Formed by high school friends Tom Higgenson and Ken Fletcher, the group had a mostly underground following in Chicago basements, clubs, and bars in its early years, and underwent numerous personnel changes. The band is best known for the songs "Hey There Delilah", which charted highly in many countries, and "1, 2, 3, 4". In 2008, they received a Grammy nomination for "Hey There Delilah".[

Plain White T's released the following albums including Wonders of the Younger (2010), Big Bad World (2008), Stop (2007), Every Second Counts (2007), Hey There Delilah (2006) and All That We Needed (2005).