On December 9, 2003, “Island” label released “Reason”, the second Hoobastank studio album. It was recorded March – August 2003, at “Bay 7 Studios”, “Valley Village Studios”, “Sparky Dog Studios” in Calabasas, California, and was produced by Howard Benson. The album was certified Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, 2 x Platinum in the USA by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

• Doug Robb – lead and backing vocals 
• Dan Estrin – acoustic and electric guitar 
• Markku Lappalainen – bass guitar 
• Chris Hesse – drums 
• Michael Valerio – upright bass 
• Howard Benson – keyboards
• Mark Robertson – violin, string contractor
• Sam Fisher – violin
• Rene Mandel – violin
• Simon Oswell – viola
• Shanti Randall – viola
• Evan Wilson – viola
• Victor Lawrence – cello
• David Low – cello
• David Mergen – cello
• Deborah Lurie – string arrangements
• Jamie Oliver – group vocals 
• Ian Watkins – group vocals
• Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
• Mike Plotnikoff – mixing
• Louis Marino – art direction, design, illustrations
• Danny Clinch – band photography
• RJ Muna – cover photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Doug Robb; all music by Daniel Estrin.

1. Same Direction
2. Out of Control
3. What Happened to Us
4. Escape
5. Just One
6. Lucky
7. From the Heart
8. The Reason
9. Let It Out
10. Unaffected
11. Never There
12. Disappear