Lit
Lit is the name of more than one artist:
1) Lit, a pop punk/alternative … Read Full Bio ↴Lit is the name of more than one artist:
1) Lit, a pop punk/alternative rock band
2) LIT, alias of the DJ Alex Roan
Lit is a pop punk/alternative rock band, based in Fullerton, California, United States. They had several hits singles in the 1990s and early 2000s including My Own Worst Enemy, Miserable, Zip-Lock, Over My Head, Lipstick and Bruises, Addicted, Looks Like They Were Right and Times Like This.
The band was formed in 1990 as a metal-oriented band, under the name "Razzle", and gained a large following. A few years later, the group changed its name to "Stain", but due to another band owning the name, it changed its name to "Lit" in 1996. The group shot to stardom with the platinum album A Place in the Sun in 1999. A Place In The Sun yielded the smash single "My Own Worst Enemy," which held the number one position for three months, and received a Billboard Music Award for the biggest Modern Rock Song of 1999. It was followed by "Zip-Lock" (which featured Blink-182) and "Miserable", the latter of which was among the top ten most played songs of 2000 and famously featured Pamela Anderson in the video. The band performed over 286 shows and toured worldwide in support of A Place in the Sun. In addition to the Vans Warped Tour and a coveted slot on Woodstock 1999, the band toured with The Offspring, Garbage, and No Doubt.
Lit followed up A Place in the Sun with the 2001 release of Atomic which gave the band another Top 10 hit with "Lipstick And Bruises"; the album wasn't as successful as "A Place In The Sun". Lit toured to support Atomic with Kid Rock, and Butch Walker. The group asked to be released from their contract with RCA Records shortly after the release of Atomic due to RCA firing Lit's RCA label representative the day of Atomic's release. Lit went on a small, intimate club tour that Fall before releasing the self-titled Lit on the DRT Entertainment label on June 24, 2004. The single "Looks Like They Were Right" made it on the top 40 charts but the album was again largely unsuccessful due to lack of promotion on the label's behalf. That year the group also put out its first long-form DVD called "All Access" on November 16, 2004.
In March 2006, "The Slidebar" restaurant/bar opened in Fullerton, California, of which the band are co-owners.
It was announced on May 5, 2008, that Lit's drummer Allen Shellenberger was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor.
On July 26, 2008, Lit held a benefit for Allen at House Of Blues in Anaheim, CA. A number of bands performed including Sugar Ray and Handsome Devil. No Doubt drummer Adrian Young filled in for Allen on the drums for a few songs. Allen and Adrian also played at the same time for a few songs as well. The show was a great success.
On August 14, 2008, A. Jay and Allen were featured on DJ Rossstar's online show, there the band revealed they were working on "a few new ones." Although the band had not announced anything in regards to a new album release any time soon.
In April 2010 during an interview with OC Talk Radio, Lit hinted they were currently talking with and would return to a major label for their next release. They also revealed they were working on a new management deal as well as performing new material live.
On September 24, Lit had formally revealed on their Facebook page that they were in fact working on a new album. More so, they had already hit the studios and recorded new material. Click the link above for a statement of Bass player Kevin Baldes.
Sadly, in August 2009, drummer Allen Shellenberg passed away due to brain cancer. Shellenberger was only 39 years old.
The band issues this statement:
"To know Al was to know laughter. He had a heart of gold and would do anything for anyone. Words cannot begin to express how much he will be missed. This was our brother and not a day will go by that we won't think about him. Right now we're trying to find the balance of mourning his loss and celebrating his life. Allen has experienced more in his 39 years than most people dream of in ten lifetimes. This is a tremendous loss for us, our fans, and also for Allen's family who took such good care of him during his battle with cancer."
Spirits left in ruins, still A. Jay, Jeremy and Kevin found the wherewithal to make the music. With the help of a new drummer, Nathan Walker and guitarist/keyboardist Ryan Gillmor, the band stepped into the studio less than a year later and would bro down for the tracking with artist/producer Butch Walker in 2011, who had recently helmed records by Panic! At The Disco, Avril Lavigne and Weezer, along writing credits on countless hits. Lit emerged victorious and not worse for the ware with a handful of brilliant new songs.
