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The Fray

Data updated on 2025-04-04 10:16:33 UTC
This Fall, The Fray will re-emerge with a US headline tour and their first collection of new music in a decade. "The Fray Is Back," named after a joyful declaration shouted out by a fan at a recent live show, marks the start of a new chapter with vocalist/guitarist and primary songwriter Joe King taking over lead vocal duties alongside longtime guitarist Dave Welsh and drummer Ben Wysocki. When the Colorado-bred band first burst onto the scene in the early aughts, The Fray introduced the world to a profoundly life-affirming form of alt-rock: timeless but inventive, arena-sized in scope but firmly rooted in raw emotion. Over the coming years, their soul-searching songwriting and high-powered sound led to earning four Grammy Award nominations, scoring a multitude of Billboard top 10 hits, and amassing a passionately devoted worldwide fanbase. Their single “How To Save A Life” spent a staggering 58 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the “unofficial theme song” for Grey’s Anatomy. Rolling Stone praised their "stick-in-your-head hooks and eloquent narratives," while the LA Times called their music “melodically rich.” The Fray’s debut album How To Save A Life (2005) is certified 4x platinum in the US and has been declared one of the best-selling digital debuts of all time.

Total plays

5.1 billion
Updated on 2025-04-04

Country

United States

Monthly listeners

17,614,291

Followers

4,202,178

Top Cities

  1. Australia
    312,973 listeners
  2. United Kingdom
    234,872 listeners
  3. Australia
    265,961 listeners
  4. Australia
    213,133 listeners
  5. Philippines
    212,275 listeners

Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
How to Save a Life
How to Save a Life
1,394,727,888 4:23 2005-09-13
How To Save A Life
How To Save A Life
1,394,727,888 4:22 2007-10-05
You Found Me - Radio Mix
You Found Me - Radio Mix
571,836,201 4:01 2009-01-01
Look After You
Look After You
372,778,553 4:27 2005-09-13
Over My Head (Cable Car)
Over My Head (Cable Car)
352,163,074 3:56 2004-01-01
Never Say Never
Never Say Never
267,725,698 4:17 2009-02-02
Love Don't Die
Love Don't Die
60,388,020 3:03 2014-02-24
Be Still
Be Still
47,393,732 2:49 2012-02-07
Over My Head (Cable Car) - Live at Sirius Radio, NYC, NY - May 2006
Over My Head (Cable Car) - Live at Sirius Radio, NYC, NY - May 2006
44,495,706 3:50 2005-10-07
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
38,703,012 3:40 2011-10-11
How to Save a Life - Live in NYC - 2009
How to Save a Life - Live in NYC - 2009
35,511,253 4:50 2009-04-07
How to Save a Life - Live in Nashville, TN - December 2006
How to Save a Life - Live in Nashville, TN - December 2006
29,931,756 4:30 2007-11-13
Heartless - Swinghouse Session - 2009
Heartless - Swinghouse Session - 2009
28,196,939 4:15 2009-01-01
All at Once
All at Once
26,779,922 3:48 2005-09-13
All At Once
All At Once
26,779,922 3:49 2016-11-04
Syndicate
Syndicate
24,427,603 3:30 2009-02-02
She Is
She Is
23,016,534 3:57 2005-09-13
Happiness
Happiness
22,585,085 5:23 2009-02-02
Say When
Say When
19,756,838 5:02 2009-02-02
Singing Low
Singing Low
17,839,074 4:24 2016-09-09
Hold My Hand
Hold My Hand
16,164,407 3:42 2014-02-24
Where the Story Ends
Where the Story Ends
16,126,652 3:57 2009-02-02
Ungodly Hour
Ungodly Hour
15,416,055 5:05 2009-02-02
Vienna
Vienna
13,704,741 3:51 2005-09-13
Enough for Now
Enough for Now
12,420,187 4:15 2009-02-02
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
11,281,226 3:59 2012-02-07
Absolute
Absolute
10,926,251 3:47 2009-02-02
The Fighter
The Fighter
10,453,513 4:20 2012-02-07
Fall Away
Fall Away
9,746,588 4:24 2005-09-13
Heaven Forbid
Heaven Forbid
9,744,847 4:00 2005-09-13
Trust Me
Trust Me
9,729,222 3:23 2005-09-13
Changing Tides
Changing Tides
9,541,168 3:30 2016-10-28
Dead Wrong
Dead Wrong
9,346,537 3:05 2005-09-13
Corners
Corners
9,215,926 3:32 2016-11-04
Break Your Plans
Break Your Plans
8,889,277 3:47 2014-02-24
Little House
Little House
7,739,848 2:30 2005-09-13
Hundred
Hundred
7,501,747 4:13 2005-09-13
Wherever This Goes
Wherever This Goes
7,500,356 3:38 2014-02-24
I Can Barely Say
I Can Barely Say
7,456,339 4:20 2012-02-07
Hurricane
Hurricane
7,149,644 3:48 2014-02-24
Rainy Zurich
Rainy Zurich
7,095,171 3:48 2012-02-07
Our Last Days
Our Last Days
6,701,818 3:40 2014-02-24
Keep On Wanting
Keep On Wanting
6,574,283 4:41 2014-02-24
We Build Then We Break
We Build Then We Break
6,110,162 3:48 2009-02-02
Turn Me On
Turn Me On
5,518,170 3:03 2012-02-07
Undertow (Featuring The Fray & Esthero)
Undertow (Featuring The Fray & Esthero)
4,885,389 4:22 2009-01-01
Munich
Munich
4,751,261 3:57 2012-02-07
1961
1961
4,422,129 3:54 2012-02-07
The Wind
The Wind
4,353,761 4:15 2012-02-07
Give It Away
Give It Away
4,091,548 3:21 2014-02-24
Closer to Me
Closer to Me
3,866,570 2:47 2014-02-24
Shadow and a Dancer
Shadow and a Dancer
3,486,289 4:49 2014-02-24
48 to Go
48 to Go
3,474,179 3:23 2012-02-07
Maps
Maps
3,436,918 3:19 2011-12-31
Mahna Mahna
Mahna Mahna
3,382,014 2:13 2011-01-01
Same as You
Same as You
3,252,229 5:06 2014-02-24
Here We Are
Here We Are
3,020,230 3:32 2012-02-07
You Found Me - Acoustic Version
You Found Me - Acoustic Version
3,010,255 4:07 2007-07-30
How to Save a Life - Single Mix
How to Save a Life - Single Mix
2,940,206 3:60 2007-06-15
Time Well Wasted
Time Well Wasted
2,718,447 2:50 2024-07-25
Streets of Philadelphia
Streets of Philadelphia
2,041,737 3:50 2011-12-31
Don't Look Down
Don't Look Down
1,904,523 3:18 2024-09-27
Known You Always
Known You Always
1,885,956 3:20 2024-09-27
Look After You - Live at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA - May 2006
Look After You - Live at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA - May 2006
1,799,873 7:28 2006-07-18
How to Save a Life - Live at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA - May 2006
How to Save a Life - Live at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA - May 2006
1,783,054 4:42 2006-07-18
How to Save a Life - Acoustic Live at Q101, Chicago, IL - 2006
How to Save a Life - Acoustic Live at Q101, Chicago, IL - 2006
1,473,589 4:39 2007-05-11
You Found Me - Live in NYC - 2009
You Found Me - Live in NYC - 2009
1,357,085 4:08 2009-04-07
Angeleno Moon
Angeleno Moon
1,163,510 3:32 2024-09-27
Ready or Not
Ready or Not
1,160,189 3:50 2011-12-31
Why
Why
1,046,524 4:00 2011-12-31
Over My Head (Cable Car) - Live in NYC - 2009
Over My Head (Cable Car) - Live in NYC - 2009
1,040,362 4:13 2009-04-07
Look After You - Live in Nashville, TN - December 2006
Look After You - Live in Nashville, TN - December 2006
970,202 4:54 2007-11-13
Boulder to Birmingham (feat. Emmylou Harris)
Boulder to Birmingham (feat. Emmylou Harris)
947,612 5:07 2011-12-31
Forever More (feat. The Fray & Professor Green)
Forever More (feat. The Fray & Professor Green)
885,977 3:14 2012-09-28
Happiness - Live in NYC - 2009
Happiness - Live in NYC - 2009
840,223 6:36 2009-04-07
The Great Beyond
The Great Beyond
821,441 4:37 2007-07-30
All at Once - Live at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA - May 2006
All at Once - Live at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA - May 2006
804,153 4:03 2006-07-18
