Semisonic is an American

United States

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 alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 band

Musical ensemble

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 formed in Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...

, Minnesota

Minnesota

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 in 1995. The band consisted of three members: Dan Wilson

Dan Wilson (musician)

Daniel Dodd "Dan" Wilson is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, Grammy-winning songwriter and producer...

 (lead vocals

Singing

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, guitar

Guitar

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), John Munson

John Munson

John Munson is a Minneapolis musician who is best known as the bass player for Semisonic. He was also a member of Trip Shakespeare during the late 1980s and early 1990s.-Trip Shakespeare:...

 (bass guitar

Bass guitar

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, backing vocals

Backing vocalist

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, keyboard

Keyboard instrument

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), and Jacob Slichter

Jacob Slichter

Jacob Slichter is an American musician. He graduated from Harvard with a degree in African American studies and history...

 (drums

Drum kit

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, percussion

Percussion instrument

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, keyboard). They are best known for their late 1990s hit singles "Closing Time

Closing Time (Semisonic song)

"Closing Time" is the title of a song by American alternative rock band Semisonic. It was released in March 1998 as the lead single from their album Feeling Strangely Fine. One of the band's most popular songs, it was written by Dan Wilson and produced by Nick Launay. The song was nominated for the...

", "Singing in My Sleep" and "Secret Smile

Secret Smile (Semisonic song)

Secret Smile is the title of a song recorded by the American alternative rock band Semisonic.-Music video:The music video features lead singer Dan Wilson and a Japanese actress playing with a video camera. The paparazzi then arrive and the couple make a run for it...

".

History

After the breakup of Trip Shakespeare

Trip Shakespeare

Trip Shakespeare was a Minneapolis-based alternative rock band of the late 1980s/early 1990s.-Origins:The band originated when Harvard University English student Matt Wilson teamed up with Elaine Harris , a Harvard grad student in biological anthropology, in the early 1980s...

, Dan Wilson and John Munson joined up with drummer Jacob Slichter to form Semisonic in 1995. An EP, Pleasure, was released that year on Boston indie label CherryDisc, and the studio full-length Great Divide

Great Divide (album)

Great Divide is the first major label album released by American rock band Semisonic. It was released April 9, 1996 by MCA Records. It was produced by Paul Fox, and recorded/mixed by Ed Thacker.-History:...

 in 1996 on MCA

Music Corporation of America

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.

Semisonic's breakthrough came two years later in 1998 when their second album, Feeling Strangely Fine

Feeling Strangely Fine

Feeling Strangely Fine is the follow-up by Semisonic to 1996's Great Divide recorded at Seedy Underbelly Studio, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The band had over 60 new songs in mind as they went into the recording process and had three specific requirements when they decided they wanted to record a new...

, reached the Top 50 chart on the strength of the hit single "Closing Time

Closing Time (Semisonic song)

"Closing Time" is the title of a song by American alternative rock band Semisonic. It was released in March 1998 as the lead single from their album Feeling Strangely Fine. One of the band's most popular songs, it was written by Dan Wilson and produced by Nick Launay. The song was nominated for the...

", their biggest hit in the United States.

Their international career also blossomed when another song from the album, "Secret Smile", quickly became a UK radio favorite in the summer of 1999, eventually peaking at #13 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

.

In early 2001, the band released its third album, All About Chemistry

All About Chemistry

All About Chemistry is an album by Semisonic, released on March 13, 2001 through MCA Records. With this release, the band failed, at least in America, to capitalize on the momentum it had generated with the song "Closing Time" from their previous album, Feeling Strangely Fine. This had a softer...

. The single "Chemistry" was a mainstay overseas; however, the album did not fare as well in the United States. Another song, "Over My Head", was used in the 2001 teen flick Summer Catch

Summer Catch

Summer Catch is a 2001 romantic comedy film starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Jessica Biel, and Matthew Lillard. The story takes place on Cape Cod, but the majority of the film was shot in Southport, North Carolina.-Plot:...

, and Semisonic rode the wave of various tours in and around the UK. In the fall of 2001, Semisonic contributed their cover

Cover version

In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

 of the Wings

Wings (band)

Wings were a British-American rock group formed in 1971 by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine and Linda McCartney that remained active until 1981....

 song, "Jet

Jet (song)

"Jet" is a song by Paul McCartney & Wings from their album Band on the Run. The song peaked at number 7 in both the British and American charts on 30 March 1974. Along with "Helen Wheels" and "Junior's Farm", it is another McCartney song where his primary inspiration for composing the song arose in...

