{{Short description|American pop duo}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Terror Jr | image = | image_size = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = | alias = | origin = | genre = Pop | years_active = {{start date|2016}}–present | label = {{hlist|Grape Music/Opposition|Atlantic|Effess<ref name="LA weekly"/>}} | current_members = * David "Campa" Benjamin Singer-Vine * Lisa Vitale | past_members = <!--listed in order of joining per Template:Infobox Musical artist (Boyd/Gray/LeCompt alphabetical by surname—joined at the same time)--> * Felix Snow }}
'''Terror Jr''' is an American pop duo formed in 2016 founded by former the Cataracs band member David "Campa" Benjamin Singer-Vine, Lisa Vitale, and Felix Snow, who left the group in late 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Electropop Group Terror Jr Reveal Lisa & Release Concluding Bop City EP|url=http://celebmix.com/terror-jr-reveal-lisa-release-last-bop-city-installment/|website=CelebMix|access-date=2 October 2017|date=30 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/04/01/kylie-jenner-lip-gloss-commercial-song|title=No, That’s Not Kylie Jenner Singing In Her Lip Gloss Commercial|website=Thefader.com|access-date=December 31, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2016/04/kylie-jenner-new-video-glosses|title=Here's the Mysterious Group Behind the Song In Kylie Jenner's New Lip Gloss Music Video|website=Complex Networks}}</ref> Their single "Come First" peaked at number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Spotify Velocity chart, number 6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance/Electronic songs chart, number 54 in the Czech Republic, and number 59 in Slovakia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/who-are-terror-jr-the-mysterious-pop-trio-rumoured-to-be-fronted-by-kylie-jenner|title=Who Are Terror Jr, The Mysterious Pop Trio Rumoured To Be Fronted By Kylie Jenner? |website=NME|date=5 September 2016 }}</ref>
==Background== Members Felix Snow and David "Campa" Benjamin Singer-Vine met through Twitter in 2014 and first worked together on a project called ''Momma'', releasing a 4 track EP.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/pop-music-for-the-average-schmuck-campa-of-the-cataracs-is-back/|title="I Make Pop Music for the Average Schmuck" - A Piece of the Cataracs Returns, as Momma|date=27 October 2014 }}</ref> They reconnected the following year working with singer Kiiara on her single "Gold". In 2016, they started Terror Jr as a "social experiment", with Singer-Vine adding "It's a puzzle, and we're gonna give out pieces with each song."<ref name="LA weekly">{{cite news|last1=Mahadevan|first1=Tara|title=New Label EFFESS Is Something Special — Just Ask Gallant, SZA and Kylie Jenner|url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/new-label-effess-is-something-special-just-ask-gallant-sza-and-kylie-jenner-6888123|website=L.A. Weekly|access-date=10 November 2016|date=9 May 2016}}</ref> The group released their debut extended play ''Bop City'' on October 21, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sonis|first1=Rachel|title=Kylie Jenner's Rumored Band Terror Jr To Release New Project 'Bop City' {{!}} Idolator|url=http://www.idolator.com/7648205/terror-jr-kylie-jenner-bop-city-announcement|website=Idolator|publisher=Hive Media|access-date=October 20, 2016|date=12 October 2016}}{{dead link|date=August 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
In November 2016, Kylie Jenner was rumored to be the lead singer of Terror Jr.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/kylie-jenner-follows-kim-kardashians-9211782|title=Kylie Jenner NOT CONFIRMED as lead singer of Terror Jr.|last=Haigh|first=Joshua|date=2016-11-07|newspaper=mirror|access-date=2016-11-07}}</ref> Jenner denied being a part of the group in a Snapchat post on November 9, 2016.<ref name="Us Weekly">{{cite web|last1=Marquina|first1=Sierra|title=Kylie Jenner Denies She's Terror Jr Singer|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/kylie-jenner-denies-shes-terror-jr-singer-w449637|website=Us Weekly|date=10 November 2016|access-date=10 November 2016}}</ref> Jenner (as 'King Kylie') would later feature on their 2025 single "Fourth Strike".
