Phantom Planet
Formed in 1994, Phantom Planet is a Los Angeles band that has released four… Read Full Bio ↴Formed in 1994, Phantom Planet is a Los Angeles band that has released four albums of melodic, energetic Alt Rock. Helping to define the early 00s music landscape, they’re best known for writing anthemic hits like “California,” (theme of the TV series: The O.C.) and their wildly exciting live shows with deep fan engagement. The band has entertained the masses through a combination of stellar musicianship & compelling song writing which now spans 25 years.

Phantom Planet are: Alex Greenwald on vocals, Sam Farrar on bass, Darren Robinson and Jeff Conrad, who replaced original drummer Jason Schwartzman after he left to continue pursuing his acting career.

They played their first show ever in 1995 at The Dragonfly in Hollywood. Most of their friends couldn't attend because they were still in high school, while the Dragonfly only serves customers that are 21 and over. Two of the songs they played are featured on the bonus material of the Chicago, Chicagogoing, Chicagogone DVD. Among the songs performed were "My Friend Liz's Dad" (misprinted as "My Friend Liz Is Dead on the DVD), and a cover of the Beastie Boys' 1994 song "Sabotage".

Phantom Planet has appeared on the televison programs "Sabrina the Teenage Witch", Performing So I Fall Again, and "American Dreams", playing British rock band The Zombies. They have appeared in the remake of the feature film The Bad News Bears, playing a band called The Bloodfarts. In 2005 they covered the CSNY track, Our House for the movie The Chumscrubber.

The band is named after the theme song of a 1961 b-movie called The Phantom Planet. They decided on the name in 1994 in a Pizza Hut.

The band has opened for many well-known artists, including Sting, Elvis Costello, Incubus, Guided By Voices, The Hives, American Hi-Fi, Maroon 5, and even Ludacris.

Lead singer and song writer Alex Greenwald became a popular model and the familiar face of many commercials for clothing retailer Gap. Greenwald also played a sociopath in the 2001 film Donnie Darko. Bassist Sam Farrar is the son of John Farrar, the singer/songwriter known best for notable songs from the movie Grease ("You're the One That I Want" and "Hopelessly Devoted to You") and other hits sung by Olivia Newton-John.

Ex-drummer Jason Schwartzman is the son of actress Talia Shire, brother of Rooney singer Robert Schwartzman and nephew of famed director Francis Ford Coppola. Schwartzman is now an acclaimed actor. He starred in Rushmore, I Heart Huckabees, Shopgirl, Roman Coppola's CQ, Bewitched, and appeared in his cousin Sofia Coppola's film Marie-Antoinette.

The band released their fourth and most recent album in April 2008 called Raise the Dead.

They announced, on November 25th, 2008, that they are on an indefinite hiatus.

On November 4, 2011, an official Phantom Planet reunion Twitter account was created which stated they would be reuniting in 2012. Since then, they have held their first practice in 3 years. In late January 2012, Phantom Planet announced their first reunion show, June 13, at The Troubadour in Los Angeles. On January 31, they announced the addition of a second Troubadour show to be played June 14, 2012. Former member of the band, Jacques Brautbar, joined them for songs at the June 13th show.

Also on January 31, guitarist Darren Robinson hinted at a Phantom Planet tour with the following Facebook status update: "Preparing for June shows for 5 months, in a huge positive way." No tour was announced.

In Augusts of 2013, the band, under Alex Greenwald & Phriends, performed a new song titled Balisong, which ended up being on Greenwald's solo album. This performance did not have bassist Sam Farrar because he was touring with Maroon 5. He was replaced by Jamiroquai bassist Stuart Zender.

A Phantom Planet Instagram account was created on January 19, 2019, indicating that the band could be reforming. Additionally, band members posted the logo on their personal social media accounts. It was confirmed that the band played a small secret private show January 19, 2019, at No Name on Fairfax in Los Angeles.