", for the Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

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 tribute CD, Listen to What the Man Said.

Wilson has spoken of doing more Semisonic music in the future but said "The busy day-to-day life keeps pushing it further into the future". All About Chemistry remains their last studio album.

Studio albums

• Pleasure (demo) (1993)
• Pleasure EP
  Pleasure EP
  Pleasure EP was the first release by rock band Semisonic. It was originally released in 1995 and later re-released following the success of their song "Closing Time"...
  
   (1995, EP)
• Great Divide
  Great Divide (album)
  Great Divide is the first major label album released by American rock band Semisonic. It was released April 9, 1996 by MCA Records. It was produced by Paul Fox, and recorded/mixed by Ed Thacker.-History:...
  
   (1996)
• Feeling Strangely Fine
  Feeling Strangely Fine
  Feeling Strangely Fine is the follow-up by Semisonic to 1996's Great Divide recorded at Seedy Underbelly Studio, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The band had over 60 new songs in mind as they went into the recording process and had three specific requirements when they decided they wanted to record a new...
  
   (1998)
• All About Chemistry
  All About Chemistry
  All About Chemistry is an album by Semisonic, released on March 13, 2001 through MCA Records. With this release, the band failed, at least in America, to capitalize on the momentum it had generated with the song "Closing Time" from their previous album, Feeling Strangely Fine. This had a softer...
  
   (2001)

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions						Album
		US	US Mod Modern Rock Tracks Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the 40 most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs...	US Main Mainstream Rock Tracks Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music. Modern rock tracks are counted in the Alternative Songs chart.This chart began with the March 21, 1981, issue...	UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	CAN Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays....	CAN Alt RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
1996	"Down in Flames"	—	—	—	—	—	—	Great Divide
	"F.N.T."	—	—	30	—	—	—
	"Delicious"	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"If I Run"	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	"Closing Time Closing Time (Semisonic song) "Closing Time" is the title of a song by American alternative rock band Semisonic. It was released in March 1998 as the lead single from their album Feeling Strangely Fine. One of the band's most popular songs, it was written by Dan Wilson and produced by Nick Launay. The song was nominated for the... "

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Chemistry (semisonic song)

"Chemistry" is a song by the alternative rock band Semisonic. It was their first single on their 2001 album, All About Chemistry. It reached 39 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracksand 35 on the UK Singles Chart.-Music video:...

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|rowspan="1"|Summer Catch

Summer Catch

Summer Catch is a 2001 romantic comedy film starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Jessica Biel, and Matthew Lillard. The story takes place on Cape Cod, but the majority of the film was shot in Southport, North Carolina.-Plot:...

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Notes

• A Charted only on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.

Soundtracks and compilations

• Semisonic performed "Sugar, Sugar
  Sugar, Sugar
  "Sugar, Sugar" is a pop song written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim. It was a four-week 1969 number-one hit single by fictional characters The Archies. Produced by Jeff Barry, the song was originally released on the album Everything's Archie. The album is the product of a group of studio musicians...
  
  " with Mary Lou Lord
  Mary Lou Lord
  Mary Lou Lord is an indie folk musician, busker and recording artist.-Biography:Mary Lou Lord first gained notice playing acoustic guitar and singing in and around Boston's subway stations Lord became friends with...
  
   on the 1995 tribute album
  Tribute album
  A tribute album is a recorded collection of cover versions of songs or instrumental compositions. Its concept may be either various artists making a tribute to a single artist, a single artist making a tribute to various artists, or a single artist making a tribute to another single artist.There...
  
   Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits, produced by Ralph Sall
  Ralph Sall
  Ralph Sall is a record producer, music supervisor, composer, songwriter, and screenwriter. He is the president of Bulletproof Entertainment, a company involved in several facets of the entertainment industry, including film, television, comic books and graphic novels, music, internet and live...
  
   for MCA Records
  MCA Records
  MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
  
  .
• They contributed a previously unreleased song, "For The Love Of The Game," to the 1999 Kevin Costner movie For Love Of The Game
  For Love of the Game (film)
  For Love of the Game is a 1999 American drama sports film based on the novel of the same title by Michael Shaara...
  
