35-409: " Same Direction " is the third single from Hoobastank 's second major studio album The Reason . It was released as a single in 2004, a couple of months after the release of " The Reason " as a single. "Same Direction" reached No. 20 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and No. 14 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. The music video for the song was directed by Brett Simon , and
70-543: A Vanessa Amorosi fan website revealed details of a collaboration between Hoobastank and the Australian singer, a duet version of " The Letter ". On August 5, it was confirmed that there was another version of the song on Universal International . This one was a duet between Hoobastank and the American-Japanese singer, lyricist, actress and model Anna Tsuchiya . The website, VanessaAmorosi.net, also provided
105-436: A December 2001 MTV interview, guitarist Dan Estrin commented, "we have a lot of people that bash us because they think we sound just like Incubus", adding that "a lot of people don't understand that we're all the same age, we grew up in the same neighborhood and we're influenced by the same bands. Both our singers were heavily influenced by Mike Patton from Faith No More ." Despite garnering heavy comparisons to Incubus, it
140-556: A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. He played sax with the band in songs "Earthsick" and "Can I Buy You A Drink?" from They Sure Don't Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To . In November 2016, the band began recording for their sixth studio album. They began working with producer Matt Wallace as posted by members Doug Robb and Dan Estrin on Facebook and Instagram. On January 28, 2017, Doug Robb stated on Twitter that "Studio's done. New music coming". Doug Robb provided
175-416: A Myspace bulletin announcing that the "new Hoobastank album is nearly done". The first single from the album, " My Turn ", premiered on radio October 13, 2008. The album For(N)ever was released on January 27, 2009, as announced by Doug Robb in a blog entry on the band's official website. The song was featured as the theme song for TNA Wrestling 's Destination X 2009 Pay Per View . On April 20, 2010,
210-453: A four-piece rock band, using an alternative rock sound. The band's sound matured in their second album, The Reason , and became more melodic. Doug Robb has cited Faith No More vocalist Mike Patton as being one of his main influences. In a 2004 Rolling Stone interview, Robb commented that, "Faith No More is my favorite band of all time. I listen to those records constantly." Studio albums Hoobastank (album) Hoobastank
245-747: A great fix." In a 2002 review of an Incubus and Hoobastank concert, MTV's Leah Greenblatt labelled the sound of the two bands as "sensitive hunk rock [for] teenage girls", and described Hoobastank as having "crunchy, Faith No More-esque riffage." In his book The Encyclopedia of Popular Music , Colin Larkin categorized the band's sound as "melodic metal", also comparing it to Incubus and Faith No More. A negative review came from Rolling Stone ' s Steve Knopper in November 2001. He critiqued their lack of originality, commenting that "we've heard all Dan Estrin's big-metal guitar riffs before [and] singer Doug Robb has
280-632: A new song entitled "Never Be Here Again" as part of the AT&;T Team USA Soundtrack . In May, the band announced that they would be performing an acoustic live tour at several places in Japan. They released an acoustic album titled Is This the Day? on August 4, 2010, in Japan, but it has yet to be released in the United States. On April 5, 2012, the band announced on Twitter that their new album's name
315-529: A saxophone section headed by Jeremy Wasser, who executive produced the album and recorded the "Summer Romance" saxophone solo on Incubus ' S.C.I.E.N.C.E. album. The Incubus connections continued with Fourth Street Recording's music producer Jim Wirt and logos and visual design by Brett Spivey. By this stage, Hoobastank had developed a strong reputation in Southern California . This attracted interest from Island Records , who subsequently signed
350-583: A support slot on Linkin Park 's Meteora world tour in early 2004. Their third album Every Man for Himself was released in May 2006 and debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard chart. Three singles, " If I Were You ", " Inside of You ", and " Born to Lead ", were released. Another single, "If Only", was planned to be released but was canceled for unknown reasons, possibly because of the low chart achievements of
385-402: Is both a prequel and a sequel to the video for "The Reason". The video starts almost immediately after the end of "The Reason", with the band fleeing the police because of the heist seen in the previous video, with everybody arrested except for lead singer Doug Robb and guitarist Dan Estrin. The video alternates between the past and present. The owner of the robbed pawn shop from the previous video
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#1732793272519420-452: Is revealed to be a cop who has been following the band, and seems to be interrogating Robb. Numerous flashbacks show auditions for the band's lead singer (including cameos by Chester Bennington of Linkin Park , Kanye West , and Joel Madden of Good Charlotte ), until Robb impresses the band. The band manages to then evade police numerous times. In a plot twist, it is revealed that Robb was actually an undercover cop, with full knowledge that
