People who use the sneering term 'one-hit wonder' usually haven't had a hit of their own, and even if they had, they've certainly not achieved it like Hoobastank.
It's 2003 or thereabouts. Buoyed by their successful tour in support of their million-selling self-titled debut album, guitarist Dan Estrin began to demo ideas for their second full-length at his mother's house. While he was possibly waving away gently persistent offers of potato waffles and beans for dinner, he found on a chord sequence which sparked a flurry of creativity.
"I came home just started writing songs or coming up with different guitar parts and ideas," Estrin told American Songwriter. "The Reason was one of them. I ended up demoing the entire song at home that evening by myself with guitar bass, drums. I did everything and then sent it to Doug."
