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Lifehouse Is A Post-Grunge Band Pioneered By Lead Singer And Songwriter Jason Wade . In The Last 20 Years Lifehouse Has Released Seven Albums Debuting With The Multi-Platinum Album No Name Face In The Year 2000. The Group Includes Jason Wade Lead Vocals Guitar Rick Woolstenhulme Jr. Drums Percussion And Bryce Soderberg Vocals Bass Guitar . They Have Sold Upwards Of Fifteen Million Singles And Albums Worldwide To Date. The Band Holds Its Roots In California Where Lifehouse's Founding Members First Came Together Under The Name Blyss In 1999. Blyss Released A Demo Album Entitled Diff's Lucky Day. Shortly After In 2000 The Boys Were Signed Onto A Record Deal With DreamWorks Records. Five Of The Twelve Tracks From Diff's Lucky Day Were Re-Recorded For No Name Face. This Debut Album Went Multi-Platinum Standing Behind The Hit Single Hanging By A Moment Which Became The Most Played Radio Track Of 2001. The Song Became The Theme Of The 2000 Winter Olympics In Salt Lake City UT. In 2002 The Members Of Lifehouse Consisted Of Foreman Jason Wade Bassist Sergio Andrade Drummer Rick Woolstenhulme And Woolstenhulme's Younger Brother Sean Woolstenhulme On Guitar. At This Time Lifehouse Released Their Second Album Stanley Climbfall. After A Few Years Of Touring Sergio Andrade Left The Band On Good Terms In 2004. Sean Woolstenhulme Soon Followed Leaving The Band To Pursue Personal Projects. With Only Wade And Woolstenhulme Remaining Lifehouse Picked Up A Third Member Ex-AM Radio Bassist/vocalist Bryce Soderberg In Late 2004. The Band Also Signed Off With Geffen Records Releasing Their Third Self-Titled Album In 2005. With Their Style Of Melodic Rock Maturing Over The Years The Album's Feature Single You And Me Remained On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart For Over 60 Weeks. Further Developing Their Image As A Band That Has Overcome Stereotypes And Endured Change The Lifehouse Trio Came Back Quickly Releasing Their Latest Album Who We Are In June 2007. The New Single First Time Has Since Been Released On Radio And Television. It Was Announced On October 15 2010 That The New Album Is Called Smoke & Mirrors And Would Be Released On December 8 2009. However On November 13 The Band Stated On Its Web Page That Smoke & Mirrors Would Be Released On February 2 2010. The First Single Was "Halfway Gone" Which Was Released On October 27. The Halfway Gone Music Video Premiered On The VH1 Top 20 On VH1.Com At The End Of November. On December 22 Tommy2.Net Reported That The Album Had Been Pushed Back Once Again This Time To February 23 2010. The Album Was Then Delayed Again But Was Released On March 2 2010. The Album Came In A Standard Deluxe And Two-Disc Deluxe Edition. The Album Smoke And Mirrors Debuted At # 6 On The Billboard Top 200 Chart With 54 203 Sold. This Marks The Highest Chart Debut Of Their Ten Year Career Beating Out First Week Chart Position For Their 2002 Sophomore Set “Stanley Climbfall” Which Debuted At # 7. On ITunes Smoke And Mirrors Was #1 On The Rock Album Chart For One Week. After Halfway Gone Two More Songs From This Album Were Released All In June 2010 And Falling In January 2011 . In The Spring Of 2010 Lifehouse Toured With Daughtry And Cavo. They Also Did A Short European Tour In September 2010. After The European Tour The US The Smoke And Mirrors Tour Took Place October 2010 And November 2010 . June 11 2011 Lifehouse Stated That They Are Working On A New Album And That They Will Get Back In The Studio In The Fall. June 12 And June 13 2011 The Band Played Two Shows In The UK. During These Shows They Played A New Song Called 'Angeline.' Discography No Name Face 2000 Stanley Climbfall 2002 Lifehouse 2005 Who We Are 2007 Smoke & Mirrors 2010 Almería 2012 Out Of The Wasteland 2015
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"Hanging By A Moment" Is A Song By American Alternative Rock Band Lifehouse. It Was The First Single Released From Their Debut Studio Album No Name Face Issued Through DreamWorks Records. The Track Was Written By Lead Singer Jason Wade Who Said That He Wrote The Song In About Five Minutes Without Thinking About What Would Happen To It. It Was Produced By American Record Producer Ron Aniello And Was Mixed By Brendan O'Brien. Musically "Hanging By A Moment" Is A Post-Grunge Song That Contains Influences Of Alternative Rock. The Song Was First Released As A Radio Single On September 25 2000 Rising Slowly On The US Charts And Eventually Peaking At Number Two On The Billboard Hot 100 Becoming The Band's Most Successful Single On The Chart And The Most Successful Song Of 2001 In The US. The Track Became An International Success As Well Peaking Atop The Australian Singles Chart For Five Weeks And Reaching The Top 40 In The Netherlands New Zealand And The United Kingdom. In 2001 The Song Was Certified Double Platinum By The Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA And Was The Most-Played Radio Track Of That