Danny O'Donoghue and Mark Sheehan met in a club in The Liberties area of Dublin, near the Guinness brewery,

gravitating to each other through a shared liking of music, and in particular a love of American black music. "At that time, MTV onl y came on in Dublin after midnight, it was the fuzzy channel, and for my generat ion black culture was just a wave through us all," explains Sheehan. "It wasn't about gangs and guns; it was fashion and fun, singing and dancing." [2] Mark and Danny were formerly part of a band that had formed in 1996 called 'Myto wn. They achieved moderate success in Ireland and the UK but were overshadowed b y the thriving boyband circuit. There were four members: Danny O'Donoghue, Mark Sheehan, Paul Walker, and Terry Daly and Mytown was managed by Eamonn Maguire. T hey were signed to Universal Records in NY until 2001. [3] Striking up a songwriting and production partnership, O'Donoghue and Sheehan's t alent was recognized early, and, to their astonishment, they found themselves in vited to Canada to collaborate with some of their production heroes, including s uch legends of modern R&B as Dallas Austin, Montell Jordan and Teddy Riley. They were based in the US for many years, but moved back to Dublin where they recrui ted Glen Power for their new band. He had been playing sessions from the age of fifteen, using the money to work on a solo project in his home. But that went on hold when his collaboration with Mark and Danny produced three songs in one wee k. The band signed to Phonogenic in 2005, and released an EP on Last.FM. The ban d's influences include a diverse group of artists that include U2, The Police, T he Neptunes, Timbaland, and Van Morrison, all of which contribute to their disti nct sound. O'Donoghue also made a reference to Amy Winehouse and Stevie Wonder w hile discussing his personal voice while singing. He stated that the instrument he attempts to imitate is a violin, based on the string arrangements of Stevie W onder, while Amy Winehouse is similar to a saxophone.[4] Danny and Mark started making demos for other artists, but when they met drummer Glen Power, the objective changed. The pair had never heard Power play, but the y made a connection that motivated Sheehan to invite Glen on a working holiday t o Los Angeles. In one week, the trio produced three songs. "It was like I found my home playing with these guys," says Glen. "I had never had a chance with any other band to express myself with such freedom." "Individually, we all had our o wn talents, but together it just went to another level," according to Danny. In the beginning years of the band, Mark Sheehan's mother fell terminally ill, c ausing a lot of stress on the band and members, but it also had a positive effec t on Sheehan's writing. With such strong emotional tension, the songwriter found new lyrics every day. Sheehan said that "That was the time when it finally came home to me how important music was to me, cos in my darkest moments that's what got me through." After Sheehan's mother's passing, ten months after her diagnos is, Danny's father died four months later of a heart attack. Even with such tryi ng moments in their early years, the band was able to rise out of it, albeit wit h somewhat bleak lyrics in several songs, as commented by Danny when referencing "We Cry": "There is not a lot of hope in the song, cause not everybody's life i s full of hope. There's not always roses at the end."[5] [edit] The Script (2008 2010) The Script performed "We Cry" for the first time on BalconyTV in Dublin on 13 Se ptember 2007.[6] The band claimed that BalconyTV was the "first TV they ever did " when they won Best Band at the DanishTV Music Video Awards 2009 in the Pepper Club Dublin on 20 June 2008. At the awards the band said the award was their "fi rst ever".[7] The Script released their debut single "We Cry" on 14 April 2008. "We Cry" received "Single of the Day" on RT 2FM, Today FM and by Jo Whiley on BBC Radio 1, where many radio presenters heavily supported the band.[8] The single peaked at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart,[9] giving the band their first top 20 single. The track also performed well on the Irish Singles Chart, peaking at number 9 and giving the band their first top ten single in their home country.[9

