Rooney
California rock band Rooney emerged in 2002, making their live debut warmin… Read Full Bio ↴California rock band Rooney emerged in 2002, making their live debut warming up for Phantom Planet, a more experienced L.A.-based group who shared similar classic pop influences (ELO, the Beach Boys) along with a family member. The younger brother of actor and former Phantom Planet drummer Jason Schwartzman, Rooney maestro Robert Schwartzman was also a son of Hollywood who had dabbled in acting, but by the early 2000s had turned his full attention to crafting pleasantly retro guitar pop. By the year's end, Schwartzman and his bandmates Taylor Locke (guitar), Matthew Winter (bass), Louie Stephens (keyboards), and Ned Brower (drums), had inked a major-label deal with Geffen/Interscope.

Although Rooney had flirted with enlisting Ric Ocasek to produce, they eventually opted to rehire Keith Forsey, the producer responsible for the the strong batch of demos that had gotten them signed in the first place. Rooney's sunny, self-titled debut arrived in 2003 and its sales spiked considerably the following year when the band appeared on Fox's popular teen drama The O.C. (the first in a long line of bands to do so). Later that year, the concert DVD Spit and Sweat was released, highlighting the group's transformation from teenage musicians into a road-seasoned outfit. Rooney began recording their follow-up later that year with producer Tony Hoffer, but the album was eventually scrapped despite several songs being posted on the band's MySpace page. A second attempt to record their sophomore album was made in fall 2005, this time with Howard Benson in the producer's seat. Although it was slated for a 2006 release, this version too was scrapped as friction between the band and its label increased.

Following a 2006 tour with Kelly Clarkson, Rooney returned to the studio with producer John Fields for a third -- and successful -- attempt at recording their second album. The slightly darker, but no less catchy Calling the World was released in summer 2007 and debuted on the Billboard charts at number 42. By this point, though, the band's relationship with Geffen had suffered too much damage and Rooney eventually left the label's roster in 2009. That same year, the band celebrated their independent status by self-releasing an EP, Wild One, and launching a brief tour. They didn't remain independent for long, though, eventually partnering with Warner Bros. for the release of their third full-length album, the self-produced Eureka, in June 2010. Although bassist Matt Winter played on the record, he left the band's lineup several months before its release, with Brandon Schwartzel climbing aboard in his place. By the end of 2011, support for the record had mostly ceased and Rooney essentially entered into a lengthy hiatus. Schwartzman remained busy with a number of projects, including two solo records and a pair of film scores. Following years of silence regarding his band's fate, Schwartzman revealed in early 2016 that he had completed a new Rooney album entirely on his own. Released in May 2016, Washed Away was the fourth LP under the Rooney banner, and was supported on the road by a completely retooled lineup. In June 2017, the band issued the single "Second Chances" in anticipation of the release of the El Cortez EP, which arrived in July of that year.
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Rooney Lyrics


03 i should've been after you You're out with your friends And it's feeling like old time…
All in Your Head I told you before I'm not looking for someone to hold…
All or Nothing I'm a-changing every day Changing every single way I can't…
Are You Afraid Are you afraid of me? Well, are you afraid of me? What…
Believe In Me I can never win with you I try but you don't…
Blue Side The colors have built up in my mind They're bleeding throug…
Blueside The colors have built up in my mind They're bleeding through…
Calling The World I remember when you told me Do what you want Do what…
Daisy Duke I want to know All there's to know about you I want…
Day 2 Day I hadn't met you From what I heard I thought I…
Death on Two Legs You suck my blood like a leech You break the law…
Don You say it's hard to read me, I make it…
Don't Look at Me Schwartzman I'm so afraid to leave the house I want it a…



