OK Go (2000 EP)

OK Go or The Brown EP (officially known as OKGoCD.001) is the first EP released by OK Go in 2000.

Both "Bye Bye Baby" and "We Dug a Hole" were previously recorded by the band for a demo disc ("We Dug a Hole" was then titled "Fuzz"). The track "Bye Bye Baby" would later be re-recorded and released on the band's first album in 2002 and "It's Tough to Have a Crush" would become a B-side to the "Don't Ask Me" single from that album.

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OK Go

OK Go is an American alternative rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois, now based in Los Angeles, California. The band is composed of Damian Kulash (lead vocals, guitar), Tim Nordwind (bass guitar and vocals), Dan Konopka (drums and percussion) and Andy Ross (guitar, keyboards and vocals), who joined them in 2005, replacing Andy Duncan. They are known for their often quirky and elaborate one-take music videos.

The original members formed as OK Go in 1998 and released two studio albums before Duncan's departure. The band's video for "Here It Goes Again" won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video in 2007.

History

Formation and early years (1998–2000)

The band's lead singer, Damian Kulash, met bassist Tim Nordwind at Interlochen Arts Camp when they were 11. Kulash was in for graphic design, Nordwind for music. The band name comes from their art teacher saying, "OK... Go!" while they were drawing. They kept in touch after camp, often exchanging mixtapes which influenced each other's musical taste and their future sound. They met the band's former guitarist and keyboardist Andy Duncan in high school. Nordwind and Duncan moved to Chicago for college, where they formed the band Stanley's Joyful Noise with drummer Dan Konopka. The name OK Go was adopted in 1998, when Kulash moved to Chicago to join the band.

OK Go (album)

OK Go is the debut album by the Chicago rock band OK Go. It was released in September 2002. The cover was created by designer Stefan Sagmeister.

The album debuted at number 107 on Billboard 200, and number one on Billboard Top Heatseekers Chart.

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All lyrics written by Damian Kulash Jr., all music composed by Damian Kulash Jr., except where noted.

Appearances in other media

"Get Over It" was featured on the soundtrack of the video games Triple Play Baseball 2002 and Madden NFL 2003. "Don't Ask Me" was featured on the soundtrack of the video game MVP Baseball 2003, trailers for Just Friends and Good Luck Chuck (and also "You're So Damn Hot"), and the movie Catch That Kid. "You're So Damn Hot" was used on an episode of The O.C.. It also appeared in a television commercial advertising campaign for Payless Shoes in 2006. It is now appearing in ads for ABC's television show Castle.

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OK Go (2001 EP)

OK Go or The Pink EP (officially known as OKGoCD.002) is the second EP released by OK Go in 2001.

"Hello, My Treacherous Friends" is a remake of the song "A Christian, Two Friends, and Some Spiders" from OK Go's demo tape, but originally recorded by Damian Kulash's band Square for their self-titled 5 song EP. Both "Hello, My Treacherous Friends" and "What to Do" would later be re-recorded and released on the band's first album in 2002 and "Antmusic" (a cover version of the song Adam and the Ants from the 1980 album Kings of the Wild Frontier) would become a B-side to the UK "Get Over It" single from that album in 2003.

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