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Rascal Flatts
Background information
Origin Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Genre(s) Country
Country Pop
Country Rock
Years active 2000 – Present
Label(s) Lyric Street Records
Website www.rascalflatts.com
Members
Gary LeVox - lead vocals
Jay DeMarcus - harmony vocals, bass guitar, piano, drums, guitar (acoustic
and electric)
Joe Don Rooney - harmony vocals, electric guitar, steel guitar, mandolin
Rascal Flatts is an American country band formed in Nashville, Tennessee in
2000. Since its foundation, the group's main lineup consists of lead
vocalist Gary LeVox, bassist Jay DeMarcus and guitarist Joe Don Rooney.
Discography
Albums
Album Name Release Date Certified
Rascal Flatts[1] 6 June 2000 2X Platinum (US)
Melt[2] 29 October 2002 2X Platinum (US)
Rascal Flatts Live [3] 16 September 2003 N/A
Feels Like Today[4] 28 September 2004 4X Platinum
Me and My Gang[5] 4 April 2006 Sales in US to date (66 weeks): 4,177,175
copies[1]
RIAA : 4X Platinum (as of 04-14-07)
Still Feels Good 25 September 2007 TBD
Year Album Chart positions
US Billboard 200 US Top Country Albums
2000 Rascal Flatts 43 3
2002 Melt 5 1
2003 Rascal Flatts Live
2004 Feels Like Today 1 1
2006 Me and My Gang 1 1
2007 Still Feels Good, due for release September 25[2] n/a n/a
Singles
Year Song Chart positions Album
U.S. Hot 100 U.S Country U.S. Pop 100 U.S. Digital U.S. AC U.S. Ringtones
2000 "Prayin' for Daylight" 38 3 Rascal Flatts
"Long Slow Beautiful Dance"A 73 Rascal Flatts
"This Everyday Love" 56 9 Rascal Flatts
2001 "While You Loved Me" 60 7 Rascal Flatts
"I'm Movin' On" 41 4 Rascal Flatts
2002 "These Days" 23 1 Melt
2003 "Love You Out Loud" 30 2 Melt
"I Melt" 34 2 Melt
2004 "Mayberry" 21 1 Melt
"Feels Like Today" 56 9 Feels Like Today
2005 "Bless the Broken Road" 29 1 40 20 20 Feels Like Today
"Bless the Broken Road" (featuring Carrie Underwood)A 50
"Oklahoma-Texas Line"A 53 Feels Like Today
"Fast Cars and Freedom" 38 1 70 65 Feels Like Today
"Skin (Sarabeth)"B 42 2 74C 66 Feels Like Today
"Here's To You"A 48 Feels Like Today
2006 "What Hurts the Most" 6 1 11 3 1 1 Me and My Gang
"Pieces"A 57 Me And My Gang
"Ellsworth"A 56 Me And My Gang
"Backwards"A 54 Me And My Gang
"Me and My Gang" 50 6 71 63 30 Me and My Gang
"Life Is a Highway" 7 18D 9 3 Cars Soundtrack
"My Wish" 28 1 49 Me And My Gang
2007 "Stand" 46 1 80 25 Me And My Gang
"Take Me There"E 123 19 Still Feels Good
* A Charted because of high radio play, without being released as singles.
* B "Skin (Sarabeth)" had originally charted earlier in 2005 as just "Skin",
based on unsolicited play that brought it up to #38 on the Billboard country
charts prior to the single's release.
* C "Skin (Sarabeth)" entered Pop 100 charts in 2006.
* D "Life Is a Highway" was not released to country radio, but reached #18
on the country charts based on unsolicited play. It was released to all
other formats on which it charted.
* E Current single.
Videography
To date, most of Rascal Flatts' singles have also featured a music video.
These music videos are shown on CMT, GAC, and CMT Canada. "Life Is a
Highway", which was not officially a country single, also featured a video.
Also, three album cuts have been made into music videos: "My Worst Fear"
(from Melt), "Here's To You" (from Feels Like Today), and "He Ain't the
Leaving Kind" (from Me and My Gang). In addition, the videos for "Bless the
Broken Road", "Me and My Gang", and "Here's To You" were shot live in
concert.
Awards
2000
* ACM Top New Vocal Duo Or Group
2002
* CMA Horizon Award
* ACM Song of the Year ("I'm Movin' On")
* ACM Top Vocal Group
2003
* CMT Flameworthy Video Music Award for Group/Duo of the Year
* CMA Vocal Group of the Year
* ACM Top Vocal Group
* ACM Song of the Year
2004
* CMT Flameworthy Music Video Award for Group/Duo of the Year
* CMA Vocal Group of the Year
* Grammy Award for Best Country Song ("Bless the Broken Road")
* ACM Top Vocal Group
2005
* CMT Music Award for Group/Duo of the Year
* CMA Vocal Group of the Year
* ACM Top Vocal Group
2006
* CMT Music Award for Group/Duo of the Year
* ACM Top Vocal Group
* CMA Vocal Group of the Year
* AMA Favorite Country Band,Duo or Group
* AMA T-Mobile Text-In Award
* People's Choice Awards Favorite Song from a Movie ("Life Is A Highway")
* People's Choice Awards Favorite Song Remake ("Life Is A Highway")
* CMT Loaded Awards - Number One Digitally Active Group/Duo
* CMT Loaded Awards - Number One Streamed Music Video ("What Hurts the
Most")
2007
* CMT Best Group Video of the Year ("What Hurts the Most")
* Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Group
* Also nominated for Academy of Country Music Best Album, Best Single, and
Entertainer of the Year [3]
References
1. ^ Billboard Top 200
2. ^ http://www.rascalflatts.com/index2.php?em1311=131943_-1__0_~0_-1_5_2007_0_0&content=about&content2=1311
3. ^ Country Music Academy Honors its Stars
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