Finger Eleven
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| Finger Eleven | |
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| Origin | Burlington, Ontario, Canada |
| Genre(s) | Post-grunge Hard rock Alternative metal Pop-rock |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Label(s) | Wind-Up |
| Website | fingereleven.com |
| Members | |
| Scott Anderson James Black Rick Jackett Sean Anderson Rich Beddoe |
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| Former members | |
| Rob Gobberman | |
Finger Eleven (also known as F11 and Finger 11) is a Canadian alternative metal band formed in 1989. They originated in Burlington, Ontario as Rainbow Butt Monkeys. They have currently released five studio albums, with their 2003 self-titled album Finger Eleven bringing them into the mainstream with the hit single "One Thing". Their 2007 album Them vs. You vs. Me launched the single "Paralyzer", which went on to top numerous charts including the Canadian Hot 100 and both US rock charts, as well as reaching #6 on the US Hot 100.
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[edit] History
[edit] Letters From Chutney and Tip (1989–1999)
Finger Eleven has achieved a devoted Canadian following throughout their time as a band. Their first album, Letters from Chutney (1995) was recorded under the name The Rainbow Butt Monkeys, with money won from a rock band search contest on 97.7 CHTZ (Hits) HTZ FM's "Southern Ontario's Best Rock".
The group found a new management team in Coalition Entertainment (Rob Lanni & Eric Lawrence with Sarah Parham) in 1996. Once they had realized their music changed and wanted to be taken more seriously, "The Rainbow Butt Monkeys" became "Finger Eleven". The name Finger Eleven comes from an earlier version of the song "Stephanie's Song" from the album Tip. Scott Anderson explains: "when everything is pushing you in one direction and your instinct drives you in another--that's finger eleven, I couldn't get it out of my head."
Their breakthrough album, Tip, was released on Mercury Records in Canada in 1997 and re-released by Wind-up Records in the United States in 1998. This also marked a change in the band's sound. Tip was produced by Arnold Lanni (Our Lady Peace). By then, they managed to tour alongside bands such as Creed and Fuel.
[edit] The Greyest of Blue Skies and Finger Eleven (2000–2006)
Following the release of Tip, drummer Rob Gommerman left the band and was replaced by Rich Beddoe whom James Black had met coincidently at an Alice in Chains concert several years earlier in Toronto.
In 2000, Finger Eleven released The Greyest of Blue Skies, again produced by Arnold Lanni. They had success in their home country with this album going gold (50,000 units sold).
Their 2003 release, self-titled album Finger Eleven was produced by Johnny K. This album includes the sleeper hit single "One Thing" which pushed the band into the mainstream. The song was a hit on rock, pop, and adult radio charts; the success of the single earned the band its first US Gold Album (500,000 copies) and Canadian Platinum (100,000 copies). "One Thing" reached #16 in the U.S., and had exposure on TV series such as Scrubs, Smallville and Third Watch. In 2007, the song had also been sung with Amy Lee of Evanescence.
The band toured throughout Europe, Australia and North America from 2003 to 2005. They have also won a MuchMusic Video Award.
[edit] Them vs You vs Me (2007–present)
Finger Eleven's most recent album titled Them vs. You vs. Me was released on March 6, 2007, again produced by Johnny K. The first single was "Paralyzer", which slowly became the band's most successful single to date, becoming their first-career Top-Ten hit on the U.S. Hot 100 in November 2007, as well as reaching #1 in Canada, and both U.S. rock charts. The album also features the singles "Falling On" and "I'll Keep Your Memory Vague".
The band played "Paralyzer" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on March 14, 2007 and again almost exactly ten months later on January 9, 2008, in a testament to the longevity of the single's success. They also played at the 2007 NHL awards show on June 14, 2007.
On December 4, 2007 the DVD Us-vs-Then-vs-Now was released, with footage spanning their whole career. it also came with a bonus CD of B-sides, rarities and demos.
Them vs. You vs. Me was certified Gold in the U.S. in March 2008. The band has toured extensively since the release of Them vs. You vs. Me, playing mostly new material. Additionally, they have added a medley to the end of their shows that consists of Paralyzer, Franz Ferdinand's Take Me Out, Led Zeppelin's Trampled Under Foot and Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall.
They performed "Paralyzer" at the Miss USA 2008 pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 11, 2008.[1]
Them vs. You vs. Me won the 2008 Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year. The band performed live with the Calgary Youth Orchestra at the Juno Awards on April 6, 2008 in Calgary, Alberta. The performance was broadcast on national television.
The band were planning a European tour in the summer, including Download Festival 2008 in England and Rock In The Ring and Rock In The Park in Germany. However, these were cancelled due to Scott spraining his neck. He posted on the band's MySpace that they will hopefully be playing in Europe and the UK in October.
