Smash Mouth is an
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rockRock music is a genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the 1960s. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, rhythm and blues, country music and also drew on folk music, jazz and classical music....
band from San José,
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
.
Formed in 1994, the band comprised
Steve HarwellSteve Harwell is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist for the band, Smash Mouth. Greg Camp formed Smash Mouth with Harwell, Kevin Coleman, and Paul De Lisle...
(lead vocals),
Greg CampGreg Camp is an American musician. He is best known as the guitarist and songwriter for the band, Smash Mouth.-Biography:...
(guitar),
Paul De LislePaul Gerald De Lisle is the bassist for the alternative rock band, Smash Mouth.-Biography:De Lisle has been with the band for their whole career thus far, and is known for being the "long haired guy" in the group. Aside from Smash Mouth, De Lisle is also an avid surfer, which may be an influence...
(bass), and
Kevin ColemanKevin Coleman a former member of Smash Mouth. Coleman played on the band's first 3 albums, Fush Yu Mang, Astro Lounge, and The East Bay Sessions. He left the band immediately after the recording of Astro Lounge in 1999 due to severe lower back problems...
(original drummer). Their hit songs include "
Walkin' on the Sun"Walkin' on the Sun" is the first single on the Smash Mouth album Fush Yu Mang. Released in 1997, it was Smash Mouth's first major single, reaching #1 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks, and went to #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay singles charts. It has since also been released on the Walkin'...
" (1997) and "
All Star"All Star" is a single by Smash Mouth about a man remembering the things people have told him to motivate him to become a rock star. The people in the song are all unnamed, referred to instead as "Somebody once told me" or "Somebody once asked"...
" (1999).
Focused at times playing third wave ska music, the band has adopted retro styles spanning several decades of
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, as well as performing covers of popular songs such as
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' "
I'm a Believer"I'm a Believer" is a song composed by Neil Diamond and recorded by the The Monkees in 1966 with the lead vocals by Micky Dolenz. The single, produced by Jeff Barry, hit the number one spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on December 31, 1966 and remained there for seven weeks, becoming the...
",
WarWar, originally called Eric Burdon & War and often typeset as WAR, is an American funk band from California, known for the hit songs "Low Rider", "Spill the Wine", "The Cisco Kid" and "Why Can't We Be Friends?". Formed in 1969, War was a musical crossover band which fused elements of rock, funk,...
's "
Why Can't We Be Friends"Why Can't We Be Friends?" is a song by the band War. The song has a simple structure, with the phrase "Why can't we be friends?" being sung four times after each two-line verse amounting to over forty times in under four minutes. It was played in space when NASA beamed it to the linking of Soviet...
" and
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' "
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". The band's 1999 release
Astro LoungeAstro Lounge, released in 1999, is the second full length album from the Californian rock band Smash Mouth. It includes the single "All Star", which reached number four on the U.S. billboard Hot 100, and was also featured on the soundtrack to the movie Shrek...
is their most critically and commercially successful album to date.
Early years
In 1994 in San José,
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
, Steve Harwell was a veteran of a disbanded
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group called F.O.S. which had released only one single, "Big Black Boots", available only on vinyl. His former manager was
Kevin ColemanKevin Coleman a former member of Smash Mouth. Coleman played on the band's first 3 albums, Fush Yu Mang, Astro Lounge, and The East Bay Sessions. He left the band immediately after the recording of Astro Lounge in 1999 due to severe lower back problems...
. Harwell wanted to form a
rockRock and roll is a genre of popular music that evolved in the United States after World War II in the late 1940s, from a combination of the rhythms of the blues, from the African American culture, and from America's country music and gospel music scenes...
band, so Coleman introduced him to friends guitarist
Greg CampGreg Camp is an American musician. He is best known as the guitarist and songwriter for the band, Smash Mouth.-Biography:...
and bassist
Paul De LislePaul Gerald De Lisle is the bassist for the alternative rock band, Smash Mouth.-Biography:De Lisle has been with the band for their whole career thus far, and is known for being the "long haired guy" in the group. Aside from Smash Mouth, De Lisle is also an avid surfer, which may be an influence...
, both veterans of a local punk band called Lackadaddy. They met and held their first rehearsal later, with Coleman on drums. They named themselves Smash Mouth after a football term coined by
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coach
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, describing a style of hard, straightforward and bare-knuckles rock-and-roll. For the most part, the band played
ska punkSka punk is a fusion music genre that combines ska and punk rock. Ska punk achieved its greatest popularity in the United States in the late 1990s, although there has also been a following worldwide...
