Wheatus

Wheatus is an American rock band from Northport, New York, formed in 1995. They are best known for their 2000 single "Teenage Dirtbag" which appeared in the movie Loser and the HBO miniseries Generation Kill and was most recently used as an acoustic opening for the anti-bully film Bully. 2History 31995–2002: Formation and Wheatus Wheatus was formed by Brendan B. Brown in 1995, on the lower east side of New York City. Brown began by writing a few songs, and subsequently enlisted the help of his brother Peter Brown on drums, Rich Liegey on bass and backing vocals and Philip A. Jimenez on various percussion instruments, keyboards, harmonica, providing samples and special effects. The band derives its name from the nickname "wedus" given to the Brown brothers by their father when they were children. They made regular appearances at a local venue called the Luna Lounge until 1999 when they hired New York entertainment attorney Ray Maiello. He helped the group and shopped their self-produced debut album to major record companies and they soon signed a record deal with Kevin Patrick at Columbia Records. Maiello was subsequently hired as the band's manager. Their self-titled debut album was released on August 15, 2000 and spawned the band's first and largest hit, "Teenage Dirtbag", a song which charted at No. 2 in the United Kingdo