This is an American pop rock group who've been around in some iteration since 1996 and is currently made up of Ryan Tedder, Zach Filkins, Drew Brown, Brent Kutzle, and Eddie Fisher. So the first version was created by the first two guys I named, and was called This Beautiful Mess and played at coffee houses until graduating and splitting to go to college. The two guys reformed in 2002 and renamed themselves Republic. Within a year they were signed and with a little shuffle, we ended up with the current lineup. The label convinced them to update their name to differentiate from some other groups, thus One Republic was born, but before they could release their album the label dropped them. MySpace is what kept them from dissolving at the time, and how other labels found them. So in 2007, with Timbaland's new label, their debut album was released. It was sub par, and Timbaland ended up rearranging their song to give it a different sound and making it a hit. Their second album came out in 2009 and did better than the first, with some song even being featured in pop culture. After touring with Pink they went on hiatus, returning in 2013. By 2015 the group was working on their next album, promising a different sound and released it by late 2016. After that album, rather than doing another one, they have been releasing singles the last couple years in between their performances. Their fifth album is in the works, with a couple singles off of it out right now, and a tour ongoing. So keep an eye out for the album, and enjoy.
Today's is about a song with a lot of clapping. Seemingly easier criteria than most. My mom picked We Will Rock You by Queen, and Will went with Jack & Diane by John Mellancamp. My grandma and Sammy picked the same song, going with Handclap by Fitz and the Tantrums, but then my grandma switched to Clap Your Hands by Ronnie Milsap. And last, Anna said the Cha Cha Slide by DJ Casper.
Peace.
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