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Canadian rock band

Finger Eleven is a Canadian rock band from Burlington, Ontario, formed in 1990. They have released seven studio albums (six as Finger Eleven and one as Rainbow Butt Monkeys), with their album The Greyest of Blue Skies bringing them into the mainstream. Their 2003 self titled album achieved Gold status in the United States and Platinum in Canada, largely from the success of the single "One Thing", which marked the band's first placing on the US Hot 100 Chart at number 16. Their 2007 album, Them vs. You vs. Me launched the single "Paralyzer", which went on to top the Canadian Hot 100 and both US rock charts, as well as reaching No. 6 on the US Hot 100 and No. 12 on the Australian Singles Chart. They won the Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year in 2008. The same album was later certified gold in the US and multi platinum in Canada. They released their sixth studio album, Life Turns Electric, on October 5, 2010; it was nominated as Best Rock Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2011. Five Crooked Lines, their 7th studio album, was released in 2015. Between 1995 and 2016, Finger Eleven was among the top 75 best selling Canadian artists in Canada and among the top 25 best selling Canadian bands in Canada. In 2023, the band released a compilation album titled Greatest Hits.

Finger Eleven first formed at Lester B. Pearson High School in Burlington, Ontario as Stone Soul Picnic, then changed their name to Rainbow Butt Monkeys. One of their first shows was at a school Christmas concert in 1990, and they won the 97.7 CHTZ (Hits) HTZ FM's Rock Search competition. At the time, the band's lineup consisted of Scott Anderson (vocals), James Black (guitar, vocals), Rick Jackett (guitar), Sean Anderson (bass), and Rob Gommerman (drums). They were signed by Mercury Records and, after releasing four EPs, they issued the album Letters from Chutney (1995), which received generally favourable reviews. In 1996, they were taken on by the management company Coalition Entertainment.

In 1997, the band changed its name to Finger Eleven, which came from a demo of their song "Thin Spirits". Their first album under the new name was Tip, produced by Arnold Lanni (Our Lady Peace). Mercury dropped the band after the album's release; they were then signed to Wind up Records, which re released the record in 1998. During this period, the band toured heavily, as part of Edgefest, the Vans Warped Tour and, several times, opening for Creed and Fuel. In 1999, the track "Quicksand" was used in the TV series Roswell (uncredited). Following the release of Tip, drummer Rob Gommerman left the band. He was replaced by Rich Beddoe, whom James Black had met at an Alice in Chains concert in Toronto several years earlier.

In 2000, Finger Eleven released The Greyest of Blue Skies, again produced by Arnold Lanni. The album was commercially successful in Canada and was certified Gold. This was another period of heavy touring, with the band playing X Fest, Edgefest, K Rockathon, and the four city Canadian festival Summersault 2000. Finger Eleven also began appearing on its own, and headlining concerts with other bands. A song from this album, "Suffocate", was used in the 2000 film Scream 3. In 2001, the song "Drag You Down" was used in the animated sitcom Daria. In 2002, Finger Eleven covered and remixed the entrance theme for wrestler Kane, a song they called "Slow Chemical", which was recorded and mixed at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario. Kane used the song from 2002 to 2008. It was also used in WrestleMania 20 (2004), WrestleMania 22 (2006), WWE Backlash (2006), WrestleMania 23 (2007), and in the video game WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008, as well as on the soundtrack for 2004's film The Punisher.

Year Nominated Award Category result 1996 Finger Eleven Juno Awards Breakout Group of the Year 2001 The Greyest of Blue Skies Juno Awards Rock Album of the Year 2001 "Drag You Down" Juno Awards Rock Song of the Year 2004 Finger Eleven Juno Awards Group of the Year 2004 Finger Eleven Muchmusic Awards Favorite Canadian Group 2004 "One Thing" Muchmusic Awards MuchLOUD Best Rock Video 2004 "One Thing" Muchmusic Awards Best Video 2004 "Good Times" Muchmusic Awards MuchLOUD Best Rock Video 2005 "One Thing" Juno Awards Single of the Year 2006 Finger Eleven SOCAN Awards International Achievement Award 2007 "Paralyzer" Muchmusic Awards MuchLOUD Best Rock Video 2007 "Paralyzer" Muchmusic Awards Best Video 2007 "One Thing" BDS Spin Awards 500,000 Spins 2008 Finger Eleven Juno Awards Group of the Year 2008 "Paralyzer" Juno Awards Single of the Year 2008 "Falling On" Muchmusic Awards UR Fave Group 2008 Them vs. You vs. Me Juno Awards Rock Album of the Year 2009 Finger Eleven Canadian Radio Music Awards Fans' Choice 2011 Life Turns Electric Juno Awards Rock Album of the Year 2011 "Paralyzer" BDS Spin Awards 800,000 Spins