The Donnas
Background information
Also known as	Screen, Ragady Anne, The Electrocutes
Origin	Palo Alto, California, United States
Genre(s)	Hard Rock
Years active	1993–present
Label(s)	Atlantic, Lookout!, Sympathy for the Record Industry, Radio Trash, Purple Feather Records
Associated acts	Toilet Böys The Donalds
Website	http://www.thedonnas.com/
Members
Brett Anderson - vocals Torry Castellano - drums Maya Ford - bass Allison Robertson - guitar

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Origin and early years

All band members were born in 1979. Brett Anderson (born May 30, 1979) is the singer of the band, Allison Robertson (born August 26, 1979) is the guitarist, Maya Ford (born January 8, 1979) is the bass player, and Torry Castellano (born January 8, 1979) plays the drums. As best friends, they formed in the eighth grade to play for their school's "Day on the Green." The only girl band in their town Palo Alto, California, they were relatively unknown until they were out of high school. They are all self-taught musicians and practiced in Castellano's garage nearly every day during high school. Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... is the 150th day of the year (151st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... is the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Location in Santa Clara County and the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Santa Clara Government  - Mayor Yoriko Kishimoto[1] Area  - City 25. ...

Towards the end of their high school days, while they were still known as "The Electrocutes", they decided to create another band (with the same members) which they would use to play softer tunes without distorting the metal queen image of The Electrocutes. To further distinguish the difference between the two bands, they all took matching "Donna" monikers, where all of their names were Donna, and their last names were the first initial of their last name (Brett Anderson became Donna A) which they used only when performing as "The Donnas". Although they initially planned on dropping The Donnas after a while and sticking with The Electrocutes, they changed their minds after high school and stuck with the Donnas instead, while still keeping their Donna names. They are sometimes described as a punk band, but the band itself denies any kind of affiliation with the punk rock movement.

Experimenting with different musical styles, they underwent a variety of band names (Screen, Ragady Anne, and The Electrocutes) before settling on The Donnas. They worked with producer Darin Raffaelli for their first two albums, the first of which, simply called The Donnas, was entirely written by Raffaelli and released on his own Superteem! record label. (It was later released again on Lookout! Records.) They took a week off of their senior year of high school to tour Japan and experimented with riot grrrl, calling themselves The Electrocutes. Afterwards, they signed with Lookout! Records. As the band grew, they were urged to sign with a major label company. In 2001, they signed with Atlantic Records. The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Lookout! Records is an independent record label based in Berkeley, California. ... Riot grrrl (or riot grrl) is an indie-punk feminist movement that reached its height in the 1990s but continues to exert influence over alternative cultures. ... Lookout! Records is an independent record label based in Berkeley, California. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ...

Mainstream popularity

In 2002, The Donnas released Spend the Night. The album was their mainstream break through, spawning the hit single "Take it Off" and appearances on Total Request Live, Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and The Late Show with David Letterman. In the summer of 2003, they played the main stage at Lollapalooza. In 2004, they released their sixth album Gold Medal. In February 2005, they toured Australia with the Big Day Out music festival, playing from Sydney to Perth. Also see: 2002 (number). ... This Rock Music Article does not cite any references or sources. ... Total Request Live (commonly known as TRL) is the flagship television series on MTV that features popular music videos. ... This article is about the American television series. ... 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. ... Late Show with David Letterman is an hour-long weeknight comedy and talk show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lollapalooza is an American music festival featuring rock, alternative rock, hip hop, and punk rock bands, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gold Medal is an album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004. ... The Big Day Out (BDO) is an annual music festival that tours Australia and New Zealand which originated in Sydney in 1992. ...

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The Donnas' music has repeatedly been featured in video game soundtracks. "You've Got A Crush On Me" can be heard in the PlayStation 2 game, Splashdown. "Who Invited You" can be found on soundtrack for True Crime: Streets of LA and MVP Baseball 2003. "I Don't Want to Know" is in the Gran Turismo 4 soundtrack also and a cover of the song was also used for Donkey Konga 2 for the Nintendo GameCube. A cover of "Take it Off" is featured in Guitar Hero and added as a downloadable track in Guitar Hero 2 (released in 2005) and Downhill Domination (released in 2004). “PS2” redirects here. ... Splashdown is a water racing game for Xbox and PlayStation 2. ... True Crime: Streets of LA Categories: Computer and video game stubs | 2003 computer and video games | PlayStation 2 games | Xbox games | GameCube games | Activision games | Windows games ... MVP Baseball is a series of realistic Major League Baseball video games. ... For the main series, see Gran Turismo (series) Gran Turismo 4 (also known as GT4) was released on December 28, 2004 in Japan and Hong Kong (NTSC-J), February 22, 2005 in the United States (NTSC-U/C), and March 9, 2005 in Europe (PAL), and has since been re... Donkey Konga 2 is the sequel to Donkey Konga for the Nintendo GameCube, a game where you must pound on a special, barrel-like controller called the DK Bongos along with a selected song. ... The Nintendo GameCube , GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. ... This article is about the 2005 video game. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Downhill Domination is a video game based on a fictional racing event with fictional racers mixed with a few unlockable professional racers. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Donnas' music has also made various appearances in film and media. The band appeared in the movie Drive Me Crazy in 1999 (as the Electrocutes), and more recently appeared on the TV show "Charmed" performing the single "Fall Behind Me" at P3. They also appeared in the teen comedy Jawbreaker as the prom band, contributing two songs to the soundtrack ("Rock 'N' Roll Machine" and "Checkin' It Out"). A cover of "Roll On Down The Highway" was used in a Disney commercial. The Donnas can also be heard on Mean Girls during the end credits playing a cover of the Billy Idol song "Dancing With Myself", and they also contributed to the soundtrack of the movie Grind. The video "Too Bad About Your Girl" also features the cast of the film Grind. The song Take It Off features in the movie Dodgeball. Drive Me Crazy is a teen-oriented romantic comedy based on the novel How I Created My Perfect Prom Date by Todd Strasser. ... For other uses, see charm. ... Fall Behind Me was the first single from The Donnas 6th album Gold Medal ... Alfa Romeo P3 1930s Grand Prix racing car DR P3 (radio station) DR P3* Period 3 of the periodic table Intel 80386 3rd generation processor architecture P3 biological confinement level P3 club owned by Piper Halliwell on the television series Charmed P3 Fulfillment, provider of fulfillment services P3, one of... Jawbreaker is a 1999 comedy-drama directed by Darren Stein. ... Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ... Mean Girls is a 2004 film directed by Mark Waters (Freaky Friday), written by (and co-starring) Tina Fey and stars Lindsay Lohan with Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried and Lacey Chabert and featured several Saturday Night Live cast members, including not only Tina Fey but also Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer... Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad, 30 November 1955 in Middlesex) is an English rock musician. ... Dancing With Myself is a song by the band Generation X 1981. ... Grind is a 2003 film about four young aspiring amateur skaters: Eric Rivers (Mike Vogel), Matt Jensen (Vince Vieluf), Dustin Knight (Adam Brody), and Sweet Lou Singer (Joey Kern) are all trying to make it in the world of pro skateboarding by pulling insane stunts in front of pro skater... Grind is a 2003 film about four young aspiring amateur skaters: Eric Rivers (Mike Vogel), Matt Jensen (Vince Vieluf), Dustin Knight (Adam Brody), and Sweet Lou Singer (Joey Kern) are all trying to make it in the world of pro skateboarding by pulling insane stunts in front of pro skater...

