The Reason
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| The Reason | ||
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| Missing image Hoobastank_-_The_Reason.jpg Album cover | ||
| CD by Hoobastank | ||
| Released | December 9, 2003 | |
| Recorded | mid-2003 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 42 min 01 sec | |
| Record label | Island Records | |
| Producers | Howard Benson and Hoobastank | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| RollingStone review | 2 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album?id=318109) |
| Artistdirect review | 3 stars out of 5 | link (http://store.artistdirect.com/store/artist/album/0,,2767665,00.html) |
| Hoobastank Chronology | ||
| The Target (2002) | The Reason (2003) | N/A |
The Reason is an album released by Hoobastank on December 9, 2003.
| Contents |
Making of the Album
The band entered the studio in 2003 with producer Howard Benson who has produced records by P.O.D., Cold (band) and The Crystal Method. However, recording was disrupted for a month when Dan Estrin seriously injured in a freak minibike accident in August. By August, Estrin had recovered by October and the band headed off on a Nokia Unwired Tour with the All-American Rejects and Ozomatli in November.
Lyricist and vocalist Doug Robb said on the bands website that several songs on the album are about questioning what you are told. "A lot of it is about asking questions or questioning all that people see. Its not all about religion. "Out of Control" is about that and about opening your eyes after being blinded by being devoted to anything." [1] (http://www.hoobastank.com/v5/bio.asp) "
Chart success
Their second album The Reason was released in December 2003. The first single "Out of Control" was made available for download on the bands website. "Out of Control" would reach #9 on the US modern rock chart, #16 on the mainstream rock chart and #16 on a composite world modern rock chart (based on the US, Germany, the UK, Sweden, Finland, Canada and Australia). The Reason initially reached a peak of #45 on the Billboard 200.
The title track was released as a single in the first half of 2004. It became a massive hit reaching #5 on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 on the US and world modern rock charts, #1 on a world airplay chart in May 2004 and #10 in Australia. The Reason album received a new lease of life on the US album charts reaching #3 on the Billboard 200.
Track listing
- "Same Direction" (3:15)
- "Out Of Control" (2:42)
- "What Happened To Us?" (4:00)
- "Escape" (3:45)
- "Just One" (3:19)
- "Lucky" (3:00)
- "From The Heart" (3:04)
- "The Reason" (3:53)
- "Let It Out" (3:18)
- "Unaffected" (3:34)
- "Never There" (3:03)
- "Disappear" (5:08)
Personnel
- Douglas Robb - Vocals and Guitars
- Dan Estrin - Guitars
- Markku Lappalainen - Bass
- Chris Hesse - Drums