Smash Mouth

Smash Mouth
Smash Mouth performing in 2011
Background information
Origin	San Jose, California, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock power pop pop rock ska punk
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Interscope UMG 429 Beautiful Bomb Oglio
Members	Paul De Lisle Michael Klooster Randy Cooke Sean Hurwitz Zach Goode
Past members	Steve Harwell Kevin Coleman Greg Camp Michael Urbano Mitch Marine Jason Sutter Leroy Miller Charlie Paxson Mike Krompass Sam Eigen
Website	smashmouth.com

Smash Mouth is an American rock band from San Jose, California. The band was formed in 1994^[1] and was originally composed of Steve Harwell (lead vocals), Kevin Coleman (drums), Greg Camp (guitar), and Paul De Lisle (bass). With Harwell's departure in 2021, De Lisle is now the only original member. They are known for their songs "Walkin' on the Sun" (1997), "All Star" (1999),^[2] and "Then The Morning Comes" (1999), as well as a cover of The Monkees' "I'm a Believer" (2001).

The band adopted retro styles covering several decades of popular music. They have also performed numerous covers of popular songs, including War's "Why Can't We Be Friends?", Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up”, Simple Minds' "Don't You (Forget About Me)", ? & the Mysterians' "Can't Get Enough of You Baby", The Beatles' "Getting Better", Queen's "Under Pressure", House of Pain's "Jump Around", and "I Wan'na Be Like You" from The Jungle Book. They also composed two songs for the South Korean animated film Pororo, The Racing Adventure: "Beside Myself" and "Everything Just Crazy".