rock
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band formed and fronted by namesake
Chris Daughtry
Christopher Adam Daughtry (; born December 26, 1979) is an American singer, musician, and actor. He is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Daughtry, which he formed after placing fourth on the fifth season of ''American I ...
American Idol
''American Idol'' is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to Ap ...
''. Their self-titled debut album was released in November 2006 and reached number one on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album went on to sell more than six million copies in the United States, and has been certified six times platinum by the
RIAA
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/o ...
. ''Daughtry'' was also named the best selling album of 2007 by ''Billboard'', becoming the fastest-selling debut rock album in
Nielsen SoundScan
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Home
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".
The band's second album, ''
Leave This Town
''Leave This Town'' is the second album by the American rock band Daughtry, released on July 14, 2009, by RCA Records and 19 Entertainment. It is the first album that they recorded as a band, as their self-titled debut album was recorded before ...
'', was released in July 2009 and debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, becoming Daughtry's second number one album in the United States. To date, ''Leave This Town'' has sold over 1.3 million copies in the United States and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. The album's lead single, " No Surprise", became the band's fifth top 20 hit on the Hot 100. Their third studio album, ''
Break the Spell
''Break the Spell'' is the third studio album by American rock band Daughtry, released on November 21, 2011, by RCA Records. It is a follow-up to their platinum selling album ''Leave This Town'' in 2009. On December 15, the album was officially ...
'', was released in November 2011 and debuted within the top 10 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. The album has been certified Gold by the
RIAA
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/o ...
. Daughtry's fourth studio album, ''
Baptized
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'', was released in November 2013, and debuted at number six on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling approximately 90,000 units. They released their fifth and sixth albums, ''
Cage to Rattle
''Cage to Rattle'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Daughtry, released on July 27, 2018, through RCA Records. This is their first studio album in five years since ''Baptized'' in 2013. At just ten songs, this album is Daughtry's s ...
'' and '' Dearly Beloved'', in July 2018 and September 2021, respectively. To date, Daughtry has sold over 9 million albums and over 25.6 million digital tracks in the U.S.
History
2005–08: ''Daughtry'' and breakthrough success
Chris Daughtry, who finished in fourth place on the fifth season of ''
American Idol
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'' in 2006, stated that he would form a new band after turning down
Fuel
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's offer to make him their lead singer. On July 10, 2006, Chris Daughtry had signed with
RCA Records
RCA Records is an American record label currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside RCA's former long-time rival Columbia Records; also A ...
and
19 Recordings
19 Recordings Inc. (registered in the United Kingdom as 19 Recordings Ltd.) is a New York-based record label owned by 19 Entertainment. Founded in London by British entrepreneur Simon Fuller in 1999 as the music division of 19 Entertainment, the ...
, which held contracts with fellow ''American Idol'' contestants such as
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, author, and television personality. She rose to fame after winning the first season of ''American Idol'' in 2002, which earned her a record deal with RCA. Her debu ...
and Clay Aiken, and among others. Chris Daughtry is a singer-songwriter himself and has collaborated with several other songwriters, such as
Live
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Arts, entertainment, and media Films
* ''Live!'' (2007 film), 2007 American film
* ''Live'' (2014 film), a 2014 Japanese film
*'' ''Live'' (Apocalyptica DVD)
Music
*Live (band), American alternative rock band
* List of albums ...
's
Ed Kowalczyk
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Seether
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's
Shaun Morgan
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Early life
Morgan spent most of his early life in South Africa.Bottomley, CSeether: South Afr ...
Fuel
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Brad Arnold
Bradley Kirk Arnold (born September 27, 1978) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and drummer (and only remaining original member) of the rock band 3 Doors Down.
Early life
Arnold grew up in Escatawpa, Mississippi. He wro ...
,
Matchbox Twenty
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's
Mitch Allan
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Adam Gontier
Adam Wade Gontier (born May 25, 1978) is a Canadian singer and guitarist. He is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and main songwriter for Saint Asonia, but is best known as the former lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and founding member of the Can ...
, and the former
The Click Five
The Click Five (often abbreviated as TC5) was an American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. The original members, most of them students at Berklee College of Music, started on January 1, 2004, and played in various local venues. They then q ...
singer
Eric Dill
Eric Murnan Dill (born February 10, 1981) is an American singer and songwriter.
Personal life
Dill was born and grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. He became the lead singer of the pop-rock group The Click Five. In February 2007, s ...
Jason Wade
Jason Michael Wade (born July 5, 1980) is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band Lifehouse.
Career
Lifehouse
At the age of 15, Wade co-founded Lifehouse (originally called Blyss) wit ...
and Nickelback's Chad Kroeger.
