Their 2003 self-titled album achieved Gold status in the United States and Platinum in Canada, largely from the success of the single "One Thing", which marked the band's first placing on the US Hot 100 Chart at number 16.

Finger Eleven first formed at Lester B. Pearson High School[7] in Burlington, Ontario as Stone Soul Picnic, then changed their name to Rainbow Butt Monkeys.

One of their first shows was at a school Christmas concert in 1990, and they won the 97.7 CHTZ (Hits) HTZ FM's Rock Search competition.

They were signed by Mercury Records and, after releasing four EPs, they issued the album Letters from Chutney (1995), which received generally favourable reviews.

He was replaced by Rich Beddoe,[20] whom James Black had met at an Alice in Chains concert in Toronto several years earlier.

[24] This was another period of heavy touring, with the band playing X-Fest, Edgefest, K-Rockathon, and the four-city Canadian festival Summersault 2000.

[26] In 2002, Finger Eleven covered and remixed the entrance theme for wrestler Kane, a song they called "Slow Chemical", which was recorded and mixed at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario.

"One Thing" reached No.16 on Billboard's U.S charts,[32][33] and appeared in the TV shows Scrubs,[34] Smallville,[35] and Third Watch (uncredited).

[36] It was also used on World Wrestling Entertainment's 2007 edition of Raw, during a tribute video for Chris Benoit, who had killed himself and his family on June 25.

[46] The lead single, "Paralyzer", became the band's biggest hit; it spent fifty weeks on the charts and reached No.

[53] During this period, Finger Eleven continued to tour heavily, playing various festivals and numerous concerts with Seether, 3 Doors Down, and Kid Rock.

[61] Finger Eleven toured in support of the record throughout 2011 and 2012, again playing numerous festivals and concerts with Seether, Papa Roach, and Three Days Grace.

[67][68] (In 2015, former Three Days Grace frontman Adam Gontier would team up with Beddoe, Staind guitarist Mike Mushok, and bassist Corey Lowery to form the supergroup Saint Asonia).

[69] Finger Eleven issued their seventh album, Five Crooked Lines, on July 31, 2015, and released the lead single "Wolves and Doors"[70] to Canadian radio.

[citation needed] On June 9, 2018, Finger Eleven performed as Rainbow Butt Monkeys for the first time since 1997, playing at Burlington's Sound of Music Festival and showcasing songs from their debut album, Letters from Chutney.

[80] In July 2024, Finger Eleven announced their eighth studio album, Adrenaline, due out in 2025, accompanied by an eponymous single, set to be released in August 2024.