Find Myself When will I learn to be alone? How can I learn…
Get Away This is all we do And I'm not supposed to say…
Go On I remember when we held each other while the world…
Heart go Missing Love don't come so easily This doesn't have to end in…
Help Me Find My Way I'm asking everyone around me How to live my life I know…
Here Today Gone Tomorrow I love you I love you, I do I do I…
Holdin' On I was young, I'd seen it all A cemetery in the…
I I can never win with you I try, but you don't…
I Can't Get Enough I like what you wear and I like how you…
I Don't Understand I put up with your bickering I keep forgetting how deep…
I Don't Wanna Lose You You're looking at me You're lost in a stare Well I have…
I Got the Juice Days can be sunny, with never a sigh Don't need what…
I Should You're out with your friends And it's feeling like old time…
I Should've Been After You You're out with your friends And it's feeling like old times…
I Should’ve Been After You You're out with your friends And it's feeling like old time…
I'm A Terrbile Person I'm a terrible person I'm a terrible person I'm a…
I'm A Terrible Person I'm a terrible person I'm a terrible person I'm a…
I'm Shakin I've forgotten what it feels like to feel normal To be…
I'm Sorry Sorry Well, I met this girl on a Saturday night Saturday…
If It Were Up To Me She doesn't have the answer yet, the answer yet. I'm breath…
Im Shakin I've forgotten what it feels like to feel normal To be…
In my Pocket I know you think about us I never thought about you You…
Into the Blue Lying in the pool water Looking at the sky again Drifting …
Iron Man He's a man on a mission In armor of high-tech ammunition Tra…
Iron Man Armored Adventures Theme Song He's a man on a mission In armor of high-tech ammunition T…
It Goes to Bed Why are you surprised Nobody's arrived? The thoughts on pe…
Jump In My Bed I know I'm just staring, But I'm not blank I've got a…
Kristen I don't know a lot about her But she, she knew…
Loosing All Control I'm losing you I'm losing all control Just let me be Let me…
Losing All Control I'm losing you I'm losing all control Just let me be Let …
Losing All Control I'm losing you I'm losing all control Just let me be Let me…
Love Me Or Leave Me I know I can be cruel I say a lot of…
Make Some Noise Sad girl There's no need to feel sad girl Sad girl Life i…
Maneater Whoa-oh, here she comes Watch out, boy, she'll chew you up W…
Meltdown but nobody sees you you're out on the edge but you're not…
Merry Christmas Everybody Are you hanging up your stocking on a wall It's…
Metal Guru Metal Guru, is it you? Metal Guru, is it you? Sitting there…
n.a Singing I love rock 'n' roll so, put another dime…
no wait but listen i'm talking to you No wait but listen I'm talking to you (x4) Well, I'm…
Not in My House I know what you're after I know why you came here You…
Only Friend I know my hands are tied I can't see nothing when…
Paralyzed I can't feel my shins or my toes I can't feel…
Popstars hey baby you've hit me again one more time you said bye…
Shakin I've forgotten what it feels like to feel normal To be…
Should of Been After You You're out with your friends And it's feeling like old time…
Simply Because Can you guess Why I haven't called you back I said I'm…
Sleep Song Sometimes I feel Like I'll never fall asleep I feel helple…
Something To Do What a day this has been! What a rare mood I'm…
Sorry Sorry Well, I met this girl on a Saturday night Saturday…
Stars and Stripes It's gonna take the world to change It's time to start…
Stay Away Stay away from my friends They're smooth operators Looking f…
Suckceed (Why should I try when it's all a lie? Everyone's got…
Tell Me I've done it all, dear The games that lovers play I've had…
Tell Me Soon I've done it all, dear The games that lovers play I've had…
Terrible Person I'm a terrible person I'm a terrible person I'm a…
That Girl Has Love I don't know a lot about her But she knew a…
The Days Keep Going By Was it me? We had a good thing and now it's…
The Floor Well, I don't want you When you want me And I don't…
The Hunch I could feel it coming I could sense that nothing good Was…
Too Late First you say that you have to go away I never…
Turn Away Well, I get down only on certain days …
What For You don't know what's right anymore You think your love was…
When Did Your Heart Go Missing Love don't come so easily This doesn't have to end in…
Why I've only driven a hundred miles since you're gone And I've…
Why? I've only driven a hundred miles since you're gone And I've…
WIld One Wild one, you ran all over town They always said you…
You Are you afraid of me? Well, are you afraid of me? What…
You're on the Edge You're out on the edge But nobody sees you Your out on…
You're What I'm Looking For Schwartzman I met you at a time in my life when…


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