The group write highly melodic, harmony laden tunes, and their constant touring with two and a half to three hour performances has won them a wide fanbase.

Though the first single from that album "All I Am" spent eight weeks in the modern rock charts their record label at the time (I.R.S.

In 1997 the band signed to MCA Records and, in 1998, released their fourth full-length studio album simply titled dada.

In 1999 the band decided to have a break and played their supposedly final show in Norfolk, Virginia in front of 14,000 fans.

Michael Gurley and Phil Leavitt formed the band Butterfly Jones and they released the album Napalm Springs.

In order to continue playing, Gurley was forced to make some changes - these included using light gauge strings and tuning the instrument down a half step, as well as icing his wrists frequently to help with the pain.

In June 2008, Joie Calio released a second solo record under the moniker X Levitation Cult which was titled Happiness in Hell.

In 2011, using studio time originally booked for dada,[7] Joie Calio and Phil Leavitt recorded a new album together under the name 7Horse.

In 2013 Martin Scorsese featured the 7Horse song "Meth Lab Zoso Sticker" in his movie The Wolf of Wall Street.

[11] On December 8, 2023 on the (official Facebook group page) "Dada Forever" the "Return to dizz knee land" tour was announced playing venues in U.S. cities.

Starting on February 24, 2024 in San Juan Capistrano, California and ended at Pappy & Harriet’s in Pioneertown, CA on January 18th, 2025.