Yellowcard
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Yellowcard is a Punk rock band. The group has released 5 albums and 2 EPs: Midget Tossing, Where We Stand, Still Standing EP, One For The Kids, The Underdog EP, Ocean Avenue, and Lights And Sounds.
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[edit] About
Punk rock band Yellowcard formed in Jacksonville, FL, in 1997. It included vocalist/guitarist Ryan Key, vocalist/violinist Sean Mackin, guitarist Ben Harper, drummer Longineu Parsons, and bassist Warren Cooke. In 2001, the band debuted with One For The Kids. The following year they issued Underdog. In 2003, the band's bassist, Cooke was replaced by Pete Mosely and signed in with Capitol Records and released Ocean Avenue. The band was packed with tours, Mosely was again replaced by Alex Lewis.
In 2004, the recently released album, Ocean Avenue went double platinum. The singles "Way Away" and "Only One" were a huge hit. Later that year, Lewis was given his release papers when Mosely decided to rejoin the band. In 2005, the bands released their follow-up album, Where We Stand and the following year, Lights And Sounds was issued. The 2006 album went to #5 on the Billboard Top 100 and topped the Altenative Album Chart. It sold over 2.5 million copies.Harper later on left the group and was replaced by Ryan Mendez former Staring Back guitarist.
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Awards
| Year | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | MTV Video Music Awards | Won the MTV2 Award |
Certifications
| Year | Album | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Ocean Avenue | Certified 2x Platinum in U.S. |
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| Year | Title | Modern Rock Tracks | U.K. Singles chart | Billboard Hot 100 | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Way Away | 25 | 63 | Ocean Avenue | |
| 2004 | Ocean Avenue | 21 | 65 | 37 | Ocean Avenue |
| 2004 | Only One | 15 | Ocean Avenue | ||
| 2006 | Lights And Sounds | 4 | 56 | 50 | Lights And Sounds |
| 2006 | Rough Landing, Holly | 27 | Lights And Sounds |
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[edit] Albums
 April 17, 2001 Lobster |
 July 22, 2003 Capitol |
 March 30, 2004 Takeover Records |
 January 24, 2006 Capitol |
 July 17, 2007 Capitol |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Label | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Way Away | EMI | Ocean Avenue |
| 2004 | Ocean Avenue | EMI | Ocean Avenue |
| 2006 | Lights And Sounds | EMI | Lights And Sounds |
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[edit] Trivia
- Yellowcard started at the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, Florida.
- Ryan Mendez is the only married man in the group, LP is engaged.
- Yellowcard is a phrase that the group used to replace "party foul". That's where the band title originated from.
- Ryan Key has a Spiderman tattoo being chased by the Green Goblin.
- The group did a song for the Spiderman 2 soundtrack called Gifts and Curses.
