Lifehouse | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Blyss (1995–2000) |
| Origin | Los Angeles,California, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Discography | Lifehouse discography |
| Years active | 1995–2021 (on hiatus) |
| Labels | |
| Spinoffs | AM Radio, KOMOX |
| Spinoff of | Blyss |
| Producer(s) | Jude Cole |
| Members | |
| Past members |
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| Website | lifehousemusic |
Lifehouse is an Americanrock band fromLos Angeles,California composed ofJason Wade (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano),Rick Woolstenhulme Jr. (drums, percussion),Bryce Soderberg (bass, vocals), and Steve Stout (lead guitar). The band came to mainstream prominence with their 2000 single "Hanging by a Moment," which led their debut studio album,No Name Face (2000).[1][2] The song peaked at number two on theBillboard Hot 100, won aBillboard Music Award forHot 100 Single of the Year—having spent 20 weeks within the top ten and over a cumulative year on the chart[3][4]—and was named thebest-performing single of 2001 despite not reaching the top position, making it the fourth song in the chart's history to do so.[5][6]
The band has released six subsequent albums —Stanley Climbfall (2002), theireponymous third album (2005),Who We Are (2007),Smoke and Mirrors (2010),Almería (2012), andOut of the Wasteland (2015). Each were met with similar albeit trailing commercial success, spawning the singles "You and Me," "First Time," and "Whatever It Takes" — each became hits on theMainstream Top 40,Adult Top 40, andAdult Contemporary charts, as well as theBillboard Hot 100.[7] Lifehouse is exemplary of theadult contemporary format, meaning the band's songs are often played at public, family-orientedretail venues includingsupermarkets,convention centers, andmalls.[8]
Jason Wade had been writing songs as a coping mechanism since his parents' divorce. After moving to Los Angeles in 1995, he met bassist Sergio Andrade, his next-door neighbor.[9] The following year, Wade, Andrade, and Jon "Diff" Palmer formed Blyss, the forerunner of Lifehouse, and began to play live shows at high schools and colleges.[9][10][11] Later, Collin Hayden and Aaron Lord were added to the band.[12]
Soon thereafter, word-of-mouth reached producerRon Aniello, who introduced Jason toJude Cole, who in turn introduced him toDreamWorks Records principal Michael Ostin.[10][13] In 1998, Aniello produced Blyss's first demos, with the financial backing of DreamWorks Records. Some of these recordings would form the 1999 EPDiff's Lucky Day, which would be sold at live concerts or distributed among friends and music industry contacts.[12]
In 2000, Blyss re-recorded, remixed, and released 12 of the 15Diff's Lucky Day session demos asNo Name Face, their debut major label release under the name of Lifehouse.[11][12] On their choosing the band name, frontman Jason Wade said, "It's about what we do as a band and for me personally. Most of this record is about my life and about life's circumstances. Not only my life, but other people's lives. We thought Lifehouse was a good name for it."[14]
No Name Face met significant commercial success and established the band, and eventually would sell in excess of four million copies worldwide.[10] This was in part due to the success of "Hanging by a Moment", Lifehouse's first commercial single. Due to the charisma and talent of frontman Wade, DreamWorks Records' focus was primarily on him.[15] "Hanging by a Moment" was the third song in chart history to be named the "No. 1 Song of the Year" on theBillboard Hot 100 despite not having reached No. 1 on any weeklyBillboard Hot 100 survey (afterSam the Sham & The Pharaohs' "Wooly Bully" in 1965 andFaith Hill's "Breathe" in 2000).[citation needed] The second single from the album, "Sick Cycle Carousel", was not as commercially successful as "Hanging by a Moment", peaking at No. 21 on theBillboard Modern Rock chart; the third and final single was "Breathing", a reworking of a song featured onDiff's Lucky Day.[citation needed]
The song "Everything" was the first of many Lifehouse songs to be featured inThe WB's future hit seriesSmallville.[12] It was used in theseries pilot andseason 1 finale, and again in the series' 200th episode "Homecoming" in the show's10th and final season, as an homage to itsseason 1 episodes nine years prior.[16] The song "You and Me" from the band'seponymous third album would be released on Smallville's secondsoundtrack,Smallville: The Metropolis Mix, in an extended form subtitled "You and Me (Wedding Version)", and the band itself would perform the song live as aspecial guest appearance in theschool prom scene at the end of theseason 4 episode "Spirit". Seven of the band's songs would be featured in episodes of the series' first four seasons.
