Opshop

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Opshop
Opshop at the TechFest, Auckland in 2008
Opshop at the TechFest, Auckland in 2008
Background information
OriginAuckland, New Zealand
GenresAlternative rock
Occupation(s)Music
Years active2002–2013 (hiatus), 2018[1][2]
LabelsSiren Records

Opshop is a New Zealand rock band who formed in 2002.[3] They released their first album, You Are Here in 2004,[4] their second album Second Hand Planet in 2007,[5] and their third album Until The End of Time, which debuted at number one on the New Zealand Album Charts, in 2010.[6]

In 2008, the band won the 2008 APRA Silver Scroll for Song of the Year for their song "One Day".[7][8]

Jason Kerrison, the lead member of the group appeared on The Masked Singer NZ as a Tuatara, winning the first season.

Discography[]

Albums[]

Year Title Details Peak chart
positions 		Certifications
NZ[9]
2004 You Are Here
  • Released: May 2004
  • Special Edition released: 17 May 2005
  • Label: Siren Records
  • Catalogue: 5775732
 17 1x platinum (NZ)[6]
2007 Second Hand Planet
  • Released: 16 April 2007
  • Label: Siren Records
  • Catalogue: 17476644
 1 3x platinum (NZ)[6]
2010 Until the End of Time
  • Released: 31 August 2010
  • Label: OpshopMusic/Rhythmethod
  • Catalogue: OP250210002
 1
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles[]

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
NZ[9]
2003 "Nothing Can Wait" — You Are Here
"Secrets" —
2004 "Saturated" 39
"No Ordinary Thing" 22
"Levitate" —
2005 "Being" —
2006 "Oxygen" — You Are Here - Special Edition
2007 "Maybe" 3 Second Hand Planet
"Waiting Now" —
"One Day" 4
2008 "Big Energy in Little Spaces" —
2010 "Pins and Needles" 20 Until the End of Time
"Madness and Other Allergies" 29
2011 "Love Will Always Win" 11
2012 "Never Leave Me Again" 21 Non-album single

References[]

  1. ^ "Homegrown second announcement reveals another return of Kiwi favourites: Opshop". The Dominion Post. Stuff.co.nz. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  2. ^ "OpShop are giving it another shot for the kids". The New Zealand Herald. NZME. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Opshop". NZ On Screen. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  4. ^ "OpShop: About the Artist". New Zealand Music Commission. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  5. ^ Gilcrest, Shane (28 June 2008). "Opshop charting a course for success". Otago Daily Times. Dunedin. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c Meij, Sara (10 August 2018). "Stage is set for One Love as Marley NZ Allstars and Opshop join UB40 in Nelson". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Opshop wins song of the year". Manawatu Standard. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Opshop win Silver Scroll Award". The New Zealand Herald. NZME. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Opshop discography". charts.nz. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

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