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Trivia

  • The band released their first album, Where We Stand (Takeover Records), in 1999.
  • Yellowcard's newest album, Paper Walls was released on July 17th, 2007.
  • Sean Mackin plays violin on Over It's album: Outside Yourself.
  • Sean has a younger brother.
  • Sean is half Japanese and half Irish. His dad is Irish, his mother is Japanese.
  • The graffitied room from the "Ocean Avenue" video makes its return in the video for "Rough Landing, Holly," only with much more graffiti.
  • The 'lamb' briefcase from the "Ocean Avenue" video was used again in the video for "Rough Landing, Holly."
  • All extras, excluding the 'villian' and his wife, in the "Rough Landing, Holly" video are Asian.
  • "Ocean Avenue" is based off of the German film Run Lola Run. To show that the day is repeating, Ryan's jacket in the video has a different number on it for each time the day repeats itself.
  • The car used in the "Ocean Avenue" video is a Mustang Mach 1.
  • "Twenty-Three" and "Rough Draft" are about the same girl.
  • "Rocket" and "Inside Out" are transitional songs. "Rocket," written first, is from a guy's POV. "Inside Out" is from a girl's.
  • Ryan Key has an older sister.
  • After high school, vocalist and guitarist Ryan Key and violinist Sean Mackin attended Florida State University. While there, Key was a theater major and was considering a minor in English, while Mackin was an electrical engineering major that switched to international business. Key has attempted college twice but lost motivation both times.
  • Yellowcard started at the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, Florida.
  • Yellowcard uses Gibson guitars, Fender P-basses, and Zeta violins.
  • Ryan Mendez is the only married man in YC, LP is engaged.
  • YC sings these songs:

    "Firewater" - Punk goes Acoustic
    "Everywhere" - Punk goes Pop
    "Violins" - Rock Against Bush Vol.2
  • Yellowcard has foreign websites for Italy and Germany.
  • The actress from the "Only One" video is Rachel Miner, McCauley Caulkin's (home alone actor) ex-wife.
  • "Empty Apartment" is a song written for Warren Cooke, a former bassplayer for Yellowcard.
  • Up until Lights and Sounds, Sean has been backflipping for "Way Away" in absence of playing violin. When L+S came out, he retired his trademark.
  • Yellowcard was formed in 1997.
  • Alieke Wijnveldt, who is the younger sister of Yellowcard's former bassist Alex Lewis sings backup in "View From Heaven."
  • Sean and Ryan equally share the vocals for the songs "Starstruck" and "Drifting."
  • Ryan Key played bass for "Only One."
  • Ryan Key was once in a fued with Dan McLintock from Inspection 12. During that time, "Avondale" was written in response to their song, "Doppleganger."
  • Longineu has been playing drums since he was 3 years old. He turned professional at the age of 5.
  • Ryan Key was previously in the bands called Craig's Brother and Modern Amusement.

