Five for Fighting

Trivia

• John Ondrasik (On drah sick) has spent the past decade writing deeply personal songs that include social messages, invoke the human spirit and make an emotional connection.
• This can be heard on the past four albums by Five For Fighting, the band name under which he records and performs.
• Ondrasik's debut album, the critically acclaimed, Message for Albert, was released in 1997.
• Five For Fighting's breakthrough came in 2001 with the Grammy-nominated song "Superman” from the Platinum certified "America Town" (Aware/Columbia) CD.
• Already climbing the charts prior to 9/11, "Superman" went on to have a life of his own, becoming a song of healing for the nation.
• John joined superstar musicians for the now legendary post 9/11 fundraiser The Concert For New York, which paid tribute to all the firefighters, police officers and paramedics affected by the events of September 11th.
• In 2004, John recorded the Platinum-certified album, The Battle For Everything, which yielded the retrospective hit, “100 Years,” a song that has become a part of classic American songbook.
• With the 2006 release of Two Lights, featuring “World," the hit song “The Riddle," and "Freedom Never Cries," John continued to craft songs with material drawn from his personal experience in regards to love, war, culture, family, humanity and mortality.
• In the fall of 2007, Ondrasik released the first live Five For Fighting CD titled "Live", and the DVD, "Back Country Live" .
• The CD captures the band live in concert and the DVD features live concert footage, Five For Fighting Music videos, interviews and bonus features.