Theory of a Deadman
| Theory of a Deadman | |
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 Theory of a Deadman (2013) |
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| General information | |
| origin | Vancouver , Canada |
| Genre (s) | Hard rock , alternative rock |
| founding | 2002 |
| Website | www.theoryofadeadman.com |
| Founding members | |
| Tyler Connolly | |
| Dean Back | |
guitar |
Dave Brenner |
| Brent Fitz | |
Theory of a Deadman is a Canadian rock band from Vancouver that was formed in 2002. They signed their record deal with 604 Records , a music label founded in 2002 by Chad Kroeger , the singer of Nickelback .
history
Theory of a Deadman released their debut album of the same name on September 17, 2002. The two single releases Nothing Could Come Between Us and Make Up Your Mind were particularly successful, which allowed them to achieve their first mainstream success.
On March 29, 2005 they finally released their second album, entitled Gasoline . However, before this album was released, they toured with Shinedown and No Address and had been on a promotional tour with Breaking Benjamin and The Exies since March 1st . The first single from this album was No Surprise .
The fact that several songs from Gasoline appeared in the game Fahrenheit , their popularity rose sharply. For example, the song Santa Monica is played during the ending sequence (credits) of the game.
The band also played the theme song for World Wrestling Entertainment's No Way Out 2006: a cover version of Deadly Game from the WWE Anthology album. The song was also released on the WWE Wreckless Intent album.
On April 1st, 2008 her new album called Scars and Souvenirs was released. The starting single was called So Happy . With Bad Girlfriend they released their most successful single to date.
They contributed the title Not Meant to Be to the soundtrack of the film Transformers - Die Rache (2009) . Her title Head Above Water appeared on the soundtrack of the follow-up Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) . This title is also in fourth studio album The Truth Is ... included.
In 2011 the band toured on the "Avalanche Tour" with other bands, e. B. Skillet , Stone Sour , Halestorm and Art of Dying .
Discography
Albums
| year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
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 DE
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 UK
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 US
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 CA
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| 2002 | Theory of a Deadman 604 Records |
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US85 (6 weeks) US |
CA4th  (1 week)CA |
First published: September 17th, 2002
Sales: + 100,000 |
| 2005 | Gasoline 604 Records |
- | - |
US58 (9 weeks) US |
CA10 (1 week)CA |
First published: March 29, 2005
Sales: + 100,000 |
| 2008 | Scars & Souvenirs 604 Records |
- | - |
US26th (110 weeks)US |
CA2 (9 weeks)CA |
First published: April 1, 2008
Sales: + 1,100,000 |
| 2011 |
The Truth Is ... 604 Records |
DE94 (1 week) DE |
UK68 (1 week) UK |
US8 (18 weeks) US |
CA2  (6 weeks)CA |
First published: July 12, 2011
Sales: + 40,000 |
| 2014 | Savages 604 Records |
- |
UK41 (1 week) UK |
US8 (8 weeks) US |
CA4 (2 weeks) CA |
First published: July 29, 2014
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| 2017 | Wake Up Call 604 Records |
- | - |
US24 (2 weeks) US |
CA13 (3 weeks) CA |
First published: October 27, 2017
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| 2020 | Say Nothing 604 Records |
- | - |
US116 (... weeks) US |
CA51 (... weeks) CA |
First published: January 31, 2020
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Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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DE
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UK
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US
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CA
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| 2005 | Santa Monica gasoline |
- | - | - |
CA- |
First published: June 14, 2005
Sales: + 5,000 |
| 2008 | So happy scars & souvenirs |
- | - | - |
CA58 (14 weeks) CA |
First published: February 11, 2008
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| Bad Girlfriend Scars & Souvenirs |
- | - |
US75 × 2
(17 weeks)US |
CA42 (20 weeks)CA |
First published: May 14, 2008
Sales: + 2,010,000 |
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| All or Nothing Scars & Souvenirs |
- | - |
US99 (1 week) US |
CA22nd (29 weeks)CA |
First published: June 2nd, 2008
Sales: + 10,000 |
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| Hate My Life Scars & Souvenirs |
- |
UK92 (1 week) UK |
US- |
CA65 (7 weeks)CA |
First published: October 30, 2008
Sales: + 505,000 |
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| Not Meant to Be Scars & Souvenirs |
- | - |
US55 (21 weeks)US |
CA53 (20 weeks)CA |
First published: November 18, 2008
Sales: + 1,005,000 |
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| 2011 | Lowlife The Truth Is ... |
- | - | - |
CA55 (18 weeks)CA |
First published: May 17, 2011
Sales: + 5,000 |
| Bitch Came Back The Truth Is ... |
- | - | - |
CA- |
First published: 2011
Sales: + 5,000 |
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| 2017 | Rx (Medicate) Wake Up Call |
- | - |
US- |
- |
First published: July 27, 2017
Sales: + 1,000,000 |
More singles
- 2002: Nothing Could Come Between Us
- 2003: Make Up Your Mind
- 2003: Point to Prove
- 2003: The Last Song
- 2005: No Surprise
- 2005: Say Goodbye
- 2005: Hello Lonely (Walk Away from This)
- 2005: Better Off
- 2006: Since You've Been Gone
- 2009: By the Way
- 2009: Wait for Me
- 2010: Little Smirk
- 2010: End of the Summer
- 2011: Out of My Head
- 2012: Hurricane
- 2012: gentleman
- 2012: Head Above Water
- 2012: Easy to Love You
- 2014: Drown
- 2014: Savages (feat. Alice Cooper )
- 2015: Angel
- 2015: Blow
- 2016: Hallelujah
- 2017: Shape of My Heart
- 2017: Cold Water
- 2017: Echoes
- 2017: Wake Up Call
Awards for music sales
Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
| Country / Region |
gold |
platinum
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Sales | swell |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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Canada (MC)
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6 × gold6th
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5 × platinum5
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385,000 | musiccanada.com |
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United States (RIAA)
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gold1
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5 × platinum5
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5,500,000 | riaa.com |
| All in all |
7 × gold7th
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10 × platinum10
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Web links
- Official website (English)
- Official Website of 604 Records (English)
- Chart sources: DE / UK / US / CA (singles) / CA (albums)