Terror Jr released the song "Heartbreaks" through their YouTube channel on November 24, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Watch a Schoolgirl's Solo Parking Lot Dance-Off in Terror Jr's "heartbreaks" Video|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/terror-jr-heartbreak-music-video/|website=Thump|date=24 November 2016 |access-date=20 December 2016}}</ref> On February 14, 2017, the group released a remix package of "Come First".<ref name="Pitchkfork">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/71595-listen-to-terror-jrs-new-song-with-lil-b-and-father/|title=Listen to Terror Jr's New Song With Lil B and Father {{!}} Pitchfork|last1=Strauss|first1=Matthew|website=pitchfork.com|date=13 February 2017|language=en|access-date=15 March 2017}}</ref>
In May 2017, the group released "Caramel" and "Death Wish" as the first two songs from ''Bop City 2: TerroRising'', released on June 16, 2017.<ref name="Project U">{{cite web|title=Terror Jr's 'Caramel' contains 7 seconds of a fly buzzing at the start|url=https://www.projectu.tv/terror-jrs-caramel-contains-7-seconds-of-a-fly-buzzing-at-the-start/|website=Project U|access-date=5 May 2017|date=5 May 2017|archive-date=19 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119230824/https://www.projectu.tv/terror-jrs-caramel-contains-7-seconds-of-a-fly-buzzing-at-the-start/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On September 8, 2017, Terror Jr released a new single "Holding Your Tongue". The single was quickly followed by the announcement of the group's third LP, ''Bop City 3: The Girl Who Cried Purple'', released September 29, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gore|first1=Sydney|title=Terror Jr Bites Back On "Holding Your Tongue"|url=https://www.thefader.com/2017/09/10/terror-jr-holding-your-tongue|website=The FADER|date=8 September 2017 |access-date=15 September 2017|language=en}}</ref> They released the song "Sad Sad Girl" in December 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gore|first1=Sydney|title=Terror Jr's "Sad Sad Girl" Is A Dark, Twisted Christmas Carol|url=http://trl.mtv.com/news/3052302/terror-jr-sad-sad-girl/?xrs=_s.tw_news|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213010614/http://trl.mtv.com/news/3052302/terror-jr-sad-sad-girl/?xrs=_s.tw_news|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 13, 2017|website=MTV News|access-date=12 December 2017|language=en}}</ref>
In 2018, they released the singles "Heaven Wasn't Made For Me" and "A-OK (Everything's Perfect)".<ref name="Highsnobsiety">{{cite web |last1=Gore |first1=Sydney |title=Terror Jr's "Heaven Wasn't Made For Me": Listen |url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/terror-jr-heaven-wasnt-made-for-me/ |website=Highsnobiety |access-date=2 January 2019 |date=2 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="Out - A-OK">{{cite web |last1=Dommu |first1=Rose |title=Bops Only: Terror Jr Channels Political Exhaustion On New Track 'A-OK' |url=https://www.out.com/music/2018/9/30/bops-only-terror-jr-channels-political-exhaustion-new-track-ok |website=Out.com |access-date=2 January 2019 |language=en |date=30 September 2018}}</ref>
Their debut album ''Unfortunately, Terror Jr'' was released on January 25, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=We really did it . . . Our debut album is available for pre-order now . . . Unfortunately, Terror Jr will be yours on 1.25.19 |url=https://twitter.com/terrorjrmusic/status/1084873061642383361/video/1 |website=@terrorjrmusic |access-date=14 January 2019 |language=en |date=14 January 2019}}</ref> That same year, the duo departed Atlantic Records. On October 4, they released the single "9 2 5". On November 8, 2019, the group released the EP ''Come Outside and Break Your Heart'', their first release under their own label, Grape Music.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.papermag.com/terror-jr-925-premiere-2640844873.html?rebelltitem=5#rebelltitem5?rebelltitem=5|title=Terror Jr Talk Leaving Atlantic and Their New Horny Bop|date=2019-10-04|website=PAPER|language=en|access-date=2019-11-08}}</ref> On November 13, 2020, they released the EP ''Bloody Waters.''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-13|title=Terror Jr are in "Bloody Waters" in Pensive New Release|url=https://celebmix.com/terror-jr-bloody-waters/|access-date=2020-11-16|website=CelebMix|language=en-GB}}</ref> Three days later, they announced on their social media that their upcoming album, ''Rancho Catastrophe'', would be released later that week on November 20.