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Fly or Die

The band recorded its second album Fly or Die during 2003. The band actually learned to play the tunes live, as Chad Hugo told MTV News on December 9, 2003: "We're the ones playing the instruments live this time. "I just started playing guitar last year so I'm learning as we go. Pharrell's playing drums. we didn't have time to learn certain instruments so we got Spymob to help us out."

Related Topics:
2003 - MTV News

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The band also recruited some assistance to record the album with Lenny Kravitz playing on the track "Maybe" (which has been featured in ads for XM Satellite Radio) and Joel and Benji Madden of Good Charlotte playing on the track "Jump". Several of the tracks discuss issues of particular concern to adolescents, for example "Thrasher", which is about bullies; "Drill Sergeant", about rebellion; and "Backseat Love", which talks about first love.

Related Topics:
Lenny Kravitz - XM Satellite Radio - Joel - Benji Madden - Good Charlotte - Bullies

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Fly or Die went on sale on March 22, 2004. The album has so far gone top 10 in the USA, while the lead-off single, "She Wants to Move", has gone top 5 in the UK, top 20 in Norway, Ireland, and Denmark, and top 40 in Australia and the Netherlands. The music videos for "She Wants To Move" and its followup single, "Maybe", have received strong support from the digital cable network VH1 Soul in America. "She Wants To Move" even achieved substantial airplay on regular MTV in America for a few weeks, a rarity for any new music video these days.

Related Topics:
March 22 - 2004 - Top 10 - UK - Norway - Ireland - Denmark - Australia - Netherlands - VH1 Soul - MTV

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