# Timbuk 3 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Timbuk_3 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Timbuk_3.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbuk_3 > Source revision: 1346879130 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American rock band}} {{use mdy dates|date=March 2020|cs1-dates=y}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Timbuk 3 | image = Timbuk 3 press photo.jpg | caption = Image of Timbuk 3 | background = group_or_band | birth_name = | alias = | origin = [Madison, Wisconsin](/source/Madison%2C_Wisconsin) | genre = [Folk rock](/source/Folk_rock),{{cite news|first= Milo |last= Miles |title= RECORDINGS VIEW; Folkies Who Like It Looser |newspaper= [The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) |date= December 12, 1993 |accessdate= October 14, 2019 |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/12/arts/recordings-view-folkies-who-like-it-looser.html |archivedate= May 26, 2015 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150526090203/http://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/12/arts/recordings-view-folkies-who-like-it-looser.html}} [alternative pop](/source/alternative_pop), [new wave](/source/new_wave_music) | occupation = | years_active = 1983–1995 | label = [I.R.S.](/source/I.R.S._Records)
[Watermelon](/source/Watermelon_Records)
[High Street](/source/High_Street_Records) | website = | current_members = | past_members = [Pat MacDonald](/source/Pat_MacDonald_(musician))
[Barbara K. MacDonald](/source/Barbara_Kooyman)
Courtney Audain
[Wally Ingram](/source/Wally_Ingram)
}} '''Timbuk 3''', stylized '''TIMBUK3''', was an American [rock](/source/rock_music) band that released six albums between 1986 and 1995.{{cite web|title= Timbuk 3 – Artist Biography |website= [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) |accessdate= October 13, 2019 |url= https://www.allmusic.com/artist/timbuk-3-mn0000599261/biography}} They are best known for their Top 20 single "[The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades](/source/The_Future's_So_Bright%2C_I_Gotta_Wear_Shades)".{{Cite journal |last=Leland |first=John |date=December 1986 |title=The Post-Nuclear Family |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FL-rqqrDxb8C&pg=PA12 |journal=[SPIN](/source/Spin_(magazine)) |volume=2 |issue=9 |pages=12 |via=Google Books}} ==Career== Timbuk 3 was formed in 1984 in [Madison, Wisconsin](/source/Madison%2C_Wisconsin), by the husband-and-wife team of [Pat MacDonald](/source/Pat_MacDonald_(musician)) ([acoustic](/source/acoustic_guitar), [electric](/source/electric_guitar), [bass](/source/bass_guitar) and [MIDI](/source/Musical_Instrument_Digital_Interface) [guitar](/source/guitar)s, [harmonica](/source/harmonica), [vocals](/source/singing), [drum](/source/drum) [programming](/source/computer_programming)) and [Barbara Kooyman](/source/Barbara_Kooyman) (electric guitar, acoustic guitar, [mandolin](/source/mandolin), [violin](/source/violin), rhythm programming, vocals). After moving to [Austin](/source/Austin%2C_Texas), they signed to I.R.S. Records. In 1991, [Wally Ingram](/source/Wally_Ingram) (drums) and Courtney Audain (bass) joined the duo.{{cite news |title= Timbuk3 (profile) |url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=timbuk_3 |publisher= [Trouser Press](/source/Trouser_Press) | author=Jon Young and Scott Schinder }} Timbuk 3 briefly appeared in the 1988 movie ''[D.O.A.](/source/D.O.A._(1988_film))'' (starring [Dennis Quaid](/source/Dennis_Quaid) and [Meg Ryan](/source/Meg_Ryan), directed by [Rocky Morton](/source/Rocky_Morton) and [Annabel Jankel](/source/Annabel_Jankel)) as a house band. They performed the songs "Too Much Sex, Not Enough Affection" and "Life Is Hard".{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094933/soundtrack|title=D.O.A. (1988)|website=IMDb.com|accessdate=November 9, 2019}} ==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable" ! style="text-align: center;" | Year ! style="text-align: center;" | Title ! style="text-align: center;" | Label ! style="text-align: center;" | [US](/source/Billboard_200)
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/timbuk-3/chart-history/tlp/|title=Timbuk 3 Chart History > Billboard 200|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|accessdate=2020-03-03}} ! style="text-align: center;" | [AUS](/source/Kent_Music_Report)
Australian chart peaks: *Top 100 ([Kent Music Report](/source/Kent_Music_Report)) peaks to June 12, 1988: {{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St. Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|edition=Illustrated|page=310|isbn=0-646-11917-6}} N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by [ARIA](/source/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association) between mid-1983 and June 12, 1988. *"The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades": {{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/8rtPlpy.jpg|title=Australian Top 50 ARIA Chart – Week Ending 15th February, 1987|publisher=[ARIA](/source/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association)|via=Imgur.com|accessdate=2018-12-06}} *"Just Wanna Funk with Your Mind" ([ARIA](/source/ARIA_Charts)) peak: {{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/rPnQ4RD.jpg|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 30 Jul 1995|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|accessdate=2017-02-23}} N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached. ! style="text-align: center;" | [UK](/source/UK_Albums_Chart)
