Also known as International Superheroes Of Hardcore, to date the band have released nine and a half studio albums, their latest, Makes Me Sick, was released on April 28, 2017.
The band formed under the name A New Found Glory in mid-1997 in Coral Springs, Florida, United States and currently based in California. New Found Glory formed in the middle of 1997, with Jordan Pundik on vocals, Chad Gilbert (formerly of hardcore band Shai Hulud) and Steve Klein on guitars, Ian Grushka on bass and Joe Moreno on drums (he was replaced by Cyrus Bolooki after their debut release). Chad Gilbert told MTV News "For us, punk rock and even hardcore music was something we did because we didn't fit in in high school. We had nowhere to go, so we went to shows."
The band recorded their first EP called It's All About The Girls under Fiddler Records in June 1997. The band's enthuasistic and somewhat homo erotic live performances soon resulted in them selling out the entire pressing of this EP. Over time, the strength of the live show helped build a strong following. Their first album Nothing Gold Can Stay was released by Eulogy Recordings. Stefanie Reines of Drive-Thru Records heard the album from the band Midtown and later re-released the album in 1999. They soon recorded an EP entitled From the Screen to Your Stereo, consisting of movie themes covered in a similar manner to Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. As a result of their growing popularity and a distribution deal Drive-Thru had with MCA, which allowed MCA to take away any of Drive-Thru's bands, the band was signed to MCA.
Professional career
Their first release recorded with MCA was their self-titled album, which was released late in 2000 and which was the first to make an impression on the charts reaching number 107 on the Billboard 200 album charts and number one on the Heatseeker chart (the album's hit single "Hit or Miss" reached number 15 on the US modern rock chart). From the Screen to the Stereo would make the top 40 of the Heatseeker charts in 2002.
The band's profile would grow in 2001 with a support slot to a blink-182 tour and a slot on the Warped Tour. The band recorded the Sticks and Stones album in late 2001 for release in the middle of 2002. Sticks and Stones would prove to be their breakthrough record debuting at number 4 on the Billboard album charts selling 91,000 albums in the first week of sales and also reaching the top ten of the UK album charts. The album would spawn two singles namely
* "My Friends Over You" reached number 85 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2002, number 11 in Canada, number 5 on the US modern rock chart and number 2 on a MP3.com download chart.
* "Head on Collision" went top 30 on both the Canadian singles charts and the US modern rock chart.
New Found Glory headlined the 2002 Warped Tour, and headlined again in 2004.
New Found Glory released Catalyst in May 2004 and it debuted at number 3 of the Billboard album chart in late May selling 146,000 albums in its first week of release. The album would also debut in the top 40 of the UK and Australian album charts. The first single "All Downhill from Here" would go top 20 on both US and a composite world modern rock chart (based on the US, UK, Canada, Sweden, Finland and Australian charts) as at the end of May 2004.
Contrary to the band's announcement on Fuse's Daily Download on March 28, 2005, James Dewees of The Get Up Kids and Reggie and the Full Effect (who had previously provided keyboards for the song "Failure's Not Flattering" on Catalyst and toured with the band as a sixth member for about ten months) did not permanently join New Found Glory, due to his busy schedule with his own band.
Chad Gilbert would also form a hardcore band called Hazen Street with Freddie Cricien and Hoya of Madball, Toby Morse of H2O, David Kennedy formerly of Box Car Racer, and Mackie Jayson formerly of Cro-Mags. However, due to an exclusivity clause in New Found Glory's contract with Universal Music, Gilbert will not be allowed to be a part of Hazen Street, despite co-writing the majority of their debut album's material.
A fifth album called "Coming Home" was released in the September 19, 2006.
From the Screen to Your Stereo Part II is the second cover album by New Found Glory, and is a follow up from the 2000 EP From the Screen to Your Stereo. All the tracks are covers of songs from movies. The album was released September 18th 2007. The US version of the CD (and therefore minus 'Hungry Eyes') leaked online on September 6th 2007.
New Found Glory's seventh album of original material, Radiosurgery, will be released on October 4, 2011. The Radiosurgery Songfacts explains that the title is a metaphor, referencing the way radiosurgery allows non-invasive treatment of tumors as an analogy for dealing with those tough situations in life that need healing.
The band released their first live album "Kill It Live" on October 8, 2013.
In December 2013, it was announced by the bands Facebook page that founding member Steve Klein (guitar) had been kicked out due to personal reasons. No decision has been made on a new guitarist yet.