On March 18, 2019, the band officially announced "Hiatus. Over." They announced their first "public" show in over 7 years at Hanson's "Hop Jam" Music and Beer Festival in Tulsa, OK on May 19, 2019. Before that event, they scheduled three shows across Southern California.
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Phantom Planet Lyrics


04. Do The Panic I guess we're all in trouble, huh? Black clouds are upon…
06. Ship Lost At Sea Hey! Arms of the ocean reach out for you! Rusty pipes Can…
07. Demon Daughters Here come the swooping hawks down blocks we've all forgotten…
11-Sleep Machine Some things melt away as night dissolves to day Some thing…
1st Things 1st You should get your story straight, before I start to…
22 Winter Wonderland Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? In the lane, snow is…
8 One, I'm ready for two Too many, three, four I'm out before…
After Hours Watching everybody leaving I tell myself, "Looks can be dece…
All Over Again Car crash It's waiting to happen And you You're tracking me …
Alway on my mind Everybody in this place can up and move away For all…
Always On My Mind Everybody in this place can up and move away For all…
Anthem I woke up today and a song was swimming in…
Asteroid G Just when I needed some time to myself When I am…



Badd Business So you've been trying to get ahead But coming out empty…
Badd Business 0920 So you've been trying to get ahead But coming out empty…
Be Down in a Second Can I find a place Of solace to unscale? Should I…
Best Band Tell all, every boy and girl We're the best fucking band…
Big Brat It was all his fault Introduced me to know-it-all And the ca…
Black Belt Times were so tough, but not as tough as they…
Break It Off Take a piece and break it off Leave the crust; the…
Building Up/Cutting Down I've got all you wondering how Seeing as I'm not…
Bust a Move More and more as time goes by your thoughts slip…
By The Bed Her eyes were closed When I caught her in bed She seemed…
California We've been on the run Driving in the sun Looking out for…
California (Pacific Highway Re We've been on the run Driving in the sun Looking out for…
California 2005 We've been on the run Driving in the sun Looking out for…
Can You See Me Now tell me what do you see when you look you the window a…
Can't Take it Something strange, Somehow I get the feeling I'm where every…
Candlewax cola vida virgin oil and a crystal chandelier glass of her…
Carol of the Bells Hark how the bells, sweet silver bells, all seem to say, …
Clockwork If I was to sit down and actually write out…
Confess Round and round the dial turns Your finger itches but your…
Crashing Your Party I've come to crash your party I know you can't decline I'v…
Darker Shade Oh that the sun shone down today, Maybe then you'd see…
Demon Daughters Here come the swooping hawks down blocks we've all forgotten…
Devon's Rejection Yesterday within the crowded room He was the king of…
Do the Panic I guess we're all in trouble, huh? Black clouds are upon…
Don't Cry Erika It's just heartache And you are not alone As time…
Don't Get Down I want to live on the moon And never see a…
Down In A Second Can I find a place Of solace to unscale? Should I…
Dropped I can swear I feel the beating of a cold…
Dying of Silence So as I stand here dying Of silence tonight The quiet…
Empty House At the end of my block Boarded up and locked Your house…
Fine On My Own Yeah, I hear you talking baby I see you going crazy But…
For Now Goodbye Where have you been, why did you go? Is it somethin'…
Galleria I'm gonna miss the galleria It was the only place to…
Geronimo Just one touch That's enough And it's like pushing comes to …
Get Into It (Yeah, 21st century motherfuckers) Love's a beautiful th…
God Must Have Put Your Heart in Wrong Love just will never do Exactly what you want it to You…
Grip With your black hair smile And your dark-eye denial You br…
Happy Ending There's nothing for me here I'm starting to get old And time…
Here I Am (So hold on What you are) All right Here it comes Everyo…
Hey Now Girl Well, let me tell you I have seen A monster age…
Hollywood Is Waiting to Explode I cast you as the starring role And Hollywood is taking…
Hotel 72 Glad I got out Havin' one thing on my mind Gotta get…
I Don't Mind My eyes go where I say so but not always And…
I Got Love I look out my window Into an empty street Wondering if the…
I Was Better Off From my mouth Now more and more Everyday words that…
In Our Darkest Hour Oh yeah it started today in a cloud And if I…
In Our Darkest Night Oh yeah it started today in a cloud And if I…
In The End Bought that ticket Took that train And I'm running throu…
Infatuation Something very strange now Something strange is happening …
Invasion of the Sunlight Snatchers All we did was talk about it And all you ever…
