Bowling for Soup

Summary

Bowling for Soup is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,911 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bowling for Soup was influenced by Green Day^[3].
• Bowling for Soup was influenced by The Specials^[4].
• Bowling for Soup was influenced by Night Ranger^[5].
• Bowling for Soup was influenced by Shades Apart^[6].
• Bowling for Soup was influenced by Dead Milkmen^[7].
• Bowling for Soup was influenced by Weezer^[8].
• Bowling for Soup's instance of is recorded as musical group^[9].
• Bowling for Soup's genre is pop-punk^[10].
• Bowling for Soup's genre is punk rock^[11].
• Bowling for Soup's record label is recorded as Jive Records^[12].
• Bowling for Soup's record label is recorded as RCA Records^[13].
• Bowling for Soup's record label is recorded as Silvertone Records^[14].
• Bowling for Soup's record label is recorded as Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.^[15].
• Bowling for Soup's record label is recorded as Zomba Group of Companies^[16].
• Bowling for Soup's discography is recorded as Bowling for Soup discography^[17].
• Bowling for Soup's Commons category is recorded as Bowling for Soup^[18].
• Bowling for Soup's country of origin is recorded as United States^[19].
• Bowling for Soup comprises Jaret Reddick^[20].
• Bowling for Soup comprises Chris Burney^[21].
• 1994 marks the founding of Bowling for Soup^[22].
• Bowling for Soup's location of formation is recorded as Wichita Falls^[23].
• Bowling for Soup's official website is recorded as https://www.bowlingforsoup.com/^[24].
• Bowling for Soup's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bowling for Soup^[25].
• Bowling for Soup's topic has template is recorded as Template:Bowling for Soup^[26].
• Bowling for Soup's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'BFS'}^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1994-06-04^[30]

• Genre(s): pop punk, punk rock^[31]

• Community tags: pop punk, punk rock^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: bcb95908-5c6e-453a-97fc-d69003d250ff^[33]

Body

Founding

1994 marks the founding of Bowling for Soup^[22]. Its location of formation is recorded as Wichita Falls^[23].

Identity

Bowling for Soup's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'BFS'}^[27].

Why It Matters

Bowling for Soup ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,911 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

It has been cited as an influence by The All-American Rejects^[36], a musical group^[37], founded in 1999^[38]; Simple Plan^[39], a musical group^[40], founded in 1999^[41]; and Cartel^[42], a musical group^[43], founded in 2003^[44].

FAQs

Who did Bowling for Soup influence?

Bowling for Soup has been cited as an influence by The All-American Rejects^[36], Simple Plan^[39], and Cartel^[42].