The body of work, a sixth album appropriately titled, The View From The Bottom, mixed by Joe Zook (Katy Perry, The Hives, One Republic, Pink) tangibly tells the story of Lit's in between days with tracks like, "The Broken" and most poignantly, "Here's To Us," but the new record is not without its lighter, Big Rock Moments- reference the absolutely monolithic kick-starter, "C'mon" and the equally tremendous "You Tonight," co-written by Marti Frederiksen whose collabs include Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne, Mick Jagger, and Carrie Underwood among others, not to mention the glam stomper, "Same Shit, Different Drink," (co-written with Walker).
These Are the Days (2015–2021)
On October 1, 2015, the band announced that they had been working on new music at SoundStage in Nashville, Tennessee. The band released their sixth album, These Are the Days, on December 15, 2017. Lit's song "My Own Worst Enemy" went double platinum on May 8, 2020.
On June 12, 2020, the band released their first live album Live in NY, 99, which was taken from their performance at Woodstock '99. On July 3, 2020, they released a video for a rare song called "Get Back", which was originally recorded in 2004.
The band released a new single titled "Yeah Yeah Yeah" on October 25, 2021.
Tastes Like Gold (2022-current)
Lit announced their seventh studio album Tastes Like Gold on April 8, 2022 and released the song "Kicked Off The Plane" that same day. The album was released through Round Hill Records on June 17 and featured a pure alternative rock sound. Lit joined Bowling for Soup in April for Europe's two week Crowd Surf the UK Tour which was originally to take place in 2021. and the following month the Spring Loaded tour took the band across most of the eastern United States.
1) Lit, a pop punk/alternative … Read Full Bio ↴Lit is the name of more than one artist:
1) Lit, a pop punk/alternative rock band
2) LIT, alias of the DJ Alex Roan
Lit is a pop punk/alternative rock band, based in Fullerton, California, United States. They had several hits singles in the 1990s and early 2000s including My Own Worst Enemy, Miserable, Zip-Lock, Over My Head, Lipstick and Bruises, Addicted, Looks Like They Were Right and Times Like This.
The band was formed in 1990 as a metal-oriented band, under the name "Razzle", and gained a large following. A few years later, the group changed its name to "Stain", but due to another band owning the name, it changed its name to "Lit" in 1996. The group shot to stardom with the platinum album A Place in the Sun in 1999. A Place In The Sun yielded the smash single "My Own Worst Enemy," which held the number one position for three months, and received a Billboard Music Award for the biggest Modern Rock Song of 1999. It was followed by "Zip-Lock" (which featured Blink-182) and "Miserable", the latter of which was among the top ten most played songs of 2000 and famously featured Pamela Anderson in the video. The band performed over 286 shows and toured worldwide in support of A Place in the Sun. In addition to the Vans Warped Tour and a coveted slot on Woodstock 1999, the band toured with The Offspring, Garbage, and No Doubt.
Lit followed up A Place in the Sun with the 2001 release of Atomic which gave the band another Top 10 hit with "Lipstick And Bruises"; the album wasn't as successful as "A Place In The Sun". Lit toured to support Atomic with Kid Rock, and Butch Walker. The group asked to be released from their contract with RCA Records shortly after the release of Atomic due to RCA firing Lit's RCA label representative the day of Atomic's release. Lit went on a small, intimate club tour that Fall before releasing the self-titled Lit on the DRT Entertainment label on June 24, 2004. The single "Looks Like They Were Right" made it on the top 40 charts but the album was again largely unsuccessful due to lack of promotion on the label's behalf. That year the group also put out its first long-form DVD called "All Access" on November 16, 2004.
In March 2006, "The Slidebar" restaurant/bar opened in Fullerton, California, of which the band are co-owners.
It was announced on May 5, 2008, that Lit's drummer Allen Shellenberger was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor.
On July 26, 2008, Lit held a benefit for Allen at House Of Blues in Anaheim, CA. A number of bands performed including Sugar Ray and Handsome Devil. No Doubt drummer Adrian Young filled in for Allen on the drums for a few songs. Allen and Adrian also played at the same time for a few songs as well. The show was a great success.
On August 14, 2008, A. Jay and Allen were featured on DJ Rossstar's online show, there the band revealed they were working on "a few new ones." Although the band had not announced anything in regards to a new album release any time soon.
In April 2010 during an interview with OC Talk Radio, Lit hinted they were currently talking with and would return to a major label for their next release. They also revealed they were working on a new management deal as well as performing new material live.
