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"Real World" is a song by American rock group Matchbox 20. It was released in March 1998 as the fourth single from their debut album, Yourself or Someone Like You.The single was initially ineligible to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100 due to not receiving a physical release in North America; it instead peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart in August 1998. [2]
The video album Show: A Night in the Life of Matchbox Twenty was released in May 2004, topping the Billboard Top Video Albums chart. [5] [9] Following a hiatus to allow lead singer Rob Thomas to focus on his solo career, Matchbox Twenty reunited to record six new songs for a compilation album. [10]
It was stated on Matchbox Twenty's web site that the next show they will do together is on January 1, 2011, in Oklahoma. [5] Matchbox Twenty played a one-off live show in Temecula, California, on July 9, 2011, but no new material was played. During the show Rob Thomas stated the show was a "love letter to our fans."
“When it got back to me, my first thought was, ‘Man, this sounds like Matchbox Twenty,’” Thomas says. "I know what I sound like. But once their DNA gets into this song, it sounds like ...
BMI named Thomas its 1999 Pop Songwriter of the Year for "Smooth" and his Matchbox 20 songs. [12] "Smooth" would ultimately become the second biggest-selling single of all time, after Chubby Checker's "The Twist." [22] "Smooth" increased his visibility, and that of Matchbox 20. [12] The song's video, starring Thomas, was played extensively on ...
Matchbox Twenty brought their hits, and some new material, to Walnut Creek Wednesday night. Matchbox Twenty is back on the road. See photos from ‘Slow Dream Tour’ in Raleigh
Rob Thomas, Ryan Gosling. Kristin Callahan/Shutterstock ; Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros. There are a ton of potential takeaways from the Barbie movie, but one unexpected result of seeing the film is ...
Yourself or Someone Like You is the debut album by American rock band Matchbox 20. It was released on October 1, 1996, [ 8 ] by Lava Records and Atlantic Records . The album has been certified 12× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America .