Hellogoodbye
Encyclopedia
Hellogoodbye is a power pop
band that was formed in Huntington Beach, California
in 2001 by singer Forrest Kline
. They were signed to Drive-Thru Records
and released their first full-length album Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!
in 2006, in addition to their previously released EP
Hellogoodbye
and DVD
OMG HGB DVD ROTFL
. In 2010, the band released Would It Kill You? on their label Wasted Summer Records. The album was released in the United Kingdom and European Union by LAB Records
on the 14th March 2011.
students Forrest Kline
and Jesse Kurvink. With the interest only to entertain friends and woo crushes, Kline and Kurvink recorded some songs on Forrest's home computer. The first Hellogoodbye song ever written was Kurvink's "Bonnie Taylor Shakedown 2K1" which later appeared on their debut self-titled EP
. With Kline's interest in web and graphic design, the unofficial group got a working title and a website and posted songs on MP3.com
. As interest in the music grew, Kline recruited friends and chanced upon some opening slots at local shows.
In the first two years the group played local shows in Orange County at venues like Chain Reaction (Anaheim, California
), The Hub (Fullerton, California
), and Koo's Cafe (Long Beach, California
), made a few trips to play in Arizona
, and did one mini-tour through Arizona, New Mexico
, and Texas
with the band Peachcake
. During this time they kept busy burning demos, screen printing tee-shirts and promoting via their website before signing to Drive-Thru Records
in 2003.
The lineup went through a few changes before signing to Drive-Thru. Parker Case, now of Say Anything
, started out playing drums, but was replaced in 2001 by Aaron Flora (of the band XThrowDownX). A high school friend named Paul White was the original bassist, but he quit and was replaced by Marcus Cole in 2002. After signing to Drive-Thru Records, Flora left to go to college and was replaced by drummer Chris Profeta. In 2007, Cole left the band and was replaced by long-time buddy Travis Head.
After signing in 2003 Hellogoodbye released a self-titled EP
on August 17, 2004, which has sold over 400,000 copies to date. The band began touring vigorously in support of this release in the United States
and abroad. During the "Sounds of Change Tour" with An Angle
, Socratic
, and Steel Train
, Hellogoodbye flipped and totalled their van and trailer after Cole dozed off behind the wheel while driving through Pennsylvania
on October 22, 2004. None of the band's members were injured. An archive of the bands touring history is maintained at http://www.hellogoodbye.net/tour/?go=archives and includes tours with The All-American Rejects
, Motion City Soundtrack
, and Panic! at the Disco
.
While participating in the 2005 South by Southwest (SXSW), a music festival in Austin, Texas
, the band appeared on several episodes of MTV
's The Real World: Austin. The cast of the TV series produced a video documentary about three bands on the festival's line-up (the other two were Halifax
and Enon), including interviews and live footage. The appearance gave a boost to the band's popularity.
On November 22, 2005 Hellogoodbye released a DVD
titled OMG HGB DVD ROTFL
. It featured two hours of concert and touring footage, as well as music videos to the five songs off their debut EP. Following the release, the group was featured on the third and fourth installments of the Drive-Thru Records DVD series. In December 2005, the band won MTV2
's Dew Circuit Breakout.
produced by Matt Mahaffey
through Drive-Thru Records. In 2006, Hellogoodbye appeared on the Vans Warped Tour, did a full headlining tour with Reggie and The Full Effect
, Cute Is What We Aim For, Ozma
and Peachcake
, visited the UK (with The Plain White T's), Japan, and Europe. In 2007, they continued touring, doing a headlining tour with Boys Like Girls
, a tour of Australia with Australian band The Lucksmiths
, played the main stage of The Bamboozle
in New Jersey, headlined the side stage at Give It a Name
, played the Reading and Leeds Festivals
as well as European festivals Pukklelpop, Rock en Seine, and the MySpace
Music Tour (co-headlining with Say Anything
).
