The Script

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The Script

Background information

Origin

Genres

Years active
Labels

Associated acts

Dublin, Ireland
Pop rock
soft rock[1]
R&B[2]
2001present
Phonogenic
Epic
RCA
Columbia
mytown
will.i.am[3]
B.o.B[4]

Website

thescriptmusic.com

Members

Danny O'Donoghue
Mark Sheehan
Glen Power

The Script are an Irish pop rock band formed in 2001.[5] The band consists of lead
vocalist/pianist Danny O'Donoghue, vocalist/guitarist Mark Sheehan, and drummer Glen Power.
Based in London after signing to Sony Label Group imprintPhonogenic, the band released
their eponymous debut album in August 2008, featuring the hit songs "The Man Who Can't Be
Moved" and "Breakeven (Falling to Pieces)". The album peaked at number one in Ireland and the
UK.[6] Their second album, Science & Faith, was released in September 2010, and contains the
hit songs "For the First Time" and "Nothing". The album peaked at number one in Ireland and the
UK, and number three on the US Billboard 200.[6][7]Their third album, #3, peaked at number one in
Ireland and the UK, containing the hit song "Hall of Fame", in collaboration with hip

hop artist will.i.am. In 2014, they released their fourth album No Sound Without Silence which
peaked at number one and spawned the hit single "Superheroes".
The Script's music has been featured in popular television programmes such as 90210, Ghost
Whisperer, The Hills,Waterloo Road, EastEnders, Made in Chelsea and The Vampire Diaries.
Frontman Danny O'Donoghue was also a coach on The Voice UK for seasons 1 and 2, before
leaving the show in order to focus more on the band.[8][9] In 2009 Industry Victoria's Secret chose
"The Man Who Can't Be Moved" as the theme for its annual parade The Victoria's Secret Fashion
Show 2009 for the opening segment and the Enchanted Forest segment with Heidi Klum.
Contents
[hide]

1 Biography
o

1.1 Early career

1.2 200810: The Script

1.3 201012: Science & Faith

1.4 201213: #3

1.5 2014: No Sound Without Silence

2 Band members

3 Discography

4 Films

5 Tours

6 Awards and nominations

7 References

8 External links

Biography[edit]
Early career[edit]
Danny O'Donoghue and Mark Sheehan have been best friends since they were 12 growing up
in Dublin.[10][11] They were formerly part of a boy band calledMytown, who had formed in 1996.
Striking up a songwriting and production partnership, they were invited to Canada to collaborate
with some of their heroes, including Dallas Austin, Montell Jordan and Teddy Riley.[12] They were
in the US for a few years and got a record deal until the company dropped them.
They stayed in Los Angeles and worked there as producers, writing and producing songs for
performers including Britney Spears, Boyz II Men and TLC,[11] but later moved back to Dublin,
where they recruited drummer Glen Power for their new band the Script. Power learned to play
drums when he was just eight and he had been playing sessions from the age of 15, using the
money to work on a solo project in his home, but that went on hold when his collaboration with
Sheehan and O'Donoghue produced three songs in one week.[original research?] The band signed to

Phonogenic in 2005, and released an EP on Last.FM. The band's influences include Snow
Patrol, U2, Coldplay, the Police, the Neptunes, Timbaland, and Van Morrison.[12]

200810: The Script[edit]

