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The Calling (band)
The Calling is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1996 by lead singer and guitarist Alex Band and guitarist Aaron Kamin. They are best known for their 2001 single "Wherever You Will Go", which topped the US Billboard Adult Top 40 for 23 weeks—making it the second longest running number one in the chart's history—and was later named the number-one song of the 2000s on the chart. It served as lead single for their debut studio album, Camino Palmero (2001), which was met with commercial success despite unfavorable critical reception.
Their second album, Two (2004), was supported by the lead single "Our Lives", which was featured in the closing ceremonies of the 2004 Summer Olympics as well as the opening song for the 78th Academy Awards. The band broke up in the year following its release, and reformed in 2016 following a failed attempt to do so in 2013. Since the formation of the band, there had been several lineup changes, with Band remaining its sole original member.
The band was formed by Alex Band and Aaron Kamin when Kamin was dating Band's sister. Kamin and Band initially began jamming and writing songs as far back as 1996, and began gigging under the band name "Generation Gap" with a drummer who was twice their age. At this stage, the band also included saxophonist Benny Golbin, giving the songs a more jazzy sound reminiscent of Dave Matthews Band. Eventually, Band and Kamin ditched the "Gap" lineup, and briefly switched their name to "Next Door", which itself was a nod to Ron Fair, a veteran music business executive and Band's neighbor.
They quickly found their own sound amongst radio rock acts of the early 21st century such as Matchbox Twenty, Third Eye Blind, Train, and Fastball. By 1999, Fair was impressed enough by the demos to sign them to a development deal with RCA. They changed their name to The Calling.
While the RCA deal was a huge boost, it also created a new problem for Band and Kamin: they had no solid band and, thus, had hardly toured and built a fanbase. Band and Kamin also struggled to get the attention of label heads amid the pop explosion of the new millennium.
Once Coyote Ugly wanted it, the label was like, ‘Oh, this is a hit’. That was absolutely the catalyst — it woke up Ron Fair at RCA to go, ‘Okay, I guess this is good. Let’s make a record.’
Kathy Nelson, then president of film music for The Walt Disney Motion Picture Group, heard the demo to their song "Wherever You Will Go" and decided to include it in the film Coyote Ugly, with the group also performing in the background as cameos. Because of this, Fair worked intensely with Band and Kamin on perfecting the debut album, which took over two years.
Five years after being signed to their record deal and nine months after the film's release, The Calling released their first single "Wherever You Will Go" on May 22, 2001. The song immediately brought them worldwide recognition, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the Adult Top 40 for 23 weeks, the second-longest-running number one in the chart's history, behind "Smooth" by Santana and Rob Thomas. The song was named the No. 1 Adult Pop song of the decade by Billboard magazine. The song was featured prominently in the television series Smallville's first-season episode "Metamorphosis". It was also featured in early trailers in 2001 for the Star Trek prequel series Enterprise. In an episode of the CBS television drama Cold Case, "Frank's Best", the song is played at the end of the episode.
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The Calling (band)
The Calling is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1996 by lead singer and guitarist Alex Band and guitarist Aaron Kamin. They are best known for their 2001 single "Wherever You Will Go", which topped the US Billboard Adult Top 40 for 23 weeks—making it the second longest running number one in the chart's history—and was later named the number-one song of the 2000s on the chart. It served as lead single for their debut studio album, Camino Palmero (2001), which was met with commercial success despite unfavorable critical reception.
Their second album, Two (2004), was supported by the lead single "Our Lives", which was featured in the closing ceremonies of the 2004 Summer Olympics as well as the opening song for the 78th Academy Awards. The band broke up in the year following its release, and reformed in 2016 following a failed attempt to do so in 2013. Since the formation of the band, there had been several lineup changes, with Band remaining its sole original member.
The band was formed by Alex Band and Aaron Kamin when Kamin was dating Band's sister. Kamin and Band initially began jamming and writing songs as far back as 1996, and began gigging under the band name "Generation Gap" with a drummer who was twice their age. At this stage, the band also included saxophonist Benny Golbin, giving the songs a more jazzy sound reminiscent of Dave Matthews Band. Eventually, Band and Kamin ditched the "Gap" lineup, and briefly switched their name to "Next Door", which itself was a nod to Ron Fair, a veteran music business executive and Band's neighbor.
They quickly found their own sound amongst radio rock acts of the early 21st century such as Matchbox Twenty, Third Eye Blind, Train, and Fastball. By 1999, Fair was impressed enough by the demos to sign them to a development deal with RCA. They changed their name to The Calling.
While the RCA deal was a huge boost, it also created a new problem for Band and Kamin: they had no solid band and, thus, had hardly toured and built a fanbase. Band and Kamin also struggled to get the attention of label heads amid the pop explosion of the new millennium.
Once Coyote Ugly wanted it, the label was like, ‘Oh, this is a hit’. That was absolutely the catalyst — it woke up Ron Fair at RCA to go, ‘Okay, I guess this is good. Let’s make a record.’
Kathy Nelson, then president of film music for The Walt Disney Motion Picture Group, heard the demo to their song "Wherever You Will Go" and decided to include it in the film Coyote Ugly, with the group also performing in the background as cameos. Because of this, Fair worked intensely with Band and Kamin on perfecting the debut album, which took over two years.
Five years after being signed to their record deal and nine months after the film's release, The Calling released their first single "Wherever You Will Go" on May 22, 2001. The song immediately brought them worldwide recognition, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the Adult Top 40 for 23 weeks, the second-longest-running number one in the chart's history, behind "Smooth" by Santana and Rob Thomas. The song was named the No. 1 Adult Pop song of the decade by Billboard magazine. The song was featured prominently in the television series Smallville's first-season episode "Metamorphosis". It was also featured in early trailers in 2001 for the Star Trek prequel series Enterprise. In an episode of the CBS television drama Cold Case, "Frank's Best", the song is played at the end of the episode.