Bowling for Soup
Bowling for Soup is a
pop-punk band based in
Denton, Texas (but originally from
Wichita Falls, Texas) formed in
1994; best known for their
singles "
Girl All The Bad Guys Want" in
2002, (a
2003 Grammy Award nominee) and "
1985" in
2004, a major commercial hit.
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.
The band gained much notoriety when "Girl All The Bad Guys Want", off the
album Drunk Enough to Dance, was nominated for the
Grammy for "Best Pop Performance by a Group or Duo". Though the band did not take home the award, the nomination served as a launching point for the success of
2004's
A Hangover You Don't Deserve. Sales of that album were driven in large part by the
radio airplay of the single "1985", a song written by the band
SR-71. The version recorded by
SR-71 features Jaret on backing vocals, and the version recorded by Bowling For Soup features
Mitch Allan Lead Singer of
SR-71.
The band members are lead guitar/vocals
Jaret Reddick, guitar/vocals
Chris Burney, bassist/vocals
Erik Chandler, and drummer
Gary Wiseman.
Lance Morril was the original drummer.
Bowling for Soup Goes to the Movies, a compilation album of cover songs and contributions to movie soundtracks, came out in
2005.
Their new album, titled
The Great Burrito Extortion Case, is planned for release in late
2006/early
2007.
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A Hangover You Don't Deserve album cover |
Albums
*
Bowling for Soup (
1994)
*
Cell Mates (
1996)
*
Rock On Honorable Ones! (1998)
* Tell Me When to Whoa (1998)
* Let's Do It for Johnny! (2000)
* Drunk Enough to Dance (2002)
* A Hangover You Don't Deserve (2004)
* Bowling for Soup Goes to the Movies (2005)
* The Great Burrito Extortion Case (2006)Singles* 2000 "The Bitch Song"
* 2000 "Suckerpunch"
* 2002 "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" - #8 UK, #64 US Hot 100, #38 US Modern Rock
* 2002 "Emily"
* 2003 "Punk Rock 101"
* 2004 "1985" - #23 US Hot 100, #5 Hot Digital Songs, #22 Australia, #35 UK
* 2005 "Almost" #48 US Hot 100, #23 US Pop 100, #20 Hot Digital Songs
* 2005 "Ohio (Come Back to Texas)"
* 2006 "I Melt With You"
* 2006 "High School Never Ends"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 Drew Carey Show)
* ...Baby One More Time (from the major motion picture Freaky Friday)
* Speed Racer Theme Song (as heard on Speed Racer on Nickelodeon)
* 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)
* 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)
* I Ran (So Far Away) (theme song for "Knights Of the Zodiac" on Cartoon Network)
* 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 (2005 film))
* Gilligans Island Theme (As heard on The Real Gilligan's Island)* Jaret Reddick once appeared on the UK show Never Mind The Buzzcocks
* The car that appears in the video to The Bitch Song is a British Ford Anglia 123E.
* Jaret Reddick appears in MC Lars' video for Download This Song
* Bowling For Soup performed as the fictional band Hearts That Hate while on tour with MC Lars
* Gary Wiseman had a band prior to Bowling For Soup called Gary and the Wisemen
* Jaret Reddick received the news of Bowling For Soups Grammy Nomination on the day his first child was born
* Jaret Reddick recently appeared on MC Lars's track 'Download This Song'. He has also featured on 'Runaway' by The Lordz and 'At The End Of The Day' by The Army Of Freshmen.
* Jaret Reddick and Chris Burney make an appearance at the end of 'Top 20 Rock Deaths' where they decide that dying in a plane crash but not being on the plane therefore 'splatted' by the plane would be a good rock death.* Official web site
* German Fanpage
* Official Bowling for Soup Message Board
* The BFS Army - Official Bowling for Soup Street Team
* Bowling for Soup Lyrics
* Bowling for Soup Tour Dates
* Official Myspace
* Jaret's Official Myspace
* Erik's Official Myspace
* Chris's Official Myspace
* Gary's Official Myspace
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