Bowling for Soup

Bowling for Soup is a pop-punk band based in Denton, Texas (but originally from Wichita Falls, Texas) formed in 1994, best known for their singles "Girl All The Bad Guys Want" in 2002 (a 2003 Grammy Award nominee) and "1985" in 2004, a major commercial hit. The band's name is derived from comedian Steve Martin's "Bowling for Shit" routine from his 1978 comedy album, Wild and Crazy Guy, itself a reference to Bowling for Dollars.

The band gained much notoriety when "Girl All The Bad Guys Want", off the album Drunk Enough to Dance, was nominated for the Grammy for "Best Pop Performance by a Group or Duo". Though the band did not take home the award, the nomination served as a launching point for the success of 2004's A Hangover You Don't Deserve. Sales of that album were driven in large part by the radio airplay of the single "1985", a song written by the band SR-71. The version recorded by SR-71 features Jaret on backing vocals, and the version recorded by Bowling For Soup features Mitch Allan Lead Singer of SR-71.

The band members are lead guitar/vocals Jaret Reddick, guitar/vocals Chris Burney, bassist/vocals Erik Chandler, and drummer Gary Wiseman. Lance Morril was the original drummer.

Bowling for Soup Goes to the Movies, a compilation album of cover songs and contributions to movie soundtracks, came out in 2005.

Their new album, titled The Great Burrito Extortion Case, is planned for release in late 2006/early 2007.

Discography

Albums

Bowling for Soup (1994)
Cell Mates (1996)
Rock On Honorable Ones!!! (1998)
Tell Me When to Whoa (1998)
Let's Do It for Johnny! (2000)
Drunk Enough to Dance (2002)
A Hangover You Don't Deserve (2004)
Bowling for Soup Goes to the Movies (2005)
The Great Burrito Extortion Case (2006)

Singles

2000 "The Bitch Song"
2000 "Suckerpunch"
2002 "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" - #8 UK, #64 US Hot 100, #38 US Modern Rock
2002 "Emily"
2003 "Punk Rock 101"
2004 "1985" - #23 US Hot 100, #5 Hot Digital Songs, #22 Australia
2005 "Almost" #48 US Hot 100, #23 US Pop 100, #20 Hot Digital Songs
2005 "Ohio (Come Back to Texas)"
2006 "I Melt With You"

Other appearances

Guard My Heart (from the HBO movie Sardines)
Jimmy Neutron Theme Song (from the major motion picture Boy Genius)
5 O'Clock World (as heard on the Drew Carey Show)
...Baby One More Time (from the major motion picture Freaky Friday)
Speed Racer Theme Song (as heard on Speed Racer on Nickelodeon)
Here We Go (from the Monsters Unleashed Soundtrack)
Bare Necessities (from the DisneyMania 3 CD)
Lil' Red Riding Hood (from the Cursed Soundtrack)
Undertow (from the Summerland Soundtrack)
I Melt With You (from the Sky High Soundtack)
Punk Rock 101 (from the videogame NHL 2004)
Suckerpunch (heard and briefly seen in the 2002 film Crossroads)
Ghostbusters (from the Just Like Heaven soundtrack)
Punk Rock 101, And I Ran (from the video game Backyard Wrestling)
I Ran (So Far Away) (theme song for "Knights Of the Zodiac" on Cartoon Network)
The Last Rock Show (As heard in the Malcolm in the Middle episode "Family Reunion" 2002)
The Girl All The Bad Guys Want (As heard in the movie The New Guy)
Almost (As heard in the movie Dirty Deeds (2005 film))
Gilligans Island Theme (As heard on The Real Gilligan's Island)

Trivia

Jaret Reddick once appeared on the UK show Never Mind The Buzzcocks
The car that appears in the video to The Bitch Song is a British Ford Anglia 123E.
Jaret Reddick appears in MC Lars' video for Download This Song
Bowling For Soup performed as the fictional band Hearts That Hate while on tour with MC Lars
Gary Wiseman had a band prior to Bowling For Soup called Gary and the Wisemen
Jaret Reddick received the news of Bowling For Soups Grammy Nomination on the day his first child was born
Jaret Reddick recently appeared on MC Lars's track 'Download This Song'. He has also featured on 'Runaway' by The Lordz and 'At The End Of The Day' by The Army Of Freshmen.

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