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Yourself or Someone Like You is the debut album by American rock band Matchbox 20. It was released on October 1, 1996, [ 8 ] by Lava Records and Atlantic Records . The album has been certified 12× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America .
It was stated on Matchbox Twenty's web site that the next show they will do together is on January 1, 2011, in Oklahoma. [5] Matchbox Twenty played a one-off live show in Temecula, California, on July 9, 2011, but no new material was played. During the show Rob Thomas stated the show was a "love letter to our fans."
As Matchbox 20 prepared to record their second album, band members had heated discussions over song selection. After flirting with the idea of allowing other band members to provide songs, they chose to record only songs that Thomas had written or co-written. [6] They renamed themselves Matchbox Twenty and, in March 2000, released Mad Season.
As the album's songs started coalescing, Thomas realized that they were on the sunny side, with nods to the '80s throughout, like Peter Gabriel, T’Pau, Go West and Level 42.
[5] [6] "Unwell", the album's second single, peaked at number five on the Hot 100. [8] The extended play EP was released in November 2003, peaking at number forty-three on the Billboard 200. The video album Show: A Night in the Life of Matchbox Twenty was released in May 2004, topping the Billboard Top Video Albums chart. [5] [9]
With Cook on lead guitar and Gaynor on rhythm guitar, the five formed Matchbox Twenty. Meanwhile, Stanley and Goff continued to capitalize on Tabitha's Secret where they could, releasing an album in 1997 of the band's recordings from 1993 to 1995. They later released a live album and remastered the band's original EP.
Exile on Mainstream is the first compilation album by American rock band Matchbox Twenty. The album was released in two parts: the first was an EP, featuring seven new songs that emerged from a 12-song recording session, produced by Steve Lillywhite. The other part consists of remastered versions of 11 of the band's biggest hits.
Asked by a Twitter follower if Matchbox Twenty’s forthcoming album “Where the Light Goes” features bonus tracks, band co-founder Paul Doucette replied, “No. But really the record is a ...