Bowling for Soup is a pop-punk band based in Denton, Texas (but originally from Wichita Falls, Texas) formed in 1994, best known for their singles "Girl All The Bad Guys Want" in 2002 (a 2003 Grammy Award nominee) and "1985" in 2004, a major commercial hit. The band's name is derived from comedian Steve Martin's "Bowling for Shit" routine from his 1978 comedy album, Wild and Crazy Guy, itself a reference to Bowling for Dollars.



The band gained much notoriety when "Girl All The Bad Guys Want", off the album Drunk Enough to Dance, was nominated for the Grammy for "Best Pop Performance by a Group or Duo". Though the band did not take home the award, the nomination served as a launching point for the success of 2004's A Hangover You Don't Deserve. Sales of that album were driven in large part by the radio airplay of the single "1985", a cover of a much-lesser-known SR-71 song.

The band members are lead guitar/vocals Jaret Reddick, guitar/vocals Chris Burney, bassist/vocals Erik Chandler, and drummer Gary Wiseman. Lance Morril was the original drummer.

Bowling for Soup Goes to the Movies, a compilation album of cover songs and contributions to movie soundtracks, came out in 2005.

A new album is planned for release in 2006.

Albums

Bowling for Soup (1994)

Cell Mates (1996)

Rock On Honorable Ones!!! (1998)

Tell Me When to Whoa (1998)

Let's Do It for Johnny! (2000)

Drunk Enough to Dance (2002)

A Hangover You Don't Deserve (2004)

Bowling for Soup Goes to the Movies (2005)

Hit singles

2000 "The Bitch Song."

2000 "Suckerpunch"

2002 "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" - #8 UK

2002 "Emily"

2003 "Punk Rock 101"

2004 "1985" - #5 USA, #22 Australia

2005 " Almost"

2005 "Ohio (Come Back to Texas)"

2006 "I Melt With You"

Other appearances

Guard My Heart (from the HBO movie Sardines)

Jimmy Neutron Theme Song (from the major motion picture Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius)

5 O'Clock World (as heard on the Drew Carey Show)

...Baby One More Time (from the major motion picture Freaky Friday)

Speed Racer Theme Song (as heard on Speed Racer on Nickelodeon)

Here We Go (from the Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Soundtrack)

Bare Necessities (from the DisneyMania 3 CD)

Lil' Red Riding Hood (from the Cursed Soundtrack)

Undertow (from the Summerland Soundtrack)

I Melt With You (from the Sky High Soundtack)

Punk Rock 101 (from the videogame NHL 2004)

Suckerpunch (heard and briefly seen in the 2002 film Crossroads)

Ghostbusters (from the Just Like Heaven soundtrack)

Punk Rock 101, And I Ran (from the video game Backyard Wrestling)

I Ran (So Far Away) (theme song for "Knights Of the Zodiac" on Cartoon Network)

The Last Rock Show (As heard in the Malcolm in the Middle episode "Family Reunion" 2002)

The Girl All The Bad Guys Want (As heard in the movie The New Guy)

Almost (As heard in the movie Dirty Deeds (2005 film))