Zero 7 was formed in 1997 by producers Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker. In 2001, their debut album, Simple Things, was released and has sold more than one million copies to date. It was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. The following album, When It Falls, was a Top 10 album, reaching number four on the UK Albums Chart and number three on the Billboard Dance/Electronic chart in the United States. Their third album, The Garden, was released in 2006. It also reached number four on the UK Albums Chart, where it remained for seven weeks. It sold more than 125,000 copies. In the United States, it entered the Billboard Dance/Electronic chart at number 2 and stayed in the Top 20 of that chart for 5 weeks. Singles from the album include Futures with José Gonzalez, Throw It All Away and You're My Flame, both with Sia.