본래 고등학교 동창인 더글라스(보컬)와 댄(기타), 그리고 신문광고를 통해 함께 음악을 하면서 알고 지낸 마쿠(Markku)와 크리스(드럼)까지 모여 1994년 결성되었다.
* Hoobastank(후바스탱크)의 뜻? 독일에서 BMW 오토바이 회사에 다니는 더글라스의 5명의 형 중, 한 분이 그 회사 바로 옆에 있는 주유소 이름이 Hoobastank라는 얘기를 듣고 그냥 너무 웃겼다. 그래서 그룹명도 그렇게 웃기고 재미있게 짓게 됐다. 밴드 멤버들도 솔직히 그 단어의 뜻은 전혀 모른다고…
* 영향 받은 아티스트 혹은 밴드 툴, 앨리스 인 체인스, 레드 핫 칠리 페퍼스, 건즈 앤 로지스, 펄 잼,,,, 등등…. 물론, 그 중에서도 페이쓰 노 모어(Faith No More)가 가장 큰 영향을 끼쳤다.
2001년의 데뷔작 [Hoobastank]는 당시 인큐버스와 비슷한 평가를 받으며, 빌보드 앨범 차트 25위까지 오르는 기염을 토하며, 전세계적으로 150만장이라는 판매고를 기록했다. 또한, 빌보드 모던록 차트를 .... ....
When the door shuts don't worry about me it's not attention that I want from you I need you to trust who I'm gonna be and in everything I'm going to do
Cuz I'm not afraid of what I don't know for understanding is all that I earn what is for sure is I'm going to go I'm going to live and I'm going to learn...
And I know there will be mistakes that I will make... but I know that none are worse than chances I don't take... take...
Chorus: Right before your eyes I am changing... changing... New life on the inside I am changing... changing...
When the door shuts it shuts finally a new person that I have become I'll follow my heart to my destiny the living in fear and the sorrow is done there will be no more feeling that i'm all alone I will surround myself with things that help me grow...
Right before your eyes I am changing... changing... New life on the inside I am changing... changing...
Right before your eyes I am changing... changing... New life on the inside I am changing... changing...(2x)
Right before your eyes... Right before your eyes....
All the questions I went through I never told myself the truth I turned my back On you and me 'Cause I was scared to see That we weren't Who we used to be So now I'm Trying hard to Let go, let you go But I can't seem to Loosen my grip Trying hard to Let go, let you go Let you go, go Feeling emptiness inside A part of me already died But I pretended to go on Like everything's ok And all we built began to fall As I began to lose it all Shut my eyes And set me free
'Cause I was scared to see That we weren't Who we used to be So now I'm Trying hard to Let go, let you go But I can't seem to Loosen my grip Trying hard to Let go, let you go Let you go, go You're all that I ever wanted You're everything That I need But now it's finally over Time for goodbyes I needed so now I'm Trying hard to Let go, let you go But I can't seem to Loosen my grip Trying hard to Let go, let you go Let you go, go