Cirrus (band)

Cirrus
Origin	Los Angeles, USA
Genres	Big beat, breakbeat, trip hop
Years active	1995–2003
Labels	Moonshine Music

Cirrus was an American big beat group formed in 1995 in Los Angeles, California. The group was composed of Aaron Carter and Stephen James Barry.

In live performances, the group often added live guitar and bass to the electronic background. Their single "Superstar DJ" brought them mainstream exposure, and in 1997 they released their debut album on Moonshine Music. They scored several dance hits in the US and Canada over the next five years. The song, "Back on a Mission" is available for the film Mortal Kombat: Annihilation and it also appears in the video game, Need for Speed: Underground 2.

Discography

Albums

• Drop the Break (Moonshine Music, 1997)
• Back on a Mission (Moonshine, 1998)
• Counterfeit (Moonshine, 2002)

Charting singles

• "Superstar DJ" (1996) US Dance/Club Play #26
• "Break In" (1997) US Dance/Club Play #30
• "Back on a Mission" (1998) US Dance/Club Play #14, US Dance Sales #17
• "Stop and Panic" (1999) US Dance/Club Play #11, Canada #12
• "Boomerang" (2002) US Dance/Club Play #10

Songs in video games

• "Captain Cocktail" in Test Drive 6 and Supercar Street Challenge.
• "Time's Running Out" in Test Drive 6, Twisted Metal 4 and Supercar Street Challenge.
• "Break The Madness" in Demolition Racer and Demolition Racer: No Exit.
• "Stop & Panic" in Demolition Racer,Demolition Racer: No Exit,Need for Speed: High Stakes, ATV Offroad Fury and FIFA Football 2002.
• "Abba Zabba" in Demolition Racer and Demolition Racer: No Exit
• "Back on a Mission" in Need for Speed Underground 2, Apocalypse and Cool Boarders 2001.
• "Nassau" in Supercar Street Challenge.
• "The Answer" in Demolition Racer and Demolition Racer: No Exit.
• "Back on a Mission" was featured in the movie Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.
• "Breakbeat Suckers" in Downhill Domination.
• "Break In" in Gran Turismo 3
• "Hit the Decks" in XGRA: Extreme-G Racing Association