Year In Canada. The Song Received Positive Reviews From Critics Who Applauded Its Instrumentation. The Official Music Video For The Song Premiered On VH1.Com On December 7 2000. In The Video Wade Is Seen Singing The Lyrics Of The Song In Many Locations Around A Town. The Band Went On Tours With Matchbox Twenty And 3 Doors Down As An Opening Act Before Going On Their First Headline Tour That Featured Rock Band The Calling And Singer Michelle Branch. The Song Was Written By Lifehouse Lead Singer Jason Wade. It Was Produced By American Record Producer Ron Aniello And Was Mixed By Brendan O'Brien. When Asked About The Song In An Interview With Billboard Wade Said "It Was The Most Uptempo Radio-Friendly Song. We All Decided It Was The Right Choice To Release It As The First Single." He Went On To Describe His Expectations When Writing Songs Saying "My Ultimate Goal In Writing Songs Is To Connect With People. In The Lyrics You Don't Tell The Whole Picture You Give A Road To Start On That People Can Relate To. We're Honest Nice Guys And I Hope That Comes Across In Everything We Do." After Being Asked How He Wrote The Song In An Interview With Launch Wade Explained "I Wrote That Song Without Thinking About What Was Gonna Happen To It And Then It Just Kinda Took Over From There." He Also Said In The Interview That He Wrote "Hanging By A Moment" In About Five Minutes. "Hanging By A Moment" Was Described As A Post-Grunge And Alternative Rock Song That Contains A Strong Melody. According To The Sheet Music Published At Musicnotes.Com By Sony/ATV Music Publishing The Song Is Set In Common Time With A "moderate Rock" Tempo Of 124 Beats Per Minute. It Is Composed In The Key Of D-Flat Major. In An Interview With Billboard Lead Singer And Guitarist Of Lifehouse Jason Wade Described The Song As An "uptempo Radio-Friendly Song". Bill Lamb Of About.Com Called The Song "one Of The Biggest Rock Hits Ever By A Contemporary Christian Band Crossing Over Into The Mainstream. The Song Was The Biggest Hit Of Summer 2001 And Was Eventually Named The Most Played Song Of The Year On The Radio." Sean Rizzo Of Sputnikmusic Says That The Song "presents One Of The Best With The Guitar's Plucking During The Verses And A Chorus Infectious Enough To Infiltrate Your Brain For A Few Days." In A 2017 Interview With Billboard On The Core Theme Of The Song Wade Said "I Didn't Really Think About It When I Was Writing It. I Knew At The End Of It That It Was A Love Song And I Kind Of Come From That World So It Can Be Interpreted As A Spiritual Song Or A Love Song." "Hanging By A Moment" Debuted At Number 76 On The Billboard Hot 100 During The Week Of February 10 2001. It Gradually Ascended On The Chart And Eventually Peaked At Number Two On June 16 2001. After Peaking It Gradually Descended And Left The Chart After 54 Consecutive Weeks. The Song Was Also A Hit On Rock Radio Holding Number One For Three Weeks Beginning On January 27 2001. On The Billboard Modern Rock Tracks Chart The Song Debuted At Number 36 For The Week Of October 28 2000 And Eventually Peaked At Number One Remaining On The Chart For 35 Weeks. The Song Debuted At Number 32 On The Billboard Pop Songs Chart During The Week Of March 3 2001. After Moving Around The Chart For 37 Consecutive Weeks The Song Peaked At Number Two On May 19 2001. The Song Debuted At Number 37 On The Billboard Adult Pop Songs Chart For The Week Of February 24 2001. It Eventually Peaked At Number One On June 23 2001 Spending 74 Consecutive Weeks On The Chart. Despite Not Peaking At Number One On The Weekly Hot 100 "Hanging By A Moment" Was The Most Successful Single Of 2001 According To Billboard. In 2009 Billboard Named "Hanging By A Moment" As The 26th-Most-Successful Single Of The 2000s Decade. Even Though It Never Peaked At Number One It Was One Of Only Four Songs In The History Of The Hot 100 To Be Named The Number One Single Of The Year Without Making It To The Top Of The Chart On Any Of The Weekly Surveys. The First Was "Wooly Bully" By Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs In 1965 The Second Was "Breathe" By Faith Hill In 2000 And The Fourth Was "Levitating" By Dua Lipa In 2021. The Song Also Achieved International Success. In Australia The Song Debuted At Number 36 On The ARIA Charts During The Week Of June 17 2001. On August 12 2001 It Peaked At Number One Staying On The Chart For 24 Consecutive Weeks. Because Of Its Success In Australia "Hanging By A Moment" Was Certified Double Platinum By The ARIA In 2001. The Track Debuted On The Netherlands' Single Top 100 Chart At Number 95 For The Week Of June 9 2001 And Reached Number 31 The Following Month. On The New Zealand Singles Chart "Hanging By A Moment" Debuted At Number 48 For The Week Of March 11 2001. After Climbing For 16 Consecutive Weeks It Peaked At Number Six For Five Weeks. The Song Debuted At Number 25 On The UK Singles Chart For The Week Of September 8 2001 Which Became Its Peak Position And It Spent Four Weeks On The Chart.