, somewhat popular at the time, although Harwell has since claimed that the band is variously influenced.
Smash Mouth got its break in 1996 when San José rock
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KOMEKOME was a radio station in San Jose, California, heard at 98.5 FM from 1971 thru 1998. Currently, the 98.5 FM frequency is home to KUFX .-Beginnings:...
played a demo of the band's song "Nervous in the Alley" which achieved some notoriety. The group was signed by
Interscope RecordsInterscope Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...
after a show, and Smash Mouth released a first album,
Fush Yu MangFush Yu Mang, released in 1997, is the first full length album from the San Jose, California rock band Smash Mouth. It includes their first major hit, "Walkin' on the Sun". The title of the album was taken from a line slurred by Al Pacino in Scarface...
the next year, sporting a title in a
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suggesting Oriental characters.
Fush Yu Mang
Fush Yu MangFush Yu Mang, released in 1997, is the first full length album from the San Jose, California rock band Smash Mouth. It includes their first major hit, "Walkin' on the Sun". The title of the album was taken from a line slurred by Al Pacino in Scarface...
is an intentional misspelling of "fuck you, man." The band explained in interviews that the name was inspired by watching an edited version of Scarface on TV. Fittingly, this is the only Smash Mouth album to be labeled by the Parental Advisory. "Walkin' on the Sun" was Smash Mouth's first major single, released in
1997
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.-January:*January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed,...
. The opening riff and backbone of the tune is borrowed from the opening riff of "Swan's Splashdown", from the 1966 Perrey and Kingsley album
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(considered to be the first-ever mainstream electronic music album). The lyrics in "Walkin' on the Sun" present an ironic and implied
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view of the
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movement: that it extolled ideals of peace and love, then exchanged them for commerce. The song was the lead single from
Fush Yu Mang. The album combined light-hearted fun with songs exposing a darker side, such as "Disconnect the Dots" and the aforementioned "Nervous in the Alley". "Let's Rock" did moderately well as the third and final single, and the album went
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.
Astro Lounge
Smash Mouth released their second album,
Astro LoungeAstro Lounge, released in 1999, is the second full length album from the Californian rock band Smash Mouth. It includes the single "All Star", which reached number four on the U.S. billboard Hot 100, and was also featured on the soundtrack to the movie Shrek...
, in
1999See also:* 1999 in music Record labels established in 1999-Events:*January 7**After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation....
. This album involved much less of the band's previous
skaSka is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
influence. It is more laid back, sophisticated and retro-sounding, and to a point,
poppyPop music is a music genre that developed from the mid-1950s as a softer alternative to rock 'n' roll and later to rock music. It has a focus on commercial recording, often orientated towards a youth market, usually through the medium of relatively short and simple love songs...
. Although the change drove away some of the original fanbase, many new fans discovered Smash Mouth, and
Astro Lounge is possibly the most critically acclaimed album from the group.
The
Astro Lounge single "
All Star"All Star" is a single by Smash Mouth about a man remembering the things people have told him to motivate him to become a rock star. The people in the song are all unnamed, referred to instead as "Somebody once told me" or "Somebody once asked"...
" became popular in mid-1999, and it was featured on the
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s for the
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s
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and
Inspector GadgetInspector Gadget is a 1999 live-action film based on the animated cartoon series of the same name. It starred Matthew Broderick as the title character, along with Rupert Everett as Dr. Claw, and Michelle Trachtenberg as Penny. Two new characters were introduced, Brenda Bradford and the Gadgetmobile...
and later
ShrekShrek is a computer-animated American comedy film, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, and starring the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow. Based on William Steig's 1990 fairy tale picture book Shrek!, the film was produced by DreamWorks Animation...
and
Rat RaceRat Race is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Jerry Zucker, and stars an ensemble cast featuring Rowan Atkinson, Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Jon Lovitz, Lanei Chapman, Seth Green, Kathy Najimy, Vince Vieluf, John Cleese, Breckin Meyer, Kathy Bates, Wayne Knight and Amy Smart...
. "All Star" was followed by another single. "Then the Morning Comes". "Stoned" and "Waste" followed and did moderately well as singles.