The Script's eponymous debut album was released on 8 August 2008.[13] The album debuted at
the number one spot on the UK's album charts.[14]
The Script performed "We Cry" for the first time on BalconyTV in Dublin on 13 September 2007.
[15]
The band claimed that BalconyTV was the "first TV they ever did" and credited Michael Hunter
as the "push we needed to propel us" when they won Best Band at the DanishTV Music Video
Awards 2009 in the Pepper Club Dublin on 20 June 2008. At the awards the band said the award
was their "first ever".[16] The Script released their debut single "We Cry" on 25 April 2008. "We Cry"
received "Single of the Day" on RT 2FM, Today FM and by Jo Whiley on BBC Radio 1, where
many radio presenters heavily supported the band. [17] The single peaked at number 15 on the UK
Singles Chart,[18] giving the band their first top 20 single. The track also performed well on the Irish
Singles Chart, peaking at number 9 and giving the band their first top ten single in their home
country.[18] The Script also performed "We Cry" on one of the CW's TV series, 90210.
Their second single, "The Man Who Can't Be Moved", was released on 15 September 2008.
[19]
The single reached number 2 in Ireland, Denmark, and the UK.[20]The band released their debut
album, The Script, on 11 August 2008. Following the success of "The Man Who Can't Be Moved",
the album entered the UK Albums Chart at number one with sales of 20,240 copies where it
stayed for 11 weeks. The album spent three weeks in the top ten and was the 18th best selling
album in the UK of 2008. The album also entered the Irish Albums Chart at number one, holding
the top spot for five weeks.[21] It had, as of January 2009,[dated info] spent 2 weeks in the top 10. The
Irish office of Sony BMG music presented the group with their first multi-platinum disc for over
600,000 sales of their debut album.[22]
The band's third single, "Breakeven", was released in Ireland and UK on 21 November 2008 and
29 December 2008 respectively. The single was an instant success on the Irish Singles Chart.
After entering the chart at number 40, it spent one week before entering the top ten at number 10,
giving the Script their third top ten single in Ireland. The single spent four weeks on the UK
Singles Chart, peaking at number 21. The band's fourth single "Talk You Down" was released in
March 2009.[23]
On 9 November the Script received an award at the World Music Awards for 'Best Selling Irish
Act' of 2008 and on 19 February 2010, they won 'Best Live Performance' at the Meteor Ireland
Music Awards. The band has confirmed that they plan to write a track for Leona Lewis's second
album.[24] The Script supportedTake That at their concert at Park on 13 June 2009. The band
played at the Cheerio's Childline concert on the opening night of Dublin's 02. They played among
big stars including Enrique Iglesias and Anastacia.[citation needed]
The band supported U2 on their third concert at Park, which took place on 27 July 2009.[25] The
band's next single was "Before the Worst", which was released on 15 June 2009.[26] On 17, 18 and
21 July 2009, the Script opened for Paul McCartney at the historic first concerts at New York's Citi
Field.[27]
The band's bonus track and B-side "Live Like We're Dying" was re-recorded by American Idol
2009 winner Kris Allen as the first single off his self-titled album. Allen's version of "Live Like
We're Dying" was digitally released for download on 21 September 2009. [28]
On 2 December 2009 the band's single "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" was featured as a remix
on the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show during the Enchanted Forest segment. [29]
On 16 April 2010, their first U.S. single "Breakeven" was certified Platinum by the RIAA
(the Recording Industry Association of America), selling over one million copies in the U.S. and
has since peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 2010. The band performed a
headline tour in the United States that kicked off in San Diego on 11 October 2010 at the House
of Blues and ended on 7 November 2010 at the House of Blues in Boston, Massachusetts. [27] On
21 May 2010, they appeared live on NBC's Today Show as part of the show's outdoor Toyota
Concert Series.

201012: Science & Faith[edit]

The first single from Science & Faith, "For the First Time", was released in the UK on 20 August
2010 and the album followed on 13 September 2010. In the United States, "For the First Time"
was released on iTunes on 8 November 2010, with "Science & Faith" was released on 18
January 2011.[30] The song was first released in the United States on AOL Music on 29 September
2010.[31] The group invited UK media into the recording session and discussed their process of
creating the album.[32] "For the First Time" entered the UK charts at No. 5, moved up to No. 4 the
following week and entered the Irish charts at No. 1. The music video featuresBono's daughter
Eve Hewson. Science & Faith entered the Irish Album Chart and the UK album chart at No. 1.[33]
On 24 September, tickets for the Script's three nights at the O2 Dublin, two nights at the Odyssey,
Belfast and two at the INEC, Killarney went on sale and sold out in less than 40 minutes, with
over 60,000 tickets sold. On 1 October at 9:00am tickets for the Script arena tour in March 2011
went on sale. The tickets for all 12 arenas around the UK sold out in five days. They also
announced that they would play a "Homecoming" concert at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. This is
part of theScience & Faith Tour and will be their biggest headline show to date.
The Script also took part in Children in Need 2010 and BRMB's live 2010 with acts such as the
Saturdays, Mark Ronson and Mcfly. They were nominated for Best International Act at the 2011
Brit Awards and performed at: Pinkpop festival, V festival, Oxegen, Isle of Wight Festival, T in the
park, Thetford Forest Show, iTunes Festival, Skanderborg Festival, Sudoeste Festival, Tennents
ViTal. They also played to the biggest indoor crowd of 18,300 people at the Coca-Cola
Dome inJohannesburg, South Africa on 24 June 2011. They later went on to play their official
biggest crowd on 2 July 2011 in Dublin's Aviva Stadium, and performed to a sold-out crowd of
50,000 people. the Coronas and Tinie Tempah were support acts on the night.[citation needed]

