network television premiere on The Tonight Show

“Calling You” remained the group’s largest mainstream success until their 2006 single ” Hate Me “. The band made their network television premiere on April 14, 2006, performing “Hate Me”, the first single from Foiled , on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno . They appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on June 28, 2006. Blue October was also on Late Night with Conan O’Brien in 2006. On November 14, 2006, Blue October opened for the Rolling Stones in Boise , Idaho . “Hate Me” was released to Modern Rock radio stations and quickly climbed to number two on Billboard ‘ s Modern Rock Tracks chart. “Hate Me” remained in the top five of the Modern Rock chart for 20 straight weeks. While in the number two chart position “Hate Me” was jumped over twice by both Pearl Jam and the Red Hot Chili Peppers . “Hate Me” would never reach number one. The music video for “Hate Me” debuted on VH1 , later making a splash at No. 13 on VH1’s user-controlled video countdown show VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown . It eventually peaked at No. 2 for the week ending on May 5, 2006. ” Into the Ocean “, the second single from the album, was released on July 17, 2006. The music video for the song debuted at number three on VH1’s The 20 during the show’s final week of 2006, and reached the number one spot in mid-February 2007. “Into the Ocean” hit number 20 on the Modern Rock Tracks. The next single from the band was ” She’s My Ride Home “, which they performed on Late Night with Conan O’Brien on April 25, 2007.