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Bent is a rock ballad by American alternative rock band Matchbox Twenty, released on April 17, 2000, as the lead single from their second album, "Mad Season." The song achieved significant success, becoming the band's first and only track to top the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The accompanying music video, directed by Pedro Romhanyi, features lead singer Rob Thomas navigating through various urban scenarios, symbolizing the song's themes of vulnerability and seeking support.
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Formed in Florida, alternative rock band Matchbox Twenty consists of Rob Thomas, Brian Yale, Paul Doucette, and Kyle Cook. The group signed with Atlantic Records in 1995, creating four studio albums including 12x platinum ’Yourself or Someone Like You’ and 4x platinum ’Mad Season’. The band’s debut album spawned the hit singles "Push," "3AM,” "Real World," "Long Day,” and "Back 2 Good” and continued to spit out hits such as "Bent," "Unwell," "If You're Gone," "Bright Lights" and "Disease."
In addition to more than 30 million records sold worldwide, Matchbox Twenty headlined six different tours and has earned many honors, including five Grammy nominations, four American Music Award nods, the 2004 People’s Choice Award for “Favorite Musical Group”, and they were named “Best New Band” in the 1997 Rolling Stone Readers Poll.
Matchbox Twenty’s music video for “Bent”, released 2000. Directed by Pedro Romhanyi. 4:08, 25,245,682 plays and 121,867 likes on YouTube. Filed under Alternative, Indie, Pop and Rock. AltSounds Curated.
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