Heffron Drive

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Heffron Drive
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Belt and Schmidt in 2014
Background information
Origin Burbank, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active
  • 2008–2009
  • 2013–2019
LabelsTOLbooth
Past members
Website heffrondrive.com

Heffron Drive was an American duo formed by Kendall Schmidt and Dustin Belt, both originally from Kansas. [1] [2] It was originally formed in 2008 after Kendall and Dustin met each other by chance and realized they lived on the same street, Heffron Drive, Burbank, California. [3]

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History

In 2008, Kendall Schmidt and Dustin Belt formed the band Heffron Drive. The name refers to the street on which both members lived, Heffron Drive, in Burbank, California. [4] [5] In 2009, Schmidt joined the boyband Big Time Rush and Heffron Drive was on a break. [6] In May 2013, after Tanya Chisholm said that the series Big Time Rush was not being continued, Heffron Drive was revived. [7] On October 17, 2013, it was announced that Heffron Drive would be going on a winter tour; it started in Houston on November 23, and ended on December 22 in Los Angeles. [8] [9] On January 14, 2017, the band released a new song and music video for their single "Living Room". Their next release was on January 19, 2018 when they released a new song and music video titled "Mad At The World", and later "Separate Lives".

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart
positions
US
[10]
US
Indie

[11]
Happy Mistakes 8419
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart
positions
US Heat
[12]
Happy Mistakes: Unplugged
  • Released: April 28, 2015
  • Formats: Digital download
  • Label: TOLBooth
16
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Extended plays

TitleAlbum details
The Forthcoming
  • Released: April 1, 2009
  • Formats: Digital download
  • Label: TOLBooth
The Slow Motion EP
  • Released: February 10, 2017
  • Formats: LP, Cassette, digital download
  • Label: TOLBooth

Singles

List of singles
SongYearAlbum
"Parallel"2014Happy Mistakes
"One Track Mind"
"Happy Mistakes"2015
"Art of Moving On"Unplugged
"Eyes on YouNon-album single
"Rain Don't Come"2016
"Don't Let Me Go"
"Living Room"2017The Slow Motion EP
"Slow Motion"
"One Way Ticket"Non-album single
"Mad at the World"2018
"Separate Lives"
"Hot Summer"
"Black on Black"

Tours

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