Astro Lounge was certified triple platinum. Kevin Coleman quit the band following the release of
Astro Lounge due to lower back problems. He was replaced on tour by Mitch Marine (formerly with
Tripping DaisyTripping Daisy was a neo psychedelic pop rock band that was formed in Dallas, Texas, USA by lead singer/guitarist Tim DeLaughter in 1990 along with Jeff Bouck , Wes Berggren and Mark Pirro .-History:...
and
Brave ComboBrave Combo are a polka/rock band based in Denton, Texas. Founded in 1979 by guitarist/keyboardist/accordionist Carl Finch, they have been a prominent fixture in the Texas music scene for more than twenty-five years...
) and later by Michael Urbano.
An instrumental cover of "Then the Morning Comes" by David Benoit subsequently became a hit on
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radio stations.
Smash Mouth
In
2001See also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 - Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....
, Smash Mouth covered the Reeves and Mortimer/
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version of
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hit "
I'm a Believer"I'm a Believer" is a song composed by Neil Diamond and recorded by the The Monkees in 1966 with the lead vocals by Micky Dolenz. The single, produced by Jeff Barry, hit the number one spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on December 31, 1966 and remained there for seven weeks, becoming the...
". It was featured on the
Shrek movie soundtrack as well as
Smash Mouth's eponymous album
Smash MouthSmash Mouth is the self-titled third album by alternative rock band Smash Mouth released in late 2001. It was notable in that it was their first album with new drummer Michael Urbano and its release was delayed a few months due to the death of lead vocalist Steve Harwell's son, Presley Scott...
. However, as the song was released on the
Shrek soundtrack first, it is believed many people purchased that album instead of
Smash Mouth's own, contributing to poorer sales than their previous albums. Nonetheless,
Smash Mouth had moderate success. With its singles "Holiday in My Head", "Pacific Coast Party", and "Shoes n' Hats" to support it, along with "Forcefield", the album was certified
GoldIn the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
.
Get the Picture?
Get the Picture? was the next Smash Mouth album, released in
2003See also:* 2003 in music Record labels established in 2003-Events:* January - following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during...
. The album sold a disappointing 33,000 units, especially compared to the way Smash Mouth has sold in the past. A moderately popular single, "You Are My Number One" attracted some attention, while the singles "Hang On" from
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and "Always Gets Her Way" flopped. Due to the low sales as well as the band's concerns of loss of creative control, Smash Mouth was dropped from Interscope. 2003 also saw the release of the animated film
The Jungle Book 2The Jungle Book 2 is a 2003 animated feature film produced by the DisneyToons studio in Sydney, Australia and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution. The theatrical version of the film was released in France on February 5, 2003, and released in the United States on February...
which features the band on the soundtrack singing the
Sherman BrothersThe Sherman Brothers are an Academy Award-winning American songwriting duo that specialize in musical films, made up of Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman ....
song "I Wanna Be Like You".
Following
Get the Picture?s run the band very much fell out of the public eye that they had been in for the past few years. As a few years went by the bands whereabouts were very much unknown to the public, with the only hints of their existence being a few songs recorded for movie soundtracks by Steve Harwell only, leading many to believe that Smash Mouth had broken up and Harwell had gone solo.
Following their signing to
Universal RecordsUniversal Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group.-History:...
, Smash Mouth released a greatest hits compilation
All Star Smash Hits in
2005-Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996....
. The album contains some of the more popular songs from previous Smash Mouth albums, as well as songs from soundtrack albums which were not on the band's own releases. On certain networks and timeslots, the album was advertised as having 18 tracks, including Flo and Beer Goggles. Smash Mouth played at
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's Birthday Celebration in August 2005.
Gift of Rock
In December 2005, the band released a
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album
Gift of Rock. It featured covers of Christmas songs by many artists, such as
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and The Ramones, and one original song, "Baggage Claim".
Hiatus, Old Habits
Smash Mouth's fifth studio album,
Old Habits, was expected to be released in early 2006. The band had said that the album was much more like the Ska Punk featured on
Fush Yu Mang and
The East Bay Sessions. In September 2005, the band performed what was tentatively going to be the album's first single, "Getaway Car", on
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. The album was delayed many times, in the hope of gaining publicity with Steve's appearance on the reality show
The Surreal LifeThe Surreal Life is a reality television series that sets a select group of past-their-prime celebrities and records them as they live together in a mansion in the Hollywood Hills for two weeks...
