- Prime Circle【 75 songs in total 】
- Prime Circle are a South African rock band, operating out of Johannesburg. The band has released six studio albums to date and achieved multi-platinum-selling status in South Africa.
After notching up six studio albums, several chart-topping singles, a string of awards and countless sold-out gigs, Prime Circle have earned their status as South African rock royalty. Now they are also making strong inroads into the European market, gigging intensively and being playlisted on German radio – and to crown it all, the band is headlining major German rock festivals.
In mid-2016, Prime Circle's single Ghosts reached the top 150 of Germany’s weekly airplay charts. This came on the back of performing at mega-events such as Rock im Revier, Rockavaria and Rock in Vienna in Germany and Austria alongside Iron Maiden and Iggy Pop, to promote their first official European release, Let the Night In – Deluxe Edition. Prime Circle were also the headline act at the Kieler Woche, the world’s leading sailing event, as well as Hamburg Harley Days – the biggest annual Harley Davidson gathering in Germany. They also took their powerful live act to football audiences at the UEFA Champions League Festival in Milan.
Between July and September, Prime Circle were booked to open as special guests for Berlin superstars The BossHoss during a succession of German festival dates. And in August, the band was invited to headline the Rock Auf Der Berg Königstein and the Pflasterfest in Hameln, also in Germany – an outstanding achievement and a fitting tribute to their persistent hard work and dedication.
Formed in Witbank, Mpumalanga, in 2001, Prime Circle have demonstrated unparallelled staying power with a dynamic signature sound that continues to evolve in exciting, progressive directions. The five members have shown it is possible to be a successful and enduring South African rock act by constantly challenging themselves while exploring new geographical and musical horizons. Their six albums – Hello Crazy World (2003), Live This Life (2005), All or Nothing (2008), Jeckyll & Hyde (2010), Evidence (2012) and Let the Night In (2014) – have all reached gold or platinum status, morphing in style from commercial, anthemic radio hits to a harder, edgier sound.
Prime Circle have won several South African Music Awards for their albums and music videos, including Best Music Video of the Year at the SAMA XXI category as well as nominated for the MTV Africa Music Awards for Best Pop & Alternative Act and Best Music Video of the Year for their single DOORS off their album Let The Night In. The band was also nominated for Best Artist in African Rock at the All Africa Music Awards.
Over the past few years, they have taken their well-crafted tunes and powerful live energy to international markets while not forgetting their massive South African fan base. They have toured extensively throughout Europe, including the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Italy, Spain and Switzerland – as well as Germany, which is fast becoming the band’s second home. Says singer-songwriter Ross Learmonth: “Without the fans, we would be nothing. And I don’t ever want to do anything else. Creating music for a living is a privilege, and we never forget that.”
Current Members
Ross Learmoth — vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, songwriter
Marco Gomes — bass, songwriter
Dale Schnettler — drums, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion, songwriter
Dirk Bisschoff — lead guitar, acoustic guitar, songwriter
Neil Breytenbach — keyboards, songwriter
Past members
Gerhard Venter
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Song
Lyricist
Composer
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1
All of Me
2010
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2
Always Surrounded
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3
Answers
2012
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4
As Long As I Am Here (Cafe D'Afrique Mix)
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5
As Long As I Am Here (Live In Concert)
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6
As Long As I'm Here
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7
Bastards
2014
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8
Batten Down the Hatches
2014
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9
Before the Fire Burns Out
2014
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10
Better This Time
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11
Blame It On Me
2014
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12
Breathing
2010
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13
Broken Promises
2010
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14
Brothers
2010
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15
Change(Provided)
2012
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16
Class Clowns
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17
Closure
2010
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18
Consider Me (Live)
2010
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19
Could You Ever (Live)
2010
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20
Doors
2014
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21
Everything You Want
2010
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22
Evidence (Acoustic)(Provided)
2012
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23
Evidence
2012
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24
Ghosts
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25
Given the Truth(Provided)
2012
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26
Gone
2014
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27
Hello (acoustic mix)
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28
Hello (Live In Concert)
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29
I Am
2014
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30
I'm Ready
2010
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31
Innocence
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32
Intro(Provided)
2012
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33
Jekyll & Hyde
2010
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34
Keep Marching On
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35
King for a Day(Provided)
2012
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36
Know you Better
2012
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37
Let Me Go (Acoustic Version)
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38
Let Me Go (Live In Concert)
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39
Let the Night In (Live Unplugged)
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40
Let the Night In
2014
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41
Live This Life (Live In Concert)
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42
Love to Hate
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43
Maybe Wrong (Live In Concert)
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44
Miracle (Live In Concert)
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45
My City
2014
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46
Never Gonna Bring Us Down
2010
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47
New Phase (Live In Concert)
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48
Not Alone
2014
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49
On Top of the World
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50
On Top of the Worldÿ(Provided)
2014
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51
Only Way Out(Provided)
2012
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52
Out of This Place (Live)
2010
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53
Pretty Like The Sun
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54
Room of Ghosts(Provided)
2012
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55
Run Away (Live In Concert)
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56
Satellites(Provided)
2012
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57
She Always Gets What She Wants (Live)
2010
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58
Shed My Skin (Live In Concert)
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59
Take Me Up (Live In Concert)
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60
Tear It Down (Live)
2010
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61
The Fallout
2014
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62
The Gift
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63
The Way It Could Be (Live In Concert)
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64
This Time (Live)
2010
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65
Time Kills Us All
2012
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66
Tonight
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67
Turn Me to Stone
2010
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68
Turning in My Sleep
2010
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69
We Are Here / Phobia
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70
Weaker Still (Live In Concert)
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71
Weapons of War
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72
What I've Become (Live)
2010
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73
Worth the Fight
2010
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74
Written in Riddles(Provided)
2012
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75
Yeah
2014