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|Origin = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]
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|Genre = [[Contemporary Christian music|CCM]]<br>[[Pop punk]]<br>[[Christian hip hop]]<br>[[Christian rap]]<br>[[Christian rock]]<br>[[Garage Rock]]
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|Years_active = [[1999]]—present
|Label = [[Columbia Records]]<br>[[Inpop Records]]
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|Current_members = [[Max Hsu]]<br>Tricia Brock<br>[[Melissa Brock]]<br>[[Matt Dally]]<br>[[Dave Ghazarian]]<br>[[Brandon Estelle]]
|Past_members = [[Brian Fitch]]<br>[[Justin Sharbono]]<br>[[Andy Vegas]]<br>[[Dave Clo]]<br>[[Ben Dally]]
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'''Superchick''', originally known as '''Superchic[k]''', is an [[United States|American]] [[Contemporary Christian music|contemporary Christian]] band. Their music incorporates various styles such as [[Punk rock|punk]], [[Rock and roll|rock]], [[hip hop music|rap]], and [[R&B]].
==History==
Superchic[k] made its debut in [[1999]] at an [[Audio Adrenaline]] concert in front of an audience of 5,000. They continued to perform at live events throughout that year, self-releasing their first album in [[2000]]. The album was re-released with three added remix tracks after they signed to [[Inpop Records]], and became their first official album: ''[[Karaoke Superstars]]''. Since then, their music has appeared in several movies and television shows, including the movie [[Legally Blonde]] and the made for TV, [[Disney]] movie [[Cadet Kelly]]. Their music has received favorable reviews in both Christian and mainstream publications. Currently the band is working on promotion of their newest album [[Rock What You Got]] and intends to set out in fall for the "Rock What You Got Tour" in 2008.<ref>http://www.stereotruth.net/?p=664</ref>
==Members==
[[Image:MelissaBrock.JPG|thumb|left|Melissa Brock]]
[[Image:Superchick.jpg|thumb|left|Superchick in 2006]]
===Current members===
*Max Hsu ([[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]]s, songwriter), formerly of the CCM group [[Church of Rhythm]].
*Tricia Brock provides lead vocals for the band.
*Melissa Brock ([[rhythm guitar]], harmony vocals)
*Matt Dally ([[bass guitar]], [[rapping|rap]] vocals, [[synthesizer]])
*Dave Ghazarian ([[lead guitar]]), also formerly of Church Of Rhythm
*Brandon Estelle ([[drums]]), brother of Lester Estelle Jr., the drummer of [[Pillar (band)]]
===Former members===
*Brian Fitch ([[drums]])
*Justin Sharbono ([[guitar]])
*Andy Vegas ([[percussion]])
*[[Dave Clo]] ([[bass guitar]], [[Steel-string acoustic guitar|acoustic guitar]]) (Now with [[Tait (band)|Tait]])
*Ben Dally (Drums)
==Discography==
===Studio albums===
* ''[[Karaoke Superstars]]'' (May 22, 2001), [[Inpop Records]]
* ''[[Last One Picked]]'' (October 8, 2002), Inpop Records
* ''[[Beauty From Pain]]''(March 29, 2005), Inpop Records
* ''[[Beauty From Pain 1.1]]'' (July 18, 2006), [[Columbia Records]]
* ''[[Rock What You Got]]'' (June 24, 2008), Inpop Records
===Remix Albums===
* ''[[Regeneration (Superchick album)|Regeneration]]'' (October 21, 2003), Inpop Records
===Other Songs===
*"Holy Moment" ([[Matt Redman]] Cover) - ''Unshakeable''
*"Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" - ''Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Tour 2007''
*"Silent Night" - ''Rockin Around The Christmas Tree Tour 2007''
*"Love Is A Battlefield" ([[Pat Benatar]] Cover) - ''Live Love Tour 2006''
==Tours==
*Live Love Tour (October 5 2006- December 3 2006)
*This Is Your Anthem Tour (January 27 2006 - March 31 2006)
*Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Tour (2007)
*Cross the Line Tour (March 14 2008- May 18 2008)
==Songs in popular media==
*In [[2005]], the song "Anthem" from the album ''Beauty From Pain'' was selected to be the theme song for [[MTV|MTV's]] ''[[Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet 2]]''. In [[2006]], Columbia Picture's movie ''[[Zoom (film)|Zoom]]'' featured the song "It's On" also from the album ''[[Beauty From Pain]]''. The same song was used in a trailer for the 2007 film ''[[Nancy Drew]]''.
*Also in [[2006]], the song "We Live" is used as the theme song for the ABC series ''[[Brothers & Sisters (TV series)|Brothers & Sisters]]''.
*Their song "Stand in the Rain" hit #1 on the [[R&R (magazine)|R&R]] Christian Hit Radio (CHR) chart in October 2006. The song spent 9 weeks at #1, and was the 18th most played CHR song in 2007.<ref name=RR2007CHR>[http://www.radioandrecords.com/Formats/Charts/YearEnd/07/Christian_CHR_songs.asp 2007 Year End Charts/Top Christian CHR songs], [[R&R (magazine)|R&R magazine]], Retrieved [[January 6]] [[2008]]</ref>
*The song "Get Up" was a part of the ''[[Ice Princess]]'' soundtrack and is used in films like ''[[Holiday in the Sun (movie)|Holiday in the Sun]]'' and ''[[Bring It On: In It to Win It]]''.
*The song "One Girl Revolution" was most notably used in the movie ''[[Legally Blonde]]''. It is also featured in the in the Disney movie ''[[Cadet Kelly]]'' and ''[[Holiday in the Sun (movie)|Holiday in the Sun]]''.
*The song "Pure" was used in the [[Cartoon Network]] movie ''[[Re-Animated]]''.
*The song "Not Done Yet" was also in the films ''Holiday in the Sun'' and ''[[Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen]]''.
*The song "Na Na" was used in the film ''Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen''.
*Their music has been used as background music in the television show ''Making the Band''.
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.superchickonline.com/ Official Superchick Website] (currently redirects to MySpace page)
*[http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2006/beautyfrompain11.html Beauty From Pain 1.1] review at [[Christianity Today|ChristianityToday.com]]
*{{MySpace|superchick}}
[[Category:Chicago musical groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1999]]
[[Category:1990s music groups]]
[[Category:2000s music groups]]
[[Category:Christian punk groups]]
[[Category:Christian rock groups]]
[[Category:Multi-racial musical groups]]
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