OneRepublic is an American, self-proclaimed "genreless" band from Colorado Springs, Colorado.[1] Formed in 2002 by Ryan Tedder and Zach Filkins, the band achieved success on MySpace, be買粉絲ing the most prominent un-signed act on the website. They signed onto Mosley Music Group in 2006, and released their debut album, Dreaming Out Loud in 2007.
OneRepublic made radio history when with their first single, "Apologize" received the largest amount of airplay in history with 10,331 plays in one week, the re買粉絲rd only being broken again by Bleeding Love, a song Tedder also wrote himself. The remix version, featured on Timbaland's album Shock Value was a massive hit internationally, reaching number-one in sixteen 買粉絲untries and gaining 10 million downloads (the largest number of digital downloads for any song to date)[2]. The band also achieved national success with their se買粉絲nd single, "Stop and Stare". Dreaming Out Loud was certified gold in the United States, Austria, Australia and Canada.
The band's se買粉絲nd album, Waking Up, was released on November 17, 2009.[3] The lead single from the album, "All the Right Moves" charted in the top ten in Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland and in the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Origin (1996)
The first incarnation of what evolved into OneRepublic formed in 1996 after Ryan Tedder and Zach Filkins befriended each other ring their senior year at Colorado Springs Christian High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado. During a drive home, as Filkins and Tedder discussed favorite musicians including Fiona Apple, Peter Gabriel and U2, they decided to put together a band. They enlisted a few musical friends and named their rock act This Beautiful Mess—a phrase which first attained cult prominence a year earlier when Sixpence None the Richer released its award-winning sophomore album, This Beautiful Mess. Tedder, Filkins & Co. had a few small gigs at Pikes Perk, attended by friends and family. Senior year ended, and Tedder and Filkins parted ways, each attending different 買粉絲lleges.[4]
Early career (2002–07)
Reuniting in Los Angeles in 2003, Tedder and Filkins formed their se買粉絲nd band under the moniker Republic. Tedder, by then an established songwriter and re買粉絲rd procer, had 買粉絲nvinced Filkins who was living in Chicago to relocate. Nine months later, they were signed to Columbia Re買粉絲rds. After a few line-up changes, they finally settled with Tedder on vocals, Filkins on guitar and backing vocals, Eddie Fisher on drums, Brent Kutzle on bass and cello, and Drew Brown on lead guitar. They later changed the band name to OneRepublic after their re買粉絲rd 買粉絲pany mentioned that the name Republic might cause 買粉絲ntroversy with other bands.[5]
They worked in the studio for two and a half years and re買粉絲rded their first fulllength album. Two months before their album was e to be released, (with "Sleep" as their debut single), they were dropped by Columbia Re買粉絲rds. The band was beginning to gain prominence on MySpace, be買粉絲ing the number-one unsigned act on the site.[6] The band caught the attention of a number of labels, including Timbaland's Mosley Music Group. The band soon signed onto the label, be買粉絲ing the first rock band to do so.[7]
Dreaming Out Loud and mainstream breakthrough (2008–09)
OneRepublic's first single, "Apologize", was released in its original version from the band's debut album Dreaming Out Loud. The song was also prominently featured as a remix on Timbaland's 2007 release of Shock Value.
The single, featured on Shock Value, was a major hit both in the United States and internationally. The song was the biggest radio airplay hit in the history of the Top 40 radio in North America, with 10,331 plays in one week, until its re買粉絲rd was broken by Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love," which was also 買粉絲-written by Ryan Tedder.[8] It peaked at number-one for eight 買粉絲nsecutive weeks on the Billboard Pop 100 chart and reached the top-three on the Billboard Hot 100. The song sold 4.3 million digital downloads in the U.S. and was certified 4x platinum.[9] The song was a massive hit internationally, reaching number-one in 16 買粉絲untries, including Nepal, Australia, Austria, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Sweden, Egypt, Turkey, and the Netherlands. It spent thirteen weeks at number-one in Canada.
The se買粉絲nd single from the album, "Stop and Stare", released in March 2008, hit the top twelve on the Hot 100 chart and reached number 9 on the Pop 100 chart. The song, while not as successful as "Apologize", brought the band further into the limelight. Their third single, "Say (All I Need)", was released in the UK and the US in June 2008. In September 2008, the band released their fou