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=terrorjrmusic |url=https://twitter.com/terrorjrmusic/status/1328374881147252742 |number=1328374881147252742 |access-date=2023-04-26 |title=Proud to announce our new album... |url-status=live |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116181128/https://twitter.com/terrorjrmusic/status/1328374881147252742 |language=en}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:21em;"| Album details |- ! scope="row"| ''Unfortunately, Terror Jr'' | * Released: January 25, 2019 * Label: Atlantic, Effess * Format: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row"| ''Rancho Catastrophe''<ref name="youtube.com">{{cite web |author=Terror Jr|title=The description under the music video for "Would It Make You Feel Better?" |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dErZ13xXgAE&ab_channel=TerrorJr. |website=YouTube |access-date=25 September 2020 |language=en |date=25 September 2020}}</ref> | * Released: November 20, 2020<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last1=Jr. |first1=Terror |title=Thank you for electing Terror Jr as your leaders of the United Grapes of America. We assure you we will uphold our campaign promise of dropping an album this month. . .|url=https://twitter.com/terrorjrmusic/status/1324757246819987462/video/1 |website=@terrorjrmusic |access-date=14 November 2020 |language=en |date=6 November 2020}}</ref> * Label: Grape Music / Opposition * Format: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row"| ''Road to Grapeness'' | * Released: November 19, 2021<ref name=":0" /> * Label: Grape Music / Opposition * Format: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row"| ''The Terror Jr Album'' | * Released: November 7, 2025<ref name="The Terror Jr Album">{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/terrorjr/sets/the-terror-jr-album/|title=The Terror Jr Album by Terror Jr on SoundCloud|website=SoundCloud |access-date=8 November 2025 |language=en |date=7 November 2025}}</ref> * Label: Grape Music / Opposition * Format: Digital download, streaming |}
===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:21em;"| EP details |- ! scope="row"| ''Bop City'' | * Released: October 21, 2016<ref>{{cite web|title=Bop City by Terror Jr on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/bop-city/1165457525|website=iTunes|date=21 October 2016|access-date=February 15, 2017}}</ref> * Label: Atlantic, Effess * Format: Digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''Bop City 2: TerroRising''<ref name="Bop City 2" /> | * Released: June 16, 2017 * Label: Atlantic, Effess * Format: Digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''Bop 3: The Girl Who Cried Purple'' | * Released: September 29, 2017<ref>{{cite web|title=Bop 3: The Girl Who Cried Purple by Terror Jr on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/bop-3-the-girl-who-cried-purple/1288684657|website=itunes|access-date=29 September 2017|language=en-ca|date=29 September 2017}}</ref> * Label: Atlantic, Effess * Format: Digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''Come Outside and Break Your Heart'' | * Released: November 8, 2019 * Label: Grape Music * Format: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row"| ''Bloody Waters'' | * Released: November 13, 2020 * Label: Grape Music * Format: Digital download, streaming |}
=== Singles === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:1em;" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="5"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US<br/>Dance<br/><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Billboard – Hot Dance/Electronic Songs|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/terror-jr/chart-history/dan/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 25, 2020|language=en}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| CZE<br/><ref>{{cite web|title=ČNS IFPI|url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php?hitp=R|website=Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální|publisher=IFPI Czech Republic|access-date=October 24, 2016|language=cs}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| NZ<br />Hot<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2025-10-17|title=Hot 40 Singles|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=October 17, 2025|access-date=October 17, 2025}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SLK<br/><ref>{{cite web|title=SNS IFPI|url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparadask/index.php?hitp=R|website=Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna|publisher=IFPI Slovakia|access-date=October 31, 2016|language=sk}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWE<br/>Heat.