  .
• Wilson with Bic Runga
  Bic Runga
  Briolette Kah Bic Runga MNZM is a New Zealand pop recording artist whose first solo album, Drive, debuted at number one on the New Zealand RIANZ charts. She has since become one of the highest-selling New Zealand artists in recent history...
  
   contributed "Good Morning Baby
  Good Morning Baby (song)
  "Good Morning Baby" is a 1999 music single by Dan Wilson and Bic Runga. Along with Runga's single "Sway", "Good Morning Baby" was featured in the 1999 film American Pie....
  
  " to the American Pie
  American Pie (film)
  American Pie is a 1999 teen comedy film written by Adam Herz. American Pie was the directorial film debut of brothers Paul and Chris Weitz, and the first film in the American Pie film series...
  
   soundtrack in 1999.

Great Divide

• The song "F.N.T." was used in the 1996 movie The Long Kiss Goodnight
  The Long Kiss Goodnight
  The Long Kiss Goodnight is a 1996 action thriller film starring Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson, written by Shane Black and directed by Renny Harlin.-Plot:...
  
  .
• "F.N.T." was also used in the 1999 movie 10 Things I Hate about You
  10 Things I Hate about You
  10 Things I Hate About You is a 1999 American teen romantic comedy film. It is directed by Gil Junger and stars Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, David Krumholtz, and Larry Miller...
  
  .
• "Delicious" was used in the end of the Friends
  Friends
  Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
  
   episode "The One with Joey's Fridge", and appeared on Friends Again - Original TV Soundtrack in 1999.

Feeling Strangely Fine

• "Closing Time" was featured on the 2011 movie Friends with Benefits
  Friends With Benefits (Film)
  Friends with Benefits is a 2011 American romantic comedy film directed by Will Gluck and starring Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake. The film features an ensemble cast which includes Woody Harrelson, Bryan Greenberg, Jenna Elfman, Richard Jenkins, Emma Stone and Patricia Clarkson...
  
  
• "Closing Time" was referenced in the Soultaker
  Soultaker (film)
  Soultaker is a 1990 fantasy horror film starring Vivian Schilling, Joe Estevez, and Robert Z'Dar. The film was featured on an episode of movie-mocking TV show Mystery Science Theater 3000. However, despite the negative reception, it won a Saturn Award in 1992 for Best Genre Video Release...
  
   episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000
  Mystery Science Theater 3000
  Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc., that ran from 1988 to 1999....
  
  .
• "Closing Time" was featured on the 1998 charitable album Live In The X Lounge.
• In 1998, "Closing Time" was heard right before the credits in the final episode of Melrose Place.
• The intro to "Closing Time" is briefly heard in the Friends
  Friends
  Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
  
   episode "The One with Rachel's Date".
• "Closing Time" was used in an episode of The Simpsons
  The Simpsons
  The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
  
   entitled "That 90's Show
  That 90's Show
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  ".
• "Closing Time" was used in the 1999 Warren Miller
  Warren Miller (director)
  Warren Miller is an American ski and snowboarding filmmaker. He is the founder of Warren Miller Entertainment and produced, directed and narrated his films until 1988. His credits include over 750 sports films, several books and hundreds of published non-fiction stories...
  
   film Freeriders.
• "Closing Time" was the final song in the polka medley "Polka Power!" on "Weird Al" Yankovic
  "Weird Al" Yankovic
  Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, accordionist, actor, comedian, writer, satirist, and parodist. Yankovic is known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts...
  
  's 1999 album Running with Scissors.
• "Closing Time" was referenced at the end of an episode of Tosh.0
  Tosh.0
  Tosh.0 is an American television series hosted by comedian Daniel Tosh, who provides sarcastic commentary on online video clips, society, celebrities, and other parts of popular culture.-History:...
  
  .
• "Closing Time" and "Singing in My Sleep" appeared on the MTV
  MTV
  MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
  
   cartoon series Daria
  Daria
  Daria is an American animated television series produced by Paramount Television, and created by Glenn Eichler and Susie Lewis Lynn for MTV. The series focuses on Daria Morgendorffer, a smart, acerbic, and somewhat misanthropic teenage girl who observes the world around her...
  
  .
• "Closing Time" was featured by the character of Barney Stinson
  Barney Stinson
  Barnabas "Barney" Stinson is a fictional character created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas for the CBS television series How I Met Your Mother, portrayed by Neil Patrick Harris. The character has been extremely well received by critics and has been credited for much of the show's success...
  
   in the episode "Three Days of Snow", the 13th episode in the fourth season of the television series How I Met Your Mother
  How I Met Your Mother
  How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting...
  
   and 77th overall. Barney quotes "Closing Time" after last call at MacLaren's.

