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Encyclopedia > Finger Eleven
Finger Eleven
Origin Burlington, Ontario
Canada Flag of Ontario Flag of Canada
Genre(s) Alternative metal
Post-grunge
Hard rock
Years active 1994present
Label(s) Wind-Up
Website www.fingereleven.com
Members
Scott Anderson
James Black,
Rick Jackett,
Sean Anderson,
Rich Beddoe
Former members
Rob Gommerman

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Contents

History

Early years

Finger Eleven has achieved a devoted Canadian following throughout their time as a band. Their first album, Letters from Chutney (1995) was recorded under the name "The Rainbow Butt Monkeys", with money won from a rock band search contest on 97.7 CHTZ (Hits) HTZ FM's "Southern Ontario's Best Rock". Letters From Chutney is the first album from the Canadian grunge band Finger Eleven. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... CHTZ is a radio station in St. ...


The lead singer, Scott Anderson, started to compose songs at the age of 16.


The group found a new management team in Coalition Entertainment (Rob Lanni & Eric Lawrence with Sarah Parham) in 1996. Once they had realized their music changed and wanted to be taken more seriously, "The Rainbow Butt Poop Chute Monkey Brigade" became "Finger Eleven". Their breakthrough album, Tip, was released on Mercury Records in Canada in 1997 and re-released by Wind-up Records in the United States in 1998 also has to do with the name change. The name Finger Eleven comes from an earlier version of the song "Thin Spirits" from the album Tip. Scott Anderson explains: "when everything is pushing you in one direction and your instinct drives you in another--that’s finger eleven, I couldn't get it out of my head." This also marked a change in the band's sound. Tip was produced by Arnold Lanni (Our Lady Peace). Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Tracks Quicksand Tip Shudder Awake and Dreaming Above Condenser Thin Spirits Glimpse Costume for a Gutterball Temporary Arms Swallowtail Categories: Album stubs ... Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Wind-Up Records is a record label based in New York City. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Tracks Quicksand Tip Shudder Awake and Dreaming Above Condenser Thin Spirits Glimpse Costume for a Gutterball Temporary Arms Swallowtail Categories: Album stubs ... Arnold Lanni is a Canadian record producer and former member of Frozen Ghost. ... Our Lady Peace, abbreviated as OLP, is a Canadian alternative rock band consisting of Raine Maida (vocals), Duncan Coutts (bass), Jeremy Taggart (drums), and Steve Mazur (guitar). ...


Tip

Following the release of Tip, drummer Rob Gommerman left the band and was replaced by Rich Beddoe whom James Black had met coincedently at an Alice in Chains concert years earlier in Toronto. Tracks Quicksand Tip Shudder Awake and Dreaming Above Condenser Thin Spirits Glimpse Costume for a Gutterball Temporary Arms Swallowtail Categories: Album stubs ... This article is about the grunge band. ...


The Greyest of Blue Skies

In 2000, Finger Eleven released The Greyest of Blue Skies, again produced by Arnold Lanni. They had success in their home country with this album going gold (50,000 units sold). Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... The Greyest Of Blue Skies is the second album from the Canadian post-grunge band Finger Eleven. ...


Finger Eleven

Their 2003 release, self-titled album Finger Eleven was produced by Johnny K. This album includes the sleeper hit single "One Thing" which pushed the band into the mainstream. The song was a hit on Rock, Pop, and Adult Radio charts; the success of the single earned the band its first US Gold Album (500,000 copies) and Canadian Platinum (100,000 copies). "One Thing" reached #16 in the U.S., and had exposure on TV series such as Smallville and Scrubs. In 2007, the song had also been sung with Amy Lee of Evanescence. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Finger Eleven is the third album from the Canadian hard rock band Finger Eleven. ... Johnny K is a producer/engineer who owns his own studio in Chicago, Groovemaster Studios. ... 1 Thing was the first single from Ameries second album, Touch and the only single from the Hitch soundtrack. ... Smallville is an American television series created by writer/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and was initially broadcast by The WB. After its fifth season, the WB and UPN merged to form The CW, which is the current broadcaster for the show in the United States. ... This article is about the US sitcom. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... For the saxophone player with Jimmy Buffetts Coral Reefer Band, see Amy Lee (saxophonist). ... Evanescence is a Grammy Award-winning American alternative rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1998 by singer Amy Lee and former guitarist Ben Moody. ...