] The Script also performed 'We Cry' on one of the CW's tv series, 90210. Their second single, "The Man Who Can't Be Moved", was released on 15 September 2008.[10] The single reached number 2 in Ireland, Denmark, and the UK.[11] The b and released their debut album, The Script, on 11 August 2008. Following the suc cess of "The Man Who Can't Be Moved", the album entered the UK Album Chart at nu mber one with sales of 20,240 copies where it stayed for eleven weeks. The album spent three weeks in the top ten and was the eighteenth best selling album in t he UK of 2008. The album also entered the Irish Album Chart at number one, holdi ng the top spot for five weeks.[12] It had, as of January 2009, spent 2 wks. in the top 10. The Irish office of Sony BMG music presented the group with their fi rst multi-platinum disc for over 600,000 sales of their debut album, The Script .[1 3] The band's third single, "Breakeven", was released in Ireland on 21 November 200 8 and in the UK on 29 December 2008. The single was an instant success on the Ir ish Singles Chart. After entering the chart at number forty, it spent one week b efore entering the top ten at number ten giving the Script their third top ten s ingle in Russia. The single has, to date, spent 4 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 21. The band's fourth single "Talk You Down" was released in March 2009.[14] On 9 November The Script received an award at the World Music Awards for 'Best S elling Irish Act' of 2008 and on 19 February 2010, they won 'Best Live Performan ce' at the Meteor Ireland Music Awards. The band has confirmed that they plan to write a track for Leona Lewis's second album.[15] In December 2008, the band we re confirmed to be supporting Take That at their concert at Croke Park on 13 Jun e 2009. The band played at the Cheerio's Childline concert on the opening night of Dublin's 02. They played among big stars Enrique Iglesias, Anastacia, Westlif e and many more. On 7 April 2009 the band was confirmed to be supporting U2 on their third concer t at Croke Park, which took place on 27 July 2009.[16] On 29 April 2009, the ban d announced that their next single would be Before The Worst, to be released on 15 June 2009.[17] On 17 and 18 July 2009, The Script opened for Paul McCartney a t the historic first concerts at New York's Citi Field [18] and for U2 at Dublin 's Croke Park. The band's bonus track and B-side "Live Like We're Dying" was re-recorded by Ame rican Idol 2009 winner Kris Allen as the first single off his self-titled album. Allen's version of "Live Like We're Dying" was digitally released for download on 21 September 2009.[19] On 2 December 2009 the band's single "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" was featured a s a remix on the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show during the Enchanted Forest segm ent. On 16 April 2010, their first U.S. single "Breakeven" was certified Platinum by the RIAA (the Recording Industry Association of America), selling over one milli on copies in the U.S and has since peaked at #12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 2010. The band performed a headline tour in the United States that kicked off in San Diego on 11 October 2010 at the House of Blues and ended on 7 November 2010 at the House of Blues in Boston, Massachusetts. [20] On 21 May 20 10, they appeared live on NBC's Today Show as part of the show's outdoor Toyota Concert Series. [edit] Science & Faith (2010 present) The Script announced a new album and single on their website on Monday, 19 July 2010. The first single from album Science & Faith, "For the First Time", was rel eased in the UK on 20 August 2010 and the album followed on 13 September 2010.

In the United States, "For the First Time" was released on iTunes on 8 November 2010, with "Science & Faith" set to be released on 18 January 2011.[21] The song was first released in the United States on AOL Music on 29 September 2010. [22] "For the First Time" has entered the UK charts at #5 and moved up to #4 the foll owing week and entered the Irish charts at #1. The music video features Bono's d aughter Eve Hewson. Science & Faith entered the Irish Album Chart and the UK alb um chart at #1. On Friday, 24 September at 9:00am tickets for The Script's three nights at The O 2 Dublin, two nights at The Odyssey, Belfast & two at The INEC, Killarney went o n sale and sold out in less than 40 minutes, with over 60,000 tickets sold. On 1 October at 9:00am tickets for The Script arena tour in March 2011 went on s ale. The tickets for all 12 arenas around the UK sold out in 5 days. They also a nnounced that they would play a "Homecoming" concert at the Aviva Stadium in Dub lin. This is part of the Science & Faith Tour and will be their biggest headline show to date. The Script also took part in Children in Need 2010. The Script will be participating in the VH1 Best Cruise Ever and sailing to Cozu mel 28 April-2 May 2011. The Script took part in BRMB's live 2010 with acts such as The Saturdays, Mark R onson and Mcfly. The Script were nominated for Best International Act at the 2011 Brit Awards. The Script announced that they will perform at: Pinkpop festival,V festival,Oxeg en,Isle of Wight festival,T in the park,Thetford Forest Show,iTunes Festival,Ska nderborg Music Festival,Sudoeste Festival.-2011 [edit] Discography