• "Made to Last" was used in a commercial for the Volkswagen
  Volkswagen
  Volkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer and is the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group, which now also owns the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, and Škoda marques and the truck manufacturer Scania.Volkswagen means "people's car" in German, where it is...
  
   Beetle.
• "Made to Last" was used in an episode of the WB teen drama Roswell
  Roswell (TV series)
  Roswell is an American science fiction television series developed, produced, and co-written by Jason Katims. The series debuted on October 6, 1999 on The WB and moved to UPN for the third season. The last episode aired May 14, 2002...
  
   but not included on the show's soundtrack.

• "Never You Mind" appeared on the Never Been Kissed - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  Never Been Kissed
  Never Been Kissed is a 1999 comedy film directed by Raja Gosnell and starring Drew Barrymore, David Arquette, Michael Vartan, Molly Shannon, Leelee Sobieski, John C. Reilly, Jessica Alba, Marley Shelton, James Franco , Giuseppe Andrews, Jeremy Jordan and Garry Marshall...
  
   in 1999.

• "Secret Smile" appeared on the Dawson's Creek
  Dawson's Creek
  Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama television series which debuted on January 20, 1998, on The WB Television Network and was produced by Sony Pictures Television. The show is set in the fictional seaside town of Capeside, Massachusetts, and in Boston, Massachusetts, during the later seasons...
  
   episode "Full Moon Rising".
• "Secret Smile" again appeared on Charmed
  Charmed
  Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
  
   episode "Dead Man Dating".
• "Secret Smile" was used in a commercial for the Sony Cyber-shot range of digital cameras in 2007.

All About Chemistry

• "Chemistry" appeared on the 40 Days and 40 Nights
  40 Days and 40 Nights
  This article refers to Michael Lehmann's 2002 film. For the 2007 Matthew Chapman book, see 40 Days and 40 Nights .40 Days and 40 Nights is a 2002 romantic comedy film directed by Michael Lehmann, written by Rob Perez and starring Josh Hartnett, Shannyn Sossamon and Paulo Costanzo...
  
   soundtrack in 2002.
• "Over My Head," a bonus track on the Japanese release of the album, was used in the 2001 movie Summer Catch
  Summer Catch
  Summer Catch is a 2001 romantic comedy film starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Jessica Biel, and Matthew Lillard. The story takes place on Cape Cod, but the majority of the film was shot in Southport, North Carolina.-Plot:...
  
  .

Other projects by members

Wilson took time out to do some solo projects and play tour dates around the Midwest in December. Munson joined up with Wilson's brother and former Trip Shakespeare frontman Matt Wilson to form a side project, The Flops

The Flops

The Flops were a collaboration of John Munson and Matt Wilson .They played several shows between 2001 and 2005. They covered material from the Trip Shakespeare days, Matt's solo efforts and some new tunes as well...

, in 2001, though they were expected to make a final performance in early 2005. In 2009, John Munson and Matt Wilson reunited to form a new band The Twilight Hours

The Twilight Hours

The Twilight Hours were formed by Matt Wilson and John Munson .-Background:...

. They have since released an album, Stereo Night, and been touring.

In 2004, Slichter's book So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star (ISBN 0-7679-1470-8) was published, detailing some of the experiences the group had while touring and attempting to get airplay on radio station

Radio station

Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

s across the US.

In late spring of 2005, John Munson began playing in a new jazz trio, The New Standards

The New Standards

The New Standards is a minimalist jazz trio formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2005 and composed of Chan Poling , John Munson and Steve Roehm...

, featuring Chan Poling of The Suburbs

The Suburbs

The Suburbs were an alternative punk rock/funk/new wave band from Minneapolis, Minnesota popular in the late 1970s through the 1980s. The band frequently headlined at Minneapolis's most influential music clubs including Jay's Longhorn Bar and First Avenue....

 and Steve Roehm. This band plays new jazz renditions of "classic" songs.

On October 16, 2007, Rick Rubin's label American Recordings released Wilson's solo album, Free Life, featuring collaborations with numerous artists including Munson and Slichter. The song "Cry" was the album's single.

External links

• Official website
• MTV.com artists biography
• NPR: Drummer's Book Takes Shine off Rock-Star Life – interview with Jacob Slichter about his book on the music industry
• City Pages: Radio Killed the Rock & Roll Stars – book excerpt
• Semisonic's Dan Wilson on creativity and the creative process, an interview with about-creativity.com November 1, 2007