On September 24, Lit had formally revealed on their Facebook page that they were in fact working on a new album. More so, they had already hit the studios and recorded new material. Click the link above for a statement of Bass player Kevin Baldes.
Sadly, in August 2009, drummer Allen Shellenberg passed away due to brain cancer. Shellenberger was only 39 years old.
The band issues this statement:
"To know Al was to know laughter. He had a heart of gold and would do anything for anyone. Words cannot begin to express how much he will be missed. This was our brother and not a day will go by that we won't think about him. Right now we're trying to find the balance of mourning his loss and celebrating his life. Allen has experienced more in his 39 years than most people dream of in ten lifetimes. This is a tremendous loss for us, our fans, and also for Allen's family who took such good care of him during his battle with cancer."
Spirits left in ruins, still A. Jay, Jeremy and Kevin found the wherewithal to make the music. With the help of a new drummer, Nathan Walker and guitarist/keyboardist Ryan Gillmor, the band stepped into the studio less than a year later and would bro down for the tracking with artist/producer Butch Walker in 2011, who had recently helmed records by Panic! At The Disco, Avril Lavigne and Weezer, along writing credits on countless hits. Lit emerged victorious and not worse for the ware with a handful of brilliant new songs.
The body of work, a sixth album appropriately titled, The View From The Bottom, mixed by Joe Zook (Katy Perry, The Hives, One Republic, Pink) tangibly tells the story of Lit's in between days with tracks like, "The Broken" and most poignantly, "Here's To Us," but the new record is not without its lighter, Big Rock Moments- reference the absolutely monolithic kick-starter, "C'mon" and the equally tremendous "You Tonight," co-written by Marti Frederiksen whose collabs include Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne, Mick Jagger, and Carrie Underwood among others, not to mention the glam stomper, "Same Shit, Different Drink," (co-written with Walker).
These Are the Days (2015–2021)
On October 1, 2015, the band announced that they had been working on new music at SoundStage in Nashville, Tennessee. The band released their sixth album, These Are the Days, on December 15, 2017. Lit's song "My Own Worst Enemy" went double platinum on May 8, 2020.
On June 12, 2020, the band released their first live album Live in NY, 99, which was taken from their performance at Woodstock '99. On July 3, 2020, they released a video for a rare song called "Get Back", which was originally recorded in 2004.
The band released a new single titled "Yeah Yeah Yeah" on October 25, 2021.
Tastes Like Gold (2022-current)
Lit announced their seventh studio album Tastes Like Gold on April 8, 2022 and released the song "Kicked Off The Plane" that same day. The album was released through Round Hill Records on June 17 and featured a pure alternative rock sound. Lit joined Bowling for Soup in April for Europe's two week Crowd Surf the UK Tour which was originally to take place in 2021. and the following month the Spring Loaded tour took the band across most of the eastern United States.
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Lit Lyrics
A Place In The Sun Gotta get that feeling God I love this feeling Someone come…
Addicted She calls me up Says she's comin' over So I run home (Oh-oh)…
All or Nothing I hope you can hear this A song for the way…
Allright Tell me when I get too crazy And fall in love…
Alright Everyday is a blessing Most days I just wanna chill Man I…
Amount to Nothing It's carved into my head alright It's carved into my head Am…
Back With You Whenever we're together We bring out the best in each other …
Beginning You never listen to the things I want to say You're…
Bitter Yeah Decisions, Conflictions, So much they cannot see Frus…
Bulletproof Take me back to a place Summertime, Anaheim I can't wait to…
C'mon We could go on Wonderin' If it's gonna turn out like we…
Cadillac Yeah, I want to write this song About my Cadillac 'cause the…
Chain of Fools Chain chain chain [3x] Chain of fools For five long year…
Do it Again Hate my guts Love you too We're a mess Nothing new It's our …
Down I remember when you wanted me forgotten Now you want me…
Down (unreleased acoustic version) We're lookin' money and she's super clean The fins are flyin…
