Facts: - years active: 1989 -- present - caption: finger eleven performing at the hamilton festival of friends - origin: burlington , ontario , canada - label: concord music group - genre: alternative rock alternative metal hard rock pop rock - alias: rainbow butt monkeys - name: finger eleven - image size: 250px - background: group_or_band - image: finger eleven 2014 01.jpg - associated acts: saint asonia Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of finger eleven .
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finger eleven is a canadian rock band from burlington , ontario , formed in 1989 .they have released seven total studio albums -lrb- six as finger eleven and one as rainbow butt monkeys -rrb- , with their album '' the greyest of blue skies '' bringing them into the mainstream .the 2003 self-titled album achieved gold status in the united states and platinum in canada , largely from the success of the single '' one thing '' , which marked the band 's first placing on the us hot 100 chart at number 16 .their 2007 album , '' them vs. you vs. me '' , launched the single '' paralyzer '' , which went on to top numerous charts including the canadian hot 100 and both us rock charts , as well as reaching no. 6 on the us hot 100 and no. 12 on the australian singles chart .they won the juno award for rock album of the year in 2008 .it was later certified gold status in the us and multi platinum in canada .they released their sixth studio album , '' life turns electric '' , on october 5 , 2010 ; it was nominated for a juno award for best rock album of the year .they released their first single , '' living in a dream '' , adding a little bit of more of funk rock and dance rock , just like their hit song '' paralyzer '' .'' five crooked lines '' , their 7th studio album , was released july 31 , 2015 , with '' wolves and doors '' as the lead single .