Matchbox Twenty, originally Matchbox 20 and typeset as matchbox twenty on m… Read Full Bio ↴Matchbox Twenty, originally Matchbox 20 and typeset as matchbox twenty on most official merchandise, is a rock band formed in Orlando, Florida, who have sold in excess of 39 million albums worldwide. The band have been well received in many countries.
The current members of the band are Rob Thomas (vocals, piano), Paul Doucette (drums, now guitar), Kyle Cook (lead guitar, vocals) and Brian Yale (bass). Adam Gaynor (rhythm guitar), who has left the band, performed on their first three albums, as well. Rob Thomas is the principal songwriter and lead singer.
Thomas, Yale and Doucette performed in the band Tabitha's Secret out of Orlando, Florida before splitting apart to form Matchbox Twenty with Cook and Gaynor.
Matchbox Twenty released their first album, Yourself or Someone Like You in 1996. While their first single, "Long Day", was a rock radio-only smash, the album soon spun off several Top 40 hit singles throughout 1997 and 1998, including "Push", "3 A.M.", "Real World" and "Back 2 Good". The album eventually went on to sell over 12 million copies in the U.S. alone, earning diamond status. The band toured relentlessly for several years, performing the songs from their one and only album, along with some beloved cover songs such as Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" and The Beatles' "Don't Let Me Down". Their fan base grew from concert to concert because of their electrifying live performances and the longevity of their hit singles on radio. The same year, Matchbox Twenty recorded a live version of their Top-40 hit "3 A.M." for release on the charity album Live in the X Lounge, benefiting cerebral palsy research.
Before recording their second album, Rob Thomas collaborated with Itaal Shur on a song entitled "Smooth" for Carlos Santana's comeback album, Supernatural. The song had a pop-tinged Latin beat and showcased Thomas' lyrical talents. Thomas was supposed to act solely as songwriter on "Smooth", but Carlos Santana had him sing on it as well after hearing the song's demo recording. "Smooth", was the album's lead single and became a gigantic hit in 1999; Thomas earned three Grammys for writing and performing on "Smooth", including Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
In 2000, Matchbox 20 renamed themselves Matchbox Twenty and released their second album, Mad Season. The album featured lush instrumental arrangements and spun off several hit singles, including "Bent" (Number One on Hot 100) and "If You're Gone". The video for "Bent", poked fun of singer Thomas' heightened profile from "Smooth" by showing the other band members assaulting him mercilessly. The evocatively arranged ballad "If You're Gone" became a big hit, especially on adult contemporary formats. The band's next two singles, "Mad Season" and "Last Beautiful Girl" were not particularly successful. Fans also note hearing "Black & White People" receive radio play, despite not being released as a single.
For their third album, More Than You Think You Are, the band returned to a harder rock sound. Thomas shared the songwriting efforts with the other band members on several songs. The album spun off hit singles "Disease", "Unwell", and "Bright Lights".
In May 2004, the band released a live concert DVD, Show: A Night in the Life of Matchbox Twenty, filmed in Atlanta and featuring 20 songs, including all of their hit singles.
In February 2005, rhythm guitarist Gaynor officially left the group, which had been on hiatus to allow other members to pursue side projects. Rob Thomas went on to release a solo album entitled ...Something To Be which became the U.S. Billboard 200 #1 album the first week of its release. The album featured four hit singles: "Lonely No More", "This is How a Heart Breaks", "Ever the Same" and "Streetcorner Symphony".
In January 2007, Rob Thomas released a single entitled "Little Wonders" which he wrote for the Disney movie Meet the Robinsons.
Their "Exile On Mainstream" album was released on October 2, 2007 as a two disc set. The first disc featured 6 new songs, including the hit "How Far We've Come", which could be heard on the accompanying website, along with the music video. The second disc contained 11 of their greatest hits, such as "Push", "Bent" and "Unwell".
The She’s So Mean Songfacts reports that Matchbox Twenty's fourth studio album North is the first record of new material that the band has released for ten years, although they did record seven new songs for their 2007 compilation album Exile On Mainstream. The album was released on September 4, 2012.
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The current members of the band are Rob Thomas (vocals, piano), Paul Doucette (drums, now guitar), Kyle Cook (lead guitar, vocals) and Brian Yale (bass). Adam Gaynor (rhythm guitar), who has left the band, performed on their first three albums, as well. Rob Thomas is the principal songwriter and lead singer.
Thomas, Yale and Doucette performed in the band Tabitha's Secret out of Orlando, Florida before splitting apart to form Matchbox Twenty with Cook and Gaynor.
Matchbox Twenty released their first album, Yourself or Someone Like You in 1996. While their first single, "Long Day", was a rock radio-only smash, the album soon spun off several Top 40 hit singles throughout 1997 and 1998, including "Push", "3 A.M.", "Real World" and "Back 2 Good". The album eventually went on to sell over 12 million copies in the U.S. alone, earning diamond status. The band toured relentlessly for several years, performing the songs from their one and only album, along with some beloved cover songs such as Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" and The Beatles' "Don't Let Me Down". Their fan base grew from concert to concert because of their electrifying live performances and the longevity of their hit singles on radio. The same year, Matchbox Twenty recorded a live version of their Top-40 hit "3 A.M." for release on the charity album Live in the X Lounge, benefiting cerebral palsy research.
