In July 2017, the band closed the 2017 National Scout Jamboree, exactly 10 years after " Hey There Delilah" was number-one on the charts. The band performed " Hey There Delilah" at the 2017 Alternative Press Music Awards. As of April 2017, the band has said that they are currently writing new music. The band, which had left their label Fearless in 2005, returned to the label. In May 2017, Plain White T's released a music video for their song "Land of the Living". In 2015, they also appeared on Blues Traveler's album Blow Up the Moon, co-writing the song "Nikkia's Prom." On November 22, 2015, the band released a music video for "American Nights" featuring Higgenson's son, Lennon. The release date of American Nights was pushed back several times by their former record label, Hollywood Records. American Nights was released by Megaforce Records on March 31, 2015.
The band left Hollywood Records after creative conflicts with the label during the production of the American Nights album. Should've Gone to Bed, a four-song EP, was released on April 9, 2013.Īmerican Nights and Parallel Universe (2013–present) In 2012, the band also covered The Ramones' " Pet Sematary" for the song soundtrack of the 2012 Disney film Frankenweenie. The song reached number five on the Hot AC chart, and was in the top ten in 2010 as well. The band's " Rhythm of Love" single was the first to be released from the group's 2010 album, The Wonders of the Younger.
The Wonders of the Younger and Should've Gone to Bed EP (2009–2013) "Our Time Now" was also played in commercials for the ABC Family dramedy series, Greek. In 2007, the band performed the single "Our Time Now" on an episode of the Nickelodeon television series, iCarly. Later that year, the band played at the Give It a Name festival in the UK. By late 2008, the band had joined the Rock Band Live tour with Panic! at the Disco, Dashboard Confessional and The Cab. Both were on the American Top 40 at numbers 1 and 2 for three consecutive weeks. The album had two hit singles: " 1, 2, 3, 4" and " Natural Disaster". In 2008, the group released the album Big Bad World. In early 2006, the band teamed up with Motion City Soundtrack for a winter/spring tour. The song received two Grammy nominations, and Every Second Counts was certified gold. The song was written for the track star Delilah DiCrescenzo, whom Higgenson had met in 2002. That same year, "Hey There Delilah" reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks. Every Second Counts was released in September 2006. In 2006 the band signed to Hollywood Records and recorded Every Second Counts, featuring a new version of "Hey There Delilah" with a string section. The 2005 release, All That We Needed, was the first studio album from the reformed line-up, and featured the single " Hey There Delilah". Shortly after in 2003, Tirio decided to switch from drumming to rhythm guitar and a new drummer named De'Mar Hamilton was added to the line-up. While the band toured in support for the album, both Fletcher and Mast left and were replaced by Tim Lopez and Mike Retondo. In 2002, the band self-financed the recording of Stop, a full-length album that attracted the attention of Fearless Records. In 2000, the band recorded its first album, titled Come On Over. Come on Over, Stop and lineup changes (1999–2003) Higgenson changed his songwriting process, choosing songs that were more meaningful to him, and the band began taking its music career more seriously. He was in a back brace for three months and had to learn to walk again. Higgenson broke several vertebrae in a car crash in 1999 while driving the band's van. He played lead guitar and sang backing vocals. As the band began to establish itself in the local scene, a fourth member, Steve Mast, was recruited. The group played mostly local punk shows in Chicago's suburbs, eventually having gigs at the Metro in Chicago's Wrigleyville neighborhood. The group began as a trio, with Higgenson as singer and guitarist, Fletcher on bass guitar and Tirio on drums. The Plain White T's was formed in Lombard in early 1997. The songs " 1, 2, 3, 4" and " Rhythm of Love" were also certified platinum in 20 respectively. The band had a number-one hit song with " Hey There Delilah", which achieved platinum status in 2007 and earned two Grammy nominations. The group had a mostly underground following in Chicago basements, clubs, and bars in its early years. Plain White T's is an American rock band from Lombard, Illinois, formed in 1997 by high school friends Tom Higgenson, Dave Tirio, and Ken Fletcher, and joined a short time later by Steve Mast.
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