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Meet the Vamps

Meet the Vamps is the debut studio album by British pop band the Vamps. It was initially released in Australia and New Zealand on 11 April 2014, and released in the United Kingdom through Virgin EMI Records on 14 April. The album includes the UK top-five singles "Can We Dance", "Wild Heart", "Last Night" and "Somebody to You". The album received generally positive reviews from music critics. It debuted at number two in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was the 23rd-best-selling album in 2014 in the UK.[4]

Meet the Vamps

11 April 2014

2012–2013

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Virgin EMI

Background and promotion[edit]

After James McVey met Brad Simpson via YouTube in late 2011, the duo began working together on their debut album.[5] They later met Tristan Evans and Connor Ball and became a four-piece. They signed a record deal with Mercury Records in November 2012. On 22 March 2014, The Vamps announced that their debut album would be called Meet the Vamps and would be released on 15 April 2014.[6]


The Vamps embarked on their first ever UK headline tour in support of their debut studio album and played 14 dates across the country. They made the announcement via their Twitter account on 12 February 2014.[7]

"" was released on 29 September 2013 as the Vamps' debut single and the lead single from the album. It had previously been on course to debut at number one on the UK Singles Chart, it eventually entered at number two, being beaten to the top spot by OneRepublic's "Counting Stars".[8] The song has also peaked to number 17 in Australia and number 19 in New Zealand.

Can We Dance

"" was released as the album's second single on 19 January 2014. The song peaked to number 3 in the UK.

Wild Heart

"" was released as the third single on 6 April 2014, and peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart.

Last Night

A new version of "" which features Demi Lovato was released as the fourth UK single and the Vamps' debut single in the US on 18 May 2014, and peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart.

Somebody to You

A new version of "" which features Shawn Mendes was released as the fifth single from the album on 12 October 2014. The song peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart. It is certified Silver in the UK.

Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)

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