. Smash Mouth returned to the studio intent on making their new record better.
Old Habits was shelved, replaced by
Summer GirlSummer Girl is the fifth album by the San Jose, California rock band Smash Mouth released on September 19, 2006. The album was released with the promo single "Story Of My Life", which did surprisingly well on radio without any promotional support. It was shipped to over 600 radio stations in the...
, which included some remixed
Old Habits tracks as well as new songs. After being delayed in much the same way
Old Habits was for several months, the album was released on September 19, 2006. Smash Mouth let Sony Pictures use much of their music from
Summer Girl and other songs for the movie
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, whose opening titles credit the film's music to the band.
Summer Girl and Future
Before the release of
Summer Girl, the Smash Mouth community was surprised when drummer Michael Urbano left the band without warning on February 14, 2006 due to creative differences. The band found a new drummer, Jason Sutter, best known for his work with
American Hi-FiAmerican Hi-Fi is an American Alternative rock band based in Los Angeles, California, originally hailing from Boston, Massachusetts. The band consists of vocalist Stacy Jones, guitarist Jamie Arentzen, bassist Drew Parsons and drummer Brian Nolan....
and
The RembrandtsThe Rembrandts is an American popular-rock musical band formed by Phil Solem and Danny Wilde in 1989. They had previously worked together as members of Great Buildings in 1981....
. The band released their new album,
Summer GirlSummer Girl is the fifth album by the San Jose, California rock band Smash Mouth released on September 19, 2006. The album was released with the promo single "Story Of My Life", which did surprisingly well on radio without any promotional support. It was shipped to over 600 radio stations in the...
later that year. In early 2007, just one year after joining the band, Jason Sutter left Smash Mouth to play drums for former
SoundgardenSoundgarden was a Grammy Award winning American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1984 by lead singer and drummer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto...
and
AudioslaveAudioslave was an American hard rock supergroup that was formed in Los Angeles, California in 2001. It consisted of ex-Soundgarden frontman, rhythm guitarist, and drummer Chris Cornell and the former instrumentalists of Rage Against the Machine: Tom Morello , Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk...
front man,
Chris CornellChris Cornell is an American rock musician best known as the lead singer and songwriter for the rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave , and for his numerous solo works and soundtrack contributions . He is known for his wide four octave vocal range, and powerful vocal belting technique...
. Fill-in drummer Mitch Marine returned to Smash Mouth and had said that this time he would be a permanent member. However he was replaced in June 2009 when Michael Urbano returned.
The band is currently back in the recording studio, and according to Smash Mouth's MySpace blog, a new album was to be out sometime in early 2009. The group recently appeared on the 2009
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album entitled
Sounds Like LifeSounds Like Life is American country music singer Darryl Worley's sixth studio album. It was released on June 9, 2009 by the Stroudavarious label. The first single "Tequila on Ice" peaked at #44 in 2008, and the second single "Sounds Like Life to Me" became his first Top 40 country hit since "I...
on the track "Don't Show Up (If You Can't Get Down)".
In the summer of 2008, Greg Camp left the band and released his solo album
Defektor. Smash Mouth recruited
Leroy MillerLeroy Miller is a musician from Walla Walla in eastern Washington. Leroy has had two songs that have been featured on the TV series Scrubs, and one on the series Arrested Development. His song “New World” was featured on the 10 Things I Hate About You soundtrack. His song "Good Time" was featured...
to play guitar. In the summer of 2009 Camp officially rejoined the band with former drummer Michael Urbano. According to a response to fan mail, the style of their next album will be close to that of Smash Mouth's earlier albums, Fush Yu Mang and Astro Lounge.
Current members
- Steve Harwell
Steve Harwell is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist for the band, Smash Mouth. Greg Camp formed Smash Mouth with Harwell, Kevin Coleman, and Paul De Lisle...
– lead vocals (1994–present)
- Greg Camp
Greg Camp is an American musician. He is best known as the guitarist and songwriter for the band, Smash Mouth.-Biography:...
– guitars, backing vocals, primary songwriting (1994–2008, 2009–present)
- Paul De Lisle
Paul Gerald De Lisle is the bassist for the alternative rock band, Smash Mouth.-Biography:De Lisle has been with the band for their whole career thus far, and is known for being the "long haired guy" in the group. Aside from Smash Mouth, De Lisle is also an avid surfer, which may be an influence...
