Jack's Mannequin
Jack’s Mannequin started off as a side-project of Andrew McMahon, who is th… Read Full Bio ↴Jack’s Mannequin started off as a side-project of Andrew McMahon, who is the vocalist, pianist and main songwriter of the band Something Corporate but has now become his main project. The band is based in Orange County, California. The name Jack’s Mannequin originated from one of McMahon’s songs called Dear Jack, which was written about a friend of his whose brother was diagnosed with childhood leukemia. Andrew himself was diagnosed with leukemia on June 1, 2005 and cancelled a show for the first time ever when he received the call from his doctor.

The initial impulse behind McMahon’s new project Jack’s Mannequin was "Locked Doors", a song he recorded in December 2003, which he felt was too different from previous Something Corporate material to be one of their songs. He realized that, if he would ever decide to release it, it would be on a solo album rather than a Something Corporate record. The idea seemed to be off the table, until in late summer 2004 both McMahon and his band mates were exhausted from months of touring. They decided to take a temporary break. During his time off, McMahon started writing songs, knowing they would not see the light of day as Something Corporate songs. These songs were a more therapeutic approach McMahon took, and therefore a more personal and intimate testament of his songwriting.

Over the next couple of months, McMahon began recording the newly written songs with producer Jim Wirt, who would play guitar and bass over sampled drum tracks, while McMahon contributed vocals and piano. They later brought in additional musicians such as Bobby Anderson (formerly of River City High) and Tommy Lee to add to the mix. In March 2005, Jack’s Mannequin (now consisting of McMahon, Jon Sullivan on bass, Anderson and Jacques Brautbar on guitar and Jay McMillan on drums) played their first live show at Molly Malone’s Irish pub in Los Angeles, California.

Their debut album, Everything in Transit, was released on August 23, 2005 debuting at #37 of the Billboard 200 with over 22,000 copies scanned within its first week.

Everything in Transit received a positive response from fans and critics alike. A summer tour was scheduled to support the record release, but was canceled after McMahon was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and had a bone marrow transplant. The band began recording their second album in the summer of 2007. In August 2007, McMahon posted the lyrics to the song “Cellular Phone” on his blog,which the band played live at several shows in 2007 and 2008. Also, in February 2008, videos of live performances of two songs off the new record (“Caves” and “Suicide Blonde”) were uploaded onto YouTube for public viewing. McMahon appears on the cover of Alternative Press’s January 2008 issue, which contains an interview with him.

Their second album, The Glass Passenger, was released on September 30th, 2008, and is their first album with Sire Records. Despite numerous delays (the album was originally slated for release in April 2008) it has been well-received, and debuted #8 on the Billboard 200.

Previously, in August of 2008, The Ghost Overground EP was released exclusively on iTunes to promote the album, containing the songs "The Resolution", "Bloodshot", and two live performances of tracks from Everything in Transit. After the release of the EP, "The Resolution" topped the Billboard "Hot Singles Sales" charts.

Songfacts reports that "My Racing Thoughts," the first single from their third album People and Things, was released on August 2, 2011. People and Things was released October 4, 2011.

On the evening of the 24th August 2012, the official Jack's Mannequin website & official Twitter account were changed to www.andrewmcmahon.com & "amslingshots" respectively. A blog post on the official Andrew McMahon website confirmed that Jack's Mannequin were no longer & that Andrew would be working on solo material.
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Jack's Mannequin Lyrics


"Dark Blue" I have I have you breathing down my neck Breathing down my…
10 Days Gone She's reading in the bedroom The dog is in the yard And…
11. Into The Airwaves From an empty room on the first floor As the…
6. Dark Blue I have I have you breathing down my neck Breathing down my…
8. Kill The Messenger Oh my God this hurts like hell I had that dream…
Acoustic Kill The Messenger Oh my God this hurts like hell I had that dream…
Amelia Jean Amelia Jean, be a good little soldier I drove to Richmond…
American Love You see, I got this American Love A brand new planet…
AmericanLove You see, I got this American Love A brand new planet…
Amy I Snow on the ground in Tennessee North came South at the…
Andrew on "My Racing Thoughts" She's a black cat hanging 'round my doorstep I'll need all…
Andrew on "Platform Fire" I tore up like your baby blue jeans I was stepping…
Annie Use Your Telescope It started feeling like October I got stranded on the road Y…