Over My Head (Cable Car) - Live at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA - May 2006
Over My Head (Cable Car) - Live at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA - May 2006
769,352 4:21 2006-07-18
Heaven Forbid - Live at Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO - August 2005
Heaven Forbid - Live at Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO - August 2005
755,677 4:13 2005-10-07
She Is - Live at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA - May 2006
She Is - Live at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA - May 2006
711,213 4:17 2006-07-18
Not Now
Not Now
709,224 3:01 2024-09-27
How to Save a Life - Live at Webster Hall, NYC, NY - February 2009
How to Save a Life - Live at Webster Hall, NYC, NY - February 2009
694,387 4:58 2009-09-28
Enough for Now - Live in NYC - 2009
Enough for Now - Live in NYC - 2009
686,565 4:27 2009-04-07
Interlude 1 - Live at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA - May 2006
Interlude 1 - Live at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA - May 2006
683,942 0:48 2006-07-18
Absolute - Live in NYC - 2009
Absolute - Live in NYC - 2009
661,862 3:56 2009-04-07
Vienna - Live at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA - May 2006
Vienna - Live at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA - May 2006
647,889 5:39 2006-07-18
She Is - Live Acoustic at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA - June 2006
She Is - Live Acoustic at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA - June 2006
624,187 3:29 2007-05-11
She Is - Live in Nashville, TN - December 2006
She Is - Live in Nashville, TN - December 2006
593,379 3:48 2007-11-13
"It's Not Easy Being Skinny" - Live at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA - May 2006
"It's Not Easy Being Skinny" - Live at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA - May 2006
582,131 0:36 2006-07-18
"Chips and Salsa" - Live at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA - May 2006
"Chips and Salsa" - Live at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA - May 2006
553,661 0:37 2006-07-18
Same Thing
Same Thing
536,806 2:56 2024-09-27
Vienna - Live in Nashville, TN - December 2006
Vienna - Live in Nashville, TN - December 2006
512,974 4:07 2007-11-13
Heaven Forbid - Live at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA - May 2006
Heaven Forbid - Live at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA - May 2006
506,251 4:18 2006-07-18
Trust Me - Live at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA - May 2006
Trust Me - Live at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA - May 2006
497,013 13:33 2006-07-18
Dead Wrong - Live at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA - May 2006
Dead Wrong - Live at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA - May 2006
458,394 3:22 2006-07-18
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
444,867 4:12 2006-12-12
Heaven Forbid - Live in Nashville, TN - December 2006
Heaven Forbid - Live in Nashville, TN - December 2006
373,122 4:16 2007-11-13
Over My Head (Cable Car) - Live at The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA - May 2011
Over My Head (Cable Car) - Live at The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA - May 2011
300,260 4:16 2012-02-07
Take Your Time (performed by The Fray)
Take Your Time (performed by The Fray)
217,397 3:27 2011-01-01
Happiness - Live at The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA - May 2011
Happiness - Live at The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA - May 2011
201,729 6:50 2012-02-07
Never Say Never - Live in Minneapolis, MN - 2009
Never Say Never - Live in Minneapolis, MN - 2009
138,220 4:59 2009-09-28
Over My Head (Cable Car) - Live Acoustic at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA - June 2006
Over My Head (Cable Car) - Live Acoustic at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA - June 2006
102,317 3:53 2007-07-30
How to Save a Life - Live Acoustic at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA - June 2006
How to Save a Life - Live Acoustic at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA - June 2006
54,114 4:14 2007-07-30
Say When - Live at the 9:30 Club, Washington, DC - January 2009
Say When - Live at the 9:30 Club, Washington, DC - January 2009
39,218 5:28 2009-02-03
You Found Me - Live at the 9:30 Club, Washington, DC - January 2009
You Found Me - Live at the 9:30 Club, Washington, DC - January 2009
35,664 4:19 2009-02-03
Happiness - Live at the 9:30 Club, Washington, DC - January 2009
Happiness - Live at the 9:30 Club, Washington, DC - January 2009
28,389 7:58 2009-02-03
Enough for Now - Live at the 9:30 Club, Washington, DC - January 2009
Enough for Now - Live at the 9:30 Club, Washington, DC - January 2009
26,285 4:26 2009-02-03
We Build Then We Break - Live at the 9:30 Club, Washington, DC - January 2009
We Build Then We Break - Live at the 9:30 Club, Washington, DC - January 2009
25,100 5:00 2009-02-03
Winter Sun
Winter Sun
2,797 3:05 2014-02-26
500,000 Acres
500,000 Acres
2,307 3:19 2014-02-26
The Fighter - Live at The Fillmore, San Fransisco, CA - May 2011
The Fighter - Live at The Fillmore, San Fransisco, CA - May 2011
1,863 4:34 2012-04-18
Streets of Philadelphia - Acoustic Version
Streets of Philadelphia - Acoustic Version
1,820 3:22 2012-04-18
Interlude 2 - Live at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA - May 2006
Interlude 2 - Live at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA - May 2006
< 1000 0:25 2006-07-18

