Sugar Ray is an American rock band formed in Newport Beach, California, in 1986. Originally playing heavier nu metal style music, the band achieved mainstream popularity in 1997 with their more pop-influenced single "Fly". The song's success led the band to shift its style dramatically to the more radio-friendly pop sound with their subsequent releases. Their best-selling album, 14:59, was released in 1999, and featured popular singles "Every Morning", "Someday", followed by a self-titled album in 2001 featuring the single "When It's Over". The band would release two further albums, In the Pursuit of Leisure and Music for Cougars, though the albums and respective singles generally sold far less. The band continued to tour into the 2010s. In 2019, ten years after the band's last album, they announced their seventh studio album, Little Yachty, in June 2019. The lead single, "Make It Easy", was released the same month.
Also known as | Shrinky Dinx (1986–1994) |
Origin | Newport Beach, California, U.S. |
Genres | Alternative rock, pop rock, nu metal, funk metal |
Years active | 1986–present |
Labels | Atlantic, Pulse, Razor & Tie |
Members | Rodney Sheppard, Mark McGrath, Dean Butterworth, Kristian Attard |
Past members | Stan Frazier, Murphy Karges, Craig "DJ Homicide" Bullock, Nic Edwards Stewart, Al Keith, Jesse Bivona, Justin Bivona, Serg Dimitrijevic, Tim Hutton, Jason Ganberg |
About Sugar Ray
Earning mainstream fame with the single "Fly," this alternative rock band was originally a funk metal group. Other hits included "When It's Over," "Every Morning" and "Someday."
Achievement of Sugar Ray
The band was featured in the Billy Crystal and Robin Williams-starring film Father's Day. They collaborated with The Alkaholiks on a song title "Make Room" for a rap rock collaboration album called Loud Rocks.
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