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Plain White Ts
The Plain White T's playing at the Metro, Chicago, May 2009
Background information
Origin	Villa Park, Illinois, US
Genres	Pop punk pop rock Anti-folk
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Atlantic Fearless Hollywood (2006-present)
Website	Official website UK website
Members
Tom Higgenson Dave Tirio Mike Retondo Tim Lopez De'Mar Hamilton
Former members
Steve Mast Ken Fletcher

The Plain White T's is an American pop rock band started in 1997,^[1] originally from Villa Park, Illinois. Formed by high school friends Tom Higgenson and Ken Fletcher, the group had a mostly underground following in Chicago basements, clubs, and bars in its early years, and underwent numerous personnel changes.^[1][2] The band is best known for the songs "Hey There Delilah", which charted highly in many countries, and "1, 2, 3, 4". In 2008, they received a Grammy nomination for "Hey There Delilah".^[3] The band broke into the mainstream following the success of "Hey There Delilah" and the well-received "Hate (I Really Don't Like You)" from the album Every Second Counts. The group's latest album is Big Bad World, released in 2008.^[1]

[edit] Biography

[edit] Mainstream breakthrough: 2006–2008

In early 2006, the band teamed with Motion City Soundtrack for a Winter/Spring tour. "Hey There Delilah" was first released on their second album All That We Needed in 2005. The same year the band was featured for a month as a "Hip Clipz" artist on the website of Curly Grrlz Skateboards. In 2006, "Hey There Delilah" was re-released on their third album Every Second Counts. Later, in 2008, "Hey There Delilah" became the first Grammy nominated song for the band. The band then spent months recording between festivals and shows from April to July 2008, culminating with the release of a single from their 2008 album Big Bad World. The album had two hit singles: "1, 2, 3, 4" and "Natural Disaster". Both were on the AT40 at numbers 1 and 2 for three consecutive weeks.

As of late 2008, the band was on the Rock Band Live tour with Panic! At The Disco, Dashboard Confessional and The Cab.

In 2008 the band played at the Give It a Name festival in the UK.

At the American Music Awards 2007, Plain White T's was nominated for best new artist but lost out to Daughtry.

[edit] Future of the band: 2009–present

On December 2009, the band announced in an private interview with AP magazine that they would be releasing an all-new EP in mid 2010, featuring five exclusive all-new tracks. One of the tracks included in the EP was being played by the band during the Rock Band Live Tour. The band hasn't mentioned the title of the song being played but it was confirmed with the band later that the title of the new song is "You Were Beautiful".

[edit] Band members

• Tom Higgenson - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
• Dave Tirio - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Tim G. Lopez - lead guitar, backing vocals
• Mike Retondo - bass, backing vocals
• De'Mar Hamilton- drums, percussion

[edit] Previous members

• Ken Fletcher - bass
• Steve Mast - Lead Guitar/Vocals

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

[edit] EPs

[edit] Singles

[edit] Guest appearances

[edit] Compilation appearances

• "Bruises", from Oil: Chicago Punk Refined
• "Song 2" (Blur cover), on the album Punk Goes '90s
• "Season of a Lifetime", on the album Taste of Christmas
• "It's So Easy", on the album Sound of Superman
• "Better Luck Next Time", on the album Dead Bands Party: A Tribute to Oingo Boingo
• "When I See an Elephant Fly", on the album DisneyMania 6^[4]
• "Miss Kneel", on the album Elmhurst vs. Villa Park
• "Cell Phone Number" and "Move On" on the album Songs from a Scene
• "Poor Jack", on the album Nightmare Revisited
• "Natural Disaster", on the DVD Take Action: Volume 8

[edit] Television

• Greek - The band provides "Our Time Now" as the theme for commercials and trailers for the show. They appear playing the song as well as "Hey There Delilah" in the episode "The Rusty Nail". They play the songs "Friends Don't let Friends Dial Drunk" and "Making A Memory" in the episode "Friday Night Frights", and they also play the songs "Come Back To Me" and "Let Me Take You There" on the episode "A New Normal". Two members of the band also appear in the episode "The Great Cappie" as members of the Kappa Tau fraternity.
• iCarly - The band appears as a special guest for the webshow in the episode "iRue the Day", singing their song "Our Time Now".
• "Making A Memory" was featured in the final episode to feature Katy Fox (Hannah Tointon) in the UK soap opera Hollyoaks, symbolizing what should be happening rather than what was happening.
• "Revenge" is used as the theme song to the NYC TV show Secrets of New York.
• "1,2,3,4" and "Gimme A Chance" were featured in the teen drama 90210.

[edit] Awards

[edit] 2008

Grammy Awards

• Best Pop Performance by a Group for "Hey There Delilah" - Nominated

[edit] 2007

Teen Choice Award

• Choice Summer Song for "Hey There Delilah" - Won

[edit] 2006

MTV Woodie Award

• The Breaking Woodie (Best Emerging Artist) - Won

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Plain White T's

• Official website
• Plain White T's at MySpace
• Plain White T's photography
• Trash the Stage interview with De'Mar
• Interview with Plain White Ts
• Interview with Plain White Ts by Jamie Pham on TheSoCalScene