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Lovelytheband
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From left to right: Jordan Greenwald, Mitchy Collins, and Sam Price.
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
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| Website | lovelytheband |
Lovelytheband (stylized in all lowercase) is an American rock band that formed in 2016 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The band consists of vocalist Mitchy Collins, guitarist Jordan Greenwald, and drummer Sam Price. The band is most known for their single "Broken" which charted on several US Billboard charts.
The band debuted in April 2017 with their single "Broken" which quickly earned over three million streams on Spotify. The single charted on several Billboard charts. It topped the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and Billboard Rock Airplay chart for several weeks. The single also became the band's first top 10 on the Billboard Radio Songs chart and first top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In September 2017, the band released their first EP, Everything I Could Never Say.... They released the single "These Are My Friends" in May 2018. On August 3, 2018, they released their debut album Finding It Hard to Smile.
Mitchy Collins, Jordan Greenwald, and Sam Price met and formed the band while at a nightclub in West Hollywood.[1][2][3] The band then released their debut single, "Broken", in April 2017.[4]
"Broken" appeared on several Billboard charts. It topped the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, dated April 21, 2018, and stayed on top for seven consecutive weeks.[5] It topped the Billboard Rock Airplay chart, dated June 9, 2018, and remained on top for nine consecutive weeks.[6] It peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Radio Songs chart (airplay chart across all genres), number 14 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart (airplay chart for pop songs),[7] and number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100.[8] The single became the band's first top 10 on the Billboard Radio Songs chart and first top 40 on the Hot 100. It was also one of the four songs in 2018 that managed to chart in both the Alternative Songs chart and the Top 10 of the Radio Songs chart.[9]
After signing with Another Century Records, they released their debut EP, Everything I Could Never Say..., in September 2017.[2][10] The band then toured with The Wrecks and La Bouquet.[citation needed]
On May 11, 2018, the band released the single "These Are My Friends" from their upcoming début album. The album, Finding It Hard to Smile, was then released on August 3, 2018.[11][12]
The band went on their first headlining tour, the Broken Like Me Tour, which started on August 15, 2018. The tour visited Canada and the United States. They also toured as the opening act for the European leg of 5 Seconds of Summer's Meet You There Tour.[13] The band then embarked on their second headlining tour, Finding It Hard to Smile Tour, to support their debut album. The tour visited cities across the US and Canada, beginning in March 2019.[14]
On February 24, 2020, it was announced that Lovelytheband would be opening acts for Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer on the Latin America arena concert dates on their Take My Hand World Tour.[15][16] Lovelytheband is set to be opening acts on three dates, starting on May 18, 2022 at the Palacio de los Deportes ArenainMexico City, Mexico.[17]
On July 2, 2020, the band announced their second album, Conversations with Myself About You, which was released on August 28, 2020.[18] It includes the singles "Loneliness for Love", "Waste", "I Should Be Happy", "idwgtyp", and "Buzz Cut".
On October 30, 2020 the band released the single "Heartbreak of America" which highlighted problems in America such as gun violence, the 2020 presidential election, drug abuse, etc. The song was co-written by Foster the People frontman Mark Foster.[19]
| Title | Year | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
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| US [8] |
US Adult [20] |
US Alt. [21] |
US Rock [22] |
US Rock Airplay [6] |
CAN [23] |
MEX Airplay [24] |
NZ Hot [25] | |||||
| "Broken" | 2017 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 9 | Finding It Hard to Smile | ||
| "These Are My Friends" | 2018 | — | — | 10 | 20 | 11 | — | — | — | |||
| "Maybe, I'm Afraid" | 2019 | — | — | 13 | 36 | 22 | — | — | — | |||
| "Loneliness for Love" | 2020 | — | 22 | 7 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | Conversations with Myself About You | ||
| "Waste" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "I Should Be Happy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Buzz Cut" | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Heartbreak of America" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Sail Away" | 2022 | — | 29 | 3 | 46 | — | — | — | — | If We're Being Honest | ||
| "Make Me Wanna Die" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sad Goodbyes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Nice to Know You" | 2023 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Take Me To The Moon" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Change Your Mind"[29] (Dillon Francis featuring Lovelytheband) |
2019 | Non-album singles |
| "Games"[30] (Tessa Violet featuring Lovelytheband) |
2021 | |
| "Miss You a Little" (Bryce Vine featuring Lovelytheband)[31] |
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Alone Time"[32] | 2018 | Finding It Hard to Smile |
| "Pity Party" | ||
| "IDWGTYP" | 2020 | Conversations with Myself About You |
| Title | Year | Director | Ref. |
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| As lead artist | |||
| "Broken" | 2017 | Unknown | [33] |
| "These Are My Friends" | 2018 | Hoeg/Beach | [34] |
| "Maybe, I'm Afraid" | 2019 | Andrew Sandler | [35] |
| "Loneliness for Love" | 2020 | Unknown | [36] |
| "I Should Be Happy" | Andrew S. Cohen and Ryan Kieffer | [37] | |
| "Buzz Cut" | Bianca Gerasia | [38] | |
| "Waste" | Unknown | [39] | |
| "Sail Away" | 2023 | Jonathan Hoeg | |
| "Make Me Wanna Die" | Tanner Zagarino and Connor Brashier | ||
| As featured artist | |||
| "Change Your Mind" (Dillon Francis featuring Lovelytheband) |
2019 | Brandon Dermer | [40] |
| "The Idea of You" (Grady featuring Lovelytheband) |
2021 | Reggie. | [41] |
| Year | Award | Result | Reference |
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| 2019 | Top Rock Artist | Nominated | [42] |
| Top Rock Song ("Broken") | Nominated |
| Year | Award | Result | Reference |
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| 2019 | Best New Rock/Alternative Artist | Won | [43] |
| Alternative Rock Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Alternative Rock Song of the Year ("Broken") | Nominated |
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