Remember that All American Rejects song from a few years ago that went "Swing, Swing ... from the tangles of ... my heart is crushed by a former love?"
Shut up -- yes, you do.
Now name another Rejects song.
Yeah, me neither.
But the Oklahoma pop-punk quartet, in town Tuesday for a show at The Docks (venue was changed from Arrow Hall), are surprisingly jovial and down to earth about that.
"Well our second record squashed any one-hit wonder rumours -- now they definitely have to call us a three-hit wonder," lead singer Tyson Ritter says. "We're coming out with our fourth hit and that's more than most bands can say. I'll take the four-hit wonder."
Based on sales of their sophomore and most recent album, 2005's Move Along, which so far has gone gold in Canada and double platinum in the U.S., Ritter might be right about not being a flash in the pan.
"We definitely nixed the s--t out of the sophomore jinx 'cause we sold twice as many records as the first one -- especially in Canada," he says.
The kids love their brand of hooky, catchy, accessible pop-rock -- but the Rejects aren't just for the kids, you know.
"We like to think we have a very diverse audience," Ritter says, with tongue firmly planted in cheek. "There's some moms at Rejects' shows, too. So, technically, we're like The Grateful Dead -- our audience is pretty much the same, except for the Patchouli."
As for the concert venue change, all Arrow Hall tickets will be honoured at The Docks, but if you want a refund, you can get one at the point of purchase until the day of the show.