Is This Really Happening To Me Here we go, Something tells me that I've been here…
Is This Really Happening to Me? Here we go, Something tells me that I've been here…
It's Over You took so long And I should have guessed it then Well,…
Ivory Daggers I saw the sun go down, it was right on…
Jabberjaw Isn't there enough to talk about? I don't want what else…
Just A Scratch i dont know where my temper went i lost it in…
Know It All I came home as someone else Must have wished it on…
Last Glance So the trouble starts as I look up and see…
Lava Light this is not who i want to see their silent heads eyeing m…
Leader There are so many signs the end is near Our Leader…
Leave Me Alone Hung over cast A rain cloud in the sky But I saw…
Leave Yourself for Somebody Else All these winter days barely go by All the light has…
Lisa Behind the bleachers, I'll tell you a secret Of locker room …
Lisa (Does It Hurt You?) Behind the bleachers I'll tell you a secret Of locker room d…
Living Dead Two feet of mine Have been mislead Across this dirty street …
Lonely Day I could tell from the minute I woke up It was…
Losing My Mind Everybody in this place can up and move away For all…
Making a Killing Cut your losses Cut your ties Start a new life These things…
Mega Bros Theme Song CHRISTINE In sleep he sang to me In dreams he came That voi…
Nightmare There's a nightmare in my closet Never went away And all…
nobodies fault Everything is ok Everything is fine I gave you everything yo…
Nobody’s Fault Everything is ok Everything is fine I gave you everything …
OC We've been on the run Driving in the sun Looking out for…
One Ray Of Sun Light Goodness Sometimes things get bad But I swear I'm doing a…
One Ray of Sunlight Goodness Sometimes things get bad But I swear I'm doing all …
Our House I'll light the fire You place the flowers in the vase That…
Peace and Quiet It was one day I was thinking of the future Going out…
Please Apply Yourself to Me Sweetly I am looking for an early warning Listen to me…
Powered by Scotch Drink Until you forget Taste the fate of the rest Won't y…
Quarantine Behind the glass I watched the world From cracks the blinds …
Raise the Dead Go on and pull yourself up We climb, we climb, we…
Recently Distressed Dear Recently Distressed, I am sorry to inform you that…
Rest Easy It's all clear, no need for you to fear Nothing's under…
Rise the Setting Star 1, 2 1, 2, 3 Watching a setting star I…
Same To You I don't mind it if you Spend the day with him Just…
See You Next Summer And if you turn your back And we don't talk about…
Shadows Hell, haven't you thought you were coming Madness left to d…
She's Gone Feel the flow baby.. Ohh yeah. Gone. Get gone. You…
Ship Lost at Sea Hey! Arms of the ocean reach out for you! Rusty pipes Can't …
Simon Alex: (frustrated) Time and time again, the words are messy…
Sleep Machine Some things melt away as night dissolves to day Some things …
sleepmachine Some things melt away as night dissolves to day Some thing…
So I Fall Again I can't say if this feeling Coming over me is…
Somebody's Baby Well just look at that girl With the lights comin'up…
Something is Wrong Run me down If that's how Everything is gonna start With th…
Stiffs The big boss is taking his hand To the pitiful litle…
The End Bought that ticket Took that train And I'm running through m…
The Galleria I'm gonna miss the Galleria It was the only place to…
The Guest I suppose that there's no way To break a broken heart But…
The Guest (demo) I suppose that there's no way To break a broken heart But…
The Happy Ending There's nothing for me here I'm starting to get old And time…
The Living Dead Two feet of mine Have been mislead Across this dirty street …
The Local Black And Red The Local Black And Red - Phantom Planet Sitting in your…
The Meantime Hold on Hold out Your day's full Ok, that's fine I don't min…
The Snake Eve, don't go with Adam Go with me…
The Stalker I see you runnin' Right up the stairs Don't mean to pry…
thelocalblackandred The Local Black And Red - Phantom Planet Sitting in your…
This Heart Of Mine You can tell I've got alot on my mind Finally noticed…
This Is What You Get This time I'll get so down My own two feet won't…
Too Much Too Often It's showing in your face You're out not after tonight Cam…
Turn Smile Shift Repeat Here they come the business men Like a heard of cattle…
Waiting Around Girl, you know it's wrong That you lead me on…
Winter Wonderland Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? In the lane, snow is…
Wishing Well It cursed us all on our way home We passed the…
Words You Had Hold Of This time don't mind it if you go Cause I'm…
You're Not Welcome Here Upon the hour of your arrival I will draw the line You…
You’re Not Welcome Here Upon the hour of your arrival I will draw the line You…


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