"Donna" pseudonym

Up until the release of 2004's Gold Medal, the band used pseudonyms. Each member was known as "Donna" followed by the first initial of their surname (e.g. Brett was known as Donna A). They decided to drop the stage names prior to the release of Gold Medal to present an image appropriate for the more mature sound that they had adopted on the new album. Gold Medal is an album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004. ... Gold Medal is an album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004. ...

Current

On May 19, 2006 The Donnas posted an announcement on their public message board (which required free registration for viewing) that they had "parted ways with Atlantic Records," claiming "[t]he decision was entirely mutual and completely amicable and will not impact the band, nor will it impact upon the writing, recording or touring for the next Donnas album."^[1] In March 2007 the Donnas released their first song from the new album, titled "Don't Wait Up For Me", and a new logo. is the 139th day of the year (140th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 2007 is the third month of the year. ...

The Donnas released their 7th studio album titled Bitchin' on September 18, 2007 on their Purple Feather record label. The band released three songs from Bitchin' on their official MySpace.^[2] Bitchin' was produced by Jay Ruston and The Donnas. ^[3] Bitchin is an album by American band The Donnas, released in 2007 (see 2007 in music). ... Bitchin is an album by American band The Donnas, released in 2007 (see 2007 in music). ... Bitchin is an album by American band The Donnas, released in 2007 (see 2007 in music). ...

Discography

As Ragady Anne

• Ragady Anne [7" EP] (1996) (Radio Trash Records)

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As The Electrocutes

• Steal Yer Lunch Money (released 1998) (Sympathy for the Record Industry)

Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Formed in 1988 by Record Industry Anti-Mogul, Long Gone John, Sympathy for the Record Industry (also known as: Sympathy Records or Sympathy 4 The R.I.) is mainly a Garage Rock and Indie Rock label. ...

As The Donnas

Studio albums

1. The Donnas - July 28, 1997 - Lookout! Records
2. American Teenage Rock 'n' Roll Machine - January 27, 1998 - Lookout! Records
3. Get Skintight - June 8, 1999 - Lookout! Records
4. The Donnas Turn 21 - January 23, 2001 - Lookout! Records
5. Spend the Night - October 22, 2002 - Atlantic Records - US #62 (Gold)
6. Gold Medal - October 26, 2004 - Atlantic Records - US #76
7. Bitchin' - September 18, 2007 - Purple Feather Records RedEye Distribution- US #89

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Singles

• 1999: "Strutter" THE DONNAS b/w "Detroit Rock City" KISS clear vinyl 7" (Lookout Records)
• 1999: "Get you Alone" (7") (split with The Toilet Boys)
• 2002: "40 Boys in 40 Nights"/"Wig Wam Bam"/"School´s Out"
• 2003: "Take it Off"/"Hyperactive"/"Rock & Roll Machine"
• 2003: "Who Invited You"/"Mama´s Boy"/"Backstage"
• 2003: "Too Bad About Your Girl"
• 2004: "Fall Behind Me"
• 2005: "I Don't Want to Know (If You Don't Want Me)"/"Done with you"
• 2007: "Don't Wait Up For Me" digital download only

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Songs on Soundtracks and Compilations

• "Speedin´ Back To My Baby"-Gearhead Compilation (1998)
• "Strutter"-Detroit Rock City OST (1999)
• "Keep On Loving You"-Drive Me Crazy OST (1999)
• "Backstage"-Freaky Friday OST (2003)
• "Dancing With Myself"-Mean Girls OST (2004)
• "Everyone Is Wrong"-Electra OST (2005)
• "Roll On Down The Highway"-Herbie: Fully Loaded OST (2005)
• "Drive My Car"-This Bird Has Flown-a 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles´ Rubber Soul (2005)

References

• All Music guide entry

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External links

• TheDonnas.com
• Audio and video content by The Donnas, including TV and concert appearances from 1998 to 2003
• The Donnas Myspace Page
• Torry talks about the new record, label, and VH1