Dozer Timeless sheets of gold Underneath the sand here lies a frie…
Drop D Got a tattoo, got it coloured in with blue 'cause it's…
Everything's Cool I hit the city by 3 And the bottle by 4 I'm…
Explode Oh, I can't feel my head All I see is the…
Fast どうもみなさんこんばんは調布リットのお時間へようこそ 今日こそ ファミリーを皆さんに紹介したいと思いますが どうでしょう…
Fireman Give me a dollar on four I can't take anymore My head…
Forever Begins Right Now Oh I, I'm so happy that you're mine From now 'til…
Four White petals, lonely night It's getting close to midnight St…
Fuel Look around and see who's watching What do they think You're…
Habib Love is where I'd like to spend Time away from you Lost…
Happy Aaanh aaannh Aaanh Mmnh Eeeeennh Enh Eeeeeeee Aaaanh Its a h…
Happy In The Meantime It's just another reason why It all comes down to you…
Hard to Find Look around, look around for answers (Someone tell me) Whe…
Here's to Us There's a Polaroid, one in black and white With us against…
I Am I am a psycho but I really like you I am…
I Could Be Wrong Never know who I could be If I didn't give a…
I Don't Get It I don't get why you can take Such a big amount…
I Wanna Rock I wanna rock (Rock) I wanna rock (Rock) I want to rock…
I'm Not Sick But I'm Not Well I had visions, I was in them I was looking into…
Intro (hook) (young lit powder) I wish ride with the porsh We got…
Kicked Off The Plane Left Chicago high as hell One red line left on my…
Lipstick and Bruises Kiss me on the way up Kick when I fall down Under…
Lit Too Fast for a U-Turn I've got a problem I've got a big one I've got my…
Live For This I've been fallin' apart at the seams But it's not…
Looks Like They Were Right Turns out, I'm exactly how you're friends Thought I would…
Lovely Day Shake it up and throw it Roll it up and smoke…
Lullaby Hello there, how was your day? Sorry that I'm was away. Hell…
Miserable You make me come You make me complete You make me completely…
Miss You Gone I told you not to call me Your voice, it won't…
Money Set the mood right Loyalty is rare yeah it's hard to…
Moonshine I can't remember what it is you did Somewhere along the…
Mouth Shut Back and forth All the noise All the voices in my face I…
My Own Worst Anti-Hero I have this thing where I get older but just…
My Own Worst Enemy Can we forget about the things I said when I…
My World Sitting alone in my own world. By myself Euphoric feelings o…
Needle & Thread Sometimes you wonder What's wrong with my mind You try to …
Next Time Around Well I'm dreaming 'bout a Cadillac And a girl that…
Night In The Life A kid in life Trying to find Who am I Didn't recognize in…
No Big Thing If you just want to be my friend why do…
No Turning Back I hope you can hear this A song for the way…
Nothing's Free There she goes, walking out with someone in better clothes …
Over My Head They want to try and build me up So they can…
Partner In Crime She's blast, she puts her feet up on the dash She…
Perfect One I'm an ordinary man With an ordinary life Does she…
Pictures of You I've been looking so long at these pictures of you That…
Quicksand When I bring it up You shut me out So I…
Right This Time Fell in love, felt alive, Fell apart, even lost my mind Ab…
Same Shit Different Drink Hey vodka tonic My car is in the front yard I think…
She Comes Common sense Goes out the window like a cigarette I take a…
She Don't Know She's in her own little world, Surrounded by all the Peopl…
Slip I shoulda called but it was late and you were…
Snow Blind It's so hard to feel my baby When I'm traveling…
Something To Someone They say something I don't wanna hear Ringin' like a shotgun…
Sunny Weather I've got a hundred thousand watts, hundred thousand dollar s…
The Best Is Yet To Come Undone It's behind you and It's in your face Close your eyes…
The Broken Getting used to the view from the bottom Kicked in the…
The Last Time Again I don't wanna be an asshole anymore Sick and tired of…
The Party's Over Remember that guy that you thought was a creep? Motley Crue…
The Wall A lifetime In that moment Forever And we own it I see it…
Throwaway Dry your eyes, say goodnight I don't know if I can Cut…
Times Like This You're the song that's stuck in my head I try to…
Too Fast for a U-Turn I've got a problem I've got a big one I've got my…
Yeah Yeah Yeah We're pushing it to the red Taking it over the edge You're…
You Did It You got scared, so you played it rough You didn't think…
You Tonight Take another look, do you like what you see? I've been…
Zip Zip-Lock I've been stealing Time where I can get it from I'v…