– bass, backing vocals, occasional songwriting (1994–present)
- Michael Urbano
Michael Urbano is a studio drummer, band member, programmer, and record producer.He is best known for being drummer for alternative rock group Smash Mouth...
– drums, percussion (2000–2006, 2009–present)
Current touring members
- Michael Klooster – keyboards, programming, melodica, backing vocals (1997–present)
Former members
- Mitch Marine – drums, percussion (1999–2000, 2006, 2007–2009)
- Leroy Miller
Leroy Miller is a musician from Walla Walla in eastern Washington. Leroy has had two songs that have been featured on the TV series Scrubs, and one on the series Arrested Development. His song “New World” was featured on the 10 Things I Hate About You soundtrack. His song "Good Time" was featured...
– guitars, backing vocals (2008–2009)
- Kevin Coleman
Kevin Coleman a former member of Smash Mouth. Coleman played on the band's first 3 albums, Fush Yu Mang, Astro Lounge, and The East Bay Sessions. He left the band immediately after the recording of Astro Lounge in 1999 due to severe lower back problems...
– drums, percussion (1994–1999)
- Jason Sutter – drums, percussion (2006–2007)
Former touring members
- Mark Cervantes – percussion, backing vocals (1999–2008)
- Mark Camp – turntables, sound effects, "sci-fi stylings" (1999)
- Marie Colette - mouth harp, bass drum (1999)
Discography
- Fush Yu Mang
Fush Yu Mang, released in 1997, is the first full length album from the San Jose, California rock band Smash Mouth. It includes their first major hit, "Walkin' on the Sun". The title of the album was taken from a line slurred by Al Pacino in Scarface...
(1997) - US sales: double platinum (2,000,000) US #19
- Astro Lounge
Astro Lounge, released in 1999, is the second full length album from the Californian rock band Smash Mouth. It includes the single "All Star", which reached number four on the U.S. billboard Hot 100, and was also featured on the soundtrack to the movie Shrek...
(1999) - US sales: triple platinum (3,000,000) US #6
- The East Bay Sessions
The East Bay Sessions was an unofficial Smash Mouth CD released in 1999. Smash Mouth was recording at Red Clay studios and the studio decided to take material that was recorded and release it without permission of the band...
(1999) - collection of early pre-FYM material; independently and illegally released
- Smash Mouth
Smash Mouth is the self-titled third album by alternative rock band Smash Mouth released in late 2001. It was notable in that it was their first album with new drummer Michael Urbano and its release was delayed a few months due to the death of lead vocalist Steve Harwell's son, Presley Scott...
(2001) - US Sales: gold (500,000) US #48
- Get the Picture?
Get the Picture?, released in 2003, is the fourth album released by the San Jose, California rock band Smash Mouth. It was released with the single You Are My Number One, which was written by Neil Diamond, and featured guest vocals by Ranking Roger. Hang On was also released, and was featured in...
(2003) - US Sales: No accreditation (33,000) US #100
- All Star Smash Hits (2005) - US #96
- The Gift of Rock
The Gift Of Rock is a Christmas album released by Smash Mouth in December 2005. It contains mostly covers of various artists ranging from Louis Armstrong to Ringo Starr to The Kinks to Ramones. The album did feature one original song, "Baggage Claim"...
(2005) - charts unknown
- Summer Girl
Summer Girl is the fifth album by the San Jose, California rock band Smash Mouth released on September 19, 2006. The album was released with the promo single "Story Of My Life", which did surprisingly well on radio without any promotional support. It was shipped to over 600 radio stations in the...
- released September 19, 2006
- Old Habits - unreleased
Studio albums
| Year |
Album |
Chart Positions |
Sales & Certifications |
| US The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling new music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
|
US Rock |
| 1997 |
Fush Yu Mang Fush Yu Mang, released in 1997, is the first full length album from the San Jose, California rock band Smash Mouth. It includes their first major hit, "Walkin' on the Sun". The title of the album was taken from a line slurred by Al Pacino in Scarface...
- Released: July 8, 1997
- Label: Interscope
|
19 |
2 |
RIAA: 2x Platinum
U.S. Sales: 2.3 Million |
| 1999 |
Astro Lounge Astro Lounge, released in 1999, is the second full length album from the Californian rock band Smash Mouth. It includes the single "All Star", which reached number four on the U.S. billboard Hot 100, and was also featured on the soundtrack to the movie Shrek...
