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Hellogoodbye | |
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 Hellogoodbye during 2019 World Tour | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Huntington Beach,California |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels |
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| Members | Forrest Kline Augie Rampolla Eric Hehr Michael Nielsen |
| Past members | Parker Case Chris Profeta Marcus Cole Simon Poulton Jesse Kurvink Paul Michael White Jr. Joseph Marro Ryan Daly Aaron Flora Michael Nielsen Travis Head Michael Garzon Andrew Richards |
Hellogoodbye (sometimes styled ashellogoodbye) is an Americanpop rock band that was formed inHuntington Beach, California in 2001 by singerForrest Kline. They were signed toDrive-Thru Records and released their first full-length albumZombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! in 2006, having previously released theEPHellogoodbye in 2004, andDVDOMG HGB DVD ROTFL in 2005. In 2010, the band releasedWould It Kill You? on their label Wasted Summer Records. The album was released in the United Kingdom and Europe byLAB Records on March 14, 2011. Hellogoodbye released their third album,Everything Is Debatable, on October 29, 2013, while touring as the opening act forParamore'sThe Self-Titled Tour. Their fourth album,S'Only Natural, was released on October 5, 2018.
Kerrang! described the band's sound aspower pop. The publication also called them a "Myspace band" due to their popularity on Myspace early in their career.[2] The band is associated with thescene subculture.[3]
Hellogoodbye started in 2001 as a recording project byHuntington Beach High School studentsForrest Kline and Jesse Kurvink. With the interest only to entertain friends and woo crushes, Kline and Kurvink recorded some songs on Forrest's home computer. The first Hellogoodbye song ever written was Kurvink's "Bonnie Taylor Shakedown 2K1" which later appeared on theirdebut self-titled EP. With Kline's interest in web and graphic design, the unofficial group got a working title and a website and posted songs onMP3.com. As interest in the music grew, Kline recruited friends and chanced upon some opening slots at local shows.
In their first two years the group played local shows inOrange County at venues such as the Chain Reaction (Anaheim, California), The Hub (Fullerton, California), andKoo's Cafe (Long Beach, California), made a few trips to play inArizona, and did one mini-tour through Arizona,New Mexico, andTexas with the bandPeachcake. During this time they kept busy burning demos, screen printing tee-shirts and promoting via their website before signing toDrive-Thru Records in 2003.
After signing in 2003 Hellogoodbye released a self-titledEP on August 17, 2004, which has sold over 400,000 copies to date. The band began touring vigorously in support of this release in theUnited States and abroad. During the "Sounds of Change Tour" withAn Angle,Socratic, andSteel Train, Hellogoodbye flipped and totaled their van and trailer after Cole dozed off behind the wheel while driving throughPennsylvania on October 22, 2004. None of the band's members were injured.
While participating in the 2005South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival inAustin, Texas, the band appeared on several episodes ofMTV'sThe Real World: Austin. The cast of the TV series produced a video documentary about three bands on the festival's line-up (the other two wereHalifax andEnon), including interviews and live footage. The appearance gave a boost to the band's popularity.
On November 22, 2005 Hellogoodbye released a DVD titledOMG HGB DVD ROTFL. It featured two hours of concert and touring footage, as well as music videos to the five songs off their debut EP. Following the release, the group was featured on the third and fourth installments of the Drive-Thru Records DVD series. In December 2005, the band wonMTV2'sDew Circuit Breakout competition.[4]
On August 8, 2006, after two years of touring, Hellogoodbye released its first full-length record,Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! produced byMatt Mahaffey through Drive-Thru Records. In 2006, Hellogoodbye appeared on theVans Warped Tour, did a full headlining tour withReggie and the Full Effect,Cute Is What We Aim For,Ozma and Peachcake, visited the United Kingdom (withThe Plain White T's), Japan, and Europe. In 2007, they continued touring, doing a headlining tour withBoys Like Girls, a tour of Australia with Australian bandThe Lucksmiths, played the main stage ofThe Bamboozle in New Jersey, headlined the side stage atGive It a Name, played theReading and Leeds Festivals in the United Kingdom as well as fellow European festivals Pukklelpop, Rock en Seine, and theMySpace Music Tour (co-headlining withSay Anything).
