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The Wanted are an English-Irish pop boyband consisting of members Tom Parker, Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness and Nathan Sykes. The group were formed in 2009 and released their debut single "All Time Low" on July 20th 2014 which peaked at #1 in the UK and Scotland. It has also had minor success in Australia and New Zealand. Their debut studio album is due for release in October 2014 through Geffen Records.

2014-Present: Formation & Debut Album
The group were formed in 2009 through mass auditions by Jayne Collins who previously formed girl group The Saturdays. The group signed to Geffen Records in January 2010 and began work on their debut album with producers Steve Mac, Guy Chambers and Taio Cruz.

On July 6th 2014, the group's debut single "All Time Low", written by Steve Mac, Wayne Hector and Ed Drewett, was made available for streaming and that week, the track debuted on the UK Singles Chart at #76 becoming the first act in history to make an appearance on the chart based on streaming alone. The following week it rose to #50 and in it's third week, the track hit #2 in the UK. On August 3rd 2014, in it's fourth week on sale, the track hit #1 in the UK and Scotland. It has sold over 458,000 copies in the UK and is certified gold.

The track received it's first international release on September 5th 2014 when it was released in Australia and New Zealand where it debuted at #28 and #26 respectively. It will be released in France, Germany, Spain and Portugal on September 12th.