Released: June 8, 1999
Label: Interscope |
6 |
1 |
RIAA: 3x Platinum
U.S. Sales: 3 Million (est. rate) |
| 2001 |
Smash Mouth Smash Mouth is the self-titled third album by alternative rock band Smash Mouth released in late 2001. It was notable in that it was their first album with new drummer Michael Urbano and its release was delayed a few months due to the death of lead vocalist Steve Harwell's son, Presley Scott...
Released: November 27, 2001
Label: Interscope |
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RIAA: Gold
U.S. Sales: 550,000 |
| 2003 |
Get the Picture? Get the Picture?, released in 2003, is the fourth album released by the San Jose, California rock band Smash Mouth. It was released with the single You Are My Number One, which was written by Neil Diamond, and featured guest vocals by Ranking Roger. Hang On was also released, and was featured in...
Released: August 5, 2003
Label: Interscope |
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U.S. Sales: 33,000 |
| 2006 |
Summer Girl Summer Girl is the fifth album by the San Jose, California rock band Smash Mouth released on September 19, 2006. The album was released with the promo single "Story Of My Life", which did surprisingly well on radio without any promotional support. It was shipped to over 600 radio stations in the...
Released: September 19, 2006
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Singles
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Hot 100The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
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Top 40Pop Songs is an airplay chart from Billboard magazine. It was often mistaken for and confused with the now discontinued Pop 100 Airplay charts...
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DanceBillboard's Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
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ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The full chart contains the top 200 singles based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 of this list...
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ChartThe ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
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NZ
ChartNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. The indigenous Māori named New Zealand Aotearoa, commonly translated as The Land of the Long White Cloud...
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| 1997 |
"Walkin' on the Sun "Walkin' on the Sun" is the first single on the Smash Mouth album Fush Yu Mang. Released in 1997, it was Smash Mouth's first major single, reaching #1 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks, and went to #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay singles charts. It has since also been released on the Walkin'...
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Fush Yu Mang Fush Yu Mang, released in 1997, is the first full length album from the San Jose, California rock band Smash Mouth. It includes their first major hit, "Walkin' on the Sun". The title of the album was taken from a line slurred by Al Pacino in Scarface...
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| 1998 |
"Why Can't We Be Friends? "Why Can't We Be Friends?" is a song by the band War. The song has a simple structure, with the phrase "Why can't we be friends?" being sung four times after each two-line verse amounting to over forty times in under four minutes. It was played in space when NASA beamed it to the linking of Soviet...
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| "Can't Get Enough of You, Baby" |
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30 |
18 |
14 |
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Astro Lounge Astro Lounge, released in 1999, is the second full length album from the Californian rock band Smash Mouth. It includes the single "All Star", which reached number four on the U.S. billboard Hot 100, and was also featured on the soundtrack to the movie Shrek...
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| 1999 |
"All Star "All Star" is a single by Smash Mouth about a man remembering the things people have told him to motivate him to become a rock star. The people in the song are all unnamed, referred to instead as "Somebody once told me" or "Somebody once asked"...
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24 |
4 |
15 |
| "Then the Morning Comes" |
8 |
26 |
5 |
2 |
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22 |
| 2001 |
"I'm a Believer "I'm a Believer" is a song composed by Neil Diamond and recorded by the The Monkees in 1966 with the lead vocals by Micky Dolenz. The single, produced by Jeff Barry, hit the number one spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on December 31, 1966 and remained there for seven weeks, becoming the...
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Smash Mouth Smash Mouth is the self-titled third album by alternative rock band Smash Mouth released in late 2001. It was notable in that it was their first album with new drummer Michael Urbano and its release was delayed a few months due to the death of lead vocalist Steve Harwell's son, Presley Scott...
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| "Pacific Coast Party" |
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37 |
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"You Are My Number One" |
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Get the Picture? Get the Picture?, released in 2003, is the fourth album released by the San Jose, California rock band Smash Mouth. It was released with the single You Are My Number One, which was written by Neil Diamond, and featured guest vocals by Ranking Roger. Hang On was also released, and was featured in...
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| 2006 |
"Story of My Life" |
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29 |
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Summer Girl Summer Girl is the fifth album by the San Jose, California rock band Smash Mouth released on September 19, 2006. The album was released with the promo single "Story Of My Life", which did surprisingly well on radio without any promotional support. It was shipped to over 600 radio stations in the...