[edit] In popular culture
[edit] Games
- "Good Times", "Other Light" and "Conversations" were featured in the GameCube game 1080° Avalanche.
- "Good Times" was on the soundtrack of SSX 3
- "Stay in Shadow" was on the soundtrack of Burnout 3: Takedown.
- "Paralyzer" will be a playable song in the upcoming Rock Revolution
[edit] Film and television
- "One Thing" has been used several times by World Wrestling Entertainment most notably on the Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit superstar DVDs. It was also used as the tribute video on Raw following the death of Benoit. The band also recorded the song "Slow Chemical" for WWE superstar Kane.
- Several of the band's songs have featured on the soundtracks to Marvel films. "Slow Chemical" appeared on the soundtrack to The Punisher, "Sad Exchange" was on 2003's Daredevil soundtrack and an Elektra mix of "Thousand Mile Wish" was featured in the credits of the 2005 movie Elektra.
- "First Time", "Stay and Drown", and "Drag You Down" were all featured on the Dragon Ball Z Movies Lord Slug and Cooler's Revenge.
- "One Thing" was featured in the Scrubs episode "My Fault", as well as in episodes of Smallville and Third Watch. The short-lived TV series Life as We Know It also had "One Thing" at the end of the sixth episode, "Natural Disasters".
- "Drag You Down" was featured in an episode of the television series John Doe.
- "Paralyzer" was featured in the 16th episode of the first season of "Gossip Girl" entitled "All About My Brother"
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
[edit] As Rainbow Butt Monkeys
- 1995: Letters from Chutney (Mercury Records)
[edit] As Finger Eleven
- 1997: Tip (Wind-up Records)
- 2000: The Greyest of Blue Skies (Wind-up Records)
- 2003: Finger Eleven (Wind-up Records) certified Gold
- 2007: Them vs. You vs. Me (Wind-up Records) certified Gold
[edit] DVD
- 2007: Us-vs-Then-vs-Now
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions[2] | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Hot 100 |
U.S. Pop 100 |
U.S. Adult Top 40 |
U.S. Main. Rock |
U.S. Mod. Rock |
CAN | AUS | NZ | WW | |||
| 1995 | "Circles" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Letters from Chutney |
| 1996 | "As Far As I Can Spit" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1997 | "Tip" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Tip |
| 1998 | "Quicksand" | - | - | - | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1999 | "Above" | - | - | - | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2000 | "First Time" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | The Greyest of Blue Skies |
| "Drag You Down" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001 | "Bones + Joints" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2002 | "Slow Chemical" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | WWF Forceable Entry/ The Punisher (soundtrack) |
| 2003 | "Good Times" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Finger Eleven |
| "One Thing" | 16 | - | 2 | 38 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| 2004 | "Absent Elements" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "Stay in Shadow" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005 | "Thousand Mile Wish" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2007 | "Paralyzer" | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 | Them vs. You vs. Me |
| "Falling On" | - | - | - | 25 | 31 | 36 | - | - | - | ||
| "I'll Keep Your Memory Vague" | - | - | - | 40 | 30 | 12 | - | - | - | ||
| 2008 | "Talking to the Walls" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Note: All Canadian chart positions from June 16, 2007 and onward are from the Canadian Hot 100. All positions before that date are from Canadian Singles Chart.
[edit] Videography
- Circles (1995) (as Rainbow Butt Monkeys)
- As Far As I Can Spit (1996) (as Rainbow Butt Monkeys)
- Tip (1998)
- Quicksand (1998)
- Above (1999)
- First Time (2000)
- Drag You Down (2000)
- Slow Chemical (2002) (to support The Punisher & WWE Superstar Kane)
- Good Times (2003)
- One Thing (2003)
- Absent Elements (2004)
- Thousand Mile Wish (2005)
- Paralyzer (2007)
- Falling On (2007)
- I'll Keep Your Memory Vague (2007)
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Finger Eleven on JBTV
- Finger Eleven at MySpace
- Audio Interview recorded February 2007
[edit] References
- ^ Miss Universe Organization (2008-03-31). "Heather Mills, Rob Schneider, Joey Fatone, Kristian Alfonso, Amanda Beard, Christian Siriano, Shawne Merriman, Ken Paves, Kelly Carlson, and George Wayne to Judge 2008 Miss USA Pageant On NBC April 11th/Finger Eleven Will Perform Their Hit Song "Paralyzer" During the Live Telecast from Las Vegas". Press release.
- ^ "Finger Eleven worldwide chart positions and trajectories". aCharts.us. Retrieved March 1, 2007.
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