455-480: Is the debut studio album by American rock band Hoobastank , released on November 20, 2001, by Island Records . Three singles were released from the album: " Crawling in the Dark ", " Running Away ", and " Remember Me ". It has since been certified Platinum in the United States. The album's music and vocals have been compared to the band Incubus , who originated from the same suburban area of Southern California. In
490-629: The Billboard 200 album charts and No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseeker chart. The album achieved recognition internationally with the band touring in Europe and Asia in support of the record. " Remember Me ", the third single released from this album, was a moderate hit, reaching No. 23 on the Modern Rock charts. The band made a song titled "Losing My Grip" for the soundtrack of the movie The Scorpion King . In early 2003,
525-687: The Billboard Hot 100, No. 1 on the US and World Modern Rock charts, No. 10 in Australia, No. 12 in the United Kingdom and No. 15 in Germany. In Canada, it spent 21 weeks at the top, setting a new record for most weeks at No. 1. Meanwhile, in the United States, the album reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The band's international profile was increased by
560-733: The Forward sessions made their way to the Internet via peer to peer sites in late 2001. Hoobastank released their self-titled debut album in November 2001. The first single was " Crawling in the Dark ", which was a breakthrough hit, reaching No. 68 on the Billboard Hot 100 , No. 3 on the Modern Rock chart, No. 7 on the Mainstream Rock chart and No. 1 on an MP3.com download chart in early 2002. Also,
595-459: The 20th anniversary of the album. It was uploaded on their official YouTube channel. Hoobastank has been categorized under genres such as post-grunge , alternative rock , hard rock , and nu metal . On their early independent releases, the band used a funk metal and ska punk sound and had a saxophonist in the band. On their major-label, self-titled, debut album , the band's sound changed; they removed their saxophonist and became
630-615: The US Modern Rock chart, No. 16 on the Mainstream Rock chart and No. 16 on a composite World Modern Rock chart (based on the US, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Canada, and Australia). A year later, the Let It Out DVD collected the band's videos. " The Reason " was put to a popular music video on Tangle . "The Reason" was released as a single in the first half of 2004. It became a hit, reaching No. 2 on
665-399: The band in 2000. At the time of signing, the band had completed a second full-length album, titled Forward , also featuring Jeremy Wasser. However, the band felt that the direction they were heading in would work best without a sax, so Wasser departed the band and the album was shelved. A few tracks were rerecorded for release on the band's self-titled 2001 release. The original recordings from
700-408: The band was planning the heist, that his "interrogation" was actually him being assigned to join the band, and that he knew when the police were going to find their hideout. At the video's end, Robb apprehends Estrin, who realizes that he set them up, during their supposed escape, and then shows the rest of the band also in custody. "Same Direction" is featured on the soundtrack to Madden NFL 2005 ,
735-425: The band went on their tour to commemorate the 15th anniversary of their 2003 album The Reason , playing the album in its entirety. On August 16, 2019, Hoobastank announced that they would be re-releasing the album on October 4 with a vinyl release and a digital version with bonus tracks. In September 2022, a documentary series about the making of their self-titled debut studio album was released, in commemoration of
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#1732793272519770-502: The band's unusual name, and it is unclear where it originated from. Claims have included that it is a mispronunciation of a German street, slang for someone who owns many sneakers, or a word the band came up with while they were "joking around." Hoobastank started playing gigs at the local venue Cobalt Cafe along with Incubus and Linkin Park . They recorded their first full-length self-released album in 1998 called They Sure Don't Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To , which features
805-641: The duet version to be streamed in full for the first time. The music video was shot in Los Angeles at Lacy Street Studio with director Paul Brown. The video and single was serviced to Australian media on May 4. While the single was released in Australia on June 19, 2009, featuring Vanessa Amorosi, the version of the song featuring Anna Tsuchiya appears on the deluxe edition of Hoobastank's greatest hits album The Greatest Hits: Don't Touch My Moustache . For(N)ever had its Australian release on June 26. The best of album The Greatest Hits: Don't Touch My Moustache
