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3OH!3

3OH!3 (pronounced "three oh three") is an American electro-hop duo from Boulder, Colorado, made up of Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte. They are best known for their single "Don't Trust Me" from their album Want, which reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. Their second single, a remix of "Starstrukk" with Katy Perry from Want, was a top ten hit in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Finland, Poland and Australia.[1] They gained more recognition from their collaboration with Kesha, on the track "My First Kiss", from their album Streets of Gold, which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100.

History

First Studio Album (2004–2009)

Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte started their band in 2004 and named it after the 303 area code of Boulder,Colorado. They released their first self titled album: 3OH!3 in 2007 and it spawned one successful single, "Electroshock". 3OH!3 also released three singles that have been non-album singles. The first one, called, "Ojos of an eagle". The second one, called "Sasquatch", and the third one, being "Im good Im gone". 3OH!3 then signed to Photo Finish Records and planned to start their second album.

Want (2008–2009)

3OH!3's second album, Want, was released on July 8, 2008. It reached number 44 on the Billboard 200.[2] The lyrics for "Don't Trust Me" have been controversial, as some have accused the duo of misogyny.[3] The song reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. The group contributed an original theme song titled "Sex on the Beach" for The Real World:Cancun.[4] 3OH!3 also wrote an anthem for Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies.

As they were getting started they performed at small venues around Colorado such as the Aggie Theater in Ft. Collins, Colorado, where crowds were lined up outside the door years before the start of the performance. The song "I'm Not Your Boyfriend Baby" was written after then notorious gangster "Byron Miller". After playing in Denver during the Warped Tour 2008, 3OH!3 signed on for all venues of Warped Tour 2008. The band performed in Panama City Beach, Florida for MTVU's Spring Break in March 2009, opening for upcoming rapper Sid Hyet. After their spring break performance they came back to their hometown area and performed at The Mile High Music Festival at the Dick's Sporting Goods Center along with other artists such as The Fray, Pepper, and Matisyahu. The band later headlined the 2009 Alternative Press Tour across the U.S. 3OH!3 played at End Fest in Sacramento, California, and was part of Kiss Concert '09 at the Comcast Center in Mansfield, MA. They played at Kiss The Summer Hello 2009 at Coca-Cola Field in Buffalo, New York, June 3, 2009. 3OH!3 joined the Warped Tour once again in 2009. In summer 2009 they appeared at the Reading/Leeds festivals in the UK.

The duo was featured in a 14-page photo spread in Cliché Magazine's "Green Issue" in August 2009.[5] They released a remix of their second single, "Starstrukk," featuring Katy Perry digitally on September 8, 2009.[6] It was a top ten hit in the United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, Belgium, Finland and Poland. A new song, "Follow Me Down", was written for the compilation album for the film Alice in Wonderland with Neon Hitch. The pair also supported All Time Low, Boys Like Girls, Third Eye Blind, and LMFAO on The Bamboozle Roadshow 2010.

Prior to the release of Streets of Gold, 3OH!3 was featured on the track "Hey" by Lil Jon on his album, Crunk Rock in 2010. They were also featured on the Kesha song "Blah Blah Blah", which peaked at number eleven on the Billboard singles chart. On February 5, 2010, it was announced that Cobra Starship and 3OH!3 would be embarking on a co-headlining tour called The Too Fast for Love Tour featuring labelmates I Fight Dragons. The two month tour covered more than 25 cities, including a date in their home state of Colorado.

Streets of Gold (2009–present)

Streets of Gold was released on June 29, 2010. Kesha was featured on the first single, "My First Kiss".[7] They are currently on their tour. Later they would start a new tour with Hellogoodbye and Down with Webster, after their international tour.

3OH!3's hand gesture logo.

On August 31, 2010 professional wrestler "Diamond" Dallas Page filed a lawsuit against 3OH!3 for copyright infringement of his trademarked "Diamond Cutter" hand gesture. Page previously filed a similar lawsuit against rapper Jay-Z in 2005, which resulted in Page dropping the lawsuit for an undisclosed amount of money.[8][9][10]

On the 8th of December, 2010, 3OH!3 announced their much anticipated song "Hit it Again" would be released onto iTunes on the 21st of December, 2010. the song had been much requested and anticipated amongst the fans of the band.[11]

The song "I Know How To Say" was used in a trailer for the animated Disney film "Mars Needs Moms" as well as being featured in commercials for the new movie Paul. It was announced in late December 2010 that the duo will be appearing on the CW series Hellcats and performing on it their hit single 'My First Kiss', with Ashley Tisdale performing Ke$ha's parts.

On January 20, 2011 their video for the song "Touchin' on My" from their album, Streets of Gold was released. [12]

On February 20, 2011 Nathaniel Motte released a statement that they are working on a fourth studio album. They're currently recording their first single, 'My Hands' and they will have an instrumental named, 'Everest.'

Discography

Main article: 3OH!3 discography

References

  1. ^ "3OH!3 feat Katy Perry - Starstrukk". April 4, 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  2. ^ Billboard Albums Artist Chart History
  3. ^ 3OH!3's 'Don't Trust Me': Misogyny... or just stupid?
  4. ^ "3OH!3 HITS #1 AT TOP 40 RADIO NATIONWIDE". Atlantic Records. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  5. ^ "ClichéMagazine | Issue 03". Clichemag.com. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  6. ^ Warped humour leads to band 30H!3's Warped Tour success The Detroit News. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
  7. ^ 3OH!3 Prepare Fans For Another Ke$ha Collaboration, MTV Networks, April 2, 2010, retrieved April 5, 2010
  8. ^ Shotwell, James (September 7, 2010). "3OH!3 sued by former wrestler 'Diamond' Dallas Page". Alternative Press. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
  9. ^ Willett, Brian (September 6, 2010). "3OH!3 Sued by Diamond Dallas Page Over Hand Symbol". Bloginity. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
  10. ^ "Exclusive!!! 'Diamond' Dallas Page Sues '3OH!3' For Unauthorized Use of Diamond Cutter Hand Symbol!!!". MissTilaOMG. August 31, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
  11. ^ 3OH!3, Webcrew (December 8, 2010). "FROM THE VAULTS: 3OH!3 TO RELEASE THEIR OLD UNRELEASED TRACK "HIT IT AGAIN" ON DECEMBER 21ST". 3OH!3 Music. Retrieved December 8, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Ashley Tisdale To Perform on 'Hellcats' with 3OH!3, December 30, 2010, retrieved January 9, 2011
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