We did spend a lot of time like ‘Let’s be this’ or ‘Let’s be that,’ and everything was either taken or we overanalyzed it,” Robb says. “The real story is that it’s a nonsensical word that a friend of ours in high school made up, literally on the spot. So why did the band coin itself Hoobastank? I thought it would be a perfect choice to clown on the name a little bit.” The music, yes, but almost every other aspect, no.
We as a band have never taken ourselves super seriously. “Immediately when I heard about, the first idea that came to my head was the name,” Robb says. #fyp #thereason #bandnames #badbandnames #radbandnames #hoobastank #chumbawamba #jamiroquai The video shows Robb looking at Hoobastank’s RIAA plaques as the song plays, with the caption: “Realizing 20 years later that you named your band Hoobastank.” The band’s first foray on TikTok and self-aware spin on “The Reason” trend was welcomed with open arms, earning them over 2 million views so far, and almost half a million likes. 28, Hoobastank - which is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its debut album this year - launched its own TikTok account with the members’ take on the trend, poking fun at their name. “It started just like, ‘Hey, you know, there’s this thing they’re doing on TikTok using ‘The Reason,’ and it was building and building to a point where it was like, ‘Yo, you’ve got like 300,000,000 people using your song for this thing maybe you guys should chime in.'”Īnd so they did. Hoobastank lead singer Doug Robb tells Variety that he was first made aware of the trend from guitar player Dan Estrin, as well as their management. The Reason – just found this out like a week ago….
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