201213: #3[edit]
The band's third album was titled #3. It was released in the UK on 10 September 2012 and in the
United States on 9 October 2012.[34] "Hall of Fame" was the lead single, which debuted on radio
on 23 July 2012. It was recorded in Los Angeles, Studio 3, and released on iTunes on 21 August
2012. The single features will.i.am, whom Danny works alongside on The Voice UK. The song
became their most successful to date, being certified 5x Platinum in Australia, Platinum in Italy, 2x
Platinum in New Zealand, 6x Platinum in Norway, 2x Platinum in Sweden and 2x Platinum in the
US. The song also peaked at number 1 in the UK, Scotland, Ireland, Europe and Austria, and
charted in over 30 countries. It is their highest charting single to date worldwide.
Other singles include "Six Degrees of Separation" and "If You Could See Me Now", a tribute to
O'Donoghues father and Sheehans parents.[35] On 16 September 2012, the Script achieved their
first UK number one for a period of two weeks with their single "Hall of Fame" in its second week
after being released.[36]
On 5 October 2012, the Script kicked off the Major League Baseball Postseason by playing a free
concert at the MLB Fan Cave in New York City.[37] The Script was nominated for Best International
band at the 2013 BRIT Awards.[38] On 5 September 2012, the Script embarked on a headlining
concert tour to promote the album, known as the #3 World Tour.[citation needed] The tour spanned over
11 months and included shows in Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia, ending in August
2013. The band also went on tour with OneRepublic for their Native Summer Tour to promote the
album, during the summer of 2014.
The Script recorded a song for Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie called Hail, Rain or Sunshine.[39]

2014: No Sound Without Silence[edit]

The band's fourth studio album was titled No Sound Without Silence and the lead single from the
album, "Superheroes", was released on 31 July 2014. The album has been described by
O'Donoghue as a prequel to their debut album, with many of the songs being recorded on the
road, after playing to sold out arenas. On the recording process, Danny ODonoghue stated,
"Wed come off stage and start recording straight away in a studio bus. Everythings massive,
everythings larger than life on stage so when we hit the studio we wanted it to have that same
impact." The album was released on September 15, 2014.[40][41]

Band members[edit]

Danny O'Donoghue lead vocals, keyboard, guitar

Mark Sheehan lead guitar, vocals

Glen Power drums, backing vocals

Benjamin Sargeant bass guitar/backing vocals (Studio/Touring

member)

Paul Inder guitar & bass guitar (Studio only)

Rodney Alejandro keyboard (Touring member) 3 World Tour[42]

Supporting members

Discography[edit]
Main article: The Script discography
Studio albums

The Script (2008)

Science & Faith (2010)

#3 (2012)[43]

No Sound Without Silence (2014)

Homecoming: Live at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin [44]

Science & Faith Tour (201011)

3 World Tour (201213)

No Sound Without Silence Tour (2015)

Films[edit]

Tours[edit]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year

2008

Award

World Music Awards

Category

Best Selling Irish Act

Result

Won

2009

Best Irish Band

Won

Best Album The Script

Won

Meteor Ireland Music Awards

Best Irish Pop Act

2010

Best Live Performance

2011

Brit Awards

Best International Group

2012

World Music Awards

World's Best Group

2013

Brit Awards

Best International Group

Nominated

Won

Nominated

Won

Nominated

In 2009, the Script won an EBBA Award. Every year the European Border Breakers Awards
(EBBA) recognise the success of ten emerging artists or groups who reached audiences outside
their own countries with their first internationally released album in the past year.

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External links[edit]

Official website

The Script on BalconyTV Music With Nothing

BBC Talking Shop: The Script by Neil Smith, 17 April 2008 at ITV

BBC Music Club: The Script

The Script CD review in MTVMexico.com

Talk You Down Review at Daily Music Book

The Script Interview in the Virgin Red Room

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Danny O'Donoghue
Glen Power
Mark Sheehan

"We Cry"
"The Man Who Can't Be Moved"
"Breakeven"
"Talk You Down"
"Before the Worst"
"For the First Time"
"Nothing"
"If You Ever Come Back"
"Science & Faith"
"Hall of Fame"
"Six Degrees of Separation"
"If You Could See Me Now"
"Millionaires"
"Superheroes"
"No Good in Goodbye"

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