It served as lead single for their debut studio album Camino Palmero (2001), which was met with commercial success despite unfavorable critical reception.

[3] Their second album, Two (2004), was supported by the lead single "Our Lives," which was featured in the closing ceremonies of the 2004 Summer Olympics as well as the opening song for the 78th Academy Awards.

They quickly found their own sound amongst radio rock acts of the early 21st century such as Matchbox Twenty, Third Eye Blind, Train, and Fastball.

On March 29, 2004, they released their lead single "Our Lives" from their upcoming second album, which made its debut on hot adult contemporary radio the same day.

However, Two had disappointing sales compared to their first album and failed to live up to expectations, charting at number 54 on Billboard Top 200.

On August 15, 2013, Alex Band reformed the Calling with new members; Sean Kipe on lead guitar, Jake Fehres on bass, and Art Pacheco on drums.

On August 18, Band was reportedly abducted by two men that robbed him, beat him severely, and dumped him on train tracks in Lapeer, Michigan.

[19] Band reportedly lost a tooth, suffered a mild concussion and needed fifteen stitches to close a wound on his chin.

In June 2016, Band created a Patreon page to share his work, including demos, unreleased music, covers, upcoming tracks, and behind the scenes footage.

In July 2017 it was announced that The Calling would be joining Lifehouse as support acts for Live's Australian leg of their world reunion tour.

[25] The Calling began to tour around Europe in the beginning of 2020, with locations including the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Austria.

Whilst on tour in February, Band spoke in a video interview presentation with Welsh podcast SteegCast.

In the video, Band speaks of his future music plans and talks of new material, including even at some point releasing orchestral workings of some of the Calling's best known songs.

The Calling announced their Latin America Tour on their social media to celebrate their 20th anniversary of their debut album, with dates starting in December 2022 in Brazil, Argentina, Costa Rica, and Mexico.

In July, 2023, The Calling announced that they will be playing an acoustic set for the Pop 2000 Tour in Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas in August 19th, 2023, along with Chris Kirkpatrick, Smash Mouth, O-Town and LFO.

On December 11, 2023, The Calling posted teasers on their social media of the band working in Minneapolis, Minnesota with award-winning record producer John Fields (who had worked on Alex Band's solo album), further confirming that new music is being made, with an expected release date in 2024.

In November 2003, Wood and Mohler, former members of the Calling, filed a lawsuit against Band, Kamin, and the group's management.

The lawsuit also states that "Kamin prioritized his work on projects with other artists, refused to devote himself to writing and recording with the Calling, and fought Band’s decisions on every aspect of the album."

Kamin disputes the allegations, responding "I don’t know why I was supposed to give him the rights to something that was a representation of our collective talent.