SafetySuit

SafetySuit
Origin	Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Genres	Alternative rock Post-grunge
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Universal
Website	SafetySuit's official Web Site
Members
Douglas Brown Dave Garofalo Jeremy Henshaw Tate Cunningham

SafetySuit is an alternative rock band from Tulsa, Oklahoma currently based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are notable for their songs "Someone Like You" and "Stay" off of their 2008 debut major label album Life Left to Go, and "Anywhere But Here" that was played in Kyle XY. "Someone Like You” peaked at #15 on the Alternative rock chart and has crossed over to Top 40 and Hot AC. Their single "Stay" topped at #1 on VH1's Top 20 Countdown. The song has achieved great success, and the video is a top seller on iTunes. Recently, they have toured with 3 Doors Down and Seether, and their most recent tour schedule included performances with Collective Soul, Ryan Star and The Script. Their follow-up album These Times is due to be released on January 10, 2012.

History

Origins and Crew EP (2004-2006)

SafetySuit originated as the band Crew, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was originally composed of Doug Brown, drummer Tate Cunningham, and bassist Jeremey Henshaw. After winning a local talent contest, Crew began to increase in popularity in their hometown, and, in 2005, decided to relocate to Nashville, Tennessee in order to grow the band. In the summer of 2005, the members of Crew were found by producer Greg Archilla, who helped them record their first independent record Crew EP. The band continued to grow in popularity locally until they were signed by Universal and changed their name to SafetySuit in order to distinguish themselves.^[1][2]

Life Left to Go (2007-2009)

Following the addition of guitarist Dave Garofolo to the band's lineup, SafetySuit recorded their debut full length album Life Left to Go, once again with producer Greg Archilla. Soon after, in February 2008, the band released their first single "Someone Like You" before releasing Life Left to Go on May 13, 2008. The album was met with a strong reception among critics, and the album reached number five on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart.

The record also saw the release of two additional singles, most notably "Stay", which experienced success on several Billboard charts in 2009, including the Top 40 and Pop 100, and on VH1's Top 20 Countdown, reaching number one. The song "Annie" was also released as a single, and the song "Anywhere But Here" was featured in an episode of the television series Kyle XY.

These Times (2010-present)

In 2010, the band went back into the studio to begin work on their second album with producers Howard Benson and Espionage. Their first attempt at recording new material was scrapped in late 2010, as the band did not feel the songs lived up to their standards and started over. On March 21, 2011 the band announced on Facebook that the first single off the new record would be titled "Get Around This," produced by Espionage, and available for download on April 26. The release date for the single was soon thereafter changed to April 19. On July 6, 2011 the video for "Get Around This" premiered on www.noisecreep.com. A second single "Let Go" was debuted on September 2 by way of a Facebook application on the band's page and, on September 20, was officially released.

It was announced on July 19 via a video tweeted by lead singer Doug Brown, that SafetySuit's second album These Times^[3] would be released on October 18, after being pushed back by the band's move from Universal Motown to Universal Republic during the summer of 2011. However, on September 3, the band announced via their official Twitter^[4] that the release date of These Times was changed to November 1, 2011. On October 18, the SafetySuit announced that their label had pushed the album release date back again, this time to January 2012; at the same time, they debuted a stream of the album opener off of These Times, "Believe", on their Twitter feed. According to Rock Access News, the release date for These Times has now been set for January 10, 2012.^[5]

Band Members

Doug Brown – vocals, rhythm guitar (present)
Dave Garofalo – guitar (present)
Jeremy Henshaw – bass (present)
Tate Cunningham – drums (present)

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [6]	US Heat [7]
2008	Life Left to Go Release date: May 13, 2008 Label: Universal Motown Records	173	5
2012	These Times Release date: January 10, 2012 Label: Universal Republic Records

Extended Plays

Year	Album details
2005	Crew EP (as Crew) Release date: 2005 Label: Independent

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions					Album
		US Pop	US Adult [8]	US Alt [9]	US Heat	JPN [10]
2008	"Someone Like You"	97	27	15	—	—	Life Left to Go
2009	"Stay"	92	17	—	44	36
	"Annie"	—	—	—	—	—
2011	"Get Around This"	—	—	—	—	—	These Times
	"Let Go"	—	—	—	—	39
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

1. ^ AllMusic biography
2. ^ SafetySuit Nation biography
3. ^ [1]
4. ^ [2]
5. ^ [3]
6. ^ "SafetySuit Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/safetysuit/chart-history/984946. Retrieved December 12, 2010. 
7. ^ "SafetySuit Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/safetysuit/chart-history/984946?f=324&g=Albums. Retrieved December 12, 2010. 
8. ^ "SafetySuit Album & Song Chart History - Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/safetysuit/chart-history/984946?f=343&g=Singles. Retrieved December 12, 2010. 
9. ^ "SafetySuit Album & Song Chart History - Alternative Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/safetysuit/chart-history/984946?f=377&g=Singles. Retrieved December 12, 2010. 
10. ^ Stay on Billboard

External links

• Official website