Smash Mouth is an American rock band from San Jose, California. The band was formed in 1994, and was originally composed of Steve Harwell, Kevin Coleman, Greg Camp, and Paul De Lisle. They are known for their songs "Walkin' on the Sun", "All Star", and "Then The Morning Comes", as well as a cover of The Monkees' "I'm a Believer". The band adopted retro styles covering several decades of popular music. They have also performed numerous covers of popular songs, including War's "Why Can't We Be Friends?", Simple Minds' "Don't You",? & the Mysterians' "Can't Get Enough of You Baby", the Beatles' "Getting Better", and "I Wan'na Be Like You" from The Jungle Book. They also composed 2 songs for the South Korean animated film Pororo, The Racing Adventure: "Beside Myself" and "Everything Just Crazy".
Origin | San Jose, California, U.S. |
Genres | Alternative rock, hard rock, hardcore punk, ska punk, surf rock |
Years active | 1994–present |
Labels | Interscope, Universal, 429, Beautiful Bomb |
Members | Steve Harwell, Paul De Lisle, Michael Klooster, Randy Cooke, Sean Hurwitz |
Past members | Kevin Coleman, Greg Camp, Michael Urbano, Mark Cervantes, Mitch Marine, Jason Sutter, Leroy Miller, Charlie Paxson, Mike Krompass, Rob Schwartz, Sam Eigen, Danny Richardson |
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Their 1997 debut album Fush Yu Mang eventually went Double Platiinum. Four years later, their song "All Star" and cover of The Monkees' "I'm a Believer" were featured in the the movie Shrek.
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Steve Harwell and Paul De Lisle are the only band members that have played with the band since its creation.
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429 Records artists.. Ska punk musical groups.. Musical groups from San Jose, California.. American ska musical groups.. Surf music groups.. American power pop groups.. American pop rock music groups.. Alternative rock groups from California.
Información más reciente sobre Smash Mouth actualizada el 28 de Julio, 2021.