In the January 2007 issue of Alternative Press, the group confirmed their new album will be released 2008. In January 2007, the single "Here (In Your Arms)
" saw a resurgence on Top 40 radio and entered the Billboard Hot 100
(peaking at #14) and the Pop 100
(peaking at #9). The single is now certified platinum. In the same month, they also appeared on The Late Late Show
with Craig Ferguson
, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
, and Last Call with Carson Daly
. Their song "Oh, It is Love" became the theme song on MTV's Engaged and Underage
. On March 13, 2007 they released an iTunes
exclusive three-song EP, which features three different remixes of the song "All of Your Love." A few months later that year, the MTV movie Super Sweet 16 aired on television, featuring a live performance by Hellogoodbye of their song "All of Your Love."
In September 2008, it was announced that keyboardist Jesse Kurvink would be leaving the band to finish college. Replacing him would be Joe Marro, former guitarist/keyboardist of The Early November
. In addition to the lineup changes, the band has announced a fall tour throughout the United States. Accompanying them on the tour are Never Shout Never, Say No More
, Ace Enders, and PlayRadioPlay!. In October 2008, it was announced on hellogoodbye's blog that drummer Chris Profeta would be leaving the band, and will be replaced by former Hellogoodbye drummer Aaron Flora.
, starting on September 30 in Tulsa followed by dates in October and early November on what is called the Use Your Sole Tour. Other bands which partook in the tour were Steel Train
and Sherwood. On August 5, 2009, Hellogoodbye did a live stream of their new song "When We First Met" on absolutepunk.net.
Hellogoodbye was selected to perform at Boston's notorious CollegeFest
event on September 26, 2009.
In late 2009, the band began to post new covers on their website, including a cover of "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
" (originally by John Lennon
) and "Do You Want to Know a Secret" (originally by The Beatles
). Kline then said that some of the covers will be of '90s emo
and mid '80s punk
.
In early 2010, they went on tour with New Found Glory
, Saves the Day
, and Fireworks.
According to their Twitter
on February 25, 2010, they officially parted ways with Drive-Thru Records. This ended an over year-long lawsuit with the label which hindered a new album release which had already been written and recorded. Future releases will now be through their own label, Wasted Summer. The band is also running their own online merch store at hellagoodbuys.net. The new merch also features some homemade items from family and friends.
A track from Hellogoodbye's second album Would It Kill You? was announced via their website, and was revealed to be called "Getting Old".
At a concert on September 10, 2010 Hellogoodbye performed two new tracks entitled "Coppertone" and "When We First Kissed". Would It Kill You? was released on November 9, 2010.
On the Vans Warped Tour 2011, Hellogoodbye was filmed by Chris Skiles
and interviewed by Juliet Simms
. Forrest spoke about being a vegan on tour for Buzznet
's Incredibly Green on the Go segment.
Would It Kill You? was released on March 14, 2011 in the United Kingdom and European Union by LAB Records
.
Former
Power pop
Power pop is a popular musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and rock music. It typically incorporates a combination of musical devices such as strong melodies, crisp vocal harmonies, economical arrangements, and prominent guitar riffs. Instrumental solos are...
band that was formed in Huntington Beach, California
Huntington Beach, California
Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in Southern California. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 189,992; making it the largest beach city in Orange County in terms of population...
in 2001 by singer Forrest Kline
Forrest Kline
Forrest Scott Kline is the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of the power pop band Hellogoodbye. He is of German descent and spent most of his childhood in Huntington Beach, California and in Palm Desert, California, and attended Huntington Beach High School, along with bandmate Jesse Kurvink,...
. They were signed to Drive-Thru Records
Drive-Thru Records
Drive-Thru Records, established in 1996, was a California-based record label owned by siblings Richard and Stefanie Reines. It has produced various pop punk bands, many with a distinct SoCal sound....
and released their first full-length album Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!
Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!
Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! is the first full-length album from Hellogoodbye. It was released on August 8, 2006 by Drive-Thru Records. Recording of the album finished in March 2006. The cover artwork was done by LeDouxville . Selling 40,057 units within its first week, the album debuted...
in 2006, in addition to their previously released EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
Hellogoodbye
Hellogoodbye (EP)
Hellogoodbye is the eponymous debut EP from Hellogoodbye. It was released on August 17, 2004 by Drive-Thru Records. All the vocals and instruments were recorded solely by Forrest Kline, except for the lead vocals on track 4, which were performed by Jesse Kurvink.On March 18, 2004, shortly after the...
and DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
OMG HGB DVD ROTFL
OMG HGB DVD ROTFL
OMG HGB DVD ROTFL is a DVD by the power pop band Hellogoodbye, released on November 22, 2005 by Drive-Thru Records. It contains two hours of music videos, tour footage, a full 40-minute concert and a 30-minute acoustic set....