<br/><ref>{{cite web|title=Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 42, 21 oktober 2016|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=215&dfom=20161014|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=March 9, 2018|language=sv}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "3 Strikes"<ref>{{cite web|title=3 Strikes - Single by Terror Jr on Apple Music|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/3-strikes-single/id1113242156|website=iTunes|access-date=September 17, 2016}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | rowspan="4"| 2016 | — || — || — || — || — | * RMNZ: Gold<ref name=Radioscope>{{cite certification|region=New Zealand|artist=Terror Jr|type=single|source=radioscope|access-date=April 24, 2026}}</ref> | rowspan="4"| ''Bop City'' |- ! scope="row"| "Sugar"<ref>{{cite web|title=Sugar - Single by Terror Jr on Apple Music|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sugar-single/id1118117037|website=iTunes|access-date=September 17, 2016}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Say So"<ref>{{cite web|title=Say So - Single by Terror Jr on Apple Music|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/say-so-single/id1135657990|website=iTunes}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | 45 || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Come First"<ref>{{cite web|title=Come First - Single by Terror Jr on Apple Music|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/come-first-single/id1152676753|website=iTunes|access-date=October 14, 2016}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | — || 54 || — || 59 || 1 | |- ! scope="row"| "Caramel" | rowspan="5"| 2017 | — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="3"| ''Bop City 2: TerroRising''<ref name="Bop City 2">{{cite web|title=Bop City 2: TerroRising by Terror Jr on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/bop-city-2-terrorising/1241369431|website=iTunes|access-date=2 June 2017}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Death Wish" | — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Appreciation" | — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Holding Your Tongue" | — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="2"| ''Bop 3: The Girl Who Cried Purple'' |- ! scope="row"| "Useless" | — || — || — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Heaven Wasn't Made for Me" | rowspan="4"| 2018 | — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="4"| ''Unfortunately, Terror Jr''{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} |- ! scope="row"| "A-OK (Everything's Perfect)" | — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Pretty" | — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Terrified" | — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "9 2 5" | rowspan="4"| 2019 | — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="4"| ''Come Outside and Break Your Heart''<ref name="Terror Jr Talk Leaving Atlantic and Their New Horny Bop">{{cite web |last1=Goldfine |first1=Jael |title=TERROR JR Debut "9 2 5" And Talk Leaving Atlantic |url=https://www.papermag.com/terror-jr-925-premiere-2640844873.html> |website=Paper Magazine |access-date=7 October 2019 |date=4 October 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Crowded Rooms" | — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Enemies" | — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Straight from the Bottle" | — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Mona Lisa" | rowspan="6"| 2020 | — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="6"| ''Rancho Catastrophe''<ref name="youtube.com"/> |- ! scope="row"| "Fun" | — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Dinner Plate" | — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Would It Make You Feel Better?" | — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Running from the Sun"<ref>{{cite web |title=Terror Jr drops teaser for 'Running From The Sun' music video, why was Kylie Jenner included in snippet? |url=https://meaww.com/terror-jr-lisa-vitale-new-music-video-teaser-single-running-from-the-sun-fan-reactions |access-date=25 November 2020 |language=en |date=21 October 2020}}</ref> | — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Bloody Waters" | — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Fourth Strike"<br />{{small|(with King Kylie)}} | 2025 | — || — || 27 || — || — | | ''The Terror Jr Album''<ref name="The Terror Jr Album"/> |}
==External links== * [https://soundcloud.com/terrorjr/ Official SoundCloud]
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