In early 2003, Staind embarked on a worldwide tour to promote the release of the follow-up to Break the Cycle , 14 Shades of Grey , which sold two million copies and debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200. The album saw a departure from their previous nu metal sound as it mostly contained a lighter and more melodic post-grunge sound. 14 Shades of Grey produced two mainstream hits, ” Price to Play ” and ” So Far Away “, which spent 14 weeks on top of the rock chart. In addition, two other singles were released: ” How About You ” and “Zoe Jane”. The band’s appearance at the Reading Festival during their 2003 tour had another impromptu acoustic set, this time due to equipment failure. The singles “So Far Away” and “Price to Play” came with two unreleased tracks, “Novocaine” and “Let It Out”, which were released for the special edition of the group’s subsequent album Chapter V , which came out in late 2005. In 2003, Staind unsuccessfully sued their logo designer Jon Stainbrook in New York Federal Court for attempting to re-use the logo he had sold to the band. They re-opened the case in mid-2005.
Worldwide tour to promote 14 Shades of Grey
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