. In 2010, the band released Would It Kill You? on their label Wasted Summer Records. The album was released in the United Kingdom and European Union by LAB Records
LAB Records
LAB Records is a British-based independent record label operating from Manchester, England and founded by Mark Orr and Nathen McVittie. Orr originally conceptualised the label whilst in sixth form in 2005, and began working in the music industry as a music promoter under the title ‘Life’s A...
on the 14th March 2011.
Early career (2001–2005)
Hellogoodbye started in 2001 as a recording project by Huntington Beach High SchoolHuntington Beach High School
Huntington Beach High School is a public high school in Huntington Beach, California. Opened in 1906, it is part of the Huntington Beach Union High School District. HBHS is a California Distinguished School...
students Forrest Kline
Forrest Kline
Forrest Scott Kline is the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of the power pop band Hellogoodbye. He is of German descent and spent most of his childhood in Huntington Beach, California and in Palm Desert, California, and attended Huntington Beach High School, along with bandmate Jesse Kurvink,...
and Jesse Kurvink. With the interest only to entertain friends and woo crushes, Kline and Kurvink recorded some songs on Forrest's home computer. The first Hellogoodbye song ever written was Kurvink's "Bonnie Taylor Shakedown 2K1" which later appeared on their debut self-titled EP
Hellogoodbye (EP)
Hellogoodbye is the eponymous debut EP from Hellogoodbye. It was released on August 17, 2004 by Drive-Thru Records. All the vocals and instruments were recorded solely by Forrest Kline, except for the lead vocals on track 4, which were performed by Jesse Kurvink.On March 18, 2004, shortly after the...
. With Kline's interest in web and graphic design, the unofficial group got a working title and a website and posted songs on MP3.com
MP3.com
MP3.com is a web site operated by CNET Networks providing information about digital music and artists, songs, services, community, and technologies. It is probably better known for its original incarnation, as a legal, free music-sharing service, popular with independent musicians for promoting...
. As interest in the music grew, Kline recruited friends and chanced upon some opening slots at local shows.
In the first two years the group played local shows in Orange County at venues like Chain Reaction (Anaheim, California
Anaheim, California
Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was about 365,463, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in California, and ranked 54th in the United States...
), The Hub (Fullerton, California
Fullerton, California
Fullerton is a city located in northern Orange County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 135,161.It was founded in 1887 by George and Edward Amerige and named for George H. Fullerton, who secured the land on behalf of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway...
), and Koo's Cafe (Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
), made a few trips to play in Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, and did one mini-tour through Arizona, New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
, and Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
with the band Peachcake
Peachcake
Peachcake is an American indie pop group from Carefree, Arizona, formed in December 2003. Peachcake are known for their high energy live shows along with their heavy interaction and crowd participation with their audiences...
. During this time they kept busy burning demos, screen printing tee-shirts and promoting via their website before signing to Drive-Thru Records
Drive-Thru Records
Drive-Thru Records, established in 1996, was a California-based record label owned by siblings Richard and Stefanie Reines. It has produced various pop punk bands, many with a distinct SoCal sound....
in 2003.
The lineup went through a few changes before signing to Drive-Thru. Parker Case, now of Say Anything
Say Anything (band)
Say Anything is an American indie-punk band from Los Angeles, California, fronted by Max Bemis. The band was formed in 2000 with Bemis and four of his friends. Within two years, they self-released two EPs, Junior Varsity and In Your Dreams, and the full-length Baseball: An Album by Sayanything.In...
, started out playing drums, but was replaced in 2001 by Aaron Flora (of the band XThrowDownX). A high school friend named Paul White was the original bassist, but he quit and was replaced by Marcus Cole in 2002. After signing to Drive-Thru Records, Flora left to go to college and was replaced by drummer Chris Profeta. In 2007, Cole left the band and was replaced by long-time buddy Travis Head.
