Rascal Flatts is an American Country Music group founded in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] Since its inception, Rascal Flatts has been composed of three members: Gary LeVox (lead vocals), Jay DeMarcus (bass guitar, keyboards, vocals), and Joe Don Rooney (lead guitar, vocals).[1] DeMarcus and LeVox are also second cousins.
Rascal Flatts has released five studio albums and a live compilation, all on Lyric Street Records. Their first two albums, 2000's Rascal Flatts and 2002's Melt, have been certified 2x Multi-Platinum and 3x Multi-Platinum, respectively, in the United States, while 2004's Feels Like Today and 2006's Me and My Gang have received 5x Multi-Platinum and 4x Multi-Platinum certifications respectively. 2007's Still Feels Good, their most recent album, is certified 2x Multi-Platinum.
They have also released twenty-two singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including eight Number Ones. A cover of Tom Cochrane's "Life Is a Highway", from the soundtrack to the 2006 film Cars, also entered the country music charts from unsolicited airplay. Their longest-lasting Number One is "Bless the Broken Road" (late 2004-early 2005) at five weeks, while their most successful crossover single is "What Hurts the Most", which topped both the country and Adult Contemporary charts in 2006, and was a Top Ten pop hit.
