The Wanted

The Wanted are an English-Irish boy band. They are made up of five members: Max George, Nathan Sykes, Tom Parker, Jay McGuiness and Siva Kaneswaran. They formed in 2009 and released their first album in 2010. So far, they have released three albums: The Wanted (2010), Battleground (2011), and Word of Mouth (2013). These reached the fourth, fifth, and ninth place in the UK album charts.^[1] Their first single, All Time Low, reached number 1 in the UK singles chart.^[2] In 2011 they also recorded the song "Gold Forever" which was the official single for Comic Relief.^[3]

The Wanted
The Wanted in 2012
Background information
Origin	United Kingdom
Genres	Pop, dance pop
Years active	2009-2014 2021-present
Labels	Geffen Island Mercury
Members	Max George [en] Siva Kaneswaran [en] Jay McGuiness [en] Nathan Sykes [en]
Past member(s)	Tom Parker (deceased)
Website	thewantedmusic.com

Members

Current members

• Max George [en] - lead and backing vocals (2009–2014; 2021–present)
• Nathan Sykes [en] - lead and backing vocals (2009–2014; 2021–present)
• Siva Kaneswaran [en] - lead and backing vocals (2009–2014; 2021–present)
• Jay McGuiness [en] - lead and backing vocals (2009–2014; 2021–present)

Former members

• Tom Parker - lead and backing vocals (2009–2014; 2021–2022; his death)

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		UK	AUS	BEL (Fl)	BEL (Wa)	FRA	IRE	NL	NZ	SPA	US
The Wanted [en]	Released: 22 October 2010 Label: Geffen Format: Digital download, streaming	4	—	—	—	—	11	—	40	—	—	BPI: Platinum
Battleground [en]	Released: 1 November 2011 Label: Island Format: Digital download, streaming	5	—	—	—	129	4	—	—	56	—	BPI: Platinum IRMA [en]: Gold RMNZ: Gold
Word of Mouth [en]	Released: 4 November 2013 Label: Island Format: Digital download, streaming	9	64	86	89	151	10	70	23	31	17	BPI: Gold
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
		UK	IRE
Most Wanted: The Greatest Hits [en]	Released: 12 November 2021 Label: Island Format: Digital download, streaming	8	37	BPI: Silver

Extended plays

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		US	CAN
iTunes Festival: London 2011	Released: 21 July 2011 Label: Island Format: Digital download	—	—
The Wanted: The EP [en]	Released: 24 April 2012 Label: Mercury Format: Digital download	7	8
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK	AUS	AUT	CAN	GER	IRE	NL	NZ	SPA	US
"All Time Low [en]"	2010	1	—	—	—	44	13	—	—	—	—	BPI: Platinum	The Wanted
"Heart Vacancy [en]"		2	—	—	—	—	18	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver
"Lose My Mind [en]"		19	—	—	—	—	30	—	—	—	—
"Gold Forever [en]"	2011	3	—	—	86	—	13	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver	Battleground
"Glad You Came [en]"		1	20	68	2	—	1	31	13	34	3	BPI: 2× Platinum ARIA: Platinum MC: 5× Platinum PROMUSICAE: Gold RIAA: 3× Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum
"Lightning [en]"		2	79	—	84	—	5	—	23	—	—	BPI: Silver
"Warzone [en]"		21	—	—	—	—	27	—	—	—	—
"Chasing the Sun [en]"[A]	2012	2	18	5	18	17	4	—	18	33	50	BPI: Gold ARIA: Platinum BVMI: Gold MC: Platinum RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Gold	Word of Mouth
"I Found You [en]"		3	63	—	50	—	8	—	—	—	89	MC: Gold
"Walks Like Rihanna [en]"	2013	4	32	50	—	54	3	35	—	27	—	BPI: Gold
"We Own the Night [en]"		10	40	—	51	—	13	—	—	—	94
"Show Me Love (America) [en]"		8	—	—	—	—	18	—	—	—	—
"Glow in the Dark [en]"	2014	177	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Rule the World [en]"	2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Most Wanted: The Greatest Hits
"Gold Forever (For Tom) [en]"	2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

1. "Chasing the Sun" also features on The Wanted: The EP.