After signing in 2003 Hellogoodbye released a self-titled EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
on August 17, 2004, which has sold over 400,000 copies to date. The band began touring vigorously in support of this release in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and abroad. During the "Sounds of Change Tour" with An Angle
An Angle
An Angle was an indie rock band from Sacramento, California. At the center of this group was singer-songwriter Kris Anaya. The band was signed to Drive-Thru Records...
, Socratic
Socratic (band)
Socratic are an Indie rock band hailing from Cranford/Linden, New Jersey. They signed to Drive-Thru Records in 2004, released their debut full-length Lunch for the Sky in 2005, the Just Turn EP in 2006 and their Mark Hoppus-produced follow-up album Spread The Rumors in 2008-History:Socratic formed...
, and Steel Train
Steel Train
Steel Train is an indie rock band from New Jersey. They have toured with Tegan and Sara, Girl in a Coma, Ben Folds, The Fray, Silversun Pickups, Hanson, The Format, Gomez, O.A.R., Barenaked Ladies, Fun and others...
, Hellogoodbye flipped and totalled their van and trailer after Cole dozed off behind the wheel while driving through Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
on October 22, 2004. None of the band's members were injured. An archive of the bands touring history is maintained at http://www.hellogoodbye.net/tour/?go=archives and includes tours with The All-American Rejects
The All-American Rejects
The All-American Rejects are an American rock band formed in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1999. The band consists of lead vocalist and bass guitarist Tyson Ritter, lead guitarist, Nick Wheeler, rhythm guitarist, Mike Kennerty, and drummer Chris Gaylor....
, Motion City Soundtrack
Motion City Soundtrack
Motion City Soundtrack is an American rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 1997. The band consists of founding members Justin Pierre and Joshua Cain , along with keyboardist and moog synthesist Jesse Johnson, bassist and backing vocalist Matthew Taylor, and drummer, percussionist and...
, and Panic! at the Disco
Panic! at the Disco
Panic! at the Disco is an American alternative rock duo, formed in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2005. Since its split, the band's line-up includes Brendon Urie and Spencer Smith . Former members Ryan Ross and Jon Walker left the group in 2009...
.
While participating in the 2005 South by Southwest (SXSW), a music festival in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, the band appeared on several episodes of MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's The Real World: Austin. The cast of the TV series produced a video documentary about three bands on the festival's line-up (the other two were Halifax
Halifax (band)
Halifax is a four-piece rock band from Thousand Oaks, California. They formed in 2003 and currently are signed with Rocket Science Records. On their Myspace page the band announced that they will not be going with Drive-Thru Records on their 2009 release but are shipping the album off to other labels...
and Enon), including interviews and live footage. The appearance gave a boost to the band's popularity.
On November 22, 2005 Hellogoodbye released a DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
titled OMG HGB DVD ROTFL
OMG HGB DVD ROTFL
OMG HGB DVD ROTFL is a DVD by the power pop band Hellogoodbye, released on November 22, 2005 by Drive-Thru Records. It contains two hours of music videos, tour footage, a full 40-minute concert and a 30-minute acoustic set....
. It featured two hours of concert and touring footage, as well as music videos to the five songs off their debut EP. Following the release, the group was featured on the third and fourth installments of the Drive-Thru Records DVD series. In December 2005, the band won MTV2
MTV2
MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to analogue cable lineups across the nation...
's Dew Circuit Breakout.
Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! (2006–2008)
On August 8, 2006, after two years of touring, Hellogoodbye released its first full length record, Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!
Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! is the first full-length album from Hellogoodbye. It was released on August 8, 2006 by Drive-Thru Records. Recording of the album finished in March 2006. The cover artwork was done by LeDouxville . Selling 40,057 units within its first week, the album debuted...
produced by Matt Mahaffey
Matt Mahaffey
Matt Mahaffey is an American multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and recording engineer best known for his band Self.-Personal:Matt grew up in Kingsport, Tennessee and was involved with music from a young age...
through Drive-Thru Records. In 2006, Hellogoodbye appeared on the Vans Warped Tour, did a full headlining tour with Reggie and The Full Effect
Reggie and the Full Effect
Reggie and the Full Effect was a Kansas City indie rock band, the solo project for The Get Up Kids keyboardist James Dewees.-Early years, Greatest Hits 1984-1987, Promotional Copy and Under the Tray :...