Daughtry and members of his label held auditions. Ultimately, they chose four members for the band: Jeremy Brady, 21, guitarist (no longer in the band); Josh Steely, 36, lead guitarist;
Josh Paul
Joshua William Paul (born May 19, 1975) is a retired American professional baseball catcher and professional coach. He most recently served as the quality control coach for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for ...
(no longer with the band), 29, bassist who played for Suicidal Tendencies; Joey Barnes, 30, drummer, (no longer with the band). Two of the band members hail from
North Carolina
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– Barnes, whom Chris had known for some time, and Brady, who was introduced to him a month before the audition. Steely and Paul are both from California. The decision was made to name the band "Daughtry" in order to keep name recognition. In an interview, Chris Daughtry said, "We could have come out with a really obscure name, but coming from a TV show and having name recognition, it was easier just to go with my last name."
The band's self-titled debut album was produced by Howard Benson and was released by
RCA Records
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on November 21, 2006. Chris Daughtry wrote and co-wrote all but two songs on the album – "
Feels Like Tonight
"Feels Like Tonight" is the fourth main single (sixth overall) from American rock band Daughtry's debut album. The song is a power ballad in the vein of the band's previous hit, "Home". The official release date for the track in the U.S. was Janu ...
Dr. Luke
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and Max Martin contributed to the album, and session drummer
Josh Freese
Joshua Ryan Freese (born December 25, 1972) is an American session drummer. He is the son of tuba soloist Stan Freese and the older brother of musician Jason Freese.
He is a member of the Vandals (since 1989) and Devo (since 1996), having forme ...
played on all tracks. However, at the time the album was recorded, Chris was the only official member of the band, leading some to mistakenly believe that the band Daughtry is his solo career.
''Daughtry'' was an instant success and spawned several hits for the group, starting with its first single " It's Not Over", which debuted on the radio on December 6, 2006, after being delayed from a planned September release and reaching number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and hitting the top 3 in several other charts. Shortly thereafter, Jeremy Brady departed and was replaced with Brian Craddock, 31, from Virginia. In interviews, Chris Daughtry and Craddock have discussed having known each other when Chris Daughtry was still a member of Absent Element.
After the success of "It's Not Over," the second single from the album, "
Home
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" was released and peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, after debuting at number 83, weeks ahead of its official release to radio. The song was also the official "kick-off" song on sixth season of ''
American Idol
''American Idol'' is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to Ap ...
'', played after a contestant was voted off the show, also the case during season five of ''
Australian Idol
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''. The Brazilian version of ''Idol'', called ''
Ídolos Brazil
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'', used this song as well in its second season. The album's third single, " What I Want", was released to rock radio on April 23, 2007, featuring musician
Slash
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* Harry Slash & The Slashtones, an American rock band
* Nash ...
on lead guitars. The single has peaked at number 6 on the rock charts and is featured as a playable song on Guitar Hero: On Tour for the
Nintendo DS
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. The band's fourth single " Over You" was released on July 24, 2007. The band performed this single live on ''
Good Morning America
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'' on June 1, 2007. "
Crashed
"Crashed" is the third U.S. rock single, (the fifth overall), from the band Daughtry's debut album. It was released only to U.S. rock stations on September 5, 2007. Upon its release the song got adds at those stations, along with some Alternativ ...
", the album's fifth single, was released to rock stations on September 10, 2007, where it was also used in a commercial for
Lego
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Bionicle
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. The song was also performed on the Pre-Race show on ABC for the
NASCAR
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NEXTEL Cup
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Chevy Rock and Roll 400
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. The album's sixth single, "
Feels Like Tonight
"Feels Like Tonight" is the fourth main single (sixth overall) from American rock band Daughtry's debut album. The song is a power ballad in the vein of the band's previous hit, "Home". The official release date for the track in the U.S. was Janu ...
", was released on January 8, 2008, just over a year after the album's release. The video debuted in January and the song was used for the 2007 WWE Tribute to the Troops. Their song "There and Back Again" was also the official theme song for
WWE Backlash
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in 2007.
Due to the success of the singles, ''Daughtry'' was certified 4× Platinum on April 24, 2008. The group is on page 8 on Myspace.com of the most played artists, with over 29 million plays. In addition, the group has appeared on the famous
compilation album
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Home
A home, or domicile, is a space used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for one or many humans, and sometimes various companion animals. It is a fully or semi sheltered space and can have both interior and exterior aspects to it. H ...
