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By pitching their music somewhere between the arena friendly style of u 2 and the mature pop rock of bands like maroon 5 and counting crows the fray rose to commercial prominence with their 2005 debut how to save a life the denver based band had formed three years prior when former schoolmates isaac slade vocals piano and joe king guitar vocals unexpectedly bumped into each other at a local music store the pair began a series of two man jam sessions and soon expanded their lineup with two of slades former bandmates drummer ben wysocki and guitarist david welsh slades younger brother caleb also joined the band for a stint but was ultimately asked to leave the resulting rift between the two siblings would later inspire the bands first hit single over my head cable car after issuing the movement ep in 2002 the quartet gained the support of denvers ktcl radio station with a follow up release 2003 s reason ep as the frays airplay increased alongside their local profile westworld a denver alt weekly publication deemed them best new band in 2004 they began attracting attention from epic records the label ultimately signed the band in december 2004 and the fray toured alongside weezer and ben folds the following summer how to save a life was released in september 2005 and over my head cable car found a quick home on modern rock radio by early 2006 it had crossed over to top 40 chart status peaking at number eight and whetting the publics appetite for another hit the fray responded by releasing the albums title track which was heavily used in a promotional campaign for the tv series greys anatomy and quickly became one of 2006 s biggest singles how to save a life was a world wide smash reaching the top ten in the u s where it continued to chart for 58 consecutive weeks and peaking at number one in bulgaria ireland canada and spain by the time the smoke had cleared the frays debut had been certified double platinum in the u s and was declared the best selling digital album of all time as how to save a life continued to enjoy world wide chart success the live album live at the electric factory was released in selected independent stores in july 2006 the fray re released their reason ep the following year while continuing to tour occasionally playing new material at their high profile shows the band also found time to return to the recording studio and 2009 saw the release of their self titled sophomore effort the fray... Show more