Fastball

Fastball is an American rock band that consisted of Tony Scalzo, Joey Shuffield, and Miles Zuniga.

Their first album, Make Your Mama Proud, was released in 1996. Fastball's second album, All The Pain Money Can Buy, was released in 1998 and within just six months, it had sold more than a million copies.

The single "The Way" stayed on top of Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart for seven weeks, and was a top five hit on Billboard's Top 40 Mainstream chart.

Fastball followed up "The Way" with a second single "Fire Escape" and a third single, "Out of My Head", which quickly joined its chart-topping predecessor. "Out of My Head" reached the top ten on Billboard's Top 40 chart and was a top ten hit on the Adult Top 40 chart for 29 weeks. The band followed up their album release with a tour that also featured Marcy Playground and Everclear.

In 1999, Fastball received two Grammy Award nominations as a result of All the Pain Money Can Buy. One was for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, and the other was Best Long Form Video for "The Way". They also received an MTV Award nomination for Best New Artist.

Their third album, The Harsh Light of Day, was released in September 2000 and included "You're an Ocean" and "Love Is Expensive and Free" featuring Brian Setzer on Latin guitar.

In June 2004, Fastball released their fourth album, Keep Your Wig On, which featured the singles "Airstream", "Drifting Away" and "Lou-ee, Lou-ee".

In April 2009, Fastball released its fifth album, Little White Lies.

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