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Lifehouse Is A Post-Grunge Band Pioneered By Lead Singer And Songwriter Jason Wade . In The Last 20 Years Lifehouse Has Released Seven Albums Debuting With The Multi-Platinum Album No Name Face In The Year 2000. The Group Includes Jason Wade Lead Vocals Guitar Rick Woolstenhulme Jr. Drums Percussion And Bryce Soderberg Vocals Bass Guitar . They Have Sold Upwards Of Fifteen Million Singles And Albums Worldwide To Date. The Band Holds Its Roots In California Where Lifehouse's Founding Members First Came Together Under The Name Blyss In 1999. Blyss Released A Demo Album Entitled Diff's Lucky Day. Shortly After In 2000 The Boys Were Signed Onto A Record Deal With DreamWorks Records. Five Of The Twelve Tracks From Diff's Lucky Day Were Re-Recorded For No Name Face. This Debut Album Went Multi-Platinum Standing Behind The Hit Single Hanging By A Moment Which Became The Most Played Radio Track Of 2001. The Song Became The Theme Of The 2000 Winter Olympics In Salt Lake City UT. In 2002 The Members Of Lifehouse Consisted Of Foreman Jason Wade Bassist Sergio Andrade Drummer Rick Woolstenhulme And Woolstenhulme's Younger Brother Sean Woolstenhulme On Guitar. At This Time Lifehouse Released Their Second Album Stanley Climbfall. After A Few Years Of Touring Sergio Andrade Left The Band On Good Terms In 2004. Sean Woolstenhulme Soon Followed Leaving The Band To Pursue Personal Projects. With Only Wade And Woolstenhulme Remaining Lifehouse Picked Up A Third Member Ex-AM Radio Bassist/vocalist Bryce Soderberg In Late 2004. The Band Also Signed Off With Geffen Records Releasing Their Third Self-Titled Album In 2005. With Their Style Of Melodic Rock Maturing Over The Years The Album's Feature Single You And Me Remained On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart For Over 60 Weeks. Further Developing Their Image As A Band That Has Overcome Stereotypes And Endured Change The Lifehouse Trio Came Back Quickly Releasing Their Latest Album Who We Are In June 2007. The New Single First Time Has Since Been Released On Radio And Television. It Was Announced On October 15 2010 That The New Album Is Called Smoke & Mirrors And Would Be Released On December 8 2009. However On November 13 The Band Stated On Its Web Page That Smoke & Mirrors Would Be Released On February 2 2010. The First Single Was "Halfway Gone" Which Was Released On October 27. The Halfway Gone Music Video Premiered On The VH1 Top 20 On VH1.Com At The End Of November. On December 22 Tommy2.Net Reported That The Album Had Been Pushed Back Once Again This Time To February 23 2010. The Album Was Then Delayed Again But Was Released On March 2 2010. The Album Came In A Standard Deluxe And Two-Disc Deluxe Edition. The Album Smoke And Mirrors Debuted At # 6 On The Billboard Top 200 Chart With 54 203 Sold. This Marks The Highest Chart Debut Of Their Ten Year Career Beating Out First Week Chart Position For Their 2002 Sophomore Set “Stanley Climbfall” Which Debuted At # 7. On ITunes Smoke And Mirrors Was #1 On The Rock Album Chart For One Week. After Halfway Gone Two More Songs From This Album Were Released All In June 2010 And Falling In January 2011 . In The Spring Of 2010 Lifehouse Toured With Daughtry And Cavo. They Also Did A Short European Tour In September 2010. After The European Tour The US The Smoke And Mirrors Tour Took Place October 2010 And November 2010 . June 11 2011 Lifehouse Stated That They Are Working On A New Album And That They Will Get Back In The Studio In The Fall. June 12 And June 13 2011 The Band Played Two Shows In The UK. During These Shows They Played A New Song Called 'Angeline.' Discography No Name Face 2000 Stanley Climbfall 2002 Lifehouse 2005 Who We Are 2007 Smoke & Mirrors 2010 Almería 2012 Out Of The Wasteland 2015
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"Hanging by a Moment" is a song by American alternative rock band Lifehouse. It was the first single released from their debut studio album, No Name Face, issued through DreamWorks Records. The track was written by lead singer Jason Wade, who said that he wrote the song in about five minutes without thinking about what would happen to it. It was produced by American record producer Ron Aniello and was mixed by Brendan O'Brien. Musically, "Hanging by a Moment" is a post-grunge song that contains influences of alternative rock.
