Third eye blind
| Third eye blind | |
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 Third Eye Blind (2007) |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Alternative rock , post grunge |
| founding | 1993 |
| Website | http://www.3eb.com |
| Current occupation | |
| Stephan Jenkins | |
| Kryz Reid | |
| Alex LeCavalier | |
| Brad Hargreaves | |
Keyboard |
Alex Kopp |
Third Eye Blind is an American alternative rock - band from San Francisco , California , the sentimental ballads combined with powerful rock songs and most likely with groups such as the Goo Goo Dolls , Matchbox Twenty , or Our Lady Peace is comparable.
Band history
The band was founded in 1993 by Stephan Jenkins ( vocals , songwriting , guitar ), George Earth (guitar), Adrian Burley ( drums ) and Jason Slater ( bass ). Until the release of the debut album in 1997 and thereafter, the line-up changed several times; only Jenkins and Brad Hargreaves (drums) have been continuous members since 1997. For a short time the smash mouth drummer Michael Urbano and the former Primus drummer Tim Wright played in the band.
As the opening act for the British group Oasis , the group made big record labels attention in 1996, including Elektra Records , which the band signed. In 1997 the self-titled debut album was released, of which over six million copies were sold. The single Semi-Charmed Life was sold over a million times and made it known in Europe, like How's It Going to Be, also from the album, stayed in the US charts for up to a year.
After several sold-out tours, the follow-up album Blue was released in 1999 , which reached platinum status in 2000 . In the summer of 2000 guitarist Cadogan was fired after a business dispute with Jenkins and replaced by Tony Fredianelli. In 2003 the band released their third album, Out of the Vein . After his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer , front man Stephan Jenkins organized the “Breathe Benefit Concert” in Los Angeles , at which numerous artists campaigned for the research and treatment of breast cancer.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
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 US
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| 1997 | Third Eye Blind Elektra Records |
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US25th  × 6
(106 weeks)US |
First published: March 26, 1997
Sales: +6,100,000 |
| 1999 | Blue Elektra Records |
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US40 (53 weeks)US |
First published: November 23, 1999
Sales: + 1,000,000 |
| 2003 | Out of the Vein Elektra Records |
- | - |
US12 (9 weeks) US |
First published: May 13, 2003
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| 2009 | Ursa major mega collider |
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US3 (7 weeks) US |
First published: August 18, 2009
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| 2015 | Dopamine Mega Collider |
- | - |
US13 (2 weeks) US |
First published: June 16, 2015
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| 2019 | Screamer Mega Collider |
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First published: October 18, 2019
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Compilations
| year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
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US
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| 2006 | A Collection of Elektra Records |
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US103 (3 weeks) US |
First published: July 18, 2006
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| 2013 | The Third Eye Blind Collection Elektra Records |
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First published: November 11, 2013
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EPs
| year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
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UK
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US
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| 2016 | We Are Drugs Mega Collider |
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US175 (1 week) US |
First published: October 7, 2016
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More EPs
- 2008: Red Star
- 2018: Thanks for Everything
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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UK
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US
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| 1997 | Semi-Charmed Life Third Eye Blind |
DE91 (9 weeks) DE |
UK33 (5 weeks) UK |
US4th  (43 weeks)US |
First published: May 10, 1997
Sales: + 535,000 |
| How's It Going to Be Third Eye Blind |
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UK51 (2 weeks) UK |
US9 (52 weeks) US |
First published: November 1997
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| Graduate Third Eye Blind |
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UK83 (1 week) UK |
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First published: August 1997
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| 1998 | Jumper Third Eye Blind |
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US5 (20 weeks) US |
First published: August 1998
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| 2000 | Never Let You Go Blue |
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US14 (22 weeks) US |
First published: January 2000
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| Deep Inside of You Blue |
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US69 (12 weeks) US |
First published: August 2000
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More singles
- 1998: Losing a Whole Year
- 1999: Anything
- 2000: 10 Days Late
- 2003: Blinded (When I See You)
- 2003: Crystal Baller
- 2008: Non-Dairy Creamer
- 2009: Don't Believe a Word
- 2009: Bonfire
- 2011: If There Ever Was a Time
- 2015: Everything Is Easy
- 2015: Get Me Out of Here
- 2016: cop vs. Phone girl
Awards for music sales
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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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 Australia (ARIA)
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gold1
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- | 35,000 | aria.com.au |
 Canada (MC)
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platinum1
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100,000 | musiccanada.com |
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United States (RIAA)
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gold1
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7 × platinum7th
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7,500,000 | riaa.com |
| All in all |
2 × gold2
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8 × platinum8th
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Web links
- Official website
- Chart sources: DE / UK / US