Lit (band)

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Lit

Background information
Origin Orange County, California, USA
Genre(s) Alternative rock
Post-grunge
Pop Punk
Years active 1990 – present
Website Official site
Members
A. Jay Popoff
Jeremy Popoff
Kevin Baldes
Allen Shellenberger

Lit is a rock band, based in Orange County, California. The band was formed in 1990 as a metal-oriented band, under the name "Razzle", and gained a large following. A few years later, the group changed its name to "Stain", but due to another band owning the name, it changed its name to "Lit" in 1996. The group shot to stardom with the platinum album A Place in the Sun in 1999. A Place In The Sun yielded the smash single "My Own Worst Enemy," which held the number one position for three months, and received a Billboard Music Award for the biggest Modern Rock Song of 1999. It was followed by "Zip-Lock" (which featured blink 182) and "Miserable", the latter of which was among the top ten most played songs of 2000 and famously featured Pamela Anderson in the video. The band performed over 286 shows and toured worldwide in support of A Place in the Sun. In addition to the Vans Warped Tour and a coveted slot on Woodstock 1999, the band toured with The Offspring, Garbage and No Doubt.

Lit followed up A Place in the Sun with the 2001 release of Atomic which gave the band another Top 10 hit with "Lipstick And Bruises", but the album wasn't as successful as "A Place In The Sun". Lit toured to support Atomic with Kid Rock, and Butch Walker. The group left RCA records in 2003 and went on a small, intimate club tour that Fall before releasing the self-titled Lit on the DRT Entertainment label on June 24, 2004. The single "Looks Like They Were Right" made it on the top 40 charts but the album was again largely unsuccessful due to lack of promotion on the label's behalf. That year the group also put out its first long-form DVD called "All Access" on November 16, 2004. In March 2006, "The Slidebar" restaurant/bar opened in Fullerton, California, of which the band is a co-owner.

It was announced on May 5, 2008, that Lit's drummer Allen Shellenberger was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. He is currently undergoing treatment.

Contents

[edit] Band

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
US Hot 100 US Modern Rock US Mainstream Rock UK
1997 "Bitter" - - - - Tripping the Light Fantastic
1999 "My Own Worst Enemy" #51 #1 #6 - A Place in the Sun
1999 "Zip-Lock" - #11 #34 - A Place in the Sun
2000 "Miserable" #117 #3 #29 - A Place in the Sun
2000 "Over My Head" - #22 - - Titan A.E. Soundtrack/Atomic
2001 "Lipstick And Bruises" - #10 #28 - Atomic
2002 "Addicted" - #23 - - Atomic
2004 "Looks Like They Were Right" - #34 - - Lit
2004 "Times Like This" - - - - Lit

[edit] Music videos

  • "My World" - 1997
  • "Bitter" - 1997
  • "My Own Worst Enemy" - 1999
  • "Zip-Lock" - 1999 (features blink-182 and Dee Snider of Twisted Sister)
  • "Miserable" - 2000 (features Pamela Anderson)
  • "Over My Head" - 2000
  • "Four" - 2000
  • "Best Is Yet To Come Undone" - 2000
  • "Lipstick And Bruises" - 2001
  • "Something To Someone" - 2002
  • "Live For This" - 2002
  • "Looks Like They Were Right" - 2004
  • "Too Fast For A U-Turn" - 2004
  • "Needle & Thread" - 2006

[edit] DVDs

  • All Access

[edit] Soundtrack appearances

[edit] Touring partners

[edit] External links