Key facts
- Origin
- Dublin , Ireland
- Genres
- Pop rock soft rock indie rock
- Years active
- 2001–present
- Labels
- Phonogenic Epic RCA Columbia
- Spinoff of
- Mytown
- Members
- Danny O'Donoghue Glen Power Benjamin Sargeant Ben Weaver Chilli
- Past members
- Mark Sheehan
- Website
- thescriptmusic .com
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.thescriptmusic.com
- Image
- Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2008 The Script7.jpg
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- social media followers
- 1955668
- Commons category
- The Script
- inception
- 2007-00-00
- start of work period
- 2001-00-00
- name
- The Scri
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The Script are an Irish pop rock band formed in 2001 in Dublin. The band currently consists of Danny O'Donoghue (lead singer, guitar, piano, keyboards), Benjamin Seargent (bass, backing vocals) and Ben Weaver (guitar). Mark Sheehan (guitar, vocals) was a member of the band up until his death in 2023. Glen Power provides drums and backing vocals. 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.
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 and number three in the United States. 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.