Song:Teenage Dirtbag
Album:Wheatus
The 2000 single Teenage Dirtbag was the only big hit for Wheatus. It was especially big in England. And then they had record company problems. Lead singer, guitarist and songwriter Brendan B. Brown was born Oct. 11, 1973 in Northport, Long Island, NY. He formed Wheatus in 1995 with brother Peter Brown on drums, Rich Liegey on bass and Philip A. Jimenez on percussion, keyboards, samples and special effects. The band name was a childhood nickname. Their manager got them a regular gig at the Luna Lounge in New York City and that led to a record deal with Columbia Records. They released their debut album Wheatus in 2000 and Teenage Dirtbag was the first single. By the time the album was released Liegey was replaced by Mike McCabe. Teenage Dirtbag appeared in the 2000 film Loser and the stars Jason Biggs and Mena Suvari appear in the video. It reached #2 on the British Singles chart but it didn't make the Billboard Hot 100 despite MTV putting the video in heavy rotation. Radio stations had a problem with possible offensive lyrics. Columbia released a radio edit but that didn't help. Wheatus recorded a second album Hand Over Your Loved Ones. But when Brown refused to lipsync the first single American in Amsterdam on Top of the Pops, Columbia cancelled the album release and Wheatus' contract. Since then Brown has released three albums on his own label. He still leads a version of Wheatus and they should have a new album out soon. Wheatus reunited early versions of the band for one night only at New York's Mercury Lounge last year. Brown is releasing a 20th anniversary expanded edition of the 2000 album Wheatus and they will tour to support it. Here's the video for Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus.
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