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Matchbox Twenty (also known as Matchbox 20 and MB20) is an American rock band formed in Orlando, Florida, in 1995.The group currently consists of Rob Thomas (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Brian Yale (bass guitar), Paul Doucette (drums, rhythm guitar, backing vocals), and Kyle Cook (lead guitar, vocals).
The album debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 with 178,000 copies sold. Although not as commercially successful as the band's two earlier records, Yourself or Someone Like You and Mad Season, it had a large radio presence and produced three consecutive singles in the United States, all of them charting onto the top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
After spending more than 20 years as part of Matchbox Twenty and more than 10 years working on solo material, Thomas has become adept at navigating the "identity crisis" of two separate musical worlds. [54] Although he does play some Matchbox Twenty songs during his solo tours, they are always reimagined, often as an acoustic version. [54]
The Matchbox Twenty frontman, 51, is back on the road to promote his band’s first album in 11 years, Where the Light Goes, which he says is “filled with questions about mortality and questions ...
The reunited Matchbox Twenty has also lost some of the internal spikiness of the past, adding a more collaborative feel. “Nobody’s precious anymore and nobody is quick to anger anymore ...
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 was certified 12× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America .
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"Bent" is a song by American alternative rock band Matchbox Twenty. The rock ballad [1] was shipped to radio on April 17, 2000, as the lead single from their second album, Mad Season, and was given a commercial release in the United States on July 5, 2000.