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Wheatus is an American pop punk Musical ensemble|group from Northport, New York. They are best known for their 2000 hit single "Teenage Dirtbag" which was also featured in the movie ''Loser (film)|Loser''.

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Wheatus was formed by Brendan B. Brown in 1995. Brown wrote a few songs, enlisted the help of his brother Peter on drums and Rich Liegey on Bass guitar|bass (he was replaced by Mike McCabe after the release of their self-titled debut ''Wheatus (album)|Wheatus''). In 1999, they hired New York attorney Ray Maiello to shop their self produced debut album and signed with Kevin Patrick at Columbia Records; shortly thereafter, Maiello was hired as band manager.

Wheatus' first and largest hit was "Teenage Dirtbag," which charted at #2 in the United Kingdom|UK. Their second single "A Little Respect" (an Erasure cover) also reached high chart positions, and was another top-3 hit for the band on the UK singles chart. Their third single, a double A-side of "Leroy" and "Wannabe Gangstar" (the single version of the latter featuring Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden), was recorded at Abbey Road in the famed studio 2 and was immediately at the center of a large dispute through which a SONY UK A and R representative named Ollie tried to turn them into a techno band like the Gorillas, because he liked the Gorillas. The... read all

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Wheatus will be playing at these Events
1. Wheatus at Rio's, Leeds on 28 Oct 2008
Location: 9 Merrion Street, Leeds, United Kingdom
2. Wheatus at The Freebutt, Brighton on 31 Oct 2008
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
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