Timbuk 3

American rock band

Timbuk 3
Origin	Madison, Wisconsin
Genres	Folk rock,^[1] alternative pop,^[2] new wave
Years active	1983–1995
Labels	I.R.S. Watermelon High Street

Past members	Pat MacDonald Barbara K. MacDonald Courtney Audain Wally Ingram James Allen

Timbuk 3, stylized TIMBUK3, was an American rock band that released six albums between 1986 and 1995.^[2] They are best known for their Top 20 single "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades".

Career

Timbuk 3 was formed in 1984 in Madison, Wisconsin, by the husband-and-wife team of Pat MacDonald (acoustic, electric, bass and MIDI guitars, harmonica, vocals, drum programming) and Barbara Kooyman (electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, violin, rhythm programming, vocals). In 1991 Wally Ingram (drums) and Courtney Audain (bass) joined the duo.^[3]

Timbuk 3 briefly appeared in the 1988 movie D.O.A. (starring Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan, directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel) as a house band. They performed the songs "Too Much Sex, Not Enough Affection" and "Life Is Hard".^[4]

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Title	Label	US ^[5]	AUS ^[6]	UK ^[7]
1986	Greetings from Timbuk3	I.R.S.	50	86	51
1988	Eden Alley	I.R.S.	107	-	-
1989	Edge of Allegiance	I.R.S.	-	-	-
1991	Big Shot in the Dark	I.R.S.	-	-	-
1993	Espace Ornano	Watermelon	-	-	-
1993	Looks Like Dark to Me EP	High Street	-	-	-
1995	A Hundred Lovers	High Street	-	-	-

Other albums

Some of the Best of Timbuk 3: Field Guide (1992) (greatest hits compilation)
Espace Ornano (1993) (live album)
Austin City Limits Live From Timbuk3 (2019) (live album)

Singles

Year	Title	US ^[8]	US Main^[9]	AUS ^[6]	IRE ^[10]	NZ ^[11]	UK ^[7]^[12]
1986	"The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades"	19	14	18	11	29	21
1987	"Life Is Hard"	-	35	-	-	-	-
1987	"All I Want for Christmas (Is World Peace)"	-	-	-	-	-	-
1988	"Rev. Jack & His Roamin' Cadillac Church"	-	34	-	-	-	-
1989	"National Holiday"	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	"Just Wanna Funk with Your Mind"	-	-	99	-	-	-

References

^ Miles, Milo (1993-12-12). "RECORDINGS VIEW; Folkies Who Like It Looser". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
^ ^a ^b "Timbuk 3 – Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
^ Jon Young and Scott Schinder. "Timbuk3 (profile)". Trouser Press.
^ "D.O.A. (1988)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
^ "Timbuk 3 Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
^ ^a ^b
Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 12, 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 310. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 12, 1988.
- "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades": "Australian Top 50 ARIA Chart – Week Ending 15th February, 1987". ARIA. Retrieved 2018-12-06 – via Imgur.com.
- "Just Wanna Funk with Your Mind" (ARIA) peak: "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 30 Jul 1995". ARIA. Retrieved 2017-02-23 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
^ ^a ^b "Official Charts > Timbuk 3". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
^ "Timbuk 3 Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
^ "Timbuk 3 Chart History > Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
^ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Timbuk 3' (from irishcharts.ie)". Imgur.com (original source published by Fireball Media). Retrieved 2019-10-13.
^ "charts.nz > Timbuk 3 in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 560. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.