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| "So Insane "So Insane" is the second promo single from Smash Mouth's 2006 album, Summer Girl. The promo single contains a radio edit of the song and the album version. Without a music video, or promotion, the single never charted on Billboard's top 100, however it did reach position #29 on the US Adult Top...
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Song appearances
- "All Star" is played in the films Mystery Men
Mystery Men is a 1999 comedy film based on a Dark Horse comic book series feature in Flaming Carrot Comics, directed by TV commercial director Kinka Usher. It starred William H. Macy, Ben Stiller, and Hank Azaria as a trio of lesser superheroes with fairly unimpressive superpowers who need to...
, Digimon: The Movie, Shrek and Inspector GadgetInspector Gadget is a 1999 live-action film based on the animated cartoon series of the same name. It starred Matthew Broderick as the title character, along with Rupert Everett as Dr. Claw, and Michelle Trachtenberg as Penny. Two new characters were introduced, Brenda Bradford and the Gadgetmobile...
.
- "All Star" is featured in the video games Guitar Hero: On Tour and the DS version of Ultimate Band
Ultimate Band is a music video game for the Nintendo DS & Wii. It is developed by Fall Line Studios, and published by Disney Interactive Studios.-Gameplay:...
.
- "Can't Get Enough of You Baby" has been used in Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut is an American restaurant chain and international franchise based in Addison, Texas , offering different styles of pizza along with side dishes including pasta, buffalo wings, breadsticks, and garlic bread...
television commercials.
- "Can't Get Enough of you Baby" was featured in the film Can't Hardly Wait
Can't Hardly Wait is a romantic comedy teen film written and directed by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont. It stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ethan Embry, Charlie Korsmo, Lauren Ambrose, Peter Facinelli, and Seth Green....
.
- "Come On, Come On" is played in the movies The Cat In The Hat
The Cat in the Hat is a children's book by Dr. Seuss, featuring a tall, anthropomorphic, mischievous cat, wearing a tall, red and white striped hat, and a bowtie. He also carries an umbrella. With the series of Beginner Books that The Cat inaugurated, Seuss promoted both his name and the cause of...
, Big Fat LiarBig Fat Liar is a 2002 American comedy film, directed by Shawn Levy and starring Frankie Muniz, Paul Giamatti, Amanda Bynes, Amanda Detmer, and Donald Faison.- Plot :...
, Snow Day and was used to promote the movie Monster HouseMonster House is an Academy Award-nominated American 2006 computer animated fantasy film released on July 21, 2006. Executive produced by Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg, this is the first time since Back to the Future Part III that both have been involved together. It is the very first time...
.
- An early version of "Come On, Come On" was featured in a GapKids
The Gap, Inc. is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in San Francisco, California, and founded in 1969 by Donald G. Fisher and Doris F. Fisher. The company has five primary brands: the namesake Gap banner, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Piperlime and Athleta. As of September 2008,...
commercial in 1998.
- "Hang On" was featured in the movie "Cat In The Hat" starring Mike Meyers. In addition, a video was made featuring Mike Meyers dressed in character as The Cat.
- "Diggin' Your Scene" is played in a season one episode of Alias
Alias is an American action television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC for five seasons, from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006...
.
- "Diggin' Your Scene" appears in the dance video game Mungyodance.
- "Everyday Superhero" was used in the movie The Pacifier
The Pacifier is a 2005 action comedy film, directed by Adam Shankman, and written by Thomas Lennon and Ben Garant. It stars Vin Diesel, Faith Ford, Lauren Graham, Brittany Snow, Max Thieriot, Morgan York, Carol Kane, and Brad Garrett...
.
- "Every Word Means No" appears in an episode of Friends
Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which premiered on NBC on September 22, 1994. The series revolved around a group of friends in the area of Manhattan, New York City, who occasionally live together and share living expenses. The series was produced by...
, Season 5 Episode 7.
- "Holiday In My Head" is used in the movie Clockstoppers
Clockstoppers is a 2002 film produced by Nickelodeon Movies and released by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Jonathan Frakes and written by Rob Hedden, Andy Hedden, J. David Stem and David N...
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- "Pacific Coast Party" is played in the movie The Sweetest Thing
The Sweetest Thing is a 2002 comedy film directed by Roger Kumble and written by Nancy Pimental, who based the characters on herself and friend Kate Walsh...