Current

The band toured throughout Europe, Australia and North America from 2003 to 2005. They have also won a Much Music Video Award. For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... MuchMusic (often called Much) is a 24-hour cable television music video and variety television channel based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which debuted on August 31, 1984 as one of the first Canadian cable specialty channels on the air. ...


Finger Eleven's most recent album titled Them vs. You vs. Me was released on March 6, 2007, again produced by Johnny K. The first single is "Paralyzer," which slowly has become the band's most successful single to date, becoming their first-career Top-Ten hit on the U.S. Hot 100 in November 2007, as well as reaching #1 in Canada, and both U.S. rock charts. The second single is "Falling On". Them vs. ... is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Paralyzer is the first single from alternative rock band Finger Elevens fifth album Them vs. ... Falling On is the second single from Finger Elevens latest album, Them vs. ...


The band played "Paralyzer" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on March 14, 2007 and also at the 2007 NHL awards show on June 14. May 26, 2006 opening monologue of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is the full name of NBCs The Tonight Show hosted by Jay Leno, debuting on May 25, 1992. ... is the 73rd day of the year (74th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...


In popular culture

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Trivia

While they were the Rainbow Butt Monkeys they did a cover of "Shamrocks and Shenanigans" from House of Pain. H.O.P. on the Best Of Album cover House of Pain was an Irish-styled American hip-hop group who released three albums in the early to mid 90s before lead rapper Everlast decided to pursue his solo career again. ...


Discography

Albums

Date of Release Title Label
1995 Letters From Chutney (as Rainbow Butt Monkeys) Mercury Records
(1997)/(1998) Tip Wind-up Records
(2000) The Greyest Of Blue Skies Wind-up Records
(2003) Finger Eleven Wind-up Records
(2007) Them vs. You vs. Me Wind-up Records

Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Letters From Chutney is the first album from the Canadian grunge band Finger Eleven. ... Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ... See also: 1996 in music, other events of 1997, 1998 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert (the day after his birthday) at Madison Square Garden, with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic... See also: 1998 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1998 Record labels established in 1998 // 1998 - The single Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls sets a new hot 100 airplay record, 18 weeks at number one. ... Tracks Quicksand Tip Shudder Awake and Dreaming Above Condenser Thin Spirits Glimpse Costume for a Gutterball Temporary Arms Swallowtail Categories: Album stubs ... Wind-Up Records is a record label based in New York City. ... See also: 2000 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels established in 2000 // John Tavener is knighted in the New Years Honours List. ... The Greyest Of Blue Skies is the second album from the Canadian post-grunge band Finger Eleven. ... Wind-Up Records is a record label based in New York City. ... See also: 2003 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels established in 2003 // January - following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It... Finger Eleven is the third album from the Canadian hard rock band Finger Eleven. ... Wind-Up Records is a record label based in New York City. ... See also: 2007 in British music 2007 in hip hop Musical groups established in 2007 Record labels established in 2007 // January George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queens New Year Honours List. ... Them vs. ... Wind-Up Records is a record label based in New York City. ...

Singles

Year Title CAN CAN
Hot 100
US
Hot 100
US
Mod. Rock
US
Main. Rock
UWC Album
1995 "Circles" - - - - - - Letters from Chutney
1996 "As Far As I Can Spit" - - - - - - Letters from Chutney
1997 "Tip" - - - - - - Tip
1998 "Quicksand" - - - - #28 - Tip
1999 "Above" - - - - #34 - Tip
2000 "First Time" - - - - - - The Greyest of Blue Skies
2000 "Drag You Down" - - - - - - The Greyest Of Blue Skies
2001 "Bones + Joints" - - - - - - The Greyest Of Blue Skies
2002 "Slow Chemical" - - - - - - WWF Forceable Entry/The Punisher (soundtrack)
2003 "Good Times" - - - - - - Finger Eleven
2003 "One Thing" - - #16 #5 #38 - Finger Eleven
2004 "Absent Elements" - - - - - - Finger Eleven
2004 "Stay in Shadow" - - - - - - Finger Eleven
2005 "Thousand Mile Wish" - - - - - - Finger Eleven
2007 "Paralyzer" #1 #3 #10* #1 1 #1 1 #27* Them vs. You vs. Me
2007 "Falling On" - #36 - - #25* - Them vs. You vs. Me
2007 "I'll Keep Your Memory Vague" - #43* - - - - Them vs. You vs. Me
2008 "Talking to the Walls" TBR TBR TBR TBR TBR TBR Them vs. You vs. Me

* : Current chart position
1 : Reached number one for 1 week.

