A Great Big World
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A Great Big World

A Great Big World is the duo of Ian Axel and Chad King, who met at New York University in 2005 and started writing songs together. They formed the band in...

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A Great Big World, the duo of Ian Axel and Chad King

A New York-born pair whose songs have turned up in 'Grey's Anatomy' and 'The Fault in Our Stars.'

For a sense of their range, listen to 'Boys In The Street' and 'Cannonball.' They cover a lot of ground without losing that direct, personal feel.

They wrote 'One More Day' after Chad King's stage 4 colon cancer diagnosis, a song that sits alongside their earlier, lighter tracks like 'Cheer Up!' Their music has a way of showing up in the right places, from hospital dramas to teen films, giving their piano-driven pop an emotional anchor.

They met at NYU in 2005 and started playing New York venues the next year. Their debut album 'Is There Anybody Out There?' arrived in 2014, followed by 'When the Morning Comes' in 2017.

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A Great Big World is the duo of Ian Axel and Chad King, who met at New York University in 2005 and started writing songs together. They formed the band in 2006, playing local venues in New York while working on their material. Their early years were spent building a catalog that would eventually include songs like 'Cheer Up!' and 'Everyone Is Gay'.

That success led to their debut album 'Is There Anybody Out There?' in 2014. They followed it with albums like 'When the Morning Comes' in 2017, which shares its title with one of their songs.

Chad King's stage 4 colon cancer diagnosis in 2016 inspired the song 'One More Day.' The band has continued to work, with their music appearing in shows like 'Grey's Anatomy' and films including 'The Fault in Our Stars.' Their catalog also includes tracks like 'Fall On Me (feat. Christina Aguilera)' and 'I Don't Wanna Love Somebody Else.'

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