", "Over You", "
Feels Like Tonight
"Feels Like Tonight" is the fourth main single (sixth overall) from American rock band Daughtry's debut album. The song is a power ballad in the vein of the band's previous hit, "Home". The official release date for the track in the U.S. was Janu ...
" and " What About Now". The band was also nominated for four
Grammy Awards
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Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
The Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal was awarded between 1980 and 2011.
The award was discontinued after the 2011 award season in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. Beginning in 2012, all solo or duo/group ...
. According to billboard.com, Daughtry has had twenty number one hits around the world.
A deluxe edition of Daughtry's self-titled album was released on September 9, 2008. Along with the original CD, this expanded CD/DVD package features four bonus tracks, including acoustic versions of "What About Now," "It's Not Over", and "Home", plus a cover of Foreigner's " Feels Like the First Time". The DVD contains all five of Daughtry's music videos, two rarely seen live clips, and exclusive behind-the-scenes tour footage.
A shortened version of their massive hit single "Home" was used at the end of the English League Cup Final in February 2008 when the compilation of Tottenham Hotspur victory over Chelsea was shown at the end of the Sky coverage.
2009–10: ''Leave This Town''
The second album, ''
Leave This Town
''Leave This Town'' is the second album by the American rock band Daughtry, released on July 14, 2009, by RCA Records and 19 Entertainment. It is the first album that they recorded as a band, as their self-titled debut album was recorded before ...
'' was released on July 14, 2009, with fourteen songs making the cut from the nineteen recorded songs. Chris said that the record is a very big rock album. He has also stated that the band had written and recorded over thirty new songs. He worked with Chad Kroeger from Nickelback, Ryan Tedder from
OneRepublic
OneRepublic is an American pop rock band formed in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 2002. It consists of lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Tedder, lead guitarist and violist Zach Filkins, rhythm guitarist Drew Brown, bassist and cellis ...
,
Trevor McNevan
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from
Thousand Foot Krutch
Thousand Foot Krutch (often abbreviated TFK) is a Canadian Christian rock band formed in Peterborough, Ontario, in 1997. The band has released eight studio albums, two live albums, and three remix albums. The band currently consists of foundin ...
,
Jason Wade
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Career
Lifehouse
At the age of 15, Wade co-founded Lifehouse (originally called Blyss) wit ...
Richard Marx
Richard Noel Marx (born September 16, 1963) is an American adult contemporary music, adult contemporary and pop rock singer-songwriter. He has sold over 30 million albums worldwide.
Marx's Richard Marx (album), self-titled debut album went tri ...
, Scott Stevens from
The Exies
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,
Adam Gontier
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Eric Dill
Eric Murnan Dill (born February 10, 1981) is an American singer and songwriter.
Personal life
Dill was born and grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. He became the lead singer of the pop-rock group The Click Five. In February 2007, s ...
, former vocalist for
The Click Five
The Click Five (often abbreviated as TC5) was an American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. The original members, most of them students at Berklee College of Music, started on January 1, 2004, and played in various local venues. They then q ...
.
The album's first single, " No Surprise", was released on May 5, 2009, through their website. It officially went for radio play on May 26. Daughtry appeared on ''American Idol'' on May 6, 2009 (which is the Result Show of season 8's 'Rock Week') performing "No Surprise". " Life After You" was the follow-up single to "No Surprise".
''Leave This Town'' debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 selling 269,000 copies in its first week. The record was also number one on the Digital Albums Chart and the Rock Chart.
After ''Leave This Town'' was released, Daughtry became the first ''American Idol'' artist to have two consecutive number-one albums.
Carrie Underwood
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later achieved this accolade when her albums ''
Carnival Ride
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'' (2007) and '' Play On'' (2009) went number one.
Daughtry performed on-stage at the American Music Awards on November 22, 2009, and sang their hit single "Life After You".
On November 10, 2009, ''
USA Today
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'' revealed that Daughtry band members Chris Daughtry and Brian Craddock co-wrote "Don't Wanna Be Wrong", an iTunes Deluxe bonus track on Allison Iraheta's debut album, '' Just Like You''.
On March 16, 2010, the band released a B-side of the single from the album, ''Leave This Town'' with five songs that were with the pre-order only, or never came out with the album.
On April 16, 2010, drummer Joey Barnes and the band had parted ways. Robin Diaz was tapped to replace him for the band's ongoing tour.
" September" was the third single from ''Leave This Town'' and it peaked at number two on HAC radio charts, number eighteen on Pop radio charts and number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The band has also released an
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.
Break the Spell
''Break the Spell'' is the third studio album by American rock band Daughtry, released on November 21, 2011, by RCA Records. It is a follow-up to their platinum selling album ''Leave This Town'' in 2009. On December 15, the album was officially ...