New releases

The Fray Is Back
The Fray Is Back
2024-09-27
[The Fray]
Time Well Wasted
Time Well Wasted
2024-07-25
[The Fray]
Through the Years: The Best of The Fray
Through the Years: The Best of The Fray
2016-11-04
[Epic]
Changing Tides
Changing Tides
2016-10-28
[Epic]
Singing Low
Singing Low
2016-09-09
[Epic]
Helios
Helios
2014-02-26
[Epic]
Helios
Helios
2014-02-24
[Epic]
Scars & Stories
Scars & Stories
2012-04-18
[Epic]
Scars & Stories
Scars & Stories
2012-03-02
[Epic]
Scars & Stories
Scars & Stories
2012-03-02
[Epic]
Scars & Stories
Scars & Stories
2012-02-10
[Epic]
Live EP (Spotify Exclusive)
Live EP (Spotify Exclusive)
2012-02-07
[Epic]
Scars & Stories
Scars & Stories
2012-02-07
[Epic]
Covers
Covers
2011-12-31
[Epic/Legacy]
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
2011-10-11
[Epic]
Heartless
Heartless
2009-09-28
[Epic]
Live From Soho
Live From Soho
2009-04-07
[Epic]
Bootleg No.3 - Live From The 9:30 Club
Bootleg No.3 - Live From The 9:30 Club
2009-02-03
[Epic]
The Fray
The Fray
2009-02-02
[Epic]
Acoustic In Nashville - Bootleg No. 2
Acoustic In Nashville - Bootleg No. 2
2007-11-13
[Epic]
She Is
She Is
2007-07-30
[Epic/Legacy]
You Found Me
You Found Me
2007-07-30
[Epic/Legacy]
How To Save A Life EP
How To Save A Life EP
2007-05-11
[Epic/Legacy]
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
2006-12-12
[Epic]
Live at The Electric Factory Bootleg No. 1
Live at The Electric Factory Bootleg No. 1
2006-07-18
[Epic]
Over My Head (Cable Car)
Over My Head (Cable Car)
2005-10-07
[Epic]
How To Save A Life
How To Save A Life
2005-09-13
[Epic]