Danny O'Donoghue and Mark Sheehan had been best friends since they were 12 growing up in Dublin. [14] [15] They were formerly part of a boy band called Mytown, formed in 1996. Striking up a songwriting and production partnership, they were invited to Canada to collaborate with some of their heroes, including Dallas Austin, Montell Jordan and Teddy Riley. [16] They were in the US for a few years and got a record deal until the company split and dropped them. The band's third album was titled #3. It was released in the UK on 10 September 2012 and in the United States on 9 October 2012. [41] " Hall of Fame" was the lead single, which debuted on radio on 23 July 2012. It was recorded in Los Angeles, Studio 3, and released on iTunes on 21 August 2012. The single features will.i.am, whom Danny works alongside on The Voice UK. The song became their most successful to date, being certified 5× Platinum in Australia, Platinum in Italy, 2× Platinum in New Zealand, 6× Platinum in Norway, 2× Platinum in Sweden and 2× Platinum in the US. The song also peaked at number 1 in the UK, Scotland, Ireland, Europe and Austria, and charted in over 30 countries. It is their highest-charting single to date worldwide. Oh Danny boy! Script revel in chart success". The Independent. 26 November 2012 . Retrieved 12 July 2013. Largely recorded aboard the band's tour bus during the length of the 3 World Tour through 2012 and 2013, the album has been described as a "prequel" to the band's eponymous debut album, recorded with the ideology of creating an album better than what they had previously recorded. The album is preceded by " Superheroes", released as the lead single promoting the album on 22 July 2014.

Offiziellecharts.de – The Script – No Sound Without Silence" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 July 2017. Horton, Matthew. "The Script: No Sound Without Silence". Virgin Media. Archived from the original on 16 September 2014 . Retrieved 19 April 2022. Swedishcharts.com – The Script – No Sound Without Silence". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 September 2014.Carole King Named BMI Icon at 60th Annual BMI Pop Awards". BMI.com. 16 May 2012 . Retrieved 27 April 2020. The song "Arms Open" was released as the second single from the album on 13 November 2017. A music video for the song was released on 1 December 2017. The band's third single, " Breakeven", was released in Ireland and UK on 21 November 2008 and 29 December 2008 respectively. The single was an instant success on the Irish Singles Chart. After entering the chart at number 40, it spent one week before entering the top ten at number 10, giving the Script their third top ten single in Ireland. The single spent four weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 21. The band's next two singles, "Talk You Down" [27] and " Before the Worst", [28] were released in March and July 2009, respectively. The Script To Release Third Album, #3, On October 9th Available For... – NEW YORK, Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/". Prnewswire.com . Retrieved 7 November 2012.

On 5 September 2012, the Script embarked on a headlining concert tour to promote the album, known as the #3 World Tour. [ citation needed] The tour spanned over 11 months and included shows in Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia, ending in August 2013. The band also went on tour with OneRepublic for their Native Summer Tour to promote the album, during the summer of 2014. The Script, Perry In Charge On U.K. Charts". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc . Retrieved 1 December 2009.

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The band's fourth studio album was titled No Sound Without Silence and the lead single from the album, " Superheroes", was released on 22 July 2014. [ citation needed] The album has been described by O'Donoghue as a prequel to their debut album, with many of the songs being recorded on the road. [47] The album was released on 15 September 2014. [ citation needed] Ultratop.be – The Script – No Sound Without Silence" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 September 2014. Swisscharts.com – The Script – No Sound Without Silence". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 September 2021. Alexander, Susannah (21 July 2014). "Listen to The Script's new single 'Superheroes' ". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines . Retrieved 21 July 2014. Moss, Liv (21 July 2014). "Listen to The Script's new single Superheroes". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 24 July 2014.