasting eleven consecutive weeks. Gnarls Barkley announced that as the record had spent its ninth week at number one, it was to be deleted as a vinyl/CD listing from May 28 2006 so people will "remember the song fondly and not get sick of it".3 Prior to their collaboration as Gnarls Barkley, Danger Mouse and Cee Lo both worked on the single "What You Sittin' On?", available on " The Wired CD " under a Creative Commons license as well as "Benzie Box" from the album " The Mouse And The Mask " by Dangerdoom released 2005 on Epitaph Records . As of August 23, the album has sold 772,000 copies. A limited edition deluxe package of St. Elsewhere was released on November 7 , 2006 . The CD+DVD package includes a 92-page booklet, four music videos and bonus songs from live performances. From January until March of 2007, they toured with the Red Hot Chili Peppers through the United States Of America . {Link without Title} They toured Australia in March and April 2007 as part of the V Festival. Gnarls Barkley are currently working on their second album; in an interview with MTV , Cee-Lo Green revealed that the record is tentatively due in September 2007 . http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1559807/20070516/id_0.jhtml AWARDS , August 11 , 2006 .]] Gnarls Barkley won Best Song (for " Crazy ") and the Future Sounds award at MTV's European Music Awards 2006 in Copenhagen . The duo won two Grammy awards in 2007 for Best Urban/Alternative Performance ("Crazy") and Best Alternative Music Album ("St. Elsewhere"). CNN.com, February 11, 2007 2007 BET Award for Best Group (Win) COSTUMES Gnarls Barkley has a propensity to appear in costume. For each live performance, as well as each photo shoot and interviews, the duo and their backing band dress in a different set of themed costumes. When performing live, the group will often open with a cover suited to their particular costume. For example, when they appeared as chefs in San Francisco, they opened with a cover of Duran Duran 's " Hungry Like The Wolf ." Here is a partial list of costumes the group has worn in concert:
In photo shoots, as well as in the "Smiley Faces" video and various concerts, the group mimicks a classic movie. Here is a partial list of movies and/or movie characters they have referenced in publicity photos or otherwise:
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