.
- "Virgin Girl" is played in the movie Half Baked
Half Baked is a 1998 stoner comedy film starring Dave Chappelle, Jim Breuer, Harland Williams and Guillermo Díaz. The movie was directed by Tamra Davis, and co-written by star Dave Chappelle and Neal Brennan...
.
- "Why Can't We Be Friends" is played in the movie BASEketball
BASEketball is a American David Zucker comedy starring South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, along with Dian Bachar, Robert Vaughn, Ernest Borgnine, Yasmine Bleeth, and Jenny McCarthy...
.
- "Walkin' on the Sun" is featured in the films Made of Honor
Made of Honor is a 2008 American romantic comedy film directed by Paul Weiland and story written by Adam Sztykiel . It was produced by Neal H. Moritz and was released by Columbia Pictures in North America on May 2, 2008...
and An American Werewolf in ParisAn American Werewolf in Paris is a 1997 horror/comedy film about werewolves. It was directed by Anthony Waller and stars Tom Everett Scott and Julie Delpy...
.
- "Walkin' on the Sun" has been used in advertisements for Mercury Vehicles
Mercury is an automobile marque of the Ford Motor Company founded in 1939 by Edsel Ford, son of Henry Ford, to market entry-level-luxury cars slotted between Ford-branded regular models and Lincoln-branded luxury vehicles, similar to General Motors' Buick brand and Chrysler's namesake brand....
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- "You Are My Number One" has been used in television advertisements for the Breast Cancer 3-Day.
- "You Are My Number One" appeared in Season 6 Episode 1 of Charmed at the beginning of the episode.
- "Pacific Coast Party" appeared in Season 7 of The Drew Carey Show.
Media appearances
- The band appeared on the Howard Stern Show
The Howard Stern Show is an American talk radio show hosted by Howard Stern, broadcasting on his two uncensored channels on satellite radio service Sirius XM since January 2006. The show developed while on terrestrial radio, when Stern became a morning disc jockey at WCCC in Hartford in 1979, two...
at the Playboy MansionThe Playboy Mansion , is in the Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles, California and is the home of Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner. The address is 10236 Charing Cross Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90024...
in LALá Nua was an Irish language daily newspaper based in Belfast. It was the first daily newspaper in Ireland to be published in Irish. Lá Nua belonged to the Belfast Media Group, and is sister paper of The Andersonstown News....
in 2001.
- The band appeared on Charmed
Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
, Season 6 Episode 1 miming an edit of "You Are My Number One" at a beach partyBeach Party was the first of seven beach party films from American International Pictures aimed at a teen audience. It was directed by William Asher and written by Lou Rusoff. The main actors included Robert Cummings, Dorothy Malone, Frankie Avalon, and Annette Funicello...
.
- The band performed "Walkin' on the Sun" on an episode of The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show is a satirical television sitcom that originally aired from August 1992 to May 1998 on the HBO cable television network in the United States. It starred stand-up comedian Garry Shandling as vain, neurotic talk show host Larry Sanders, and centered on the running of his TV...
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- The band appear in the ending of the movie Rat Race
Rat Race is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Jerry Zucker, and stars an ensemble cast featuring Rowan Atkinson, Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Jon Lovitz, Lanei Chapman, Seth Green, Kathy Najimy, Vince Vieluf, John Cleese, Breckin Meyer, Kathy Bates, Wayne Knight and Amy Smart...
in a charity contest, performing "All Star"All Star" is a single by Smash Mouth about a man remembering the things people have told him to motivate him to become a rock star. The people in the song are all unnamed, referred to instead as "Somebody once told me" or "Somebody once asked"...
".
- The band performed "Pacific Coast Party" on an episode of The Drew Carey Show
The Drew Carey Show is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1995 to 2004 and was known for its "everyman" characters and themes...
.
- The band made an appearance on the show What's New, Scooby-Doo?
What's New, Scooby-Doo? was the ninth incarnation of the Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo, and a revival of the original show Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!. It was the first time the franchise was revived in over a decade. The animated series' was developed by Warner Bros...
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- The band is depicted performing the song "Come On, Come On" live in a school dance scene in the episode "Queen Bebe" of the animated television series Kim Possible
Kim Possible is an American animated television series about a teenage crime fighter who has the task of dealing with worldwide, family, and school issues every day...
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