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.
Big Brat
Phantom Planet Lyrics
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Introduced me to know-it-all
And the can-ni-bal, oh well
By the time they started showing up
I ran the risk of blowing
These times, these times get tough
So if I stay we're going to see who's had enough
By the time I needed backing up
This time, this time it's tough
Well here I am and now I think I've had enough
Stand back
Take that and that and that
[Chorus]
You're always up to no good
Yeah, you're always up to no good
Well I was trapped in from all sides
Caught in a slew of massive lies
No, there is no escape
Only flailing arms and bellyaches
When it all started coming down tonight
Or did you run and hide?
Well I guess that we all makes mistakes
I guess I forgave you, didn't I?
Stand back
You're such a big brat!
[Chorus:Repeat x2]
Oh well
By the time you started showing up
I ran the risk of blowing up
These times, these times get tough
So if I stay we're going to see who's had enough
By the time I needed backing up
Yeah, you was watching, cracking up
This time, this time it's tough
Well here I am and now I think I've had enough
Stand back, stand back, stand back
You big brat!
In Phantom Planet's song "Big Brat," the singer seems to be trapped in a toxic friendship with someone who is constantly causing trouble and getting into mischief. The lyrics describe the singer's frustration and sense of betrayal as they are introduced to this troublemaker by someone they trusted. As the trouble escalates, the singer feels overwhelmed and unsupported, with their supposed friend watching and laughing from the sidelines. In the end, the singer seems to have had enough and stands up to the "big brat" who has been causing all the problems.
The lyrics suggest a few different possible interpretations of this song. One possibility is that it is about a literal bully, with the singer confronting someone who has been tormenting them or someone they care about. Another possibility is that it is about a relationship where one person is always causing drama and the other person is constantly forced to clean up the mess. In either case, the concept of standing up to someone who has been causing problems and asserting one's own boundaries is a key theme of the song.
Overall, "Big Brat" is a song that explores the complicated dynamics of toxic friendships and relationships. It speaks to the frustration and isolation that can come from feeling trapped in a situation where someone is constantly causing problems, and suggests that sometimes the only solution is to stand up for oneself and walk away.
Line by Line Meaning
It was all his fault
I blame him for everything
Introduced me to know-it-all
He introduced me to someone who thinks they know everything
And the can-ni-bal, oh well
And the person who only cares about themselves, oh well
By the time they started showing up
When they began to appear
I ran the risk of blowing
I risked losing control
These times, these times get tough
These moments are difficult
So if I stay we're going to see who's had enough
If I stay we'll find out who can handle it
By the time I needed backing up
When I needed help
Yeah, he was watching, cracking up
He watched and enjoyed my struggles
Well here I am and now I think I've had enough
Now I'm fed up
Stand back
Move away from me
Take that and that and that
Take this and this and this
You're always up to no good
You're always doing bad things
Yeah, you're always up to no good
Yes, you always do bad things
Well I was trapped in from all sides
I was surrounded
Caught in a slew of massive lies
Trapped by a lot of lies
No, there is no escape
There's no way out
Only flailing arms and bellyaches
Just struggling and feeling sick
When it all started coming down tonight
When everything fell apart tonight
Or did you run and hide?
Or did you escape?
Well I guess that we all makes mistakes
I suppose we all mess up sometimes
I guess I forgave you, didn't I?
I think I forgave you, right?
You're such a big brat!
You act like a spoiled child
Oh well
Oh, whatever
By the time you started showing up
When you began to appear
I ran the risk of blowing up
I risked losing control
Stand back, stand back, stand back
Move away from me (repeated)
You big brat!
You act like a spoiled child
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Alexander Greenwald
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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It was all his fault
Introduced me to know it all
And the can-ni-bal, oh well
By the time they started showing up
I ran the risk of blowing
These times, these times get tough
So if I stay we're going to see who's had enough
By the time I needed backing up
Yeah, he was watching, cracking up
This time, this time it's tough
Well here I am and now I think I've had enough
Stand back
Take that and that and that
You're always up to no good
Yeah, you're always up to no good
Well I was trapped in from all sides
Caught in a slew of massive lies
No, there is no escape
Only flailing arms and bellyaches
When it all started coming down tonight
Or did you run and hide?
Well I guess that we all makes mistakes
I guess I forgave you, didn't I?
Stand back
You're such a big brat!
You're always up to no good
Yeah, you're always up to no good
You're always up to no good
Yeah, you're always up to no good
Oh well
By the time you started showing up
I ran the risk of blowing up
These times, these times get tough
So if I stay we're going to see who's had enough
By the time I needed backing up
Yeah, you was watching, cracking up
This time, this time it's tough
Well here I am and now I think I've had enough
Stand back, stand back, stand back
You big brat🎤🎶
Forgotten Spider
I heard this back when FUSE played this.....then The Amazing Spider-Man played this years later....here I'am back again listening to this!
Alex Bahena
Same
Romario García
Finally found it!!! The song in The Amazing Spiderman! :D
VELIZ GOYTIA BORIS DANNER
me too!!
Vision. Marcus
Romario García ik how u feel not even Siri gave me a answer
maxim z
Anyone still listening? It’s such a bop. I foudn this while I was trying to find another song that had zombies in the mv but came across this masterpiece. Amazinv
Robert
Yessir yep, been listening to it since around 2013/2014 ish, never gets old....edit... I initially said around 2013/2014, I actually meant around 2003/2004, remember hearing this around the time it first came out actually around the time that the O.C. show came on and was popular, sorry mixing up my decades as old as I'm getting, lol
SnurdBurglar
This is one really, really underrated song.
Léa Racine
This is my favorite song live from them. They always put so much energy into it. Ugh I can't wait for PP to tour again.
cain0906
10 years ago the ending of this song caught me while I was looking at mtv2 and I could never find the name of this artist then I just googled black and white zombies music video and 10 years I finally found this song thank you Google and youtube