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Lit

Background information
Origin Orange County, California, USA
Genre(s) Alternative rock
Post-grunge
Pop Punk
Years active 1990 – present
Website Official site
Members
A. Jay Popoff
Jeremy Popoff
Kevin Baldes
Allen Shellenberger

Lit is a rock band, based in Orange County, California. Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Post-grunge is a subgenre of Alternative rock that emerged in the early 1990s as a derivative of Grunge music. Pop punk (also known as punk pop and other names is a Fusion genre that combines elements of Punk rock with Pop music, to varying Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Lit is a Pop punk band based in Fullerton, California. They had several hits singles in the late 1990s and early 2000s including Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The band was formed in 1990 as a metal-oriented band, under the name "Razzle", and gained a large following. A few years later, the group changed its name to "Stain", but due to another band owning the name, it changed its name to "Lit" in 1996. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The group shot to stardom with the platinum album A Place in the Sun in 1999. A Place in the Sun was Lit's first album released under their contract with RCA Records in 1999 and their second full-length album overall Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) A Place In The Sun yielded the smash single "My Own Worst Enemy," which held the number one position for three months, and received a Billboard Music Award for the biggest Modern Rock Song of 1999. " My Own Worst Enemy " is a song by Lit, released as the lead single from their second album A Place in the Sun, released the same year It was followed by "Zip-Lock" (which featured blink 182) and "Miserable", the latter of which was among the top ten most played songs of 2000 and famously featured Pamela Anderson in the video. Ziploc is a brand of disposable re-sealable Zipper storage bags and containers originally developed by Dow Chemical Company, and now produced by S Blink-182 was an American Pop " Miserable " is a song from Lit 's album A Place in the Sun. Pamela Denise Anderson (born July 1 1967 is a Canadian -born actress, Sex symbol, glamour model, producer, Author, and The band performed over 286 shows and toured worldwide in support of A Place in the Sun. In addition to the Vans Warped Tour and a coveted slot on Woodstock 1999, the band toured with The Offspring, Garbage and No Doubt. The Warped Tour' is a touring music and Extreme sports festival Woodstock 1999, held July 23 - 25, 1999 was the second large-scale Music festival (after Woodstock '94) that attempted to emulate the The Offspring (sometimes referred to simply as Offspring) are a popular and influential American Garbage is an American rock group formed in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1994 No Doubt is a rock band from Anaheim California, United States founded in 1986

Lit followed up A Place in the Sun with the 2001 release of Atomic which gave the band another Top 10 hit with "Lipstick And Bruises", but the album wasn't as successful as "A Place In The Sun". Atomic was Lit 's third album released on October 16, 2001. It peaked at #36 on The billboard top 200. The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. Lit toured to support Atomic with Kid Rock, and Butch Walker. Robert James Ritchie (born January 17 1971 in Romeo Michigan) known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American Musician and actor known for his over-the-top Butch Walker (born Bradley Glenn Walker III on November 14, 1969) is an American recording artist Songwriter, and Record producer The group left RCA records in 2003 and went on a small, intimate club tour that Fall before releasing the self-titled Lit on the DRT Entertainment label on June 24, 2004. DRT Entertainment was a New York City based Independent record label founded in 2003 by Derek Shulman, Ron Urban and Theodore "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The single "Looks Like They Were Right" made it on the top 40 charts but the album was again largely unsuccessful due to lack of promotion on the label's behalf. That year the group also put out its first long-form DVD called "All Access" on November 16, 2004. In March 2006, "The Slidebar" restaurant/bar opened in Fullerton, California, of which the band is a co-owner.

It was announced on May 5, 2008, that Lit's drummer Allen Shellenberger was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. He is currently undergoing treatment.

Contents

Band

Discography

Singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
US Hot 100 US Modern Rock US Mainstream Rock UK
1997 "Bitter" - - - - Tripping the Light Fantastic
1999 "My Own Worst Enemy" #51 #1 #6 - A Place in the Sun
1999 "Zip-Lock" - #11 #34 - A Place in the Sun
2000 "Miserable" #117 #3 #29 - A Place in the Sun
2000 "Over My Head" - #22 - - Titan A.E. Soundtrack/Atomic
2001 "Lipstick And Bruises" - #10 #28 - Atomic
2002 "Addicted" - #23 - - Atomic
2004 "Looks Like They Were Right" - #34 - - Lit
2004 "Times Like This" - - - - Lit

Music videos

DVDs

Soundtrack appearances

Touring partners

External links

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No Doubt is a rock band from Anaheim California, United States founded in 1986 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Robert James Ritchie (born January 17 1971 in Romeo Michigan) known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American Musician and actor known for his over-the-top See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Butch Walker (born Bradley Glenn Walker III on November 14, 1969) is an American recording artist Songwriter, and Record producer See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Matches are a rock band based in America. The band formed in Oakland California, in 1997 and currently comprises vocalist and rhythm guitarist Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. 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