, Cute Is What We Aim For, Ozma
Ozma
Ozma may refer to:* Ozma of Oz, a 1907 and third book in the Oz series* Ozma , a 1989 album by the Melvins* Ozma , a rock band from Pasadena, California* Ozma Wars, a 1979 arcade game...
and Peachcake
Peachcake
Peachcake is an American indie pop group from Carefree, Arizona, formed in December 2003. Peachcake are known for their high energy live shows along with their heavy interaction and crowd participation with their audiences...
, visited the UK (with The Plain White T's), Japan, and Europe. In 2007, they continued touring, doing a headlining tour with Boys Like Girls
Boys Like Girls
Boys Like Girls is an American rock band from Massachusetts. Formed in 2005, the group gained mainstream recognition when it released its self-titled debut album. Boys Like Girls was the co-headliner with Good Charlotte for the Soundtrack of Your Summer Tour 2008 that toured across the United...
, a tour of Australia with Australian band The Lucksmiths
The Lucksmiths
The Lucksmiths were an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia known for witty, intelligent lyrics, a strong melodic sense and a jangly pop sound harkening back to early-80's bands such as The Smiths and The Go-Betweens.-History:...
, played the main stage of The Bamboozle
The Bamboozle
The Bamboozle is an annual rain-or-shine, three-day music festival held in New Jersey. Every year, new bands compete for spots during the two days. The event evolved out of the Skate and Surf Festival.- The Characters:...
in New Jersey, headlined the side stage at Give It a Name
Give it a Name
Give it a Name, also known as GIAN, , named after an At the Drive-In song, was an annual British rock music festival, normally held on the weekend nearest to the end of April. The first festival took place on May 2, 2005 at Alexandra Palace, North London...
, played the Reading and Leeds Festivals
Reading and Leeds Festivals
The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. The events take place simultaneously on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the August bank holiday weekend, sharing the same bill. The Reading Festival is held at Little John's Farm...
as well as European festivals Pukklelpop, Rock en Seine, and the MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
Music Tour (co-headlining with Say Anything
Say Anything (band)
Say Anything is an American indie-punk band from Los Angeles, California, fronted by Max Bemis. The band was formed in 2000 with Bemis and four of his friends. Within two years, they self-released two EPs, Junior Varsity and In Your Dreams, and the full-length Baseball: An Album by Sayanything.In...
).
In the January 2007 issue of Alternative Press, the group confirmed their new album will be released 2008. In January 2007, the single "Here (In Your Arms)
Here (In Your Arms)
"Here " is the lead single from Hellogoodbye's debut album Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!, released in 2006. The song was certified platinum in the United States and remains the band's most successful song to date.-Chart performance:...
" saw a resurgence on Top 40 radio and entered the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
(peaking at #14) and the Pop 100
Pop 100
The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009...
(peaking at #9). The single is now certified platinum. In the same month, they also appeared on The Late Late Show
The Late Late Show (CBS TV series)
The Late Late Show is an American late-night television talk and variety show on CBS hosted by Craig Ferguson since 2005. It immediately follows Late Show with David Letterman and is produced by Letterman's Worldwide Pants Incorporated...
with Craig Ferguson
Craig Ferguson
Craig Ferguson is a Scottish American television host, stand-up comedian, writer, actor, director, author, and producer. He is the host of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, an Emmy Award-nominated, Peabody Award-winning late-night talk show that airs on CBS...
, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Jay Leno
James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno is an American stand-up comedian and television host.From 1992 to 2009, Leno was the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Beginning in September 2009, Leno started a primetime talk show, titled The Jay Leno Show, which aired weeknights at 10:00 p.m. ,...
, and Last Call with Carson Daly
Last Call with Carson Daly
Last Call with Carson Daly is an American late night talk show that is broadcast on NBC. The show is hosted by Carson Daly, the half-hour show featuring celebrity interviews, documentary-style coverage of a topic, and musical performances. Last Call airs weeknights at 1:35 a.m. Eastern / 12:35 a.m....
. Their song "Oh, It is Love" became the theme song on MTV's Engaged and Underage
Engaged and Underage
Engaged & Underage was a reality show on MTV. The show follows couples between the ages of 18 and 22 in the final weeks leading to their wedding.-Season 1:*1. "Lauren and David"*2. "Ashley and Byron"*3. "Chantel and Jacob"...