At Full Speed Should the canyons burn All night long like the 4th of…
Bloodshot She walks to the mailbox each morning at nine Every day…
Bruised I've got my things, I'm good to go You met me…
Casting Lines You learn to run, you learn to race Through life's…
Caves I'm caught Somewhere in between Alive And living a dream No …
Cell Phone I have become increasingly Overwhelmed but not discouraged …
Cellular Phone I have become increasingly Overwhelmed but not discouraged A…
Crashin I wanna hear some music Now that they're drivin' us all…
Dark Blue I have, I have you Breathing down my neck, breathing…
Dark Blue Dark Blue I have I have you breathing down my neck Breathing down my…
Dear Jack Dear Jack, I'll write you as a friend Dear friend, I fear…
Diane the Skyscraper I'm living in a waiting room on the tenth floor Of…
Doris Day I saw her wait Waiting at the bus stop Watching as her…
Drop Out I have become increasingly Overwhelmed but not discouraged A…
God God is a concept By which we measure our pain I'll say…
Hammer and Strings These hammers and strings Been following me around From a …
Hammers and Strings These hammers and strings Been following me around From a bo…
Hey Hey Hey Keep your eyes on the road on the Glass Passenger He…
Holiday She thinks I'm much too thin She asks me if I'm…
Holiday for Real She thinks I'm much too thin She asks me if I'm…
Holiday From Real She thinks I'm much too thin She asks me if I'm…
Hostage This might hurt Come back to earth, come back to earth We…
I'm Ready [And today was a day just like any other] I'm on…
in slow motion welcome to the future we're all so glad you came attacked me…
Into the Airwaves From an empty room on the first floor As the…
Intro to La La Lie Guess what, I'm done writing you songs You give up…
Katie Katie you're a brave girl, and i know it's only…
Kill the Messenger Oh my God this hurts like hell I had that dream…
Kill The Messenger Live Oh my God this hurts like hell I had that dream…
La La Lie Guess what, I'm done writing you songs You give up…
lalalie Guess what, I'm done writing you songs You give up…
Last Straw I heard that you went out last night And you…
Last Straw AZ I heard that you went out last night And you looked…
liday from Real She thinks I'm much too thin She asks me if I'm…
Lights And Buzz I'm coming home from my hardest year I'm making plans not…
Lonely for Her Every time I'm thinking 'bout the day coming 'round Well, I…
Lonely for Her* Every time I'm thinking 'bout the day coming 'round Well, I'…
Lullaby These hammers and strings Been following me around From a …
Made For Each Other I swim across an ocean It's my matress in the basement I'm…
Meet Me At My Window Meet me at my window At my window I could use a…
MFEO Pt. 1 Made For Each Other I swim across an ocean It's…
MFEO Part 1: Made for Each Other I swim across an ocean It's my matress in the basement I'm…
MFEO PT 1 Made For Each Other I swim across an ocean It's my matress in the…
MFEO Pt. 1 I swim across an ocean It's my matress in the basement I'm…
MFEO Pt. 1: Made For Each Other Part One: (Made For Each Other) I swim across an oce…
MFEO Pt. 2: You Can Breathe I swim across an ocean It's my matress in the basement I'm…
Miss California I call on Jesus, but he didn't check his phone…
Miss Delaney Finally, I'm letting go Of all my downer thoughts In…
Mixed Tape This is morning It's when I spend the most time Thinking…
Mr. Tambourine Man Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, I'm not…
My Racing Thoughts She's a black cat hanging 'round my doorstep I'll need all…
Orphans I'm looking for a sign My spirit's faded She holds on like…
People Running We are just these people happy, tangled lives We are only…
Platform Fire I tore up like your baby blue jeans I was stepping…
Release Me I've been running such a long time I've been hiding from…
Rescued Two to one Static to the sound of you and I Undone…
Restless Dream She walks to the mailbox each morning at nine Everyday she…
Sleazy Wednesday welcome to the future we're all so glad you came attacked me…
Spinning I'm keeping quiet 'till there is no more sirens Lately it's…
Suicide Blonde And there is no world wrapping me up I've got a…
Swim You gotta swim Swim for your life Swim for the music That sa…
Television Run around the spiral it's our choice now, Up or…
The Lights and Buzz I'm coming home from my hardest year I'm making plans not…
The Mixed Tape This is morning It's when I spend the most time Thinking…
the mixed tape video This is morning It's when I spend the most time Thinking…
The Resolution There's a lot that I don't know There's a lot that…
We Were Made for Each Other I swim across an ocean It's my matress in the basement I'm…
What Gets You Off It was last night At our empty warehouse party Ah, ah And th…
What Gets You Off? It was last night At our empty warehouse party Ah, ah And…


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