MATCHBOX TWENTY RELEASES LONG-AWAITED BONUS TRACK EP THE NORTH (B-SIDES)
Matchbox Twenty is answering a decade-long fan request by bringing several of the North bonus tracks to global streaming platforms for the very first time. The North (B-Sides) EP is a handpicked collection of five tracks, including "Waiting on a Train" and "Don't Wanna Be Loved," previously released across limited-edition retail and international exclusives. This definitive collection compiles fan-favorites from The North era, completing the story for both superfans and new listeners.
Later this year, the band will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their multi-platinum, seminal debut record, Yourself or Someone Like You.
The North (B-Sides)
Tracklist
- Don’t Wanna Be Loved
- Waiting on a Train
- I Believe in Everything
- Help Me Through This
- Straight for This Life
About Matchbox Twenty
Matchbox Twenty has quietly woven their songs into the very fabric of American popular culture. The band has sold over 50 million records worldwide, dominated charts, garnered multiple GRAMMY® Award nominations, and played to millions of fans in arenas, amphitheaters, and stadiums across continents.
Earning hits in each of the last three decades, Matchbox Twenty has gone from perennially dominating radio airwaves and ruling MTV to piling up streams in the billions, speaking to the enduring appeal of their music. Fueled by such classic songs as "Real World," "Back 2 Good" and the No. 1 smash hits "Push" and "3AM," 1996's Diamond-certified Yourself or Someone Like You proved a worldwide sensation and instantly established the band as global superstars. 2000 saw the band release the four-times Platinum Mad Season, containing the No. 1 singles "Bent" and "If You're Gone." Their third release, More Than You Think You Are, was also certified double-Platinum and featured the No. 1 hit, "Unwell." 2007's greatest hits compilation album with six new songs, "Exile On Mainstream," yielded yet another No. 1 track, "How Far We've Come," while 2012's North, exploded into the top position on the Billboard 200 release – Matchbox Twenty's first-ever chart-topper and No. 1 debut.
The band sounded refreshed as ever on 2023's Where the Light Goes, benefiting from the musicians' respective solo journeys. Rob Thomas has proven one of the most highly decorated artists of recent years – releasing five solo albums and receiving three GRAMMY® Awards, 11 BMI Awards, the first-ever Songwriters Hall of Fame Hal David Starlight Award, two Billboard "Songwriter of the Year" honors, and a top 5 placement on Billboard's Top 20 Hot 100 Songwriters (2000-2011). Meanwhile, Paul Doucette has scored and contributed original music to film and television series such as Utopia, For All Mankind, and more.