Origin	Toronto, Ontario, CA
Years active	1991 – present
Genres	Pop Rock Hip Hop Techno
Labels	Linus Universal (2006-present) Venus EMI (2004-2006) Dreamworks Records (2002-2004) Epic Sony (2001) Work Columbia Sony (1999-2000) Funtrip Records/No Records (1991-1998)
Members	Marc Costanzo Sharon Costanzo

Len are a Canadian pop music group from Toronto, Ontario, known internationally as a one-hit wonder for its song "Steal My Sunshine" in 1999.

The band consists of:

• Marc Costanzo: vocals, guitar
• Sharon Costanzo: vocals, bass guitar

Len's early material was reminiscent of artists such as My Bloody Valentine, Mystery Machine and the Descendents. When they were dubbed as a "hip-hop Human League", Marc and Shar were flattered and admitted to being "weaned" on the Human League. The band has been together since 1991; the members are siblings and have an unusually strong bond with each other.

As an indie band, Len released an EP, and two albums, Superstar and Get Your Legs Broke, first on the Halifax, Nova Scotia based No Records label, then on their own Funtrip imprint. These albums eventually sold around 10,000 to 15,000 each. They eventually brought D Rock, DJ Moves and Planet Pea into the Len crew. The additional personnel changed the sound of their music from alternative punk/pop to a more hip-hop sound. They released You Can't Stop the Bum Rush in 1999, featuring the hit song "Steal My Sunshine", which was part of the Go soundtrack. The track featured a raspy sounding Marc complemented by the sweet sounding voice of Sharon, backed by a sampled beat from "More, More, More" by The Andrea True Connection.

In 2002 Len released an advance copy of We Be Who We Be (2002) only in the United States and Canada. The album was originally slated for Q2 2002, but after years of delays the band decided to leave the struggling label for Canadian-based Venus Corp (EMI). On February 15, 2005, Venus Corp released a completely different Len album, Diary of the Madmen, in Canadian stores only. However, some stores decided not to sell it due to its explicit language.

Next album (2007)

Len is now working on its new album, the follow-up to "Diary Of The Madmen", which is due to be finished in the summer of 2007. The record will contain 10 songs and will feature guests such as Stubbs, Junior Sanchez, and Chin. Marc and Shar's voices may not be featured on every song; this is not unusual.

Monday, December 18, 2006 - According to a blog entry by Marc on Len's myspace page - "Goin to the UK in Jan to do last vocs with shasha. The album will be out for the summer (2007)for damn sure..."

Discography

Albums

• Superstar (1994)
• Get Your Legs Broke (1996)
• You Can't Stop the Bum Rush (1999)US #46, RIAA: Gold.
• We Be Who We Be (2003)
• Diary of the Madmen (2005)
• TBA (2007)

EPs and singles

• "Self-titled" Cassette EP (1992)

From Superstar:

• "Slacker" (1994)
• "Superstar" (1994)
• "Candy Pop" (1995)

From Get Your Legs Broke:

• "Smarty Pants" (1996)
• "Showoff" (1996)
• "Trillion Daze" (1997)

From You Can't Stop The Bum Rush:

• "Steal My Sunshine" (1999) #9 U.S., #8 UK, #3 AUS, #1 CA
• "Feeling Alright" (2000) #28 UK, #26 CA
• "Cryptik Souls Crew" (2000)

From Digimon Soundtrack:

• "Kids In America" (2000)

From We Be Who We Be:

• "Bobby" (2003)
• "It's A Brother Sister Thing" (2004)

Original Soundtrack

• GO! (2000)
• Digimon (2000)
• Hot Chick (2003)
• Cheaper By The Dozen (2003)

Other

• Ant Records Compilation (1995)
• Squirtgun Compilation (1996)

Tours

1. Edmonton (1997)
2. Edgefest (1999)
3. Stampede (2000)
4. Four Ways To Rock Road Trip (2003)

Awards

1999

• MuchMusic Video Awards: Best Video - "Steal My Sunshine", Best Pop video - "Steal My Sunshine" and Favourite Canadian Video - "Steal My Sunshine"

External links

Official Site

• Official website
• Official MySpace profile

Fan Site

• Len Lovers - Fansite

LEN can refer to the following:

• Ligue Européenne de Natation
• Len (Tsukihime) - a fictional character from the visual novel Tsukihime by TYPE-MOON.
• Len a Canadian rock group
• Len is a function that gives the length of a text string in some dialects of BASIC programming language
• Len was an important Norwegian administrative entity during the period of Dano-Norwegian unification after their amalgamation as one state, which lasted from 1536–1814.

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