The song was first released as a radio single on September 25, 2000, rising slowly on the US charts and eventually peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's most successful single on the chart and the most successful song of 2001 in the US. The track became an international success as well, peaking atop the Australian Singles Chart for five weeks and reaching the top 40 in the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. In 2001, the song was certified double platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and was the most-played radio track of that year in Canada. The song received positive reviews from critics, who applauded its instrumentation.
The official music video for the song premiered on VH1.com on December 7, 2000. In the video, Wade is seen singing the lyrics of the song in many locations around a town. The band went on tours with Matchbox Twenty and 3 Doors Down as an opening act before going on their first headline tour that featured rock band the Calling and singer Michelle Branch.
The song was written by Lifehouse lead singer Jason Wade. It was produced by American record producer Ron Aniello and was mixed by Brendan O'Brien. When asked about the song in an interview with Billboard, Wade said, "It was the most uptempo, radio-friendly song. We all decided it was the right choice to release it as the first single." He went on to describe his expectations when writing songs, saying, "My ultimate goal in writing songs is to connect with people. In the lyrics, you don't tell the whole picture: You give a road to start on that people can relate to. We're honest, nice guys and I hope that comes across in everything we do." After being asked how he wrote the song in an interview with Launch, Wade explained, "I wrote that song without thinking about what was gonna happen to it and then it just kinda took over from there." He also said in the interview that he wrote "Hanging by a Moment" in about five minutes.
"Hanging by a Moment" was described as a post-grunge and alternative rock song that contains a strong melody. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the song is set in common time with a "moderate rock" tempo of 124 beats per minute. It is composed in the key of D-flat major. In an interview with Billboard, lead singer and guitarist of Lifehouse, Jason Wade, described the song as an "uptempo, radio-friendly song". Bill Lamb of About.com called the song "one of the biggest rock hits ever by a Contemporary Christian band crossing over into the mainstream. The song was the biggest hit of summer 2001 and was eventually named the most played song of the year on the radio." Sean Rizzo of Sputnikmusic says that the song "presents one of the best with the guitar's plucking during the verses and a chorus infectious enough to infiltrate your brain for a few days." In a 2017 interview with Billboard on the core theme of the song, Wade said, "I didn't really think about it when I was writing it. I knew at the end of it that it was a love song, and I kind of come from that world, so it can be interpreted as a spiritual song or a love song."
"Hanging by a Moment" debuted at number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of February 10, 2001. It gradually ascended on the chart and eventually peaked at number two on June 16, 2001. After peaking, it gradually descended and left the chart after 54 consecutive weeks. The song was also a hit on rock radio, holding number one for three weeks beginning on January 27, 2001. On the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, the song debuted at number 36 for the week of October 28, 2000, and eventually peaked at number one, remaining on the chart for 35 weeks. The song debuted at number 32 on the Billboard Pop Songs chart during the week of March 3, 2001. After moving around the chart for 37 consecutive weeks, the song peaked at number two on May 19, 2001. The song debuted at number 37 on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart for the week of February 24, 2001. It eventually peaked at number one on June 23, 2001, spending 74 consecutive weeks on the chart.
Despite not peaking at number one on the weekly Hot 100, "Hanging by a Moment" was the most successful single of 2001 according to Billboard. In 2009, Billboard named "Hanging by a Moment" as the 26th-most-successful single of the 2000s decade. Even though it never peaked at number one, it was one of only four songs in the history of the Hot 100 to be named the number one single of the year without making it to the top of the chart on any of the weekly surveys. (The first was "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs in 1965, the second was "Breathe" by Faith Hill in 2000, and the fourth was "Levitating" by Dua Lipa in 2021.)
The song also achieved international success. In Australia, the song debuted at number 36 on the ARIA Charts during the week of June 17, 2001. On August 12, 2001, it peaked at number one, staying on the chart for 24 consecutive weeks. Because of its success in Australia, "Hanging by a Moment" was certified double platinum by the ARIA in 2001. The track debuted on the Netherlands' Single Top 100 chart at number 95 for the week of June 9, 2001, and reached number 31 the following month. On the New Zealand Singles Chart, "Hanging by a Moment" debuted at number 48 for the week of March 11, 2001. After climbing for 16 consecutive weeks, it peaked at number six for five weeks. The song debuted at number 25 on the UK Singles Chart for the week of September 8, 2001, which became its peak position, and it spent four weeks on the chart. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.