Timeline
1999
Released first UK single, "Back Here"
2000
Released first album "Sooner or Later" in the United States and UK
2002
Released "Into Your Head"
2003
Band broke up due to low record sales of "Into Your Head"
2007
Stephen appeared on the reality show "The X Factor"
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Lost & Found: Music - BBMak |
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BBMak, made up of Mark Barry, Christian Burns, Stephen McNally, were an English pop group that sold nearly three million albums and spawned six Top 10 and Top 40 singles charts worldwide between 1999 and 2003, when the group disbanded.
In 1999, when their debut single was first released, it barely made it into the Top 40 in the United Kingdom. However, when they released their first full length album BBMak's debut album, "Sooner or Later," it sold over one million copies, and gave the re-release track of "Back Here" more publicity and the single eventually a #5 spot on the UK chart, #13 on the US Hot 100 Charts and #1 on the US Adult Contemporary Chart. The next single off the album, "Still On Your Side," reached #8 in the UK and #54 in the US. The band closed that year with sold out concerts and a live performance on MTV in Times Square on New Year's Eve, which led to the release of a DVD called "Sooner Or Later: Our First Year in America," and their third single "Ghost of You and Me" peaked at #8 on the US Adult Contemporary Charts in 2001. Following a great first year, in July 2001, BBMak had the track "Miss You More" featured on the soundtrack to the hit movie "The Princess Diaries," and in October they landed a spot on the soundtrack for the movie "On the Line," which featured *NSYNC members Lance Bass and Joey Fatone.
In August 2002, BBMak released their second album titled "Into Your Head," which reintroduced the group with a new sound, with more emphasis on harmonies. The album reached #25 on the Billboard 200 chart. The first single, "Out of My Heart (Into Your Head)," peaked at #56 on Hot 100 Charts and #25 on the Adult Contemporary Chart. In 2003, their next single "Staring Into Space" was released and barely charted, which lead to the group decision to end the band.
Since the break-up, there hasn't been much work for the boys. While all three took the solo route, only Christian seems to have made it work, with a spot on the "Sky High" soundtrack in 2005, and the founding of his band 'Inhaler' around the same time. Also, in 2007 Stephen appeared on a poopular reality show, "The X Factor."
- Megan Ullom, Associate Editor
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