Bowling for Soup

Bowling for Soup

Bowling for Soup is a Punk band originally formed in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1994. Now based in Denton, Texas, the band is best known for their singles "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" (a 2003 Grammy Award nominee) and "1985', which was written by SR-71. They have released nine studio albums, including a covers album.

History

Bowling for Soup was formed in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1994 by Jaret Reddick (lead guitar, vocals), Chris Burney (guitar, vocals), Erik Chandler (bass guitar, vocals), and Lance Morril (drums). Morril left the band in 1998 (on good terms) and was replaced by Gary Wiseman. The band's name is derived from comedian Steve Martin's "Bowling for Shit" routine from his 1978 comedy album, Wild and Crazy Guy, itself a reference to Bowling for Dollars. In 1998, the band relocated to Denton, Texas and recorded their first EP Tell Me When to Whoa! in 1998 for Denton music label FFROE. Bowling for Soup released their first studio album, Rock on Honorable Ones!!!, through FFROE later that year. The album sold over 10,000 copies, prompting Jive Records to sign the band. Let's Do It for Johnny!, Bowling for Soup's major label debut, was released on Jive in 2000. The album mostly contained re-recordings of their previous recordings, but it also contained a few new tracks and a cover of Bryan Adams' song "Summer of '69".

In 2002, the band recorded their second major label album, Drunk Enough to Dance. The lead single from the album, "Girl All the Bad Guys Want", became a top 10 hit in the UK and a top 100 hit in the US. The next year, the single was nominated for the Grammy Award for "Best Pop Performance by a Group or Duo". The success of the single helped Drunk Enough to Dance reach #2 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers album chart, with a peak of #129 on the Billboard 200. The follow up single, Emily did not fare so well, climbing to a disappointing #67 in the UK Singles chart and not even charting in the US. Bowling For Soup's Record Label felt that a third single should be released, because of the success of Girl All the Bad Guys Want but did not feel any of the remaining songs on Drunk Enough to Dance were single material. So the band recorded a new song, Punk Rock 101 to release as the third single. The song was included on a re-issue of the album Drunk Enough to Dance. The single was more successful than Emily, climbing to #43 in the UK Singles Chart.

A Hangover You Don't Deserve

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A Hangover You Don't Deserve was the band's most successful album.

A Hangover You Don't Deserve followed two years later, and became the band's only top 40 album. Sales of the album were driven in large part by the radio airplay of the single "1985", a song written by the band SR-71. Mitch Allan, lead singer of SR-71, contributed background vocals to the song. "1985" became Bowling for Soup's biggest hit in the US, reaching #23 on the Billboard Hot 100. A second single from A Hangover You Don't Deserve, titled Almost, charted at #100 on the UK Singles Chart, #46 on the US Top 100, and #23 on US Pop 100. Ohio, better known as Come Back to Texas, was also released as a radio single in the US, but was not as popular 1985 or even Almost, reaching #59 on the US Pop 100.

Bowling for Soup Goes to the Movies, a compilation album of cover songs and contributions to movie soundtracks, was released by the band in 2005. Later that year, Jaret Reddick and Chris Burney made several appearances on VH1's "I Love the '90s: Part Deux".

The Great Burrito Extortion Case

Following the release of their covers album, Bowling For Soup spent most of 2006 readying their Seventh studio album, entitled The Great Burrito Extortion Case, which was released on November 7, 2006. They released the first single off that album, "High School Never Ends", to iTunes on September 19, 2006. The Music Video for High School Never Ends debuted in the UK on 8th December 2006 on Kerrang TV and is currently available to select from their playlist. The band embarked on a US tour in support of the release of their new album, which ends in late January 2007. This will be followed by a UK tour in early February 2007.

Discography

Albums

• Bowling for Soup (1994)
• Cell Mates (1996)
• Rock On Honorable Ones!!! (1998)
• Tell Me When to Whoa! (EP) (1999)
• Let's Do It for Johnny! (2000) UK #186
• Drunk Enough to Dance (2002) US #129, UK #14
• A Hangover You Don't Deserve (2004) US #37, UK #64 Gold
• Bowling for Soup Goes to the Movies (2005)
• The Great Burrito Extortion Case (2006) US #88

Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions				Album
		UK Singles Chart	US Modern Rock	US Hot 100	US Pop 100
2000	"The Bitch Song"	-	-	-	-	Let's Do It for Johnny!
2000	"Suckerpunch"	-	-	-	-	Let's Do It for Johnny!
2002	"Girl All the Bad Guys Want"	8	38	64	-	Drunk Enough to Dance
2002	"Emily"	67	-	-	-	Drunk Enough to Dance
2003	"Punk Rock 101"	43	-	-	-	Drunk Enough to Dance
2004	"1985"	35	-	23	-	A Hangover You Don't Deserve
2005	"Almost"	100	-	46	23	A Hangover You Don't Deserve
2005	"Ohio (Come Back to Texas)"	-	-	-	59	A Hangover You Don't Deserve
2006	"I Melt With You"	-	-	-	-	Bowling for Soup Goes to the Movies
2006	"High School Never Ends"	-	-	97	79	The Great Burrito Extortion Case
2007	"When We Die"	-	-	-	-	The Great Burrito Extortion Case

Other appearances

• "Guard My Heart" (from the HBO movie Sardines)
• "Jimmy Neutron Theme Song" (from the major motion picture Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius)
• "5 O'Clock World" (as heard on the The Drew Carey Show)
• "...Baby One More Time" (from the major motion picture Freaky Friday)
• "Here We Go" (from the Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Soundtrack)
• "Bare Necessities" (from the DisneyMania 3 CD)
• "Lil' Red Riding Hood" (from the Cursed Soundtrack)
• "Undertow" (from the Summerland Soundtrack)
• A child friendly version of "I Melt With You" (from the Sky High Soundtack)
• "Punk Rock 101" (from the videogame NHL 2004)
• "Suckerpunch" (heard and briefly seen in the 2002 film Crossroads)
• "Ghostbusters" (from the Just Like Heaven soundtrack)
• "Punk Rock 101" and "I Ran" (from the video game Backyard Wrestling)
• "The Last Rock Show" (as heard in the Malcolm in the Middle episode "Family Reunion" 2002)
• "The Girl All The Bad Guys Want" (as heard in the movie The New Guy)
• "Almost" (as heard in the movie Dirty Deeds)
• "Gilligan's Island Theme" (as heard on The Real Gilligan's Island)
• "Greatest Day" (as heard on Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star)
• "I Ran" (a cover of the Flock Of Seagulls single was featured as the Knights of the Zodiac intro theme; also included as an extra track on Drunk Enough to Dance)
• A mock music video of "London Bridge" by Fergie was performed exclusively for Yahoo! Music by Bowling for Soup. [1]

External links

• Official web site
• Bowling For Soup Official MySpace Site
• Up-Load UK Interview 2006
• Interview at OneMetal