It's been 10 years since the release of Hoobastank's hit single, 'The Reason.'
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Remember that video? The one where a girl is hit by a car, and the driver immediately says:
As soon as Hoobastank came into our lives, they were gone.
Zach Galifianakis wanted them to be his musical guest when he hosted SNL for the first time, but they didn't show.
This happened over and over again. It seemed Hoobastank were dead.
People were starting to give up.
Hoobastank memorabilia was a hot commodity. In the film Pitch Perfect the acapella groups fought over a microphone they used in a concert.
Hoobastank brought Rod back from the dead in Hot Rod!
It seemed Hoobastank was slowly softening.
Then, out of no where the Stank resurfaced, posting videos of their crazy antics online!!
They started posting cryptic tweets! Doug likes Cola?! Does this mean they're making a comeback!?
#HoobaDoug enjoys his cherry coke @cocacola
They visited our troops in the Middle-East! There has to be a REASON for that?!
Then they did the greatest cover of all time!
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Momentum started to build!
Props to whoever made this. #KeepCalm
People began to wonder if this was it...Are we going to see a return?!
Many die hard Hooba-fans would argue that Hoobastank never left, and in the words of the great LL Cool J:
So please Hoobastank, it is time to come back into the spot light and save music! This is your time! It is time for the world once again to:
