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Produced by <b>John Fields</b> (Switchfoot, the Goo Goo Dolls, P!nk, Paper Tongues), the album features anthemic hit single <b>“Something To Believe In,”</b> currently <b>Top 25 on the Hot AC Chart</b> and climbing. The song, an uplifting concoction of brassy saxophones, driving guitars and soaring, choir-backed vocals, received its debut last December on <b>ESPN</b> and has since gone on to become a staple of the network, while the video for the song has been viewed more than an astounding <b>1 million times</b>. Check it out here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVZ4uVHYRw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVZ4uVHYRw</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'>Additionally,<b> Parachute</b> - magnetic frontman <b><span lang=EN>Will Anderson</span></b><span lang=EN> (guitars, piano, lead vocals), <b>Kit French</b> (saxophone, keyboards, vocals), <b>Alex Hargrave</b> (bass), <b>Johnny Stubblefield</b> (drums), and <b>Nate McFarland</b> (lead guitar, vocals) – </span>have just announced U.S. summer support dates with the <b>Goo Goo</b> <b>Dolls</b> and <b>Michelle Branch</b>, kicking off on <b>July 13<sup>th</sup></b> in <b>Cincinnati, OH</b> and wrapping <b>August 25<sup>th</sup></b> in<b> Reno, NV</b>. <b>Parachute</b> is currently on the road with <b>Plain White T’s</b> for a run of Spring U.S. tour dates, their second leg of live shows together this year. The band is treating audiences to a preview of several new songs from their forthcoming album, including <b>“You and Me,” </b><b><span lang=EN>“Halfway,” “What I Know,” </span></b><span lang=EN>and<b> “White Dress.”</b> Another track, <b>“Kiss Me Slowly,”</b> was written with Grammy winners <b>Lady Antebellum</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><b><i>The Way It Was </i></b>is the follow-up to the band’s 2009 debut album <b><i>Losing Sleep </i></b>(Mercury Records), which shot to #1 on the iTunes and Amazon digital albums charts and spawned the Top 15 Hot AC hit single <b>“She Is Love.” Parachute </b>kicked off their breakout year in 2009 with a slow-burning acoustic performance of the song at the<b> New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square </b>before<b> </b>performing on <b><i>Good Morning America</i></b>, <b><i>Jimmy Kimmel Live!</i></b> and <b><i>The Early Show. </i></b>The video for <b>“She Is Love”</b> spent three months on <b>VH1’s Top 20 Countdown</b>. Second single <b>“Under Control”</b> became one of the most popular <b>iTunes Single Of The Week</b> features to emerge from a #1 iTunes album. <b>Parachute</b>’s songs have been featured on MTV’s <b><i>The City </i></b>and the CW’s<b><i> One Tree Hill,</i></b> <b><i>Vampire Diaries</i></b> and <b><i>90210</i>. </b>In the live arena,<b> </b>the past two years have seen the band playing headlining shows and opening for the likes of <b>Kelly Clarkson, The Script, 3 Doors Down</b> and <b>Secondhand Serenade. </b><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Parachute U.S. Tour Dates:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>*supporting Plain White T’s<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal># supporting Goo Goo Dolls and Michelle Branch<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>April 12<sup>th</sup> Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck*<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>April 13<sup>th</sup> St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant*<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>April 16<sup>th</sup> Lake Forest, IL @ Lake Forest College Ice Rink*<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>April 29<sup>th</sup> Blacksburg, VA @ Virginia Tech<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>May 1<sup>st</sup> Richmond, VA @ The Hat Factory*<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>May 2<sup>nd</sup> Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel*<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>May 5<sup>th</sup> Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>May 6<sup>th</sup> Erie, PA @ Mercyhurst College*<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>May 7<sup>th</sup> El Paso, TX @ Grace Gardens – KSII Radio Show<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>May 8<sup>th</sup> Virginia Beach, VA @ Diesel Rock ‘N’ Country Bar*<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>May 10<sup>th</sup> Raleigh, NC @Lincoln 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#<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>August 5<sup>th</sup> Pompano Beach, FL @ Pompano Beach Amphitheater #<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>August 7<sup>th</sup> Alpharetta, GA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park #<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>August 9<sup>th</sup> Charlotte, NC @ Uptown Amphitheatre #<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>August 10<sup>th</sup> Raleigh, NC @ Raleigh Amphitheatre #<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>August 12<sup>th</sup> Memphis, TN @ Live at the Garden #<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>August 17<sup>th</sup> Denver, CO @ 1<sup>st</sup> Bank #<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>August 18<sup>th</sup> Park City, UT @ Deer Valley Ski Resort #<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>August 20<sup>th</sup> Mammoth Lakes, CA @ Mammoth Mountain Ski Area #<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>August 21<sup>st</sup> Saratoga, CA @ The Mountain Winery #<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>August 23<sup>rd</sup> Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater #<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>August 25<sup>th</sup> Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Resort & Casino – Summit Pavilion #<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.weareparachute.com">www.weareparachute.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For more information on<b> Parachute</b>, please contact:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Press Here<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>212-246-2640<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Carleen Donovan / <a href="mailto:carleen@pressherepublicity.com">carleen@pressherepublicity.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Carla Senft / <a href="mailto:carla@pressherepublicity.com">carla@pressherepublicity.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mercury Records<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Lauren Schneider / <a href="mailto:lauren.schneider@umusic.com">lauren.schneider@umusic.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>