The song "Somewhere in Between", also fromNo Name Face, was featured in the first-season episode ofFalcon Beach, "The Blame Game".[17]
By the time Lifehouse's first album was released, Palmer had left the band, and Wade and Andrade were the only remaining founding members.[10] Soon after recordingNo Name Face, Wade and Andrade metRick Woolstenhulme, who auditioned for the needed drummer part and joined the band as full-time drummer.[10] Before the audition, Woolstenhulme had been rehearsing in an adjacent room to Lifehouse and frequently he and Wade would pass each other without meeting the other.[11]
Shortly after a long tour forNo Name Face, Lifehouse reentered the studio to cut their second album,Stanley Climbfall. The album's initial success was short-lived and its singles, 2002's "Spin" and 2003's "Take Me Away", were vastly overshadowed by the success of the first album.[18] Shortly after the album debuted, Rick's brother Sean Woolstenhulme (ofThe Calling) officially became the fourth member of the band in June 2002. He had previously toured with Lifehouse.[citation needed]
In April 2004, Sergio Andrade confirmed that he had decided to leave the band to pursue individual projects. Shortly after his departure, Sean also left the band to pursue other musical projects such asAbandoned Pools andThe Jimmy Chamberlin Complex.[19]
Jason Wade and Rick Woolstenhulme remained the active members of Lifehouse. In September 2004,Bryce Soderberg (previously of AM Radio) signed on as Lifehouse's new bassist. On July 6, 2004, they went toMaryland to begin work on their eponymous third album, spending less than two months in the studio to record thirteen songs produced byJohn Alagia.[20]Lifehouse was released on March 22, 2005.[citation needed]
The album's first single, "You and Me", was released for airplay on January 18, 2005. It was written several years prior and was originally performed by Jason Wade for the 2000 independent filmAll Over Again. The song was a success and stayed on the U.S.Billboard Hot 100 for 62 weeks (the fifth longest-charted in history), peaking at No. 5.[citation needed] The song also appears on the soundtrack toSmallville. One episode, "Spirit", featured the band actually performing it and three other songs from the album ("Come Back Down", "Blind", and "Undone") on the show.[citation needed] The song has also appeared onCold Case,Boston Legal,Gavin & Stacey,Everwood,Grey's Anatomy,The 4400 andMedium as well as the commercial for the final episode ofZoey 101.[citation needed] The song "All In All" was featured inScrubs. The music video for the album's second single, "Blind", was released October 19, 2005. It starredTina Majorino and featured several other up-and-coming young actors such as Sarch McClain, Stephen Cheung, Christopher Thien Duc Van and Andy Walters.[11]
In 2006, the newly-written song "Good Enough" was featured in theDisney filmThe Wild and was repeated over the end credits.[21][better source needed]
Lifehouse began recording their fourth album in mid-2006 atKiefer Sutherland andJude Cole's recording studio, Ironworks Studios in Los Angeles.[22] Their fourth album, entitledWho We Are, was released on June 19, 2007.[23] The album features Wade, Woolstenhulme and Soderberg as its lineup, and "rocks a little harder" than their previous album, according to the band.[24] The album's release was followed by a tour withThe Goo Goo Dolls andColbie Caillat, which began June 15 at the Dodge Theatre inPhoenix, AZ.[25]
The album's first single was a bright, pop rock love song "First Time", released on April 24, 2007. The song debuted on theBillboard Hot 100 at number 48 in May,[26] and peaked at number three on the Hot Adult Top 40 Charts. The album's second single, "Whatever It Takes" was released to radio stations on October 29, 2007.[27] "Broken", the album's third single,[28] peaked at number 83 on theBillboard Hot 100. "Broken" has appeared on several television series, includingGrey's Anatomy ("Lay Your Hands On Me"),Criminal Minds ("In Birth and Death", season 3, episode 2),One Tree Hill,One Life to Live andThe Hills. Most recently, it was featured in the film soundtrackThe Time Traveler's Wife.
Lifehouse held a contest to make a video for the song "Make Me Over".[29] The band gave 60 USC School of Cinematic Arts graduate students a chance to shoot the video for their new single. The winning video premiered at a gala event on December 5, 2008, at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, CA.[30]
The album was certifiedGold by theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in October 2008.[31]
On April 11, 2009, the band announced that Ben Carey was an official member of the band. They said that they had been "a four-piece for some time" and that Ben is "family to us". Carey had been touring with the band since 2004.[32]
The single "Halfway Gone" was released on October 27, 2009. The music video premiered on theVH1 Top 20 on VH1.com at the end of November.[33]Smoke & Mirrors was released on March 2, 2010.[34] The album debuted at No. 6 on theBillboard 200 with 54,000 copies sold.[35] This marked the band's highest chart debut to date, surpassing their previous peak at No. 7 withStanley Climbfall in 2002.[36]
On September 11, 2012, Lifehouse released a new single featuringNatasha Bedingfield entitled "Between the Raindrops". A month later, on October 18, the band announced that the title of their sixth studio album would beAlmería, named after a city in Spain famous as the locale of many classicSpaghetti Western films.[37]Almería was released on December 11 in the US and December 12 worldwide. The album was met with mixed reviews, and failed to spawn a second single.[citation needed]
On July 24, 2013, Wade posted a letter to the band'sFacebook page saying that Lifehouse had parted with Geffen and was on a temporary hiatus as each band member turned attention to other projects (with the assurance that the band would continue to make records in the future).[38] DrummerRick Woolstenhulme Jr. began touring with theGoo Goo Dolls; bassistBryce Soderberg initiated a new band titled KOMOX; lead guitarist Ben Carey continued work in country rock band Elvis Monroe; and singer and songwriterJason Wade worked on his as-yet-unreleased singer-songwriter solo record.[39][40][41][42] The band's final show before their break was on September 25, 2013.[43]
Lifehouse reentered the studio in May 2014. "Flight" was released independently on November 18, along with an announcement that the band's hiatus was officially over and a new album entitledSeven would be released in April 2015.[44][45] On December 8, 2014, Lifehouse stated on their official website that Ben Carey would no longer be a part of Lifehouse and instead would be focusing on his own projects; for live shows, the band later revealed that Steve Stout would fill in on lead guitar.[46][better source needed]
The album's first official single, "Hurricane", was released on January 27, 2015.[47] On January 27,Billboard.com revealed a new album titleOut of the Wasteland and published the official standard-edition track list of the album, giving an official release date of May 19, 2015.[39][48] The album was released online and in stores on May 26, 2015 and debuted at number one on the Independent Albums chart.[49][better source needed] A specialTarget edition was made available with four bonus tracks.
