The Script

For the band's debut album, see The Script (album). For other uses, see Script (disambiguation).

The Script
The Script performing in 2015
The Script performing in 2015
Background information
OriginDublin, Ireland
Genres
Years active2001–present
Labels
Spinoff ofMytown
Members
Past members
Websitethescriptmusic.com

The Script are an Irish rock band formed in 2001 in Dublin, Ireland.[5][6] The band currently consists of Danny O'Donoghue (lead vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards), Glen Power (drums, percussion, backing vocals), Benjamin Sargent (bass, backing vocals) and Ben Weaver (guitar). Mark Sheehan (guitar, vocals) was a member of the band up until his death in 2023. The band moved to London after signing to Sony Label Group imprint Phonogenic and released their first album The Script in August 2008, preceded by the debut single "We Cry" as well as other singles such as "The Man Who Can't Be Moved", "Breakeven" and "Before the Worst". The album peaked at number one in both Ireland and the UK.[7] Their next three albums, Science & Faith (2010), #3 (2012) and No Sound Without Silence (2014), all topped the album charts in Ireland and the UK, while Science & Faith reached number two in Australia[8] and number three in the United States.[7][9] Some of the hit singles from the albums include "For the First Time", "Nothing", "Hall of Fame" and "Superheroes". The band's fifth studio album, Freedom Child, was released on 1 September 2017, and features the UK Top 20 single "Rain". Their sixth studio album, Sunsets & Full Moons, was released on 8 November 2019, and features the single "The Last Time". A Greatest Hits album was released on 1 October 2021.[10]

The Script's music has been featured in television programmes such as 90210, Ghost Whisperer, The Hills, Waterloo Road, EastEnders, Made in Chelsea and The Vampire Diaries. Frontman Danny O'Donoghue was also a coach on The Voice UK for seasons 1 and 2, before leaving the show in order to focus more on the band.[11] The band has won three Meteor Ireland Music Awards and two World Music Awards and have received two Brit Award nominations. The Script have sold over 20 million albums worldwide.[12]

On 14 April 2023, band co-founder Mark Sheehan died of a brief illness at the age of 46.[13]

  1. ^ "The Script Score Their Fourth No. 1 Album In The U.K With 'Freedom Child'". Forbes. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. ^ "THE SCRIPT: 'MUSICIANS AREN'T STANDING UP OVER TERRORISM... WHERE THE HELL IS BONO? JAY-Z? BEYONCÉ?'". Newsweek. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. ^ O'Brien, Jon. "The Script – Science & Faith". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  4. ^ "The Script say Mrs Brown's Boys: D'Movie influenced their new album". The Guardian. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  5. ^ "The Script Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  6. ^ "The Script – The Script (album review)". Sputnikmusic. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  7. ^ a b The Script score fresh chart success with new album. BBC. Retrieved 27 April 2012
  8. ^ "SCIENCE & FAITH". ACharts. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  9. ^ Decemberists' 'King Is Dead' Is No. 1 on Billboard 200. Billboard. Retrieved 27 April 2012
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference greatesthits2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ "Danny O'Donoghue and The Voice". BBC. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  12. ^ "THE SCRIPT TIL KØBENHAVN!". Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  13. ^ Egan, Barry; Morgan, Gareth (14 April 2023). "The Script guitarist Mark Sheehan has died in hospital". Irish Independent. Retrieved 14 April 2023.