Complete List Of Hoobastank Songs From A to Z

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Hoobastank formed in Agoura Hills, California, in 1994 after vocalist Doug Robb and guitarist Dan Estrin decided to build a band together. Drummer Chris Hesse and bassist Markku Lappalainen completed the lineup that established the group on the Southern California club circuit, where Hoobastank shared stages with other rising acts including Incubus and Linkin Park. The earliest version of the band also featured saxophonist Jeremy Wasser and leaned more heavily into funk metal, ska, and experimental rock.

The group’s first full-length release was the independently issued They Sure Don’t Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To in 1998. Hoobastank then completed an album called Forward, but the project was shelved after the band signed with Island Records and moved toward a more direct guitar-driven sound. Several songs from that period were reshaped for the self-titled major-label album released in 2001.

Hoobastank introduced the band to a national audience through “Crawling in the Dark,” “Running Away,” and “Remember Me.” The album reached the Billboard 200 and earned platinum certification in the United States. Its expanded editions also gathered soundtrack songs, international bonus tracks, and acoustic recordings that had previously appeared across several releases.

The commercial peak arrived with The Reason in 2003. Produced by Howard Benson, the album combined the heavier attack of “Out of Control” and “Same Direction” with the melodic pull of “Disappear” and its title track. “The Reason” reached Number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, became an international hit, and eventually passed one billion streams on Spotify. The Recording Academy nominated Hoobastank for Best Rock Album and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

Every Man for Himself followed in 2006 with “If I Were You,” “Inside of You,” and “Born to Lead.” Bassist Markku Lappalainen had left the group, beginning a period of lineup changes before Jesse Charland became the band’s long-term bassist. Hoobastank continued through For(N)ever, the acoustic collection Is This the Day?, Fight or Flight, and Push Pull, moving between hard rock, alternative pop, acoustic arrangements, and increasingly polished production.

The catalog also extends beyond the studio albums. Hoobastank recorded “Right Before Your Eyes” for Daredevil: The Album, “Did You” for music connected to Spider-Man 2, and “Connected” for the Halo 2 soundtrack. The band also released “Ghostbusters,” the Haiti relief track “We Are One,” the Olympic-themed “Never Be Here Again,” and several acoustic and international bonus recordings.

The twentieth anniversaries of Hoobastank and The Reason brought expanded digital editions and renewed attention to the group’s early-2000s recordings. In 2023, “The Reason” received both a Latin version with Jonathan Moly and a sped-up edition. Steve Aoki and Sound Rush reworked the song with Hoobastank in January 2026, and the band followed in June with the new standalone single “How Do You Sleep?”

Complete List Of Hoobastank Songs From A to Z

A–E

“A Thousand Words” – Fight or Flight – 2012
“All About You” – For(N)ever – 2009
“Better” – Hoobastank – 2001
“Better Left Unsaid” – Push Pull – 2018
“Born to Lead” – Every Man for Himself – 2006
“Buzzkill (Before You Say Goodbye)” – Push Pull – 2018
“Can I Buy You A Drink?” – They Sure Don’t Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To – 1998
“Can You Save Me?” – Fight or Flight – 2012
“Connected” – Halo 2 Original Soundtrack – 2004
“Crawling in the Dark” – Hoobastank – 2001
“Crawling in the Dark (Acoustic, Is This the Day?)” – Is This the Day? – 2010
“Crawling in the Dark (Acoustic, Target EP)” – The Target EP – 2002
“Did You” – Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man 2 – 2004
“Disappear” – The Reason – 2003
“Don’t Look Away” – Push Pull – 2018
“Don’t Tell Me” – Every Man for Himself – 2006
“Earthsick” – They Sure Don’t Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To – 1998
“Educated Fool” – They Sure Don’t Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To – 1998
“Escape” – The Reason – 2003

