Plain White T's
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Plain White T's is an American rock band, originating from Villa Park, Illinois. They are best known for "Hey There Delilah", which charted high in many countries. In 2008, they received a Grammy nomination for the song.[1]
Biography
Mainstream breakthrough: 2006–2008
In early 2006, the band teamed with Motion City Soundtrack for a Winter/Spring tour. "Hey There Delilah" was first released on their second album "All That We Needed" in 2005. In 2006, the song was re-released on their third album "Every Second Counts". Later, in 2008, Hey There Delilah became the first Grammy nominated song for the band. The band then spent months recording between festivals and shows from April to July 2008, culminating with the release of a single from their 2008 album Big Bad World. The album had two hit singles: "1, 2, 3, 4" and "Natural Disaster". Both were on the AT40 at numbers 1 and 2 for three consecutive weeks.
As of late 2008, the band was on tour with the Rock Band Live tour with Panic At The Disco, Dashboard Confessional and The Cab.
In 2008 the band played at the Give It A Name festival in the UK.
Members
- Tom Higgenson- lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Dave Tirio- guitar, backing vocals
- Mike Retondo- guitar backing vocals
- Tim G. Lopez- bass, backing vocals
- De'Mar Hamilton- drums, percussion
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Label | U.S. | UK | AUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2008 | Big Bad World[2] | Hollywood | 33[3] | — | — |
EPs
- Rip Off the Hits (2001)
- Hey There Delilah EP (2007)
Singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Hot [4] |
U.S. Pop [4] |
U.S. Mod [4] |
UK | GER | NZ | CAN | AUS | FRA | |||||||
| Unknown | "Losing Myself" | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | Every Second Counts | |||||
| 2007 | "Hey There Delilah" (re-release) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 26 | |||||
| "Our Time Now" | 90 | 66 | 29 | 114 [5] |
87 | — | — | 37 | — | ||||||
| 2008 | "Natural Disaster" | 125 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Big Bad World | ||||
| "1, 2, 3, 4" | 34 | 39 | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||
Guest appearances
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Recluse" (Stacy Clark featuring Plain White T's) |
Apples and Oranges |
| 2008 | "Our Time Now" | Every Second Counts |
| 2008 | "Little Miss Obsessive" (Ashlee Simpson featuring Tom Higgenson) |
Bittersweet World |
| 2009 | "Bored of Your Love" (Meg and Dia featuring Tom Higgenson) |
Here, Here, and Here |
| 2009 | "U and I"" (Crash Boom Bang featuring Tom Higgenson) |
Gold Rush |
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[6]
- "Miss Kneel" on the album Elmhurst vs. Villa Park
- "Cell Phone Number" and "Move On" on the album Songs from a Scene
- "Poor Jack" on the album Nightmare Revisited.
- "Natural Disaster" on the DVD " Take Action: Volume 8"
Television
- Greek - The band provides "Our Time Now" as the theme for commercials and trailers for the show. They appear playing the song as well as "Hey There Delilah" in the episode "The Rusty Nail". They play the songs "Friends Don't let Friends Dial Drunk" and "Making A Memory" in the episode "Friday Night Frights". And they also play the songs "Come Back To Me" and "Let Me Take You There" on the episode "A New Normal". Two members of the band also appear in the episode "The Great Cappie" as members of the Kappa Tau fraternity.
- 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 UK soap opera Hollyoaks, symbolizing what should be happening rather than what was happening.
- "Revenge" is used as the theme song to the NYC TV show Secrets of New York.
- "1,2,3,4" and "Gimme A Chance" were featured in the teen drama 90210
Awards
2008
- Best Pop Performance by a Group for "Hey There Delilah" - Nominated
2007
- Choice Summer Song for "Hey There Delilah" - Winner
2006
- The Breaking Woodie (Best Emerging Artist) - Winner
References
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