Before recording their second album, Rob Thomas collaborated with Itaal Shur on a song entitled "Smooth" for Carlos Santana's comeback album, Supernatural. The song had a pop-tinged Latin beat and showcased Thomas' lyrical talents. Thomas was supposed to act solely as songwriter on "Smooth", but Carlos Santana had him sing on it as well after hearing the song's demo recording. "Smooth", was the album's lead single and became a gigantic hit in 1999; Thomas earned three Grammys for writing and performing on "Smooth", including Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
In 2000, Matchbox 20 renamed themselves Matchbox Twenty and released their second album, Mad Season. The album featured lush instrumental arrangements and spun off several hit singles, including "Bent" (Number One on Hot 100) and "If You're Gone". The video for "Bent", poked fun of singer Thomas' heightened profile from "Smooth" by showing the other band members assaulting him mercilessly. The evocatively arranged ballad "If You're Gone" became a big hit, especially on adult contemporary formats. The band's next two singles, "Mad Season" and "Last Beautiful Girl" were not particularly successful. Fans also note hearing "Black & White People" receive radio play, despite not being released as a single.
For their third album, More Than You Think You Are, the band returned to a harder rock sound. Thomas shared the songwriting efforts with the other band members on several songs. The album spun off hit singles "Disease", "Unwell", and "Bright Lights".
In May 2004, the band released a live concert DVD, Show: A Night in the Life of Matchbox Twenty, filmed in Atlanta and featuring 20 songs, including all of their hit singles.
In February 2005, rhythm guitarist Gaynor officially left the group, which had been on hiatus to allow other members to pursue side projects. Rob Thomas went on to release a solo album entitled ...Something To Be which became the U.S. Billboard 200 #1 album the first week of its release. The album featured four hit singles: "Lonely No More", "This is How a Heart Breaks", "Ever the Same" and "Streetcorner Symphony".
In January 2007, Rob Thomas released a single entitled "Little Wonders" which he wrote for the Disney movie Meet the Robinsons.
Their "Exile On Mainstream" album was released on October 2, 2007 as a two disc set. The first disc featured 6 new songs, including the hit "How Far We've Come", which could be heard on the accompanying website, along with the music video. The second disc contained 11 of their greatest hits, such as "Push", "Bent" and "Unwell".
The She’s So Mean Songfacts reports that Matchbox Twenty's fourth studio album North is the first record of new material that the band has released for ten years, although they did record seven new songs for their 2007 compilation album Exile On Mainstream. The album was released on September 4, 2012.
www.matchboxtwenty.com
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Matchbox Twenty Lyrics
3 AM She said, "It's cold outside," and she hands me my…
All I Need Everywhere someone's getting over Everybody cries And someti…
All Your Reasons (Bah dah dah dah bah bah bah bah duh bah) (Bah…
Angry So scream you, out from behind the bitter ache Heavy on…
Argue She don't, but she will He says anything to keep her…
Back 2 Good It's nothing, it's so normal You just stand there I could…
Bed of Lies No I would not sleep in this bed of lies So…
Bent And if I fall along the way Pick me up and…
Black & White People One more day down Everybody has those days Where one soft sw…
Bright Lights She got out of town On the railway New York bound Took…
Busted I forget when words were only words She knows the party…
Can't Let You Go I'll stick around See how bad it gets I'll settle down and…
Cold I will do without The spaces in between If you can tell…
Could I Be You Something is wrong With the sum of us That I can't seem…
Crutch I don't want to be the crutch One step away from…
Damn This old world well Don't it make you wanna think damn This…
Disease Feels like you made a mistake You made somebody's heart brea…
Downfall Wonder how you sleep I wonder what you think of me If…
English Town Come inside, the air I breathe While the band still plays It…
Feel What you want?� What you got?�� Livin' life in a crawl space…
Girl Like That Well you would think this life would make me bolder But…
Hand Me Down Someday they'll find your small town world on a big…
Hang She grabs her magazines She packs her things and she goes Sh…
How Far We've Come (Hello, hello, hello) I'm waking up at the start of the…
How Long So many time with you and I Thought it was right,…
I Will Tonight Looking back on all this life It's funny how the tim…
I'll Believe You When I've tried so many times To tell you how I feel But…
If I Fall When I get close to something beautiful Then I feel love,…
If You're Gone I think I've already lost you I think you're already gone I…
Kody Kody sat down on the avenue He tapped his feet, to…
Last Beautiful Girl This will all fall down like everything else that was This…
Leave It's amazing How you make your face just like a wall How…
Like Sugar I'm walking behind you Calling the way you, give away all…
Long Day It's sitting by the overcoat The second shelf, the note she…
Mad Season I feel stupid But I know it won't last too long And…
Our Song I don't know why sometimes we seems so hard Sewn together…
Overjoyed Feeling my hands start shaking Hearing your voice I'm overjo…
Parade When the slow parade went past When it felt so good…
Push She said, I don't know if I've ever been good…
Put Your Hands Up You're wide awake, your heart beats Sister Mary in her burni…
Radio Outside America Everybody's just waking up Drinking coffee f…
Real World Well, I wonder what it's like to be the rainmaker I…
Rest Stop Just three miles from the rest stop And she slams on…
Shame What we learned here is love tastes bitter when it's…
She's So Mean I kn-kn-know a girl She gets what she wants all the…
Sleeping at the Wheel I I could be anything But for the faults that I've acquired…
So Sad So Lonely I found out On a late night drive In my winter coat With…
Soul Hang out my window and over your head Stare at your…
Stop Yes it's true that I believe I'm weaker than I used…
The Burn I thought about Leaving but I couldn't even get outta bed I'…
The Difference Slow dancing On the boulevard In the quiet moments While the…
The Way All I see Lying there in front of me Maybe we were…
These Hard Times Morning falls like rain into the city life There goes anothe…
Unwell All day staring at the ceiling Making friends with shadows o…
You Won't Be Mine Take your head around the world See what you get From your…
You're So Real Yes I am I hope you think you beat me Hope I…