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{{Short description|Australian rock band}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2011}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = 67 Special
| image           = 67 Special 2006 Australian Open.JPG
| caption         =
| landscape       = Yes
| origin          = [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia
| genre           = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| years_active    = 2001–present
| label           = [[Warner Music Australasia]]
| website         = [http://www.67special.com/ Official website]
| current_members = Ash Santilla<br />Gavin Campbell<br />Bryan Dochstader<br />Ben Dexter<br />Louis Macklin
| past_members    =
}}
'''67 Special''' are an Australian [[rock music|rock]] band based in [[Melbourne|Melbourne, Australia]]. The band was formed in 2001, and went on to release two full-length albums.
==History ==
In 1994, Ash Santilla and Gavin Campbell{{efn|Note to be confused with [[Gavin Campbell (music producer)]].}} met at high school in their hometown of [[Benalla]], Victoria, and became good friends, bonding over their shared passion for rock music. Their first band was named Naybious, inspired by Gavin's sister Lauren's one-eyed doll.{{cn|date=October 2022}}
Lead vocalist Santilla and lead [[guitar]]ist Campbell met multi-instrumentalist Louis Macklin at a school camp, and he became the band's [[keyboardist]] and [[percussion instrument|percussionist]]. Progress of the band stalled for some time, until 2001 when Santilla and Campbell found each other again in Melbourne and began writing again. Soon, [[drummer]] Ben Dexter joined after coming to know the group through his brother, and [[bass guitar]]ist Bryan Dochstader joined the group after noticing the group unloading gear in a supermarket car-park and asking them, "Do you guys need a bass player?"{{cn|date=October 2022}}
The band couldn't decide on a name for several months until Dexter rang Santilla and asked him, "What's the model of your car?" "HR," Santilla replied. "What year?" "'67." "67 Special?" "Yeah."{{cn|date=October 2022}}
67 Special signed with [[Festival Mushroom Records]] released the "Hey There Bomb" in 2004. The song peaked at number 100 on the ARIA Charts.  Their debut album ''The World Can Wait'' was released in August 2005.
The second studio album was released by [[Warner Music Australia]] in 2007.
==Personnel==
* Ash Santilla – lead vocals, [[guitar]]
* Gavin Campbell – lead guitar
* Bryan Dochstader – [[bass guitar]], vocals
* Ben Dexter – [[drum kit|drums]]
* Louis Macklin – [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[percussion instrument|percussion]]
==Discography==
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details
! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart<br />positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%" | [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="ARIA">{{cite Ryan|page=255}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[The World Can Wait]]''
|
* Released: August 2005
* Format: CD
* Label: Festival Mushroom Records (338942)
| 83
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[The Devil May Care]]''
|
* Released: August 2007
* Format: CD
* Label: Warner Music Australia (5144218692)
| —
|}
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of singles, with selected chart positions
! rowspan="2" | Title
! rowspan="2" | Year
! colspan="1" | Chart positions
! rowspan="2" | Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%" | [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="ARIA"/>
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Hey There Bomb]]"
| 2004
| 100
| {{n/a|non album single}}
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Boys & Girls (67 Special EP)|Boys & Girls]]"
|rowspan="2"| 2005
| —
|rowspan="2"| ''The World Can Wait''
|-
! scope="row"| "Walking Away"
| 54
|-
! scope="row"| "Killer Bees"
| 2007
| —
| ''The Devil May Care''
|}
==Footnotes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.67special.com/ 67Special.com] Official band website <small>(requires [[Adobe Flash|Macromedia Flash]] plugin)</small>
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071117020027/http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile] Myspace site
* [http://blogs.smh.com.au/newsblog/archives//002468.html] Sydney Morning Herald interview with Ash
* [http://www.thedwarf.com.au/nd/bands/australian/node_114/67_special] The Dwarf's 67Special Content
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071024025607/http://www.amo.org.au/artist.asp?id=3747] Australian Music Online
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060105230832/http://www.undercover.com.au/idol/67special2004.html Undercover.com.au] Undercover's video interview with 67 Special from 11 October 2004 <small>(requires either [[Windows Media Player]] or [[RealPlayer]] plugins)</small>
* [http://www.accessallareas.net.au/indie/67special.php AccessAllAreas.net.au] Access All Areas' interview with 67 Special from mid-2005 (scroll down a bit)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060823083203/http://www.reachout.com.au/default.asp?ti=1937 ReachOut.com.au] 'Clued-Up' Interview with drummer Ben Dexter in mid-2005.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060828162543/http://xdafied.com.au/music/reviews/1.html Album Review] Xdafied.com.au
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071219042111/http://www.mushroommusic.com.au/songwriters/songwriter.asp?id=478] Mushroom Music Publishing
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