Sprung Monkey
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Sprung Monkey | |
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 Sprung Monkey on stage at the Hollywood Palladium March 10, 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Hard rock, alternative rock, punk rock, funk metal |
| Years active | 1991 – 2002, 2005 – 2016 |
| Labels | Pacific, Redline, Hollywood, Surfdog |
| Associated acts | The Accident Experiment, The Flys, Rancid, The Nymphs, Green Day, Tool |
| Website | www |
| Members | Steve Summers Mike Summers William Riley Ernie Longoria Ryan Flores |
| Past members | Frank Melendez Tony Delocht Sleepy Matt |
Sprung Monkey is an American band that originated in San Diego, California, United States, initially active from 1991 to 2002, and again since 2005.[1] Sprung Monkey consisted of five members, Steve Summers (vocals), Mike Summers and William Riley (guitars), Ernie Longoria (drums), and Ryan Flores (bass guitar).
The band achieved mainstream success with their anthem "Get 'Em Outta Here" from their third album, Mr. Funnyface, later featured in the film 10 Things I Hate About You. This success resulted in supporting The Offspring on the Americana tour.[2] Around this time, they were also featured during a segment in the Standard Films snowboard movie TB8 Infinity. They have been included in all three volumes of Music for Our Mother Ocean.
The Sprung Monkey song, "So Cal Loco (Party Like a Rockstar)" appears in the credits of the film Dude, Where's My Car? Also, "Beautiful" was featured in the films Kart Racer and Bookies.
Another song, "Get a Taste", was featured in the movie Van Wilder during two scenes.
A third song, "Super Breakdown", was a registered song in the 1999 action sports film, Gravity Games: Bikes.
The band itself made a guest appearance on Buffy the Vampire Slayer's first episode, "Welcome to the Hellmouth", performing the song "Believe". The songs "Saturated", "Swirl" and "Things Are Changing" are also heard in that episode. In addition, the song "Right My Wrong" is heard in "The Harvest", and "Reluctant Man" is heard in "The Pack".
The song "American Made" was included in an episode of Smallville.
The songs "Bleeding", "Mi Mundo es Muerto" and "Man in a Striped Shirt" are included on the soundtrack of Taylor Steele's 1992 surf movie, Momentum.
The songs "Remember", "People", "Love is Dead" and "Stay Down" are featured on the soundtrack of Taylor Steele's 1993 surf movie titled Momentum II.
Discography[]
- Studio albums
- Situation Life (1993)
- Swirl (1995)
- Mr. Funny Face (1998)
- Get A Taste (2001)
- Dead is Dead (2013)
Singles[]
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions[3] | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Alt | US Rock | |||
| 1995 | "Momentum" | — | — | (non-album track) |
| "Swirl" | — | — | Swirl | |
| 1998 | "Get 'Em Outta Here" | 13 | — | Mr. Funny Face |
| "Super Breakdown" | — | 25 | ||
| 1999 | "In Spite Of It All" | — | — | |
| "Coconut" | — | — | Get A Taste | |
| 2000 | "So Cal Loco (Party Like a Rockstar)" | — | — | |
| 2001 | "What's That You Say" | — | — | |
| 2013 | "Save Me" (w/ Mike Muir) | — | — | Dead Is Dead |
| "Dead Is Dead" | — | — | ||
Timeline
References[]
- ^ "Sprung Monkey". San Diego Reader.
- ^ "The Offspring tour archive". Offspring.com. Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on April 21, 2005.
- ^ "Sprung Monkey - Chart history". Billboard.com.
- Musical groups established in 1991
- Musical groups disestablished in 2002
- Musical groups from San Diego
- Musical groups reestablished in 2005
- 1991 establishments in California
- Alternative rock groups from California
- Hard rock musical groups from California
- Punk rock groups from California