Steve Harwell

Steven Scott Harwell (January 9, 1967 September 4, 2023) was an American musician and singer. He served as the lead vocalist for the rock band Smash Mouth from its formation in 1994 until his retirement in 2021. Their songs include "Walkin' on the Sun" and "All Star". Career Harwell was initially a rapper in the group F.O.S. (Freedom of Speech). He abandoned the Public Enemy-influenced project upon hearing Dr. Dre's 1992 album The Chronic and realizing that the genre was changing. Greg Camp formed Smash Mouth in 1994 with Harwell, Kevin Coleman, and Paul De Lisle. They first achieved success with their 1997 song "Walkin' on the Sun". The band's 1999 song "All Star" reached the top 10 in the United States, and regained popularity after being featured in the 2001 film Shrek. Harwell was a featured cast member in the sixth season of the VH1 reality show The Surreal Life in 2006. He appeared on other television and radio shows, as well as making a cameo in the 2001 film Rat Race. He performed two songs, "Beside Myself" and "Everything Just Crazy", for the 2013 South Korean-Chinese animated film Pororo, The Racing Adventure.