They released their 8th album Resurrection on October 7, 2014.
The band released their 9th and latest album Makes Me Sick on April 28, 2017.
Official site: www.newfoundglory.com
Forget My Name
New Found Glory Lyrics
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I'm leaving you
This time it's for good
Tell all my friends that I'm dead
It won't be long before you forget
My na-aa-aa-ame
Can you tell that I'm losing myself?
Let it show
To let you know
Don't trace your footsteps back to me
'Cause I've been gone for a long time
Waiting on the sidelines
Hoping for a chance to play
Well, I thought I would never leave anything behind
I also never thought I'd say
Tell all my friends I'm dead
I'm leaving you
This time it's for good
Tell all my friends that I'm dead
It won't be long before you forget
My na-aa-aa-ame
Can't you tell that I don't know myself?
I need someone to remind me
To let it go
Please let me know
Don't trace your footsteps back to me
'Cause I've been gone for a long time
Waiting on the sidelines
Hoping for a chance to play
Well, I thought I would never leave anything behind
I also never thought I'd say
And if I had the chance
(Had the chance)
To do it all again
I wouldn't expect anything less
And if I had the chance
(Had the chance)
To do it all again
I wouldn't expect
I wouldn't expect anything less
Forget my name
"Tell all my friends I'm dead, I'm leaving you," are the opening lines of New Found Glory's song "Forget My Name." The lyrics suggest that the singer is leaving a relationship and doesn't want people to remember their name. The singer seems to have lost themselves trying too hard to be noticed or remembered by their significant other. They also appear to be facing identity issues, as they reveal that they don't know themselves or what they want. The fear of leaving anything behind also surfaces in the lyrics, admitting that they never expected to have to say goodbye to anything. The repetition of the phrase, "Tell all my friends that I'm dead," emphasizes the finality of the departure and the desire for a clean break.
The chorus of the song, which goes, "It won't be long before you forget my na-aa-aa-ame," highlights the singer's fear of being forgotten or lost in obscurity. As the song progresses, they plead with their former partner not to trace their footsteps back to them, as they've been gone for a long time, waiting for a chance to play. The bridge of the song brings up the idea of having another chance to do it all again, but this time they wouldn't expect anything less. As the song comes to an end, it delivers a final blow, as the singer repeats the chorus, "Forget my name."
In conclusion, New Found Glory's song "Forget My Name" is about someone who's leaving a significant other and realizing that they may have lost their sense of self in the process. Despite their fear of being forgotten or lost, they still want to move on and make a clean break without any attachments.
Line by Line Meaning
Tell all my friends I'm dead
I'm leaving my current life/relationships behind
I'm leaving you
I'm leaving the person I'm addressing specifically
This time it's for good
This departure is permanent
Tell all my friends that I'm dead
I want everyone to believe I'm gone from their lives
It won't be long before you forget
I expect to be forgotten quickly
My na-aa-aa-ame
I expect to be forgotten so quickly that even my name fades fast
Can you tell that I'm losing myself?
I'm struggling with my identity
I think I'm trying too hard to
I'm trying to be someone that I'm not
Let it show
But I'm failing to be authentic and show my true self
To let you know
I'm trying to let others see me, but they're not really seeing me
Don't trace your footsteps back to me
I don't want to reconnect with my current life/relationships
'Cause I've been gone for a long time
I've already mentally checked out of my current life/relationships
Waiting on the sidelines
I've been waiting for something to happen before I fully leave
Hoping for a chance to play
I'm hoping for an opportunity to start a new life
Well, I thought I would never leave anything behind
I thought I could leave everything in my current life/relationships without looking back
I also never thought I'd say
But it's now clear to me that I have to leave and start anew
Can't you tell that I don't know myself?
I'm struggling with my sense of self and identity even more now
I need someone to remind me
I need someone to help me rediscover who I really am
To let it go
I need to let go of the person I was pretending to be
Please let me know
I'm asking for help in this process
And if I had the chance
If I could relive my life, given the chance
(Had the chance)
Assuming I had the opportunity
To do it all again
To start over from scratch
I wouldn't expect anything less
I know it would be hard, but I wouldn't settle for anything less than living the life I truly want
Forget my name
Please forget about me so I can move on and start anew
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHAD EVERETT GILBERT, CYRUS WILLIAM BOLOOKI, IAN R. GRUSHKA, JORDAN I. PUNDIK, STEPHEN LEE KLEIN
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