840-572: The first three singles. Despite this, the album has been certified Gold in the United States. On a 2005 co-headlining tour with Velvet Revolver , the band received a chilly reception from some audiences and rumors of a feud between Robb and Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland were soon filling Internet message boards. "If I Were You" from Every Man for Himself addressed the whole affair. Robb later said in an interview with MTV News online that he has nothing against Scott Weiland or any other member of Velvet Revolver. In October 2007, Robb posted on
875-485: The group contributed the song "Right Before Your Eyes" to Daredevil: The Album . The band then entered the studio with producer Howard Benson . Recording was disrupted for a month when Dan Estrin was seriously injured in a minibike accident in August. Estrin had recovered by October and the band headed off on a Nokia Unwired Tour with The All-American Rejects and Ozomatli in November. Their second album The Reason
910-462: The lyrics and vocals for "Fist Bump", the theme song of the 2017 video game Sonic Forces . On October 19, 2017, the band had signed with Napalm Records . They also announced that the sixth studio album is finished and expected to be released in the first half of 2018. On March 29, 2018, Hoobastank announced their next album Push Pull . It was released worldwide on May 25, along with the album's first single, "More Beautiful". Throughout 2018,
945-407: The official Hoobastank message boards and said that they have "set the bar very very high for this next CD" and that they have "more ideas going into this CD than ever before". On June 2, 2008, Robb posted an update on their temporary website, announcing that the recording process of their upcoming album was almost done and to expect a release date within a couple of weeks. On September 19, Robb posted
980-611: The song " Ghostbusters " for Halloween and a music video was released on Hoobastank's official YouTube channel. The band released the live album Live from the Wiltern in December 8, which was available exclusively through iTunes . Hoobastank released a new song entitled " We Are One " on January 19, 2010, as part of a compilation from Music for Relief in support of the Haiti earthquake crisis . On February 12, Hoobastank released
1015-564: The song was featured in the 2002 inline skating game, Aggressive Inline , appearing on the Xbox , PlayStation 2 and GameCube consoles. The second single " Running Away " was even more successful, reaching No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 2 on the Modern Rock chart, No. 9 on the Mainstream Rock chart and No. 3 on the MP3.com download chart. The Hoobastank album went Platinum due to these hit singles and reached No. 25 on
1050-632: The video game Test Drive: Eve of Destruction , the film Catwoman , and the compilation album Big Shiny Tunes 9 . Hoobastank Hoobastank (sometimes stylized as h∞bastank , and originally known as Hoobustank ) is an American rock band formed in 1994 in Agoura Hills, California , by lead vocalist Doug Robb, guitarist Dan Estrin, drummer Chris Hesse, and original bassist Markku Lappalainen. They were signed to Island Records from 2001 to 2012 and have released six albums and one extended play to date. Their most recent album, Push Pull ,
1085-458: Was met with some positive reviews upon release, with AllMusic 's Michael Gallucci awarding it four out of five stars. Joshua T. Cohen of The Pitt News wrote in 2002 that, "their sound and especially their vocals bear a striking similarity to Incubus’ later work", adding that "many categorize Hoobastank as mere 'rip-offs' of Incubus because of these similarities. But for those addicted to the melodic rock sounds of Southern Cali, Hoobastank serves as
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1120-412: Was released in December 2003. The single " Out of Control " was made available for download on the band's website. Doug Robb said on the band's website: "A lot of it is about asking questions or questioning all that people see. It's not all about religion. "Out of Control" is about that and about opening your eyes after being blinded by being devoted to anything." " Same Direction " would reach No. 9 on
1155-405: Was released in May 2018. They have sold 10 million albums worldwide. Vocalist Doug Robb had known guitarist Dan Estrin for some time before competing against him in a high school battle of the bands competition and subsequently, they decided to form a band. They then recruited Markku Lappalainen and Chris Hesse to form Hoobastank. The band has provided a variety of explanations for the origin of
1190-400: Was released on August 5, through Universal Records in Japan. The Deluxe Edition's tracks were selected from their first four albums by Hoobastank fans on the band's official record label website. Hoobastank was a support band on Creed 's 2009 reunion tour. Hoobastank announced on Twitter that they were recording an acoustic album on September 2, 2009. On October 30, Hoobastank covered
1225-434: Was to be titled Fight or Flight . On May 3, the band revealed the first single "This Is Gonna Hurt". The album was released on September 11, 2012. To promote the album, two more singles, "Can You Save Me?" and "Incomplete", accompanied by a touring music video and a lyric video respectively, were released. On August 2, 2013, former member Jeremy Wasser made a one-off appearance on Sunset Strip Music Festival at Whisky
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