. On March 13, 2007 they released an iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
exclusive three-song EP, which features three different remixes of the song "All of Your Love." A few months later that year, the MTV movie Super Sweet 16 aired on television, featuring a live performance by Hellogoodbye of their song "All of Your Love."
In September 2008, it was announced that keyboardist Jesse Kurvink would be leaving the band to finish college. Replacing him would be Joe Marro, former guitarist/keyboardist of The Early November
The Early November
The Early November is an American rock band from Hammonton, New Jersey. The group formed in 1999 and signed with Drive-Thru Records in 2002. , they have released two EPs , as well as two full-length albums...
. In addition to the lineup changes, the band has announced a fall tour throughout the United States. Accompanying them on the tour are Never Shout Never, Say No More
Say No More (band)
Say No More is a four-piece rock band from Salinas, California, formed in December 2001. The band has independently released two records — 2004's Stranger in Dreams and 2006's The Transition. In August 2005, the quartet relocated to Los Angeles, California to attend California State...
, Ace Enders, and PlayRadioPlay!. In October 2008, it was announced on hellogoodbye's blog that drummer Chris Profeta would be leaving the band, and will be replaced by former Hellogoodbye drummer Aaron Flora.
Touring and Would It Kill You? (2009–present)
On various websites during 2009 and 2010, including their own, Hellogoodbye stated they were working on a new record. The name of the album was revealed to be Would It Kill You?. The band paired up to tour with HansonHanson (band)
Hanson are an American pop rock band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by brothers Isaac , Taylor , and Zac Hanson . They are best known for the 1997 hit song "MMMBop" from their major label debut album Middle of Nowhere, which earned three Grammy nominations...
, starting on September 30 in Tulsa followed by dates in October and early November on what is called the Use Your Sole Tour. Other bands which partook in the tour were Steel Train
Steel Train
Steel Train is an indie rock band from New Jersey. They have toured with Tegan and Sara, Girl in a Coma, Ben Folds, The Fray, Silversun Pickups, Hanson, The Format, Gomez, O.A.R., Barenaked Ladies, Fun and others...
and Sherwood. On August 5, 2009, Hellogoodbye did a live stream of their new song "When We First Met" on absolutepunk.net.
Hellogoodbye was selected to perform at Boston's notorious CollegeFest
CollegeFest
CollegeFest, founded in 1985, is one of the United States' largest festivals targeting college students. The 2-day event takes place on an annual basis in Boston, MA at the Hynes Convention Center. The purpose of CollegeFest is to introduce Boston's vast college student population to goods and...
event on September 26, 2009.
In late 2009, the band began to post new covers on their website, including a cover of "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
"Happy Xmas " is a song written by John Lennon and Yoko Ono and released in 1971 as a single by John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir....
" (originally by John Lennon
John Lennon
John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
) and "Do You Want to Know a Secret" (originally by The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
). Kline then said that some of the covers will be of '90s emo
Emo
Emo is a style of rock music and its associated subcultureEmo may also refer to:- Businesses :* Emo , an Irish oil company and filling station chain* Emo Speedway, a racetrack in Emo, Ontario...
and mid '80s punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
.
In early 2010, they went on tour with New Found Glory
New Found Glory
New Found Glory is an American rock band from Coral Springs, Florida. Formed in the summer of 1997, founding members were lead vocalist Jordan Pundik, guitarists Chad Gilbert and Steve Klein, bassist Ian Grushka and drummer Joe Marino...
, Saves the Day
Saves the Day
Saves the Day is an American rock band from Princeton, New Jersey, formed in 1994. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Chris Conley, guitarist Arun Bali, bassist Rodrigo Palma, and drummer Claudio Rivera....
, and Fireworks.
According to their Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
on February 25, 2010, they officially parted ways with Drive-Thru Records. This ended an over year-long lawsuit with the label which hindered a new album release which had already been written and recorded. Future releases will now be through their own label, Wasted Summer. The band is also running their own online merch store at hellagoodbuys.net. The new merch also features some homemade items from family and friends.
A track from Hellogoodbye's second album Would It Kill You? was announced via their website, and was revealed to be called "Getting Old".
