Plain White T's
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| Plain White T's | |
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| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Genre(s) | Pop punk Power pop Indie rock |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Label(s) | Atlantic Fearless Hollywood (2006-present) |
| Website | Official website UK website |
| Members | |
| Tom Higgenson Dave Tirio Mike Retondo De'Mar Hamilton Tim Lopez |
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| Former members | |
| Steve Mast Ken Fletcher |
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Plain White T's are a rock band, originating from Chicago, Illinois, USA. They have had most success with their song, "Hey There Delilah" charting at #1 in two countries, and in many others in the Top 5. In 2008, they received a Grammy nomination for the song.[1]
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Mainstream breakthrough: 2006–present
In 2006, they joined up with Motion City Soundtrack for a Winter/Spring tour. On May 9, 2006, "Hey There Delilah" was released for the first time. This was only released on the Hey There Delilah EP - a compilation of b-sides, a live recording, plus music videos. In addition, Hollywood also signed the band in 2006 and they began recording the album, Every Second Counts. The album was released in September, and was preceded by the first single, "Hate (I Really Don't Like You)", and was their first single to chart on the US Billboard charts.
Hollywood re-released "Hey There Delilah" on Every Second Counts in late spring 2007. On July 28, 2007, "Hey There Delilah" became the group's first #1 in the US for two weeks running. After re-releases, the group also claim the #1 in Canada and Germany, followed soon after with a top 5 in Austria, Ireland, Belgium, United Kingdom and Australia and hitting the top 10 in Sweden, World singles, Dutch singles, New Zealand and Swiss singles.
Shortly after their commercial break-through, the band released a third single off Every Second Counts, "Our Time Now" on November 6, 2007 in US and Canada. The band appeared in the third episode of the first season of ABC Family's GRΣΣK performing the songs "Our Time Now" and "Hey There Delilah". They also appeared on the 11th episode of the first season of Nickelodeon's iCarly, performing "Our Time Now". They appeared on 'The Young Wild Things' tour, along with Fall Out Boy, Cute Is What We Aim For and Gym Class Heroes, to promote their new single. "Making A Memory" was played for the departing scenes of Katy Fox (Hannah Tointon) in Hollyoaks, soon leading to lots of request for the name of the song on the Official Hollyoaks Forum.[2] [3]
On December 10 the Plain White T's released Hate in the UK. Higgenson stated in an interview that he thought they were bigger in the UK than in the US. They released "Our Time Now" in the UK in early April 2008, this was followed with promotion via Television appearances.
According to Billboard, the band is writing new songs. They will be recording in between festivals and shows in April - July 2008. They will be taking part in the 'Give it a Name Festival' in the UK in May. The new album is expected to be released in October - November 2008, however a single will be released before hand, to promote the album, this is expected to be released in September - October 2008. Directcurrentmusic.com reports that the new, as yet untitled new album has an official (though tentative) release date of September 19, 2008.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Title | Label | U.S. | UK | AUS |
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| 2000 | Come on Over | Self-Released | — | — | — |
| 2002 | Stop | Self-Released then re-released on Fearless Records | — | — | — |
| 2005 | All That We Needed | Fearless Records | — | — | — |
| 2006 | Every Second Counts | Hollywood | 10 | 3 | 45 |
[edit] EPs
- Rip Off the Hits (2001)
- Hey There Delilah EP (2007)
[edit] Compilation appearances
- "Bruises", from Oil: Chicago Punk Refined
- "Song 2" (Blur cover), on the album Punk Goes '90s
- "Season of a Lifetime", on the album Taste of Christmas
- "It's So Easy", on the album Sound of Superman
- "Better Luck Next Time", on the album Dead Bands Party: A Tribute to Oingo Boingo
- "When I See an Elephant Fly", on the album DisneyMania 6[4]
- "Miss Kneel" on the album Elmhurst vs. Villa Park
- "Cell Phone Number" and "Move On" on the album Songs from a Scene
[edit] Other songs
- Xoxofufu
- 2 Months
- Let's Pretend
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100 |
U.S. Pop 100 |
U.S. Modern Rock | Hot Digital Songs | UK | GER | NZ | CAN | AUS | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "All That We Needed" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All That We Needed |
| 2005 | "Take Me Away" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | "Hey There Delilah" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Hate (I Really Don't Like You)" | 68 | 61 | 25 | 48 | 53 | — | — | — | — | Every Second Counts | |
| 2007 | "Hey There Delilah" (Re-release) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | |
| "Our Time Now" | 90 | 66 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 |
[edit] Guest appearances
| Year | Song | Album |
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| 2007 | "Recluse" (Stacy Clark featuring Plain White T's) |
Apples and Oranges |
| 2008 | "Little Miss Obsessive" (Ashlee Simpson featuring Tom Higgenson) |
Bittersweet World |
[edit] Television
- Greek - The band provides Our Time Now as the theme for commercials and trailers for the show. They appear playing the song in the episode "The Rusty Nail". Two members of the band also appear in the episode "The Great Cappie" as members of the Kappa Tau frat house.
- iCarly - The band appears as a special guest for the webshow in the episode iRue the Day, singing their song Our Time Now.
- Making A Memory was featured in the final episode to feature Katy Fox (Hannah Tointon) in the soap Hollyoaks,symbolizing what should be happening rather than what was happening.
[edit] Awards
[edit] 2008
- Song Of The Year for "Hey There Delilah" - Nominated
- Best Pop Performance by a Group for "Hey There Delilah" - Nominated
[edit] 2007
- Choice Summer Song for "Hey There Delilah" - Winner
[edit] 2006
mtvU Woodie Award
- The Breaking Woodie (Best Emerging Artist) - Nominated
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Plain White Ts Official website
- MySpace Profile
- T's Maniacs- The Official Fan Club for Plain White T's
- Plain White Ts Official Fansite
- Plain White Ts French First Community
- Plain White Ts French website
- Trash the Stage interview with De'Mar
- Interview with Plain White Ts
- Interview with Plain White Ts by Jamie Pham on TheSoCalScene
- Plain White T's Interview on Music Towers
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