Once again earning a positive reception, вЂњBattlegroundвЂќ rose to No. 21 вЂњWarzoneвЂќ, the record marked the bandвЂ™s international breakthrough with singles charting in Australia and the U.S. Having co-written 10 of the albumвЂ™s 15 tracks, The WantedвЂ™s sophomore album вЂњBattlegroundвЂќ appeared in November 2011. The singles were taken from the bandвЂ™s self-titled debut album, released in October 2010, which earned positive reviews from mainstream publications. The singles вЂњHeart VacancyвЂќ and вЂњLosing My MindвЂќ were subsequently released, landing inside the Top 20, before the band embarked on their debut UK tour alongside Lawson, Twenty Twenty, and Starboy Nathan. 1 and spending 14 weeks in the charts, the record catapulted The Wanted to teenage consciousness across the UK and Ireland. Soon after forming the band signed with Maximum Artist Management and Geffen Records, the latter of whom issued their debut single вЂњAll Time LowвЂќ in July 2010.

Taking over nine months, with over 1,000 auditions, the lineup was eventually cemented with singers Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, Tom Parker, and Nathan Sykes. Born out of the creative mind that brought the world The Saturdays and Parade, The Wanted are a result of a mass auditions held by Jayne Collins.

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