F–J

“Face the Music” – Every Man for Himself – 2006
“Fallen Star” – Push Pull – 2018
“Finally Awake” – Every Man for Himself – 2006
“Foot In Your Mouth” – They Sure Don’t Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To – 1998
“Force Feed Me” – The Reason (20th Anniversary) – 2024
“From the Heart” – The Reason – 2003
“Ghostbusters” – Non-album single – 2009
“Give It Back” – Hoobastank – 2001
“Gone Gone Gone” – For(N)ever – 2009
“Good Enough” – Every Man for Himself – 2006
“Head over Heels” – Push Pull – 2018
“Hello Again” – Hoobastank – 2001
“How Do You Sleep?” – Non-album single – 2026
“I Don’t Think I Love You” – For(N)ever – 2009
“I Don’t Think I Love You (Acoustic)” – Is This the Day? – 2010
“If I Were You” – Every Man for Himself – 2006
“If I Were You (Acoustic)” – Is This the Day? – 2010
“If Only” – Every Man for Himself – 2006
“Incomplete” – Fight or Flight – 2012
“Inside of You” – Every Man for Himself – 2006
“Inside of You (Acoustic)” – Is This the Day? – 2010
“Is This the Day?” – Is This the Day? – 2010
“Is This the Day? 2.0” – Is This the Day? – 2010
“Just Let Go (Who Cares If We Fall)” – Push Pull – 2018
“Just One” – The Reason – 2003
“Just One (Acoustic)” – Is This the Day? – 2010

K–O

“Karma Patrol” – They Sure Don’t Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To – 1998
“Let It Out” – The Reason – 2003
“Let You Know” – Hoobastank – 2001
“Look Where We Are” – Every Man for Himself – 2006
“Losing My Grip” – Hoobastank – 2001
“Lucky” – The Reason – 2003
“Magnolia” – Fight or Flight – 2012
“More Beautiful” – Push Pull – 2018
“More Than a Memory” – Every Man for Himself – 2006
“Moving Forward” – Every Man for Himself – 2006
“My Turn” – For(N)ever – 2009
“My Turn (Acoustic)” – Is This the Day? – 2010
“Naked Jock Man” – They Sure Don’t Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To – 1998
“Never Be Here Again” – AT&T Team USA Soundtrack – 2010
“Never Saw It Coming” – The Reason – 2003
“Never There” – The Reason – 2003
“No Destination” – Fight or Flight – 2012
“No Win Situation” – Fight or Flight – 2012
“Open Your Eyes” – The Reason – 2003
“Our Song” – They Sure Don’t Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To – 1998
“Out of Control” – The Reason – 2003

P–T

“Pieces” – Hoobastank – 2001
“Pieces (Acoustic)” – Is This the Day? – 2010
“Push Pull” – Push Pull – 2018
“Ready for You” – Hoobastank – 2001
“Ready for You (Acoustic)” – The Target EP – 2002
“Remember Me” – Hoobastank – 2001
“Replace You” – For(N)ever – 2009
“Right Before Your Eyes” – Daredevil: The Album – 2003
“Running Away” – Hoobastank – 2001
“Running Away (Acoustic, Is This the Day?)” – Is This the Day? – 2010
“Running Away (Acoustic, Target EP)” – The Target EP – 2002
“Same Direction” – The Reason – 2003
“Same Direction (Acoustic)” – Is This the Day? – 2010
“Say the Same” – Every Man for Himself – 2006
“Sick of Hanging On” – For(N)ever – 2009
“Sing What You Can’t Say” – Fight or Flight – 2012
“Slow Down” – Fight or Flight – 2012
“So Close, So Far” – For(N)ever – 2009
“Stay With Me” – For(N)ever – 2009
“Stuck Without A Voice” – They Sure Don’t Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To – 1998
“Tears of Yesterday” – For(N)ever – 2009
“Tears of Yesterday (Acoustic)” – Is This the Day? – 2010
“The Critic” – Hoobastank – 2001
“The Dance That Broke My Jaw” – They Sure Don’t Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To – 1998
“The Fallen” – Fight or Flight – 2012
“The First of Me” – Every Man for Himself – 2006
“The Letter” – For(N)ever – 2009
“The Mirror” – They Sure Don’t Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To – 1998
“The Pressure” – Fight or Flight – 2012
“The Reason” – The Reason – 2003
“The Reason (Acoustic, 2004)” – The Reason single – 2004
“The Reason (Acoustic, Is This the Day?)” – Is This the Day? – 2010
“The Reason (Latin Version)” – Non-album single – 2023
“The Reason (Sped Up)” – Non-album single – 2023
“The Reason (Steve Aoki & Sound Rush featuring Hoobastank)” – Non-album single – 2026
“The Rules” – Every Man for Himself – 2006
“There Will Never Be Another One” – Push Pull – 2018
“This Is Gonna Hurt” – Fight or Flight – 2012
“To Be with You” – Hoobastank – 2001
“Too Little Too Late” – Hoobastank – 2001
“True Believer” – Push Pull – 2018