Note: CAN is the Canadian Singles Chart, not to be confused with the Canadian Hot 100.
Note: Canadian Hot 100 premiered in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the main singles chart used by Billboard magazine. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the main singles chart used by Billboard magazine. ... Modern rock is term commonly used to describe a rock music format found on American commercial radio. ... Mainstream rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in the United States and Canada. ... The United World Chart is a worldwide chart issued every week by Media Traffic, using both sales (digital and physical) and airplay to determine the most popular albums and singles in the world. The United World Chart uses the same system as the Billboard Hot 100, in which the tracking... Letters From Chutney is the first album from the Canadian grunge band Finger Eleven. ... Tip a single by musical act Finger Eleven. ... Tracks Quicksand Tip Shudder Awake and Dreaming Above Condenser Thin Spirits Glimpse Costume for a Gutterball Temporary Arms Swallowtail Categories: Album stubs ... First Time is a 2000 single by Canadian rock band, Finger Eleven from their album The Greyest of Blue Skies|. There are 2 versions. ... The Greyest Of Blue Skies is the second album from the Canadian post-grunge band Finger Eleven. ... Drag You Down is a Single by Rock Musical Act Finger Eleven. ... Bones + Joints is a Single by Rock Musical Act Finger Eleven. ... WWF Forceable Entry was an album released by the World Wrestling Federation in 2002. ... The Punisher may refer to: The Punisher, a fictional vigilante and anti-hero in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Good Times is the first single by rock musical act Finger Eleven. ... Finger Eleven is the third album from the Canadian hard rock band Finger Eleven. ... 1 Thing was the first single from Ameries second album, Touch and the only single from the Hitch soundtrack. ... Paralyzer is the first single from alternative rock band Finger Elevens fifth album Them vs. ... Them vs. ... Falling On is the second single from Finger Elevens latest album, Them vs. ... Ill Keep Your Memory Vague is the third single on Finger Elevens fifth studio album Them Vs. ...


Videography

  • Circles (1995) {Rainbow Butt Monkeys)
  • As Far As I Can Spit (1996) (Rainbow Butt Monkeys)
  • Tip (1998)
  • Quicksand (1998)
  • Above (1999)
  • First Time (2000)
  • Drag You Down (2000)
  • Slow Chemical (2002) (to support The Punisher & WWE Superstar Kane)
  • Good Times (2003)
  • One Thing (2003)
  • Absent Elements (2004)
  • Thousand Mile Wish (2005)
  • Paralyzer (2007)
  • Falling On (2007)
  • I'll Keep Your Memory Vague (2007)

The Punisher may refer to: The Punisher, a fictional vigilante and anti-hero in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... // This is a list of every person employed by and/or contracted to World Wrestling Entertainment, including its developmental territories Ohio Valley Wrestling and Deep South Wrestling, LLC. This is with the exception to the wrestlers who make special appearances. Shelton Benjamin Lance Cade Carlito (Carlos Colón, Jr. ... Kane can refer to: In sports: Glen Jacobs, the current World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler Kane Justin Kane, Australian boxer Drew Hankinson, a current professional wrestler who performed for World Wrestling Entertainment as the masked Imposter Kane, a Doppelgänger of the current unmasked Kane Lane Huffman, a retired professional wrestler...

External links

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References


  Results from FactBites:
 
Finger Eleven - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (443 words)
Finger Eleven is a Burlington, Ontario-area alternative rock band that formed in 1994.
Finger Eleven is an alternative rock band that has earned a devoted Canadian following.
They changed their name to Finger Eleven for their breakthrough Tip, released on Mercury Records in Canada in 1997 and re-released by Wind-Up Records in the United States in 1998.
finger: Definition, Synonyms and Much More from Answers.com (1768 words)
The finger is any of the digits of the hand in humans and other species such as the great apes.
The grace of the fingers is not sacrificed to their dexterity due to the placement of their muscles in the forearm, with motion communicated via long tendons which may be observed on the back of the hand.
The bones of the fingers are called phalanges (singular phalanx); the thumb has two phalanges, and the other fingers have three.
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