About NEEDTOBREATHE
Needtobreathe is an American rock band from Seneca, South Carolina. The group first gained fame for their Christian themes, eventually reaching crossover success. The band is composed of Bear Rinehart , Seth Bolt , Josh Lovelace , Randall Harris and Tyler Burkum . To date, the band has released ten studio albums: The Feature , Daylight , The Heat , The Outsiders , The Reckoning , Rivers in the Wasteland , HARD LOVE , Out of Body , Into the Mystery , and Caves ; six of those albums have reached No. 1 on the Christian Albums chart. The band has also charted with a number of singles, including "Washed by the Water" , which reached No. 1 on the Hot Christian Songs chart; the Grammy-nominated "Multiplied" ; "Brother" , which charted on the Top 100 and reached No. 1 on the Hot Christian Songs chart; and "Who Am I" , which reached No. 14 on the Hot Alternative Songs chart.
Brothers William Stanley "Bear" Rinehart III and Nathaniel Bryant "Bo" Rinehart were raised in Possum Kingdom, South Carolina. The brothers started performing in Seneca after moving there. The Rinehart brothers grew up attending a church camp that their father, who was a pastor, ran. The brothers first performed in front of coffee house audiences at Furman University, where Bear, who was named after University of Alabama football coach Bear Bryant, was a wide receiver for the Furman Paladins football team, winning the 2002 Banks McFadden trophy for South Carolina football player of the year. After graduation, Bear, Bo and Joe Stillwell joined with Seth Bolt, producing independent releases that were recorded in Bolt's Plantation Studios.
NEEDTOBREATHE was formed in 1998. The name of the band is based on a Greek demonstrative parable of Socrates about seeking direction in life, and Bear Rinehart indicated that it was better than other names that the band had at the time.
In 2001, the band independently released their first album, The Feature. In 2003, they released a three-song EP: Soulrock Review. In 2004, they followed with two four-song EPs: Fire and Turnaround. These brought the band to the attention of Lava Records, owned by Universal Music Group, who signed the band in 2005.
After signing with both Atlantic Records and Sparrow Records, the band went to the UK to record their second studio album, Daylight, with producer Andy Green. Its first radio single "You Are Here", previously released on the Fire EP in 2004, was released early in 2006. Just prior to their debut release, the band was featured on the cover of CCM Magazine—an unprecedented new artist endorsement by the national publication. Daylight was released on April 4, 2006.
Needtobreathe started pre-production for their second studio album The Heat in late 2006. In 2007, the band started a six-month recording period at Rick Beato's Black Dog Studio and at Paul Diaz's Tree Sounds in Atlanta. The Heat was released on August 28, 2007, through Atlantic Records and Word Entertainment.
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