"The Reason" is the 2004 hit single by the modern rock band Hoobastank, off their album The Reason. The song is Hoobastank's most commercially successful single, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (kept from the top spot by Usher's hit Yeah!), and #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks. In addition, it topped the singles charts in both Mexico and Italy. It was nominated for the Song of the Year on the 47th Grammy Awards. It was also a transatlantic hit, peaking at #12 in the United Kingdom.
"The Reason" also won the MTV Asia VMA award for best rock video and was also covered by singer Tom Jones. A remix version also exists for airplay on adult contemporary stations. An Acoustic version is present in The Greatest Hits: Don't Touch My Moustache Album.
The song appears on the video games SingStar Pop and Karaoke Revolution Volume 3.
The song also featured in the Friends Special episode "The One With All the Other Ones (Part 2)".
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In "The Reason" the band members stage a diversion so they can carry out the elaborate theft of a ruby gem from a pawnshop, but those facts are only clear after enough of the action unfolds, because nothing is as it seems. In the beginning of the video, a girl gets hit by a car and then turns out to be an accessory to the crime. After the "accident", while everyone's attention is diverted, the band members execute the heist. The viewer then realizes that she was in on the operation, as she gets up and rides off with an accomplice on a motorcycle at the end. The presumed owner of the pawnshop displays a look of realization, and the song ends with the band admiring their new acquisition, holding it up to the light and projecting red light-rays onto the ceiling. The accident "victim" is also present. They then hear police sirens from above, and the video fades out.
Their video Same Direction is intended as both a sequel and a prequel to the video for The Reason and further details the band member's roles, as well as shows the trouble they bring down on themselves from law enforcement. The song can also be heard in Spanish under the name La Razón.
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- ^ "Australian-charts.com – Hoobastank – The Reason". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ "Hoobastank – The Reason – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Hoobastank – The Reason" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Hoobastank – The Reason" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ "Danishcharts.com – Hoobastank – The Reason". Tracklisten. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Hoobastank – The Reason" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Hoobastank – The Reason". Top Digital Download. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ "Charts.org.nz – Hoobastank – The Reason". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Hoobastank – The Reason". VG-lista. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Hoobastank – The Reason". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ "Hoobastank – The Reason – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ "Chart Stats – Hoobastank – The Reason" UK Singles Chart. Chart Stats. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ "Hoobastank Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs for Hoobastank. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ "Hoobastank Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Hoobastank. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ "Hoobastank Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Hoobastank. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ "Hoobastank Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Alternative Songs for Hoobastank. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ "Hoobastank Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for Hoobastank. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2004". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2004.htm. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- ^ "Jahreshitparade 2004 – austriancharts.at". Ö3 Austria Top 75. Hung Medien. http://www.austriancharts.at/2004_single.asp. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- ^ "2004 Year End Charts: The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 25, 2004. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2004/hsititl.jsp. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 2004. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2004.htm. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- ^ "American single certifications – Hoobastank – The Reason". Recording Industry Association of America. June 14, 2006. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22The+Reason%22. Retrieved July 20, 2011. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
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