The band was to begin touring in support of the album on June 19, as an opening act on the second North American leg ofNickelback'sNo Fixed Address Tour, before the tour was cancelled due to the health of Nickelback's lead singer,Chad Kroeger.[50] A European headlining tour commenced on September 15, 2015 inAmsterdam, with extra dates added due to high demand.[51]
In June 2017, the band released their first Greatest Hits compilation, featuring all 17 of their radio singles to date in chronological order, plus one non-single that still charted on radio.[52] Lifehouse spent the summer of 2017 touring throughout the United States and Canada withSwitchfoot in support of the album.[53] It marked the first North American tour by the band since 2011. During the tour, Wade teamed up withSwitchfoot'sJon Foreman, to help raise funds for Houston'sHurricane Harvey victims through the track called "Shine Like Gold".[54]
In early 2018, Lifehouse toured withCollective Soul across South Africa.[55]
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Lifehouse released their first single in six years, "Cut & Run" in April 2021.[56] The first single recorded with member Steve Stout, who had collaborated with Jason Wade on the side project ØZWALD and officially became the band's lead guitarist in 2017, the song was succeeded by four more singles over the course of 2021.[57] The band compiled these five singles and one new track into their first EP,Goodbye Kanan, released on November 26, 2021 under their own label Allswell Records.[58]
Wade wrote the song "From Where You Are" forAllstate's Teen Driving Program. The song was featured on the "Tall Lights" commercial and aired on NBC.[59]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2002 | Lifehouse | Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2003 | "Spin" | 100,000 Spins | Won |
| 2004 | "Hanging By a Moment" | 800,000 Spins | Won |
| 2007 | "You and Me" | 600,000 Spins | Won |
| 2009 | "Whatever It Takes" | 300,000 Spins | Won |
| 2009 | "First Time" | 300,000 Spins | Won |
TheBillboard Music Awards is sponsored byBillboard magazine and held annually in December.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2001 | Lifehouse | Rock New Artist Of the Year | Won |
| Male New Artist Of the Year | Won | ||
| Hot 100 Singles Group/Duo | Nominated | ||
| "Hanging By a Moment" | Top Hot 100 Song | Won | |
| "Hanging By a Moment" | Modern Rock Track of the Year | Nominated |
Lifehouse has received 10 BMI awards[60]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | "Hanging By a Moment" | Most Performed Song on College Radio | Won |
| 2002 | "Hanging By a Moment" | Best Pop (2nd Award) | Won |
| 2003 | "Hanging By a Moment" | Best Pop (3rd Award) | Won |
| 2006 | "You and Me" | Best Pop | Won |
| 2007 | "You and Me" | Best Pop (2nd Award) | Won |
| 2008 | "Whatever It Takes" | Best Pop | Won |
| 2008 | "First Time" | Best Pop | Won |
| 2010 | "Broken" | Best Pop | Won |
| 2011 | "Halfway Gone" | Best Pop | Won |
| 2012 | "All In" | Best Pop | Won |
The Radio Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony to honor the most played songs/artists on the radio.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2001 | "Hanging By a Moment" | Song of the Year / Pop Alternative Radio | Won |
| Song of the Year / Top 40-Pop Radio | Nominated | ||
| 2005 | "You and Me" | Song of the Year/Adult Hit Radio | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2001 | "Hanging By a Moment" | Choice - Rock Track | Nominated |
| Choice Breakout Artist | Nominated | ||
| 2005 | "You and Me" | Choice - Love Song | Nominated |
| 2007 | "First Time" | Choice - Love Song | Nominated |
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