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Hoobastank is an American rock band, best known for their 2001 hit " Crawling in the Dark " and other singles such as " Running Away " and " The Reason ". They formed in 1994 in Agoura Hills, California , with singer Doug Robb, guitarist Dan Estrin, drummer Chris Hesse, and original bassist Markku Lappalainen. They are signed to Island Records and have released four albums and one extended play to date. Their fourth and most recent studio album, Fornever|For(N)ever , was released in January 2009. They have sold 10 million albums worldwide.

History

Early career (1994–2000)

Hoobastank formed in the Los Angeles County suburb Agoura Hills in 1994 in music|1994 . According to drummer Chris Hesse, 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 Hesse to form Hoobastank.

Hoobastank started playing gigs at the local venue Cobalt Cafe along with Incubus (band)|Incubus , 311 (band)|311 and others. They recorded their first full-length self-released album in 1998 called '' They Sure Don't Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To . It featured an unusual saxophone section headed by Jeremy Wasser, who executive produced said 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 the band in 2000. At the time of signing, the band had completed a second full length album, titled " Forward (Hoobastank album)|Forward ", also featuring Jeremy Wasser, however Island execs felt that the direction they were heading in would work best without a sax, so Jeremy 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 the "Forward" sessions made their way to the Internet via peer to peer sites in late 2001.

Hoobastank (2001–2002)

Hoobastank released their self-titled debut album in November 2001. The first single was " Crawling in the Dark " which was a breakthrough hit reaching #68 on the Billboard Hot 100 , #3 on the Modern Rock chart, #7 on the Mainstream Rock chart and #1 on an MP3.com download chart in early 2002. Also, this song was featured in the 2002 inline skating game, Aggressive Inline (video game)|Aggressive Inline , appearing on the Xbox , Playstation , Ps2|Playstation 2 and Gamecube consoles. The second single " Running Away " was even more successful reaching #44 on the Billboard Hot 100, #2 on the Modern Rock chart, #9 on the Mainstream Rock chart and #3 on the MP3.com download chart.
The Hoobastank album went Platinum thanks to these hit singles and reached #25 on the Billboard 200 album charts and #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 (Hoobastank song)|Remember Me ", the third single released from this album, was a moderate hit reaching #23 on the Modern Rock charts and #9 on the Mainstream Rock charts. The band made a song titled "Losing My Grip" for the soundtrack of the movie The Scorpion King .

The Reason (2003–2005)

In early 2003, the group contributed the song "Right Before Your Eyes" to the Daredevil 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.

An interview was made with Chris 'soldier' Hesse, asking the same question all ask ... "How did the band come up with the name Hoobastank? " He replied, "Doug's brother is the vice president of BMW Motorcycles and lives in Germany. And there is this street out by his house that is called Hooba Street or something like that and before Doug could pronounce the name, he called it Hoobastank and it was kinda a cute thing and his brother still teases him about it to this day. When we were looking for band names it's almost impossible to find a band name that hasn't been taken. Anything remotely normal has been taken already. I don't remember how it came up but someone said it and we were like yeah."

Their second album The Reason (Hoobastank album)|The Reason was released in December 2003. It showcased a harder-edged vocal performance from Robb. The single " Same Direction " was made available for download on the band's website. Doug Robb says 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 #9 on the US Modern Rock chart, #16 on the Mainstream Rock chart and #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)|Let It Out DVD collected the band's videos. 'The Reason' was put to a popular music video on Tangle.

The The Reason (Hoobastank song)|title track was released as a single in the first half of 2004. It became a hit reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 on the US and World Modern Rock charts, #10 in Australia and #15 in Germany. The song was also played during the final episode of Friends . 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 #3 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

The band's international profile was increased by a support slot on Linkin Park 's Meteora (album)|Meteora world tour in early 2004.