In the January 2007 issue ofAlternative Press, the group confirmed their new album would be released 2008. In January 2007, the single "Here (In Your Arms)" saw a resurgence on Top 40 radio and entered theBillboard Hot 100 (peaking at No. 14) and thePop 100 (peaking at No. 9).[5] The song was certified platinum in the United States. Globally, "Here (In Your Arms)" peaked within the top ten of the charts in the Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The song saw its biggest success in the former country, where it peaked at number two on theIrish Singles Chart in May 2007. In the same month, they also appeared onThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, andLast Call with Carson Daly. Their song "Oh, It Is Love" became the theme song on MTV'sEngaged and Underage. On March 13, 2007 they released aniTunes exclusive three-song EP, which featured three different remixes of the song "All of Your Love". A few months later that year, the MTV movieSuper Sweet 16 aired on television, featuring a live performance by Hellogoodbye of their song "All of Your Love".
In September 2008, it was announced that keyboardist Jesse Kurvink would be leaving the band to finish college. Replacing him would be Joe Marro, former guitarist/keyboardist ofThe Early November. In addition to the lineup changes, the band has announced a fall tour throughout the United States. Accompanying them on the tour areNever Shout Never,Say No More,Ace Enders, andPlayRadioPlay!.[6] In October 2008, it was announced on Hellogoodbye's blog that drummer Chris Profeta would be leaving the band, and will be replaced by former Hellogoodbye drummer Aaron Flora.
On various websites during 2009 and 2010, including their own, Hellogoodbye stated they were working on a new record.[7][8] The name of the album was revealed to beWould It Kill You?. The band paired up to tour withHanson, starting on September 30 in Tulsa followed by dates in October and early November on what was called the Use Your Sole Tour.[9] Other bands which partook in the tour wereSteel Train andSherwood. On August 5, 2009, Hellogoodbye did a live stream of their new song "When We First Met" on absolutepunk.net.[citation needed]
Hellogoodbye was selected to perform at Boston's notoriousCollegeFest event on September 26, 2009.
In late 2009, the band began to post new covers on their website, including a version of "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (originally byJohn Lennon) and "Do You Want to Know a Secret" (originally byThe Beatles). Kline then said that some of the covers will be of '90semo and mid '80spunk.
In early 2010, they went on tour withNew Found Glory,Saves the Day, and Fireworks.
According to theirTwitter on February 25, 2010, they officially parted ways with Drive-Thru Records. This ended an over year-long lawsuit with the label which hindered a new album release which had already been written and recorded. Future releases will now be through their own label, Wasted Summer. The band also began running their own online merchandise store. The new merchandise also features some homemade items from family and friends.
A track from Hellogoodbye's second albumWould It Kill You? was announced via their website, and was revealed to be called "Getting Old". At a concert on September 10, 2010 Hellogoodbye performed two new tracks entitled "Coppertone" and "When We First Kissed".Would It Kill You? was released on November 9, 2010.
On theVans Warped Tour 2011, Hellogoodbye was filmed byChris Skiles and interviewed byJuliet Simms. Forrest spoke about being a vegan on tour forBuzznet's Incredibly Green on the Go segment.[10]
Would It Kill You? was released on March 14, 2011 in the United Kingdom and European Union byLAB Records.
On January 25, 2012, it was announced that Joe Marro was leaving the band. He cited his recent marriage and touring pressures as the reason for the split. He was replaced by Augie Rampolla (ex-You, Me, and Everyone We Know guitarist).[11]
In 2012, it was announced that Hellogoodbye, after touring, would be recording their third LP. In July and August, the group went on a tour of the US withRelient K,William Beckett andHouse of Heroes.[12]
On November 14, 2012 it was announced that Hellogoodbye had signed with Old Friends Records, a sister label toFearless Records, to re-releaseWould It Kill You? and record a third LP.