{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/23883/timbuk-3/|title=Official Charts > Timbuk 3|publisher=[The Official UK Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company)|accessdate=2019-05-26}} |- | style="text-align: center;" | 1986 | ''[Greetings from Timbuk3](/source/Greetings_from_Timbuk3)'' | [I.R.S.](/source/I.R.S._Records) | style="text-align: center;" | 50 | style="text-align: center;" | 86 | style="text-align: center;" | 51 |- | style="text-align: center;" | 1988 | ''[Eden Alley](/source/Eden_Alley)'' | I.R.S. | style="text-align: center;" | 107 | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - |- | style="text-align: center;" | 1989 | ''[Edge of Allegiance](/source/Edge_of_Allegiance)'' | I.R.S. | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - |- | style="text-align: center;" | 1991 | ''[Big Shot in the Dark](/source/Big_Shot_in_the_Dark)'' | I.R.S. | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - |- | style="text-align: center;" | 1993 | ''Espace Ornano'' | [Watermelon](/source/Watermelon_Records) | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - |- | style="text-align: center;" | 1993 | ''Looks Like Dark to Me'' EP | [High Street](/source/High_Street_Records) | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - |- | style="text-align: center;" | 1995 | ''[A Hundred Lovers](/source/A_Hundred_Lovers)'' | High Street | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - |} ===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" ! style="text-align: center;" | Year ! style="text-align: center;" | Title ! style="text-align: center;" | [US](/source/Hot_100)
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/timbuk-3/chart-history/hsi/|title=Timbuk 3 Chart History > Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=2020-03-03}} ! style="text-align: center;" | [US
Main](/source/Mainstream_Rock_Songs){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/timbuk-3/chart-history/rtt/|title=Timbuk 3 Chart History > Mainstream Rock Songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=2020-03-03}} ! style="text-align: center;" | [AUS](/source/ARIA_Charts)
! style="text-align: center;" | [IRE](/source/Irish_Singles_Chart)
{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/RcnraCo.jpg|title=The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Timbuk 3' (from irishcharts.ie)|publisher=Imgur.com (original source published by Fireball Media)|accessdate=2019-10-13}} ! style="text-align: center;" | [NZ](/source/Recorded_Music_NZ)
{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Timbuk+3|title=charts.nz > Timbuk 3 in New Zealand Charts|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=2019-05-26}} ! style="text-align: center;" | [UK](/source/UK_Singles_Chart)
{{cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 560}} |- | style="text-align: center;" | 1986 | "[The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades](/source/The_Future's_So_Bright%2C_I_Gotta_Wear_Shades)" | style="text-align: center;" | 19 | style="text-align: center;" | 14 | style="text-align: center;" | 18 | style="text-align: center;" | 11 | style="text-align: center;" | 29 | style="text-align: center;" | 21 |- | style="text-align: center;" | 1986 | "Hairstyles and Attitudes" | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - |- | style="text-align: center;" | 1987 | "Life Is Hard" | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | 35 | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - |- | style="text-align: center;" | 1987 | "All I Want for Christmas (Is World Peace)" | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - |- | style="text-align: center;" | 1988 | "Rev. Jack & His Roamin' Cadillac Church" | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | 34 | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - |- | style="text-align: center;" | 1989 | "National Holiday" | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - |- | style="text-align: center;" | 1995 | "Just Wanna Funk with Your Mind" | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | 99 | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - | style="text-align: center;" | - |} ==See also== *[Grammy Award for Best New Artist](/source/Grammy_Award_for_Best_New_Artist) *[List of 1980s one-hit wonders in the United States](/source/List_of_1980s_one-hit_wonders_in_the_United_States) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{official website|1=http://www.timbuk3music.net}} *{{official website|1=http://www.patmacmusic.com|name= Official website for Pat MacDonald }} {{Timbuk 3}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Timbuk 3}} Category:American folk rock groups Category:Rock music groups from Wisconsin Category:Musical groups established in 1986 Category:1986 establishments in Wisconsin Category:I.R.S. Records artists --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Timbuk 3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbuk_3) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbuk_3?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.