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Template:Infobox musical artist Plain White T's is a rock band, originating from Fort Wayne, Indiana. They are best known for "Hey There Delilah", which charted highly in many countries. In 2008, they received a Grammy nomination for the song.^[1]

Biography

Mainstream breakthrough: 2006–June 2007

In early 2006 the band teamed with Motion City Soundtrack for a Winter/Spring tour. "Hey There Delilah" was first released on their second album "All That We Needed" for which the band received a Grammy nomination. The band then spent months recording in between festivals and shows from April to July 2008, culminating with the release of a single from their 2008 album Big Bad World.

As of late 2008, the band was on tour with the Rock Band Live tour with Panic At The Disco, Dashboard Confessional and The Cab.

Members

• Tom Higgenson- Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
• Dave Tirio- Rhythm Guitar
• Mike Retondo- Bass, Vocals
• Tim G. Lopez- Lead Guitar, Vocals
• De'Mar Hamilton- Drums

Discography

Albums

EPs

• Rip Off the Hits (2001)
• Hey There Delilah EP (2007)

Compilation appearances

• "Bruises", from Oil: Chicago Punk Refined
• "Song 2" (Blur cover), on the album Punk Goes '90s
• "Season of a Lifetime", on the album Taste of Christmas
• "It's So Easy", on the album Sound of Superman
• "Better Luck Next Time", on the album Dead Bands Party: A Tribute to Oingo Boingo
• "When I See an Elephant Fly", on the album DisneyMania 6^[4]
• "Miss Kneel" on the album Elmhurst vs. Villa Park
• "Cell Phone Number" and "Move On" on the album Songs from a Scene
• They made a cover of "Poor Old Jack" on the Nightmare Revisited CD.

Other songs

These songs are demos or live tracks which do not appear on any albums.

• Xoxofufu
• 2 Months
• To Be With You Tonight

Singles

Guest appearances

Television

• Greek - The band provides "Our Time Now" as the theme for commercials and trailers for the show. They appear playing the song as well as "Hey There Delilah" in the episode "The Rusty Nail". They play the songs "Friends Don't let Friends Dial Drunk" and "Making A Memory" in the episode "Friday Night Frights". And they also play the songs "Come Back To Me" and "Let Me Take You There" on the episode "A New Normal". Two members of the band also appear in the episode "The Great Cappie" as members of the Kappa Tau fraternity.
• iCarly - The band appears as a special guest for the webshow in the episode "iRue the Day", singing their song "Our Time Now".
• "Making A Memory" was featured in the final episode to feature Katy Fox (Hannah Tointon) in the UK soap opera Hollyoaks, symbolizing what should be happening rather than what was happening.
• "Revenge" is used as the theme song to the NYC TV show Secrets of New York.

Awards

2008

Grammy Awards *Song of the Year for "Hey There Delilah" - Nominated

• Best Pop Performance by a Group for "Hey There Delilah" - Nominated

2007

Teen Choice Award

• Choice Summer Song for "Hey There Delilah" - Winner

2006

mtvU Woodie Award

• The Breaking Woodie (Best Emerging Artist) - Winner

References

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External links

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• Official website
• Template:MySpace

• Plain White T's photography
• Trash the Stage interview with De'Mar
• Interview with Plain White Ts
• Interview with Plain White Ts by Jamie Pham on TheSoCalScene

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