At a concert on September 10, 2010 Hellogoodbye performed two new tracks entitled "Coppertone" and "When We First Kissed". Would It Kill You? was released on November 9, 2010.
On the Vans Warped Tour 2011, Hellogoodbye was filmed by Chris Skiles
Chris Skiles
Chris Skiles is the current Multimedia Manager at WCRD at Ball State University. He is also a videographer. He filmed video during Warped Tour 2011 for the social media site Buzznet...
and interviewed by Juliet Simms
Juliet Simms
Juliet Simms is a singer/songwriter. She is the vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for the band Automatic Loveletter.-Early life:...
. Forrest spoke about being a vegan on tour for Buzznet
Buzznet
BuzzNet is a photo, journal, and video-sharing social media network, owned by Buzz Media. Like other social networking sites, Buzznet is a platform for members to share content based on their personal interests...
's Incredibly Green on the Go segment.
Would It Kill You? was released on March 14, 2011 in the United Kingdom and European Union by LAB Records
LAB Records
LAB Records is a British-based independent record label operating from Manchester, England and founded by Mark Orr and Nathen McVittie. Orr originally conceptualised the label whilst in sixth form in 2005, and began working in the music industry as a music promoter under the title ‘Life’s A...
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Members
Current- Forrest KlineForrest KlineForrest Scott Kline is the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of the power pop band Hellogoodbye. He is of German descent and spent most of his childhood in Huntington Beach, California and in Palm Desert, California, and attended Huntington Beach High School, along with bandmate Jesse Kurvink,...
: vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, ukuleleUkuleleThe ukulele, ; from ; it is a subset of the guitar family of instruments, generally with four nylon or gut strings or four courses of strings....
, primary songwriterSongwriterA songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
(2001-present) - Joseph Marro: keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(2008–present) - Andrew Richards: guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, ukuleleUkuleleThe ukulele, ; from ; it is a subset of the guitar family of instruments, generally with four nylon or gut strings or four courses of strings....
, mandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
(2008–present)
Former
- Travis Head: bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2007–2011) - Michael Nielsen: drums (2010-2011)
- Aaron Flora: drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(2001–2003, 2008–2010) - Chris Profeta: drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussion (2003–2008) - Jesse Kurvink: keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(2001–2008) - Marcus Cole: bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2002–2007) - Parker Case: drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(2001) - Paul Michael White Jr: bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2001) - Ryan Daly: guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(2007–2009)
Studio albums
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US Rock |
US Indie Independent Albums The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels... |
UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
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| 2006 | Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! is the first full-length album from Hellogoodbye. It was released on August 8, 2006 by Drive-Thru Records. Recording of the album finished in March 2006. The cover artwork was done by LeDouxville . Selling 40,057 units within its first week, the album debuted...
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13 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 2010 | Would It Kill You?
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104 | 22 | 12 | - |
EPs
- HellogoodbyeHellogoodbye (EP)Hellogoodbye is the eponymous debut EP from Hellogoodbye. It was released on August 17, 2004 by Drive-Thru Records. All the vocals and instruments were recorded solely by Forrest Kline, except for the lead vocals on track 4, which were performed by Jesse Kurvink.On March 18, 2004, shortly after the...
(2004) - Remixes! (2006)
- The "All of Your Love" Remixes EP (2007)
- Ukulele RecordingsUkulele recordingsUkulele Recordings is an EP by the power pop band, Hellogoodbye. It was available in limited quantities during a late-2008 tour.-Track listing:# "The Thoughts That Give Me the Creeps"# "Betrayed by Bones"...
(2008) - When We First Met (2009)
DVDs
- OMG HGB DVD ROTFLOMG HGB DVD ROTFLOMG HGB DVD ROTFL is a DVD by the power pop band Hellogoodbye, released on November 22, 2005 by Drive-Thru Records. It contains two hours of music videos, tour footage, a full 40-minute concert and a 30-minute acoustic set....
