Needtobreathe

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Needtobreathe (also spelled as NEEDTOBREATHE) is an American rock band from Seneca, South Carolina. The band is comprised of Bear Rinehart (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Bo Rinehart (backing vocals, guitar), Seth Bolt (backing vocals, bass), and Joe Stillwell (drums, percussion). They have released two studio albums: Daylight (2006), and The Heat (2007).

History

Needtobreathe first began as a student band at Furman University in 2000, playing Christian songs to coffee house audiences. After graduation, Bear and Bo Rineheart and Joe Stillwell joined with Seth Bolt in 2002, releasing independent albums that were recorded in bassist Seth Bolt's Old Plantation studio.

Daylight

After signing with both Atlantic Records and Sparrow Records, the band went to the UK to record their first studio album, Daylight, with producer Andy Green. Its first radio single "You Are Here" was released early in 2006. Just a few days before their debut release, the band was featured on the cover of CCM Magazine as one of the new artists of 2006. Daylight was then released on April 4, 2006.

The Heat

Needtobreathe started pre-production for their second studio album The Heat in late 2006 at Seth Bolt's Old Plantation studio. In the beginning of 2007, the band started a six-month recording period at both Rick Beato's Black Dog Studio in their hometown Seneca and Ed Roland's Tree Sounds in Atlanta. The Heat was then released on August 28, 2007 through Word Entertainment.

In 2008, Needtobreathe was nominated for two Dove Awards at the 39th annual GMA Dove Awards. Their song "Signature of Divine (Yahweh)" received a nomination for "Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year", and The Heat was nominated for "Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year".

In television and film

The band's song "More Time" was featured in the soundtrack of the 2007 film P.S. I Love You, and numerous Needtobreathe songs have been used on television coverage and for movies. ESPN used the song "Streets of Gold" from The Heat during the network's coverage of the 2007 Ford 400. The show "The Hills" used "We Could Run Away". Fox TV promoted its Monday night lineup for the shows Prison Break and K-ville with the song "Nothing Left to Lose". Fox Sports used "Don't Wait for Daylight" during their coverage of the 2006 World Series. The song "Shine On" has seen the most uses. The MTV show "Newport Harbor" used the song, as well as the movie Employee of the Month And Oprahs Big Give.