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Daughtry (band)
Background information
Origin McLeansville, North Carolina, United States
Genre(s) Post-Grunge
Alternative Rock
Hard Rock
Years active 2006–present
Label(s) Sony BMG/19 Recordings/RCA
Website Official site
Members
Chris Daughtry
Josh Steeley
Josh "JP" Paul
Joey Barnes
Brian Craddock
Former members
Jeremy Brady
Daughtry is an American post-grunge band from North Carolina, formed by
former American Idol contestant Chris Daughtry in 2006. Their self-titled
debut album was released on November 21, 2006. The disc reached #1 for two
non-consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200, outsold Idol winner Taylor
Hicks' debut effort, and sold more than 3 million copies. Their album is
also the fastest-selling debut rock album in Soundscan history.[1]
History
Former American Idol season 5 fourth-place finisher Chris Daughtry stated
that he would form a new band after turning down Fuel's offer to make him
their lead singer.[2] On July 10, 2006 it was announced that Chris had
signed with 19 Entertainment and RCA Records, which holds contracts with
fellow American Idol finalists Kelly Clarkson, Bo Bice, Kellie Pickler and
Katharine McPhee.
Chris is a singer-songwriter himself and has collaborated with several other
songwriters, such as Live's Ed Kowalczyk, Fuel's Carl Bell, Brad Arnold of 3
Doors Down, Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty, SR-71 singer Mitch Allan,[3]
Brent Smith of Shinedown and Chad Kroeger of Nickelback. Hit writers Dr.
Luke and Max Martin also lent their expertise to the album. Session drummer
Josh Freese played drums on all the tracks for the album.
Daughtry himself didn't have much of a hand in who was in his new band.
Chris's label chose band mates for Daughtry: Jeremy Brady, 21, a guitarist
and at this point no longer in the band; Josh Steely, 36, as lead guitarist;
Josh Paul, 29, as bassist who also played for Suicidal Tendencies; Joey
Barnes, 30, as drummer. Interestingly, two of the band members hail from
North Carolina - Joey, whom Chris had known for some time, and Jeremy, who
was introduced to him a month before the audition. Steely and Paul are both
from California.[4]
The first single from the album, "It's Not Over," debuted on the radio on
December 6, 2006, after being delayed from a planned September release.[3]
The self-titled[5] debut album, which was produced by Howard Benson, was
released by 19 Entertainment and RCA Records on November 21, 2006.[3] The
song was an instant success, shooting up the Billboard Hot 100 reaching #4
and hitting the top 3 in several other charts.
Jeremy Brady's departure from Daughtry was announced on January 26, 2007.[6]
The second single from the album, "Home" is currently at #5 on the Billboard
Hot 100, after debuting at #83 weeks ahead of its official release to radio.
The song was also the official "kick off" song on sixth season of American
Idol, in which it was played after a contestant was voted off the show.
In mid-April the band released their third single, " What I Want", to Rock
Radio on April 23, 2007. The song features Slash on lead guitars. It has
peaked in the top 5 on the Rock charts.
Their song "There and Back Again" is the official theme song for WWE
Backlash 2007.
On May 27, 2007, Daughtry performed during the Indianapolis 500 Pre-Race
show on ABC.
Daughtry will be supporting Nickelback on a tour starting Summer 2007.
Daughtry headlined the 2007 Summerfest at the Marcus Amphitheatre with a
crowd of more than 15,000 last July 06, 2007.
Their debut album was certified Triple Platinum on June 21, 2007.
The band's fourth single "Over You" will be released in August 2007 and the
band performed this single live on Good Morning America on June 1, 2007. [7]
Band members
Current
* Chris Daughtry – Vocals, acoustic guitar (2006—Present)
* Brian Craddock – Guitar (2007—Present)
* Josh Steely – Guitar (2006—Present)
* J.P. Paul – Bass guitar (2006—Present)
* Joey Barnes – Drums, percussion (2006—Present)
Former
* Jeremy Brady – Guitar (2006—2007)
Discography
Album
Album information
Daughtry
* Released: November 21, 2006
* Peak chart positions:
#1 U.S. Billboard 200 (2 weeks)
#1 U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums(14 weeks)
#1 U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums
#1 U.S. Billboard Top Digital Albums
#1 U.S. Billboard Comprehensive Albums
* U.S. sales: 2,936,105 (35 weeks)
* RIAA certification: 3x Platinum
* Worldwide sales: 3 million+
* Singles:
1. "It's Not Over"
2. "Home"
3. "What I Want"
4. "Over You"
Singles
Year Single U.S. Hot 100 U.S. Pop 100 U.S. Digital Tracks U.S. Mainstream
Rock U.S. Modern Rock U.S. Adult Top 40 Australia Canada Album
2006 "It's Not Over" 4 3 2 5 17 1 22 1 Daughtry
2007 "Home" 5 7 4 - - 1 - 5 * Daughtry
2007 "What I Want" - - - 6 - - - 89 * Daughtry
2007 "Over You"A - - - - - - - - Daughtry
* A Will Be Released Towards The End Of Summer.
* * Indicates still in chart
References
1. ^ http://www.daughtryofficial.com/news/daughtry-soars-1-spot-billboard-top-200
2. ^ http://www.news14charlotte.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=121114
3. ^ a b c http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1538728/20060816/index.jhtml?headlines=true
4. ^ http://www.americanidolworship.com/2006/10/daughtry-band-members-announced-perform-in-la/
5. ^ http://www.sonybmg.com/musicbox/mb2/community/daughtry/daughtry_jukebox_preview.html
6. ^ http://www.daughtryofficial.com/news/breaking-news-chris
7. ^ Over You Performance at GMA
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