    Ryan Mendez was previously in the band Staring Back. Pete Mosely previously played bass for Inspection 12. Longineu Parsons used to play in his dad's band The Longineu Parsons.
  • Yellowcard is a phrase that the guys used to replace "party foul." That's where the band title originated from.
  • Yellowcard ended their tour for Lights and Sounds as of October, 2006.
  • Yellowcard's Midget Tossing LP and Still Standing EP are out of print.
  • Ryan Key has tattoos or Spiderman being chased by the Green Goblin. He also has a tattoo in red on his wrist that reads: The World Has Turned And Left Me Here.
  • LP is engaged to his longtime girlfriend Katie.
  • Yellowcard's former guitarist, Ben Harper, has joined Amber Pacific.
  • Their streetteam has been christened, The Underdogs Team off of their EP, The Underdogs.
  • Longineu Parsons the Third has his own clothing label, Animal Wear. Since then he has been nicknamed, The Animal.
  • Sean Mackin's real name is Sean Michael Wellman and Ryan Key's is William Ryan Key.
  • Ryan K, Ryan M, Pete, Sean, and Longineu are all moderators on the Yellowcard Message Board.
  • Lights and Sounds is the only video that is strictly a performance video.
  • Yellowcard has released 6 videos: Powder, Way Away, Ocean Avenue, Only One, Lights and Sounds, and Rough Landing, Holly.
  • Yellowcard did a song for the Spiderman 2 soundtrack called 'Gifts and Curses.'
  • Yellowcard's Lights and Sounds was mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound in New York, NY.
  • Yellowcard's Lights and Sounds was mixed at South Beach Studios in Miami, Florida.
  • Yellowcard's Lights and Sounds was recorded at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, in May-June 2005.
  • Yellowcard's management is Deborah Klein and Arthur Spivak for The Firm.
  • Yellowcard's Beyond Ocean Avenue is the DVD that is an extension of their album Ocean Avenue.
  • Marc Webb is the director of two of Yellowcard's music videos: "Rough Landing, Holly" and "Ocean Avenue".
  • Ben left the band because he claims that he was "locked out of the recording process" while Ryan and Pete went to New York City to write songs together. This left Sean and Ben out.
  • Lights and Sounds' first week sales put them at #5 on Billboard's Top 200.
  • Yellowcard's Lights, Camera, Action is the hour long, special edition DVD extension of Lights and Sounds.
  • Ryan requested for Natalie Maines from the Dixie Chicks to sing "How I Go" on their album Lights and Sounds.
  • Yellowcard wears November Clothing and Globe Shoes.
  • Yellowcard's Ocean Avenue's cover is a picture of a girl shot in the sun. Her name is Brittany Nash.
  • On October 26, 2004, Yellowcard toured to Winnipeg, Canada.
  • On October 24, 2004, Yellowcard toured to Calgary, Canada.
  • On October 23, 2004, Yellowcard toured to Edmonton, Canada.
  • On October 21, 2004, Yellowcard toured to Vancouver, Canada.
  • On October 14, 2004, Yellowcard toured to Las Vegas, NV.
  • On October 13, 2004, Yellowcard toured to Fresno, CA.
  • On October 8, 2004, Yellowcard toured to Kirksville, MO.
  • On October 8, 2004, Yellowcard toured to Kirksville, MO.
  • On September 28, 2004, Yellowcard toured to Osaka, JP.
  • On September 27, 2004, Yellowcard toured to Nagoya, JP.
  • A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Lights and Sounds will be donated to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International.
  • Sean has written and arranged all strings on the album Lights and Sounds, except for the introduction of Track 8 (Waiting Game) which was written and arranged by Sean and Peter.
  • Yellowcard was on the cover of HITS magazine of January 2006.
  • Yellowcard will be in Chicago on February 1st, 2006.
  • Yellowcard had an autograph session in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in an HMV on January 31st, 2006.
  • On September 26, 2004, Yellowcard toured to Tokyo, JP.
  • On September 2, 2004, Yellowcard toured to Paris, FR.
  • On August 31, 2004, Yellowcard toured to London, UK.
  • On August 29, 2004, Yellowcard toured to Foxboro, MA.
  • On July 30, 2004, Yellowcard toured to Tampa, FL.
  • On June 27, 2004, Yellowcard toured to Lousville, KY.
  • On June 9, 2004, Yellowcard toured to London, UK.
  • On June 8, 2004, Yellowcard toured to Paris, FR.
  • On June 7, 2004, Yellowcard toured to Amsterdam, NL.
  • On June 6, 2004, Yellowcard toured to Berlin, GM.
  • On June 5, 2004, Yellowcard toured to Nuremburg, GM.
  • On June 4, 2004, Yellowcard toured to Nurburg, GM.
  • One June 3, 2004, Yellowcard toured to Lille, FR.
  • On June 1, 2004, Yellowcard toured to Milan, IT.
  • On May 31, 2004, Yellowcard toured to Cologne, GM.
  • On May 29, 2004, Yellowcard toured Manchester, UK.
  • On May 28th, 2004, Yellowcard toured to London, UK.
  • On May 27th, 2004, Yellowcard toured to Wolverhampton, UK.
  • On May 25th, 2004, Yellowcard toured to Glasgow, UK.
  • Yellowcard band members update their own site.
  • All Yellowcard songs are written by Yellowcard and Peter Mosely in Ocean Avenue.
  • Yellowcard's album Ocean Avenue is "In rocking memory of Scott McRae Shad".
  • Yellowcard was in the Warped Tour in 2002.
  • The last song on their album Ocean Avenue, "Back Home", reflects on what the band left behind to persue their dreams.
  • Yellowcard played 800 shows in three years.
  • Yellowcard's third album Lights and Sounds received a 5 out of 5 rating in "Alternative Press Magazine".
  • Ocean Avenue was released by the label Capitol. Yellowcard signed with Capitol in 2003.
  • In 2004, Ocean Avenue was certified double platinum.
  • Yellowcard won the 'MTV2 Award' at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards.
  • Sean, about Ben leaving: “We’ve simply grown apart, personally and creatively, which can happen in any relationship. This change is hard for all of us, but Ben will always be our brother.”
  • Ben Harper has left the band and is working with Takeover records on his own.
  • Warren Cooke left Yellowcard and now Pete Mosely plays the bass.
  • Yellowcard has released 6 albums and 2 EPs: Midget Tossing, Where We Stand, Still Standing EP, One For The Kids, The Underdog EP, Ocean Avenue, Lights and Sounds, and Paper Walls.
  • Yellowcard is made up of Ryan Key on vocals, guitar, and bass, Peter Mosely on bass, piano, background vocals, and guitars, Sean Mackin on violin, background vocals and mandolin, Longineu Parsons III on drums, and Ryan Mendez on guitar and occaisional vocals.

Quotes

  • Ryan: I think there is a little bit of fear on [Lights and Sounds] -- fear of the future, fear of change -- and I think all that came out in New York because I was trying to be as confident and positive and forward thinking as I could, to actually let go and ask, 'What if it all goes wrong?'
  • Ryan: (refering to Lights and Sounds) This album is much more about what's actually going on in my head. I needed to let go of a lot of stuff and force myself to drag some things out that I was afraid to write about.
  • Ryan: In [Ocean Avenue], it sounds like I'm singing to some girl somewhere, but in actuality what I try to do is sort of make the person I am singing to a metaphor for our hometown. I kind of turn the place we're from into a person to sing to.

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