Found Out About You

Gin Blossoms

About Found Out About You

"Found Out About You" is the fourth single from the Gin Blossoms' second album New Miserable Experience, recorded in 1992. Written by lead guitarist Doug Hopkins, who was fired from the band after the album, the Gin Blossoms had previously recorded it on their 1989 debut album Dusted. "Found Out About You" reached number 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it the second single from the album (after "Hey Jealousy") to enter the top 40. It is the only Gin Blossoms song to reach number one on any chart (Billboard Modern Rock Tracks). The song found the most success in Canada, where it reached number three on the RPM Top Singles chart. Elsewhere, the song barely reached the top 40 in the United Kingdom and peaked at number 94 on Australia's ARIA Singles Chart in September 1994. 


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1999
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All last summer in case you don't recall
I was your and you were mine forget it all
Is there a line that I could write
Sad enough to make you cry
All the lines you wrote to me were lies
The months roll past the love that you struck dead
Did you love me?  Only in my head.
Things you said and did to me
Seemed to come so easily
The love I thought I'd won you give for free

Whispers at the bus stop
Well I heard about nights at the school yard
I found out about you

Rumours follow everywhere you go
And when you left I was last to know
You're famous now and there's no doubt
In all the places you hang out
They know your name and know what you're about

Whispers at the bus stop
I heard about nights out in the school yard
I found out about you
I found out about you

Street lights blink on through the car window
I get the time too often on AM radio
You know it's all I think about
I write your name drive past your house
Your boyfriend's over I watch your lights go out

Whispers at the bus stop
I heard about nights out in the school yard
I found out about you

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Gin Blossoms

Gin Blossoms are an American pop rock band formed in 1987 in Tempe, Arizona. They broke out with the song "Hey Jealousy" from their successful major label debut, New Miserable Experience (1992), but this achievement was coupled with the firing and eventual suicide of the song's author and band co-founder Doug Hopkins, prompting the title of their followup album, Congratulations I'm Sorry (1996). After a series of charting singles, the band broke up in 1997. After they reunited in 2002 they released a fourth album, Major Lodge Victory, in 2006, and their fifth, No Chocolate Cake, in 2010. more »

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Written by: DOUG HOPKINS

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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10 facts about this song

Song Origin
"Found Out About You," which eventually became a breakout hit for the Gin Blossoms, was actually a song the band’s lead singer, Doug Hopkins, had been working on since the 1980s, long before the group was signed to a mainstream label.
Charts Ranking
It peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and hit number 1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1994, making it one of the band's highest-charting songs.
Album Success
The song appeared on Gin Blossoms' second studio album, "New Miserable Experience," which has been certified quadruple platinum in the US – the success of this track contributed significantly to the album's sales.
Influence by Personal Experiences
The lyrics, penned by Doug Hopkins, were inspired by a series of girlfriends who cheated on him. Each verse reportedly refers to a different woman.
Doug Hopkins’s Tragic Story
Despite the song's success, Hopkins could not enjoy it fully as he was fired from the band due to his struggles with alcoholism. He ended up taking his own life in 1993, a few months before "Found Out About You" hit number 1 on the charts.
Music Video
The black-and-white music video for "Found Out About You" was directed by Lawrence Carroll and Kevin Kerslake.
Various Cover Versions
"Found Out About You" has been covered by several artists since its release, showing the song's influence on different genres of music.
Legacy
Today, "Found Out About You" continues to receive airplay and is a standard in 90s music compilations, demonstrating its enduring popularity.
Song Meaning
The song details the betrayal and heartbreak of finding out a lover has been unfaithful, which is a common theme in many pop and rock songs.
Sound and Style
The song is characterized by its jangly guitar sound, a style commonly associated with the alternative rock scene of the 1990s.

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