Every Man for Himself (2006–2007)

Their third album Every Man for Himself (album)|Every Man for Himself was released in May 2006 and debuted at #12 on the Billboard chart. Three singles, " If I Were You (Hoobastank song)|If I Were You ", " Inside of You ", and " Born to Lead " have been released, all of which have fared poorly on the rock charts. Another single, "If Only" was planned to be released but was canceled for unknown reasons, possibly because of the low chart achievements of 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.
Doug later said in an interview with MTV News online that he has nothing against Scott Weiland or any other member of Velvet Revolver.

For(N)ever and The Greatest Hits (2008–2009)

In October 2007, Robb posted on 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 a MySpace bulletin announcing that the "new Hoobastank album is nearly done".

The first single from the new album is called " My Turn (Hoobastank song)|My Turn "; it premiered on radio October 13, 2008. The album For(N)ever|Fornever was eventually released on January 27, 2009, as announced by Doug Robb in a blog entry on the band's official website page. The song was featured as the theme song for TNA Wrestling 's Destination X 2009 Pay Per View .

On April 20, 2009, a Vanessa Amorosi fan website revealed details of a collaboration between Hoobastank and the Australian singer, a duet version of " The Letter (Hoobastank song)|The Letter ".
On August 5, 2009, was also confirmed another version of the song on Universal Music Group|Universal International . This one, a duet between Hoobastank and the American-Japanese singer, lyricist, actress and model Anna Tsuchiya .

The website, , also provided 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 Hoobastank's greatest hits album "'' The Greatest Hits: Don't Touch My Moustache#Deluxe Edition|The Greatest Hits: Don't Touch My Moustache (Deluxe Edition) ".

For(N)ever had its Australian release on June 26, 2009.

The best of album '' The Greatest Hits: Don't Touch My Moustache '' released on August 5, 2009 through Universal Records in Japan. Deluxe Edition's tracks were selected from their first four albums by Hoobastank fans on band's official record label website.

Hoobastank was support band on Creed (band)|Creed 's 2009 reunion tour.

In late 2009, the Hooburrito, named after the band, was released on Denny's late night menu to much acclaim.

Is This the Day? (2009–2010)

On September 2, 2009, Hoobastank announced on Twitter that they are recording an acoustic CD.

On October 30, 2009, Hoobastank covered the song " Ghostbusters (song)|Ghostbusters " for Halloween and music video released on Hoobastank's official YouTube channel.

On December 8, 2009, Hoobastank released a live album Live from the Wiltern available exclusively through iTunes.

On January 19, 2010, Hoobastank released a new song entitled " Download to Donate for Haiti|We Are One " as part of a compilation from Music for Relief in support of the Haiti Earthquake crisis.

On February 12, 2010, Hoobastank released a new song entitled "Never Be Here Again" as part of the Team USA Olympics soundtrack.

In May 2010, the band announced that they will be performing an acoustic live tour at several places in Japan. And in June 2010, they announced that will they be releasing an acoustic album entitled Is This the Day? in August. It was released on August 4, 2010 in Japan, but has yet to be released in the United States.

Fight or Flight (2011–present)

Doug Robb provided vocals for Apocalyptica 's new single release "Not Strong Enough ft Doug Robb" on January 18, 2011.

On February 15, 2011, Doug announced on Twitter that there is a new album being released, although no timeframe was offered.

In June 2011, the band went on tour in Iraq for the USO Road Tour performing for the U.S. military throughout the country.

On April 5, 2012, the band announced on Twitter that the new album's name is to be titled Fight or Flight.
On May 3, 2012 the band revealed the first single "This Is Gonna Hurt" at http://thisisgonnahurt.hoobastank.com/.

