Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “I’m not a perfect person / There’s many things I wish I didn’t do.” These are the opening lyrics to Hoobastank’s 2004 hit “The ...

The Meaning Behind “The Reason,” as told by Dan Estrin: “I didn’t write the lyrics to the song, I wrote all the music to it. We had finished the touring on our first album and that record for us did ...

People who use the sneering term 'one-hit wonder' usually haven't had a hit of their own, and even if they had, they've certainly not achieved it like Hoobastank. It's 2003 or thereabouts. Buoyed by ...

How does one write a hit song — that lasts? It’s a question that Hoobastank, the band behind “The Reason,” ponders in the latest episode of Us Weekly’s “Anatomy of a Song.” “We’re guilty of trying to ...

Hoobastank’s 2003 alternative rock hit, "The Reason," is a hit for — well, a reason. Its heartfelt message about coming to terms with one’s own mistakes and seeking forgiveness resonated deeply with ...

A sold-out crowd at the Wiltern LG saw an exuberant performance Wednesday by Hoobastank, a band that’s really on a roll. The Calabasas quartet’s sentimental break-up-to-make-up ballad “The Reason” has ...

The band's Doug Robb says he relates with the younger TikTok-ers just now picking up on the group's music: "I don't feel so removed from being a 20-year-old." “I’m not a perfect person / There’s many ...

“I’m not a perfect person / There’s many things I wish I didn’t do.” These are the opening lyrics to Hoobastank’s 2004 hit “The Reason” — and, somewhat surprisingly, the basis for a new viral trend on ...