The Reason (song)
| The reason | |
|---|---|
| Hoobastank | |
| publication | April 2004 |
| length | 3:16 min |
| Genre (s) | Alternative rock / post grunge |
| album | The reason |
The Reason is a song from the album of the same name by the American post-grunge band Hoobastank . It was released as a single in April 2004 .
content
In the lyrics, a person apologizes for the past and promises to change, but needed a reason given by their former lover ( and the reason is you ).
Music video
The video begins with the fade-in of a Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1A in which the singer Douglas Robb can be seen as the driver. He gets out and walks towards a young woman who is lying next to the rear of the car. In a flashback, you can see that she was hit by a pawn shop shortly before . All attention is on the woman. Meanwhile, the guitarist Dan Estrin invades the shop and lets his accomplices, represented by the other band members, in. They break into the safe and steal various valuables and a ruby red gem . You escape through the back door.
At the same time, the person who caused the accident commits a hit- and-run and is pursued by the police. An arrived ambulance wants to take care of the injured when she gets up and escapes on a motorcycle. The pawnbroker realizes that he has become the victim of an ingenious coup . The band is hiding; However, at the end of the video, police sirens can be heard, which suggests that the hiding place was found by the police.
Charts
| Charts (2004) | space |
|---|---|
| Australia | 7th |
| Austria | 5 |
| Switzerland | 6th |
| Great Britain | 12 |
| United States | 2 |
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
||
 Australia (ARIA)
|
 gold
|
35,000 |
 Italy (FIMI)
|
gold
|
25,000 |
 United States (RIAA)
|
Gold (Single) + Gold (Ringtone)
|
1,000,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
|
 silver
|
200,000 |
| All in all |
1 × silver 4 × gold |
1,260,000 |
additional
- The song won the MTV Asia Video Music Award . The song was nominated for Best Rock Song at the 2005 Grammy Awards .
- The Reason was covered by Tom Jones .
- The song is also featured in the video games SingStar Pop and Karaoke Revolution (Volume 3).
- The song played an important role in the German teenage comedy Doktorspiele from 2014 when the main actor Andi serenaded his beloved Katja at a party . Later, Andi tries to compose a song himself, which then turns out to be a copy of The Reason with just new lyrics.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Translation of The Reason on magistrix.de ( Memento of the original from September 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Official music video at Myvideo.de
- ↑ Award in Australia
- ↑ Award in Italy
- ↑ Distinction in the United States
- ↑ Award in the United Kingdom
- ↑ All nominees for the Grammy Award 2005
