The Format

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Years Active
2001 – 2008 (7 years)
Founded In
Peoria, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
The Format is a pop band formed in Peoria, Arizona, United States in 2001 by Sam Means and Nate Ruess. Throughout the band's existence, the duo toured and recorded with a revolving door of musicians, and as of 2007, the band consisted of guitarists Mike Schey and Mark Buzard, bassist Don Raymond, drummer Adam Boyd, and its principal members, singer Nate Ruess and multi-instrumentalist Sam Means. The band chose their name to make fun of the music industry's inclination towards a cookie-cutter "format" for a hit. Despite this critique of the music industry, the b… read more
The Format is a pop band formed in Peoria, Arizona, United States in 2001 by Sam Means and Nate Ruess. Throughout the band's existence, the duo toured and recorded with a revolving door of musicians, and as of 2007, the band consisted of guitarists Mike Schey and Mark Buzard, bassist Do… read more
The Format is a pop band formed in Peoria, Arizona, United States in 2001 by Sam Means and Nate Ruess. Throughout the band's existence, the duo toured and recorded with a revolving door of musicians, and as of 2007, the band consisted of guitarists Mike Schey and Mark Buzard, bassist Don Raymond, drummer Adam Boyd, and its principal members, singer Nate Rue… read more

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1 Play track Holy Roller Holy Roller
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2 Play track Interventions and Lullabies The First Single (You Know Me)
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3 Play track Boycott Heaven Boycott Heaven
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4 Play track Dog Problems She Doesn't Get It
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5 Play track Dog Problems Dog Problems
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6 Play track Boycott Heaven [Explicit] Shot In The Dark
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7 Play track Dog Problems Oceans
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8 Play track Interventions and Lullabies Give It Up
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9 Play track Interventions and Lullabies On Your Porch
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10 Play track Interventions and Lullabies Tie the Rope
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Albums

  1. 353,455 listeners

    18 May 2006 · 12 tracks

    Dog Problems
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  2. 166,576 listeners

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    Interventions and Lullabies
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  3. 54,570 listeners

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    Dog Problems (Bonus Track Version)
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  4. 53,325 listeners

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