'' was released on November 21, 2011. They released the song "Drown in You" for the soundtrack to '' Batman: Arkham City''.
''Break the Spell'' debuted at number eight on the Billboard Top 200 on November 28, 2011, with 129,000 copies sold. As of January 2012 the album has sold 407,000 copies in the United States. On January 26, "Crawling Back to You" debuted at number twenty-four on the Japan Hot 100. "
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", " Crawling Back to You" and " Outta My Head" are the three singles released from the album. The fourth single " Start of Something Good" was released on September 4, 2012.
Daughtry commemorated Memorial Day with a performance of "Home" on the West Lawn of the
U.S. Capitol
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in Washington, D.C. at
PBS
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' National Memorial Day Concert on May 27, 2012.
On May 28, the band was back in the studio, and on May 29, he said that they were back in the studio, and cannot reveal what they are doing but it is exciting. They were recording an acoustic version of "Rescue Me" for
DC Comics
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efforts in Africa. The proceeds of the acoustic version will go to the efforts in Africa.
On September 24, 2012, the band released a statement on its website that Josh Paul had decided to leave the band. Paul said, "The time has come for me to bow out and let the band continue on without me. This has been a very difficult decision, as these are not only my band mates, but my brothers."
2013–2016: ''Baptized'' and ''It's Not Over...The Hits So Far''
During Daughtry's two days of writing for the album, they worked with
Matt Thiessen
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, wrote with Blair Daly, and Espionage
On March 27, 2013, Daughtry tweeted that they had been working with Martin Johnson of
Boys Like Girls
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. and Rock Mafia; On May 6, Daughtry worked with Scott Stevens; on May 7, worked with Ali Tamposi; on May 8, worked with Tamposi and
The Monsters and the Strangerz
The Monsters & Strangerz are an American production and songwriting team from Miami, Florida. The team features The Monsters: Alexander "Eskeerdo" Izquierdo, Stefan Johnson, Jordan K. Johnson and Oliver "German" Peterhof and The Strangerz: Marcus ...
; On May 14, Daughtry tweeted that he was back in the studio with Martin Johnson and
Sam Hollander
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The following day, Daughtry tweeted that he was cutting vocals for the album. On May 17, Chris Daughtry tweeted that Josh Paul had rejoined the band. On May 22, 2013, Chris Daughtry played a new song that he wrote for the new album titled "Broken Arrows". Chris said that they hope to have the first single out by the end of the year and the entire record out by February 2014.
On August 23, Chris said that he had the new album title and that the fans will hear the new single very soon, along with more details to come. On September 4, Daughtry posted a segment of their new single cover, and on September 5, Daughtry posted new lyrics 'She's talking to angels, counting the stars', Also on September 7, Daughtry posted more of their single cover, showing the opposite side of the image. On September 8, Chris tweeted more lyrics 'She's just watching the clouds roll by and they spell her name.'
There was a contest to reveal their new single; unfortunately, on September 12, it was leaked by someone from
RCA Records
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that the new single is " Waiting for Superman", which was released on September 17. Their fourth album called ''
Baptized
Baptism (from grc-x-koine, βάπτισμα, váptisma) is a form of ritual purification—a characteristic of many religions throughout time and geography. In Christianity, it is a Christian sacrament of initiation and adoption, almost ...
'' became available November 19, 2013.
The band performed on the 2013 ''
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
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''.
On May 21, 2014, Daughtry and Robin Diaz parted ways due to scheduling conflicts.
A greatest hits album, '' It's Not Over...The Hits So Far,'' was released on February 12, 2016, with singles from their studio albums and two new songs. On January 29, 2016, "Torches" was released as the lead single.
2016–2018: ''Cage to Rattle''
On April 20, 2016, Chris Daughtry posted a video on
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of him tracking guitar. Chris has also posted pictures of him in the studio recording vocals. He said that the new album will be more rock focused saying that "It's not such a dramatic departure from what we did on the first three albums, as opposed to the last record, where it was very pop-driven production." On May 21, 2016, while performing at the
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in Birmingham, Chris said: "I regret to inform you that other than the two songs that's on the greatest hits we don't have anything new to play yet. However I do promise you this, we are working on the fifth album and there are guitars on it. Take that how you want, but it is a rock record so ..." As of May 31, the band is currently in the tracking process of their next album at Blackbird Studios in
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according to Chris'
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. On June 25, they performed a new song that is supposed to be on the next record called "Backbone" during the ''
Feed the Machine
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Cage to Rattle
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.'' The first official single from ''Cage to Rattle'' was "Deep End," and the album was released on July 27, 2018.
