Penned by Liegey, remains one of the most downloaded Wheatus songs Titled "Punk Ass Bitch" for the theme ("Punk Ass Bitch" which was The band members decided to remake one of their rather obscure songs (As ofĪpril 2007, Suck Fony is available on iTunes and eMusic).Īt some point in time, Wheatus was signed by Warner Bros. Of independent music stores, allowed the band to get a distributionĬontract, despite the relative obscurity of their record label. There, a greater demand for Wheatus albums, and a greater proliferation The band re-released their second album in 2005 under the title Suck Fony on their own label Montauk Mantis with two new songs, "William McGovern" and the Pat Benatar cover "Hit Me with Your Best Shot." The album was originally only available from the band's website, except in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. In October 2004, Michael Bellar joined Wheatus on keyboard,Īs former keyboarder Shannon Harris had left the band earlier that "American in Amsterdam" also failing to significantly impact the musicĬharts. Received little or no promotion and did not sell well, with the single With their debut), Wheatus' second album, Hand Over Your Loved Ones, Shannon Harris of Relish (who had supported Wheatus on their earlier tours) signed on as keyboardist, at the request of Brendan Brown.ĭue to disagreements with their record label, primarily caused byīrendan Brown's insistence on self-producing the album (as he had done Then-girlfriend, previously the band's merchandiser) teamed up forīacking vocals. Sister of the brothers Brown) and Kathryn Froggat (Brendan Brown's When the band began work on their second album, Liz Brown (the Their third single, a double A-side of "Leroy" and "Wannabe Gangstar" (the single version of the latter featuring Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden), didn't perform as well. Their second single "A Little Respect" (an Erasure cover) also reached high chart positions, and was another top-3 hit for the band on the UK singles chart. Wheatus' first and largest hit was the single "Teenage Dirtbag," which charted at #2 in the UK. Tape and signed with Kevin Patrick at Columbia Records thereafter, In 1999, they hired New York attorney Ray Maiello to shop their demo Brown wrote a few songs, enlisted the help of his brother Peter on drums and Rich Liegey on bass (he was replaced by Mike McCabe after the release of their self-titled debut Wheatus). They are best known for their 2000 hit single "Teenage Dirtbag" which was also featured in the movie Loser. Wheatus is an American pop punk group from Long Island, New York.
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