Espionage | |
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| Origin | Tromsø, Norway |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
| Members | Espen Lind Amund Bjørklund |
Espionage is a New York–based Norwegian songwriting and music production team consisting of Espen Lind and Amund Bjørklund. It is signed to Stellar Songs and EMI Music Publishing (now part of Sony Music Publishing). Their breakthrough came in 2006 as co-writers of Beyoncé's worldwide smash "Irreplaceable",[1] which was number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 consecutive weeks and the best selling single in the US in 2007.[2] They are probably best known as the producers and cowriters behind several of Train's major hits after 2009, including "Drive By" and their comeback single "Hey, Soul Sister",[3] which is among the 20 highest selling singles of all time in the US.[4] Espionage has received numerous BMI Awards.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
- ^ Hight, Jewly (3 February 2009). "Espen Lind and Amund Bjorklund Spell Out the Transcontinental Potency of Pop". BMI.com. Retrieved Feb 3, 2009.
- ^ "BMI Honors The Jacksons, T-Pain and Many More at Urban Awards in Los Angeles". BMI.com. 5 September 2008. Retrieved Sep 25, 2008.
- ^ Richards, Dave. "Train adds ukulele to make "Hey, Soul Sister" a chart topper". GoErie.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved Nov 7, 2009.
- ^ List of best-selling singles in the United States
- ^ "2007 BMI London Awards: Song List". BMI.com. Archived from the original on 2009-09-12. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ "BMI Honors The Jacksons, T-Pain and Many More at Urban Awards in Los Angeles". BMI.com. 5 September 2008.
- ^ "Gamble & Huff Named BMI Icons at 57th Annual Pop Awards". BMI.com. 20 May 2009.
- ^ "Donovan, Danielle Brisebois, Natasha Bedingfield and More Honored at 2009 BMI London Awards". BMI.com. 6 October 2009.
- ^ "2007 BMI Urban Awards: BMI Award Winning Songs". BMI.com. 8 September 2007.
- ^ "BMI Pop Awards 2010". BMI.com. 19 May 2010.
- ^ "Songwriting Duo Espionage Collect 09 BMI Pop Awards". BMI.com. 11 February 2010.
- ^ "Bryan Ferry Receives Top Honor At 2008 BMI London Awards". BMI.com.