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You Get What You Give by New Radicals
New Radicals
Artist Biography For New Radicals
The New Radicals Were An Alternative Rock/power Pop Band That Formed In Los Angeles California In 1997 Being Centered Around Front-Man Gregg Alexander Who Wrote And Produced All Of Their Songs. They Released Only One Album 1998's 'Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too' A Critically Acclaimed Pop Rock Album Heavily Influenced By Classic Rock And Soul Of The 60s And 70s That Contained— Amongst Radio-Friendly Pop Tracks And Love Songs— Strong Criticism Of Corporate America And Modern Culture. Aside From Alexander The Only Other Permanent Member Of The Band Was Keyboardist And Former Child Actress Danielle Brisebois. The Remainder Of The Line-Up Was A Fluctuating One Revolving Around The Two Of Them With The Goal Being To Bring In A Variety Of Musicians From Many Genres. The Band Is Best Known For Their Debut Single Titled "You Get What You Give" Which Became A Top 5 Hit In The United Kingdom And Has Garnered Major U.S. Airplay For Years. The Song's Celebrity-Dissing Lyrics At Its End Provided A Minor A Spectacle With Alexander Saying That The Media Misunderstood The Meaning. Despite The Song's Radical Messages Anti-Materialistic As Well As Pro-Youth It's Ironically Been Used In Many Films And Even A Famous Advertising Spot. Tired Of Touring And Promotional Interviews With The Group Becoming More And More Commercialized Alexander Disbanded The Group In Mid 1999 Before The Release Of Their Second Single Titled "Someday We'll Know". He Has Successfully Focus On Writing And Producing Songs For Other Artists Winning A Grammy Award For His Talents. Consequently The Stunning "Someday We'll Know" Received Little Attention In Most Countries. The Band Is Widely Considered A "one-Hit-Wonder".
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New-Radicals - Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too
"You Get What You Give" Is American Power Pop And Alternative Rock Band New Radicals' Biggest Hit And Their Most Successful Single From Their Only Studio Album Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too. Released On November 3 1998 It Reached Number 36 On The US Billboard Hot 100 And Number Eight On The Billboard Modern Rock Tracks Chart. The Song Amassed Large Amounts Of Popularity Becoming A Defining Hit Of The Late 1990s. The First And Second Verses Focused On Political Verses While The Third One Featured A Short Diss Of Beck Hanson Courtney Love And Marilyn Manson. This Was Done Purposefully By Main Singer-Songwriter Gregg Alexander To See If The Media Focused On The Third Verse Instead Of The First Two. He Was Correct.
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The New Radicals Were An Alternative Rock/power Pop Band That Formed In Los Angeles California In 1997 Being Centered Around Front-Man Gregg Alexander Who Wrote And Produced All Of Their Songs. They Released Only One Album 1998's 'Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too' A Critically Acclaimed Pop Rock Album Heavily Influenced By Classic Rock And Soul Of The 60s And 70s That Contained— Amongst Radio-Friendly Pop Tracks And Love Songs— Strong Criticism Of Corporate America And Modern Culture. Aside From Alexander The Only Other Permanent Member Of The Band Was Keyboardist And Former Child Actress Danielle Brisebois. The Remainder Of The Line-Up Was A Fluctuating One Revolving Around The Two Of Them With The Goal Being To Bring In A Variety Of Musicians From Many Genres. The Band Is Best Known For Their Debut Single Titled "You Get What You Give" Which Became A Top 5 Hit In The United Kingdom And Has Garnered Major U.S. Airplay For Years. The Song's Celebrity-Dissing Lyrics At Its End Provided A Minor A Spectacle With Alexander Saying That The Media Misunderstood The Meaning. Despite The Song's Radical Messages Anti-Materialistic As Well As Pro-Youth It's Ironically Been Used In Many Films And Even A Famous Advertising Spot. Tired Of Touring And Promotional Interviews With The Group Becoming More And More Commercialized Alexander Disbanded The Group In Mid 1999 Before The Release Of Their Second Single Titled "Someday We'll Know". He Has Successfully Focus On Writing And Producing Songs For Other Artists Winning A Grammy Award For His Talents. Consequently The Stunning "Someday We'll Know" Received Little Attention In Most Countries. The Band Is Widely Considered A "one-Hit-Wonder".
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"You Get What You Give" is american power pop and alternative rock band New Radicals' biggest hit, and their most successful single from their only studio album, Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too. Released on November 3, 1998, it reached number 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number eight on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song amassed large amounts of popularity, becoming a defining hit of the late 1990s. The first and second verses focused on political verses, while the third one featured a short diss of Beck, Hanson, Courtney Love, and Marilyn Manson. This was done purposefully by main singer-songwriter Gregg Alexander to see if the media focused on the third verse instead of the first two. He was correct. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.