In 2012, Ondrasik became active on the public speaking circuit. Presenting on themes of creativity, entrepreneurship, and collaboration, Ondrasik uses his music, life as a musician, and working in the family business to highlight his message. He has presented at TEDx , The Salk Institute , American Cancer Society ,…
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Shortly after Five for Fighting left Columbia, two compilation albums were released. One was a best of album called The Very Best of Five for Fighting. It was released in 2011 and featured 14 songs in chronological order of their recording, beginning with “Bella’s Birthday Cake” from 1997 and ending…
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Five for Fighting also began playing orchestral shows in the early 2010s, often accompanied by a string quartet; Ondrasik has also appeared with the backing of full symphony orchestras for these shows.
By the early 2010s, Five for Fighting’s “commercial success was in the rearview” and Ondrasik was not able to “reclaim his pop star status” from the 2000s. Five for Fighting and Columbia Records parted ways in 2010 after ten years. In a later Tedx Talk about songwriting, Ondrasik revealed that…
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His fifth studio album, titled Slice , was released on October 13, 2009, and appeared on the iTunes top 10 albums on the first day. The album was produced by Gregg Wattenberg (“Superman”, “100 Years”). Academy Award-winning composer Stephen Schwartz , who penned the songs for musicals such as Wicked…
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Five for Fighting has released a steady stream of live recordings since 2007, including seven live albums and EPs.
Five for Fighting released three live albums in 2007: Rhapsody Originals in January, iTunes Exclusive in June, and Back Country in October.
Two years later, the album Two Lights was released; this became his first career top 10 album, debuting at number eight on the Billboard 200 chart in August 2006. Its first single, ” The Riddle “, became Ondrasik’s third career top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking…
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His third album, The Battle for Everything , debuted at number 20 on Billboard 200 chart in February 2004. Some versions of the album were paired with a bonus CD, a five-song EP called 2 + 2 Makes 5 . Battle included the single ” 100 Years “, which reached…
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After the success of “Superman”, two more songs were released as singles – the title track “America Town” and “Something About You” in 2002 and 2003, respectively – but neither song charted. While America Town did not reach the top 50 of the Billboard 200 chart, the album was certified…
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