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Hoobastank (sometimes stylized as h∞bastank, and originally known as Hoobustank) is an American Rock music band formed in 1994 in Agoura Hills, California, by vocalist Doug Robb, guitarist Dan Estrin, drummer Chris Hesse, and original bassist Markku Lappalainen. They were signed to Island Records from 2001 to 2012 and have released six albums and one Extended play to date. Their most recent album, Push Pull, came out in May 2018. They have sold ten million albums worldwide.
The band has provided several explanations for its name's origin, and it is unclear where it stems from. Claims include a mispronunciation of a German street, slang for someone who owns many sneakers, or a word the band came up with while "joking around".
Hoobastank started playing at Cobalt Cafe in Los Angeles with Incubus and Linkin Park. They recorded their first full-length, self-released album in 1998, They Sure Don't Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To, which features a saxophone section headed by Jeremy Wasser, who recorded the "Summer Romance" saxophone solo on Incubus' S.C.I.E.N.C.E. and executive-produced the album.
By this stage, Hoobastank had developed a reputation in Southern California. This attracted interest from Island Records, who signed the band in 2000. At the time of signing, the group had completed a second full-length album, Forward, also featuring Wasser. However, they felt the direction they were heading would work best without a sax, so Wasser departed the group, and the album was shelved. A few tracks were rerecorded for Hoobastank's self-titled 2001 release. The original recordings from the Forward sessions made their way to the internet via peer-to-peer sites in late 2001.
Hoobastank achieved international recognition, with the band touring Europe and Asia to support the record. "Remember Me", the third single, was a moderate hit, reaching No. 23 on the Modern Rock chart. The band recorded a song titled "Losing My Grip" for the soundtrack of the 2002 movie The Scorpion King, included as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of the album, along with the song "The Critic".
Their second album, The Reason, was released in December 2003 and eventually reached No. 3 on the US Billboard 200 album chart.
The first single, "Out of Control", was available for download on their website. The next single, "Same Direction", reached No. 9 on the US Modern Rock chart, No. 16 on the Mainstream Rock chart, and No. 16 on a composite World Modern Rock chart (based on the US, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Canada, and Australia). A year later, the DVD Let It Out collected the band's videos.
The album's title track was released as a single in the first half of 2004 and became a hit, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 1 on the US and World Modern Rock charts, No. 10 in Australia, No. 12 in the United Kingdom, and No. 15 in Germany. In Canada, it spent 21 weeks at the top, setting a new record for most weeks at No. 1.
The band's international profile was increased by a support slot on Linkin Park's Meteora world tour in early 2004.
Bassist Markku Lappalainen left Hoobastank following their 2005 Summer Tour, and Matt McKenzie from Tsunami Bomb took over for the remaining 2005 dates.
On a 2005 co-headlining tour with Velvet Revolver, Hoobastank received a chilly reception from some audiences, and rumors of a feud between Robb and Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland filled internet message boards. The song "If I Were You" from Every Man for Himself addressed the affair. Robb later said in an interview with MTV News online that he had nothing against Weiland or any other member of Velvet Revolver.
The first single from the album, "My Turn", premiered on October 13, 2008, and the record itself, For(N)ever, was released on January 27, 2009.
On April 20, 2010, a Vanessa Amorosi fan website revealed details of a collaboration between Hoobastank and the Australian singer, a duet version of "The Letter". On August 5, it was confirmed that there was another version of the song on Universal International, this one a duet with Anna Tsuchiya. The track appeared on the deluxe edition of Hoobastank's first compilation album, The Greatest Hits: Don't Touch My Moustache, which came out on August 5.
Hoobastank was a support band on Creed's 2009 reunion tour.
On October 30, they covered the song "Ghostbusters" for Halloween, and a music video was released on their official YouTube channel.
The band released Live from the Wiltern in December 8, which was available exclusively through iTunes.
On January 19, 2010, Hoobastank issued a new song, "We Are One", as part of a compilation from Music for Relief in support of the Haiti earthquake crisis. On February 12, they released another new track, "Never Be Here Again", as part of the AT&T Team USA Soundtrack.
In May, the band announced that they would perform an acoustic live tour of Japan. On August 4, they released an acoustic album in Japan only, titled Is This the Day?
In 2017, Robb provided vocals for "Fist Bump", the theme song of the video game Sonic Forces. In October, the band signed with Napalm Records and announced that their sixth studio album was finished and expected to be released in the first half of 2018.
Push Pull was issued worldwide on May 25, along with the first single, "More Beautiful".
Throughout 2018, the band toured to commemorate the 15th anniversary of their 2003 album, The Reason, playing the record in its entirety. On August 16, 2019, the band announced that they would reissue The Reason on October 4 with a vinyl release and a digital version with bonus tracks.
In September 2022, a documentary series about the making of the band's self-titled debut album was uploaded to their official YouTube channel, in commemoration of the record's 20th anniversary.
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