The band played at the Cheerios Childline concert, headlined by Enrique Iglesias and Anastacia , on the opening night of Dublin’s The O2 in 2008. The Script supported Take That at their concert at Croke Park on 13 June 2009. On 27 July, the band supported U2 on their third…
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A remixed version of the band’s single ” The Man Who Can’t Be Moved ” was featured during the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2009 .
The band’s bonus track and B-side ” Live Like We’re Dying ” was re-recorded by American Idol 2009 winner Kris Allen as the first single from his self-titled album.
On 4 October, the Script performed “Before the Worst” at half-time of the 2009 NRL Grand Final in Sydney, Australia, in their first visit to the country.
The band’s third single, ” Breakeven “, was released in Ireland and UK on 21 November 2008 and 29 December 2008 respectively. The single was an instant success on the Irish Singles Chart . After entering the chart at number 40, it spent one week before entering the top ten…
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Their second single, ” The Man Who Can’t Be Moved “, was released on 15 September 2008. The single reached number 2 in Ireland, Denmark, and the UK. The band released their debut album, The Script , on 11 August 2008. Following the success of “The Man Who Can’t Be…
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The Script’s eponymous debut album was released on 8 August 2008. The album debuted at the number one spot on the UK’s album charts.
The band’s popularity reached the attention of other artists. In March 2008, the band announced they planned to write a track for Leona Lewis ‘s second album, Echo , but in 2010, Sheehan revealed that they had “missed the mark” on the album’s release date and that they submitted their…
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The Script performed “We Cry” for the first time on BalconyTV in Dublin on 13 September 2007. The band claimed that BalconyTV was the “first TV they ever did” and credited Michael Hunter as the “push we needed to propel us” when they won Best Band at the DanishTV Music…
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They stayed in Los Angeles and worked there as producers, writing and producing songs for performers including Britney Spears , Boyz II Men and TLC , but later moved back to Dublin, where they formed the Script with drummer Glen Power. Power learned to play drums when he was just…
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