(2005) - EP/DVD Split (2008)
- Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! And More (2008)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US Adult Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks Adult Top 40 is a variation on the United States Billboard charts... |
US Pop Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) The Mainstream Top 40 is an airplay chart from Billboard magazine, and is also known as Pop Songs on billboard.com. It was often mistaken for and confused with the now discontinued Pop 100 Airplay chart... |
CAN Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... |
NL Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
SWE Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 2005 | "Shimmy Shimmy Quarter Turn Shimmy Shimmy Quarter Turn "Shimmy Shimmy Quarter Turn" is the debut single by Hellogoodbye, released in 2004.-Music video:In the video, the band is at a beach, playing in lifeguard uniforms... " |
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| 2006 | "Here (In Your Arms) Here (In Your Arms) "Here " is the lead single from Hellogoodbye's debut album Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!, released in 2006. The song was certified platinum in the United States and remains the band's most successful song to date.-Chart performance:... " |
14 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 23 | 10 | 4 |
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Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! |
| 2007 | "All of Your Love All of Your Love "All of Your Love" is a single by synthpop band Hellogoodbye.There are two releases for the song, a CD single and a three-track digital remixes EP.-CD single:# "All of Your Love" # "All of Your Love"... " |
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| "Baby, It's Fact Baby, It's Fact "Baby, It's Fact" is the second single from hellogoodbye's first album Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! .- Music video :During the video, Forrest is near the middle of the classroom... " |
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| 2009 | "When We First Met" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | When We First Met EP / Would It Kill You? | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||
Non-album tracks
- "Winter Wonderland" – released on Happy Holidays from Drive-Thru RecordsHappy Holidays from Drive-Thru RecordsHappy Holidays from Drive-Thru Records is a compilation album, released on December 14, 2004, carrying solely Christmas-themed songs by Drive-Thru Records and Rushmore Records artists. All the recordings were previously unreleased, though five of the eight songs were cover versions of famous...
(2004) - "Weird Science" – released on Dead Bands Party: A Tribute to Oingo BoingoDead Bands Party: A Tribute to Oingo BoingoDead Bands Party: A Tribute to Oingo Boingo is a tribute album by various artists to the band Oingo Boingo.-Track listing:# "Dead Man's Party" – 4:14# "Only a Lad" – 3:22# "Violent Love" –...
(2005) - "Asking Jessica to Be Official" (ft. Ryan Wilson)
- "Jessie Buy Corsage"
- "Oh Angie"
- "If You Wanna...I Might"
- "Oh Karissa How I Miss Ya"
- "Lindsay Pai Ala Mode (I Just Think She's the Best)"
- "Welcome to the Record"
- "Trevor Roolz (A Lot)"
- "Two Gay German Clubbers Who Are in a Club"
- "Secret Song aka Ethan's Song"
- "One-Armed Scissor", which is actually a phone message Forrest received and turned into a song.
- "All Time Lows" — released on Music from Degrassi: The Next Generation (2008)
Covers
- "What's My Age Again?" – Blink-182Blink-182Blink-182 is an American rock band consisting of vocalist and bass guitarist Mark Hoppus, vocalist and guitarist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. They have sold over 27 million albums worldwide since forming in Poway, California in 1992...
- "Dammit" – Blink-182
- "All the Small Things" – Blink-182
- "Do You Want to Know a Secret" – The Beatles
- "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" – John Lennon
- "Escape" – Enrique Iglesias
- "Everyday" – Buddy Holly
- "Fly Me to the Moon" – Frank Sinatra
- "Little Miss Blue" – Dion and the BelmontsDion and the BelmontsDion and the Belmonts was a leading American vocal group of the late 1950s. The group formed when Dion DiMucci, lead singer , joined The Belmonts - Carlo Mastrangelo, baritone , Freddie Milano, second tenor , and Angelo D'Aleo, first tenor , in late 1957.-History:After an unsuccessful first single,...
- "Halloween" – Misfits
- "A Picture Postcard" - The Promise RingThe Promise RingThe Promise Ring is an American emo band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In their early years, their music was usually classified as emo, but their later albums could be described more accurately as indie pop. They split up in 2002 and temporarily reunited in 2005...
External links
- Official website
- Hellogoodbye at PureVolumePureVolumePureVolume was the first independently run website of its type, allowing for the upload and stream of music files. It was created in 2003 by Jennifer Welch , in conjunction with the Unborn Media team; Brett Woitunski, Nate Hudson, and Mitchell Pavao; all from the University of...
- Hellogoodbye Fan Site
- Hellogoodbye Forum
- LAB Records - Hellogoodbye's label in UK/Europe