Band members

Current members

Doug Robb – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1995–present)

Dan Estrin – lead guitar (1995–present)

Chris Hesse – drums (1995–present)

Jesse Charland – bass (2009–present)

Former members

Jeremy Wasser – saxophone (1995–2000)

Derek Kwan – saxophone (1997–1999)

Markku Lappalainen – bass (1995–2005)

Josh Moreau – bass (2006–2008)

David Amezcua – bass (2008)

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
Year	Album details	US Peak chart positions for Hoobastank in the United States:	AUS cite web	AUT cite web	CAN cite web	CHE cite web	FRA cite web	GER Peak chart positions for Hoobastank in Germany: cite web cite web	JPN	SWE cite web	UK cite web	Certifications
1997	Muffins (album) Released: 1997 Formats: Compact Disc\|CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	'' They Sure Don't Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To Released: 1998 Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	Hoobastank (album) Released: November 20, 2001 Label: Island Records\|Island (586435) Formats: CD	25	67	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	96	US: Platinum Note: User must be define the search parameters as "Hoobastank" in the 'Artist' field
2003	The Reason (Hoobastank album) Released: December 9, 2003 Label: Island (000148802) Formats: CD, LP record\|LP	3	23	19	9	13	6	51	79	33	41	US: 2× Platinum CAN: Platinum UK: Silver
2006	Every Man for Himself (album) Released: May 16, 2006 Label: Island (000616202) Formats: CD	12	—	—	—	45	73	32	8	—	—	US: Gold
2009	Fornever Released: January 27, 2009 Label: Island (001239902) Formats: CD, music download\|DI	26	88	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Year	Album details	JPN
2009	'' The Greatest Hits: Don't Touch My Moustache Released: August 5, 2009 Label: Universal International (Japan) Formats: CD (+ DVD )	24
2009	Live from the Wiltern Released: December 8, 2009 Label: Island Formats: DI	—
2010	Is This the Day? Released: July 30, 2010 Label: Island Formats: CD	7
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Video albums

Year	Album details
2004	Let It Out (DVD) Released: 2004 Label: Island Formats: DVD
2006	La Cigale Released: 2006 Label: Island Formats: DVD
2010	Live from the Wiltern Released: 2010 Label: Island Formats: DVD

Extended plays

Year	Album details
2002	The Target Released: 2002 Label: Island Formats: CD

Singles

Year	Song	Peak chart positions										Album
Year	Song	US	US Adult	US Alt.	US Main.	AUS	AUT	CHE	GER	NLD cite web	UK	Album
2001	" Crawling in the Dark "	68	—	3	7	61	—	—	—	—	47	Hoobastank
2002	" Running Away "	44	31	2	9	83	—	—	—	—	100
2002	" Remember Me (Hoobastank song)	—	—	23	28	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	" Out of Control (Hoobastank song)	—	—	9	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Reason
2003	" The Reason (Hoobastank song)	2	1	1	4	7	5	6	15	16	12
2004	" Same Direction "	—	—	14	20	—	—	—	49	—	—
2004	" Disappear (Hoobastank song)	101	16	24	—	—	75	—	99	—	—
2006	" If I Were You (Hoobastank song)	117	18	23	27	—	60	100	58	—	—	Every Man for Himself
	" Inside of You "	—	—	27	27	—	—	—	—	—	—
	" Born to Lead "	—	—	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	" My Turn (Hoobastank song)	—	—	24	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	For(N)ever
2009	" So Close, So Far (Hoobastank song)	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	" The Letter (Hoobastank song)	—	—	—	—	39	—	—	—	—	—
2010	"Never Be Here Again"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	AT& T Team USA Soundtrack (2010)
2010	"Is This the Day? "	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Is This the Day?
2012	"This Is Gonna Hurt"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Fight or Flight
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Music videos

Year	Song	Director
2001	"Crawling in the Dark"
2002	"Running Away"	Paul Fedor
	"Remember Me"	Marc Webb
	"Up and Gone"	Adam Baxter
2003	"Out of Control"	Nathan Cox
2004	"The Reason"	Brett Simon
	"Same Direction"	Brett Simon
	"Disappear"	Marc Webb
2006	"If I Were You"
	"Inside of You"	Lex Halaby
	"Born to Lead"
2009	"My Turn"	P. R. Brown
	"The Letter"	P. R. Brown
	"So Close, So Far"
	Ghostbusters "

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