In March 2013, Hellogoodbye released a live album,Did it Kill You?, recorded at a house party in December 2012. The album was available through the band's Facebook page via a share-to-download format.Did it Kill You? features several tracks from the band's second LP, an original Christmas song written by Forrest, and a cover of the Beach Boys' hit, "Barbara Ann".
Starting on April 24, 2013, Hellogoodbye embarked on a spring tour withRelient K andWilliam Beckett.
In August 2013, Hellogoodbye stated they would release their third studio albumEverything Is Debatable. The album was released on October 29, 2013.[13] In October 2013, Hellogoodbye was the opening act forParamore'sThe Self-Titled Tour withMetric.[14]
On January 13, 2015, the band released the single "I Wanna See the States" for a promotion forPBS Learning Media's geography lessons. In January 2017, Forrest Kline teased that a new track would be released on behalf of a charity donated to theACLU, and revealed the title hours later as "Stare into the Black", before posting it on the band's online store for sale.[15] Forrest posted the song to the band's YouTube account shortly after, and confirmed a new album was in the works on Hellogoodbye's Facebook account, stating "[Stare Into The Black] was intended for it... and will likely still be included."[16]
On August 2, 2017, the band announced the "Would Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! Kill You?" Tour, a six date tour during which they played the first two albums in whole, as well as select other songs.[17][18]
On July 22, 2018, Hellogoodbye announced via their official Facebook page that their new albumS'Only Natural will be released on October 5, 2018.[19]
In late 2021, Hellogoodbye embarked on a US and UK tour celebrating the 10-year anniversary of their second LP,Would It Kill You? They played the album in its entirety along with additional hits from their catalog.[20]
Current
Former
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||||||
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| US [21] | US Alt. [22] | US Indie [23] | US Rock [24] | IRL [25] | SCO [26] | UK [27] | |||||
| Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! |
| 13 | — | 1 | 4 | 83 | 13 | 17 |
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| Would It Kill You? |
| 104 | 12 | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | |||
| Everything Is Debatable |
| 148 | — | 27 | 43 | — | — | — | |||
| S'Only Natural |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||
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| US Heat [29] | |||||||
| Hellogoodbye |
| 31 |
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| Remixes |
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| All of Your Love Remixes |
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| Ukulele Recordings |
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| When We First Met |
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| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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| US [31] | CAN [32] | GER [33] | IRL [25] | NL [34] | SCO [35] | SWE [36] | SWI [37] | UK [27] | UKR [38] | ||||
| "Shimmy Shimmy Quarter Turn"[39] | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hellogoodbye | |
| "Call N' Return (Say That You're Into Me)"[40] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Bonnie Taylor Shakedown 2K1"[41] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Jesse Buy Nothing... Go to Prom Anyways"[42] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Dear Jamie... Sincerely Me"[43] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Here (In Your Arms)" | 2006 | 14 | 11 | 84 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 55 | 4 | 39 | Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! | |
| "All of Your Love" | 2007 | —[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Baby, It's Fact" | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | —[B] | 81 | 120 | |||
| "The Thoughts That Give Me the Creeps" | 2008 | —[C] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Would It Kill You? | |
| "When We First Met"[49] | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "(Everything Is) Debatable"[50] | 2013 | —[D] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Everything Is Debatable | |
| "I Wanna See the States"[52] | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Stare into the Black" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S'Only Natural | |
| "S'Only Natural"[53] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Honeymoon (Forever)"[54] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Let It Burn"[55] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Mysterious You"[56] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Close"[57] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I'll Keep on Following You"[58] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Put It Out"[59] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Here in Yr Arms 2 Back in Yr Arms"[60] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Needy Lover"[61] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "A Reminder to Me"[62] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Would It Kill You? 10 Year Anniversary | |
| "God Only Knows"[63] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Stop Acting Like You Know More About the Internet Cafe Than Me"[64] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
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