The Reason (Hoobastank song)

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"The Reason"
File:Hoobastank the reason.jpg
Single by Hoobastank
from the album The Reason
Released April 27, 2004 (2004-04-27)
Format CD
Genre
Length 3:53
Label Island
Writer(s)
  • Douglas Robb
  • Dan Estrin
  • Chris Light Hesse
  • Markku Lappalainen
Producer(s) Howard Benson
Hoobastank singles chronology
"Out of Control"
(2003)		 "The Reason"
(2004)		 "Same Direction"
(2004)
Music video
"The Reason" on YouTube

"The Reason" is a song by the American rock band Hoobastank, off their album The Reason. The song is Hoobastank's most commercially successful single, peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (kept from the top spot by Usher's hit "Burn"), and No. 1 on the Modern Rock Tracks. In addition, it topped the singles charts in both Mexico and Italy. It was nominated for the Song of the Year on the 47th Grammy Awards. And the song won the MTV Video Music Awards Japan for best rock video. A remix version also exists for airplay on adult contemporary stations. An acoustic version is present in The Greatest Hits: Don't Touch My Moustache album.

The Reason is the only Hoobastank's pop rock song, the others songs of the band always has been considered post grunge, or alternative rock.[2]

Music video

In "The Reason" the band members stage a diversion so they can carry out the elaborate theft of a ruby gem from a pawnshop, but those facts are only clear after enough of the action unfolds, because nothing is as it seems. In the beginning of the video, a girl gets hit by a car and then turns out to be an accessory to the crime. After the "accident", while everyone's attention is diverted, the band members execute the heist. The viewer then realizes that she was in on the operation, as she gets up and rides off with an accomplice on a motorcycle at the end. The presumed owner of the pawnshop displays a look of realization, and the song ends with the band admiring their new acquisition, holding it up to the light and projecting red light-rays onto the ceiling. The accident "victim" is also present. They then hear police sirens from above, and the video fades out.

Their video "Same Direction" is intended as both a sequel and a prequel to the video for "The Reason" and further details the band member's roles, as well as shows the trouble they bring down on themselves from law enforcement. The song can also be heard in Spanish under the name "La Razón".

Charts and certifications

Use in media

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The song appears on the video games SingStar Pop and Karaoke Revolution Volume 3. The song also featured in the Friends Special episode "The One With All the Other Ones (Part 2)".

Covers

References

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  3. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Hoobastank – The Reason". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Hoobastank – The Reason" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Hoobastank – The Reason" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Hoobastank – The Reason" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Hoobastank – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Hoobastank. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  8. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert {{{year}}}{{{week}}} into search. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Hoobastank – The Reason". Tracklisten. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Musicline.de – Hoobastank Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Hoobastank – The Reason". Top Digital Download. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Hoobastank search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Hoobastank – The Reason". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Hoobastank – The Reason". VG-lista. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Hoobastank – The Reason". Singles Top 60. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Hoobastank – The Reason". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Hoobastank: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  18. ↑ "Hoobastank – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Hoobastank. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  19. ↑ "Hoobastank – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Hoobastank. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  20. ↑ "Hoobastank – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Hoobastank. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  21. ↑ "Hoobastank – Chart history" Billboard Alternative Songs for Hoobastank. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  22. ↑ "Hoobastank – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Hoobastank. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
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  28. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Enter The Reason in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search

External links

Preceded by Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks number-one single
April 17, 2004		 Succeeded by
"Last Train Home" by Lostprophets
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