ARTIST · ALTERNATIVE / ROCK

Finger Eleven

Drop-tuned weight with stadium chorus discipline—Maple Leaf rock built for North American dial.

Alternative rock
Post-grunge

Updated 27 October 2026

Biography

Evolving from early work as Rainbow Butt Monkeys, Finger Eleven sharpened hooks while keeping thick guitar architecture.

One Thing became an early-2000s earworm thanks to dynamic restraint and Scott Anderson’s aching vocal release.

Album deep cuts balance groove alternatives to four-on-the-floor predictability still welcomed by rock formats.

High-bitrate streams preserve pick scrape, ride wash, and layered doubles that aggressive limiting can erase.

Finger Eleven started in Burlington, Ontario, as a funk-metal band called Rainbow Butt Monkeys before changing its name. Singer Scott Anderson, guitarists James Black and Rick Jackett, bassist Sean Anderson, and drummer Rich Beddoe built a sound that moved from heavier rock to more melodic songs.

Paralyzer, from Them vs. You vs. Me (2007), was the breakthrough in the US, while One Thing had already brought them a following in Canada. Later albums include Life Turns Electric (2010) and Five Crooked Lines (2013).

Interesting facts about Finger Eleven

01 Canadian rock band formed in Burlington, Ontario in 1990.
02 Their eponymous album Finger Eleven (2003) housed the US hit One Thing.
03 Earned multiple Juno Award nominations and became a fixture of Canadian alternative rock radio.
04 The band began as Rainbow Butt Monkeys.
05 Paralyzer (2007) was their biggest hit in the US.