In September 2019, Daughtry and RCA, their record label since 2006, decided to split ways. The split was due to contract fulfillment, wanting to part ways. On the spilt Daughtry said, "We've always been a rock band. And when you're dealing with a major label, there's always that pressure of needing to turn in hits and needing to cater to a certain format, and I didn't want to do that anymore."
On November 20, 2019, Chris Daughtry revealed via his Instagram that Daughtry had started to record their sixth studio album and had teamed up with producer
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.
On December 18, 2019, Chris Daughtry was revealed to be the "Rottweiler" in the second season of ''
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on the finale, and it was released as a single by the band.
On August 10, 2020, Daughtry announced that while they are working on a new album, the
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halted the band's recording process. It was also rumored Daughtry has signed with
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. It was later revealed that while Daughtry is now independent, their distribution falls under Warner Music.
On August 13, 2020, Daughtry released their single "World on Fire." On March 18, 2021, they released a new single titled "Heavy Is the Crown." On May 28, the band released a cover version of the band Temple of the Dog's song "
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" featuring Lajon Witherspoon.
The band's sixth studio album, '' Dearly Beloved'', was released on September 17, 2021. Music Historian's Jarred & Jordon Boyko, which were both in studio with Daughtry during recording, stated in their most recent publication of ''LGBTQ North Carolina'' that they expect Daughtry's sixth album will “unite the citizens of North & South Carolina with its beautiful melodies yet hardcore harmonies” & that they would be renewing their wedding vows in Vegas very shortly. Along with the announcement of the album the band released the song, "Lioness".
On January 16, 2022, Josh Paul announced in a
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post that he was leaving the band once again.
Band name
Daughtry is often mistakenly believed to be Chris Daughtry's solo project. However, in a manner similar to
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and
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, Daughtry is a band, taking Chris Daughtry's surname as their moniker. In an interview, Daughtry explained, "We could've come out with a really obscure name, but coming from the TV show and having name recognition, it was easier just to go with my last name." He also joked, "
Steel Dragon
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Leave This Town
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'' (2009)
*''
Break the Spell
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'' (2011)
*''
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'' (2013)
*''
Cage to Rattle
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The band has been touring non-stop since January 2007. They have performed across the U.S. and Canada, along with shows in the UK, Germany, and Singapore. They opened for Nickelback for a brief stint, Puddle of Mudd, and
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and have featured
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,
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, Small Town Sleeper, Day of Fire and Eve To Adam as opening acts. On May 27, 2007, the band performed during the
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Pre-Race show on ABC, and headlined the 2007 Summerfest at the Marcus amphitheater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a crowd of more than 15,000 on July 6.
Daughtry has played shows in Australia, as well as the United Kingdom and across Europe for the first time and opened for
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for several shows in November. They were featured as the opening act during Bon Jovi's Lost Highway Tour. The band began a sold-out tour with Bon Jovi on February 18, 2008, all the way through the end of April. Chris Daughtry joined Bon Jovi onstage many nights to perform their song, " Blaze of Glory".
On Thanksgiving 2009, Daughtry performed the halftime show for the
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vs.
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football game to kick off the
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Red Kettle campaign.
Daughtry's second leg of the
Leave This Town Tour
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started on March 18, 2010, in
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and continued through June.
From March 20 to August 18, 2012, Daughtry went on their second headlining tour, the Break the Spell Tour across North America with openers
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and Mike Sanchez. The tour supported their third studio album 'Break the Spell'. The band played at small theaters and one arena.
Daughtry and 3 Doors Down co-headlined a nineteen date tour in the United States from November 17 to December 15, 2012. On December 10, 2012, more dates were added, extending the tour to February 26, 2013. On October 12, 2012, Daughtry toured Europe with shows in Russia. Daughtry opened up for Nickelback once again on their
Feed the Machine Tour
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starting June 2017.
;Headlining
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Leave This Town Tour
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''
*2017: ''Feed the Machine Tour''
Band members
*
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– lead vocals, third guitar , rhythm guitar , lead guitar
*Josh Steely – lead guitar, backing vocals
*Brian Craddock – rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals
*Elvio Fernandes – keyboards, occasional rhythm guitar, backing vocals
*Brandon Maclin – drums
Touring members
*Andy Waldeck – bass, backing vocals (2012–2013)
*Marty O’Brien - bass, (2022–present)
Former members
*Jeremy Brady – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
*Joey Barnes – drums, backing vocals
*Robin Diaz – drums
*
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– bass, backing vocals
Former touring musicians
*Jamal Moore – drums
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