Koopa (band)

The EP also featured "Erin's Main Obsession", "Pop Rock Factory", "How True" and "Unique" as well as "Blag, Steal and Borrow", the song that went on to become the band's download-only history making single.

[7] KOOPA's achievement is to have entered the Top 40 Chart as an unsigned band through sales of downloads alone, there being no physical copy of the single in existence.

In June 2007 the band were invited to open the Isle of Wight Festival from the main stage.

[9] The band also announced the album was receiving its final mix and that they would be main support for Bowling for Soup on a UK Tour.

In August 2008 the band announced that the first single from the forthcoming album would be "Gimmie It Back" which was released on 24 November 2008.

In February 2009, the Hoppus produced album Lies Sell Stories was initially released in Japan via Yoshimoto records.

The accompanying radio single "Gimmie It Back" received substantial air and video play on various broadcasters including MTV.

After this the band were invited to perform a short promotional tour of Japan, accompanying Metro Station.