Matchbox Twenty
Matchbox Twenty (oprindeligt stavet Matchbox 20) er et amerikansk rockband dannet i Orlando i 1995. Gruppen består i dag af Rob Thomas (forsanger, klaver), Paul Doucette (guitar, vokal), Brian Yale (bas guitar), Kyle Cook (guitar, vokal) og Ryan MacMillan (trommer, percussion).
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| Oprindelse |
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| Genre | Alternativ rock |
| Aktive år | 1995–2004, 2007–nu |
| Pladeselskab | Atlantic, LavA |
| Associeret med | Tabitha's Secret, The Break and Repair Method, The New Left, The Push Stars, Rob Thomas |
| Medlemmer |
Rob Thomas Kyle Cook Paul Doucette Brian Yale Ryan MacMillan |
| Tidligere medlemmer | Adam Gaynor |
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Matchbox Twenty opnåede international berømmelse med deres debutalbum, Yourself or Someone Like You (1996), der blev certificeret 12× Platin (diamant) i USA og multi-platin i Australien, Canada og New Zealand: Deres andet album, Mad Season, blev udgivet i 2000, og det nåede ind i top 3 på Billboard 200 og blev certificeret 4× Platin i USA. Deres tredje album, More Than You Think You Are, blev udgivet i 2002, og blev kun certificeret 2× Platin i USA, på trods af at flere af singlerne blev spillet meget i radioen. Instruktøren Bill Draheim filmede bandet mens de indspillede More Than You Think You Are til en dokumentar kaldet "Theresville", som blev gjort tilgængelig online.
Bandet valgte at holde pause i i 2004 efter rytmeguitaristen Adam Gaynors forlod gruppen. Som et resultat deraf overtog Paul Doucette rollen som rytmeguitarist, da gruppen blev gendannet i 2007. De udgav et opsamlingsalbum, Exile on Mainstream, der blev certificeret guld i USA. Efter udgivelsen turnerede gruppen for at promovere albummet. Matchbox Twenty tog endnu en pause mens Rob Thomas startede en succesfuld solokarriere, men de blev genforenet i 2010. De udgav herefter deres fjerde album, North, den 4. september, 2012 der debuterede som nummer 1 på Billboard 200.[1]
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Tidslinje

Diskografi
Albums
- Yourself or Someone Like You (1996)
- Mad Season (2000)
- More Than You Think You Are (2002)
- North (2012)
- Where the Light Goes (2023)
Singler
| Udgivelsesår | Single | Peak chart positions | Certificering | Album | |||||||||
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| US [2] |
US Alt [3] |
US Main [2] |
US Adult [4] |
US Pop [2] |
CAN [5] [6] |
CAN Alt [7] |
UK [8] [9] |
AUS [10] [11] |
NZ [12] [13] | ||||
| 1996 | "Long Day" | — | — | 8 | — | — | 43 | 18 | — | 83 | — | Yourself or Someone Like You | |
| 1997 | "Push" | 5[A] | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 8 | — | ||
| "3 a.m." | 3[A] | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 31 | — | |||
| 1998 | "Real World" | 38 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 119 | 40 | — | ||
| "Back 2 Good" | 24 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Girl Like That" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2000 | "Bent" | 1 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 19 | 20 | US: Guld | Mad Season |
| "If You're Gone" | 5 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 27 | — | 50 | 18 | 12 | |||
| "Crutch" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | |||
| 2001 | "Mad Season" | 48 | — | — | 5 | 20 | — | — | — | 42 | 34 | ||
| "Angry" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Last Beautiful Girl" | 113 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2002 | "Disease" | 29 | — | — | 4 | 21 | — | — | 50 | 31 | — | More Than You Think You Are | |
| 2003 | "Unwell" | 5 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 8 | US: Guld | |
| "Feel"[14] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2004 | "Bright Lights" | 23 | — | — | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | 26 | 48 | ||
| "Downfall" | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "All I Need" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | |||
| 2007 | "How Far We've Come" | 11 | — | — | 3 | 14 | 4 | — | 157 | 7 | 11 | US: Platinum | Exile on Mainstream |
| 2008 | "All Your Reasons" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | ||
| "These Hard Times" | 112 | — | — | 7 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Referencer
- "Releases: Matchbox 20". Hentet 8. september 2012.
- "Matchbox Twenty – Billboard Singles". allmusic. Hentet 2010-11-17.
{{cite web}}: Kursiv eller fed markup er ikke tilladt i:|publisher=(hjælp) - "Matchbox Twenty Album & Song Chart History – Alternative Songs". Billboard. Hentet 2010-11-17.
- "Matchbox Twenty Album & Song Chart History – Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. Hentet 2011-07-10.
- "Matchbox 20 Top Singles positions". RPM. Hentet 2010-05-13.
- "Matchbox Twenty Album & Song Chart History – Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Hentet 2010-08-17.
- "Matchbox 20 Rock/Alternative positions". RPM. Hentet 2010-05-13.
- "Chart Log UK: M - My Vitriol". Zobbel.de. Hentet 2012-01-11.
- "Matchbox Twenty Chart History UK". chart history. Arkiveret fra originalen 23. juli 2012. Hentet 2009-09-25.
- "Matchbox Twenty Chart History Australia". australian-charts.com. Hentet 2009-09-25.
- "Matchbox Twenty Chart History Australia". australia-charts.com. Hentet 2009-09-25.
- "Matchbox Twenty Chart History New Zealand". charts.org. Arkiveret fra originalen 21. oktober 2012. Hentet 2009-09-25.
- "Matchbox Twenty Chart History New Zealand". charts.org. Arkiveret fra originalen 21. oktober 2012. Hentet 2009-09-25.
- "Airplay Archive". fmqb.com. Arkiveret fra originalen 22. marts 2013. Hentet 2009-09-25.
