Editing Hanson (band) (section)

===2001–2005: Independent career===
After a three-year struggle, the brothers left [[The Island Def Jam Music Group|Island Def Jam Records]] to seek more creative freedom. Label executives had refused over 80 songs from the band, believing new material lacked marketability.<ref name="hanson.net"/> The documentary film ''[[Strong Enough to Break]]'' follows these events.

Hanson now records for their own [[Independent record label|independent label]], 3CG Records.<ref name=access>{{cite video| people = Paulina Williams (director)| url = http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/vh1_all_access/78349/episode_about.jhtml| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040426015046/http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/vh1_all_access/78349/episode_about.jhtml| url-status = dead| archive-date = April 26, 2004| title = VH1 All Access: Spotlight – Hanson| medium = TV-series| publisher = Viacom|date= 2004}}</ref> The label has distribution deals through [[Alternative Distribution Alliance]] in the United States, [[Cooking Vinyl]] in Europe, [[Sony Music]] in Asia and with various other distributors throughout the world.<ref name=hnet>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hanson.net/Band/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070129081029/http://www.hanson.net/Band/|url-status=dead|title=Hanson.net band information|archive-date=January 29, 2007}}</ref> During the dispute with their former label, Hanson signed with the management company, 10th Street Entertainment, which also manages artists such as [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.10thst.com/ |title=Tenth Street Entertainment |website=10thst.com |access-date=May 5, 2012}}</ref>

The band's Underneath Acoustic tour took place during the Summer and Fall of 2003 across the US, with one show in Canada and one in the UK. Music included acoustic versions of songs from the then-forthcoming release, ''[[Underneath (Hanson album)|Underneath]]''. The tour ended November 5, 2003 with a performance at [[Carnegie Hall]].<ref>{{cite journal |url= https://people.com/celebrity/isaac-hanson-weds-longtime-girlfriend/|title=Isaac Hanson Weds Longtime Girlfriend
 |date=October 2, 2006 |journal=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref>

Released on April 20, 2004, ''Underneath'' sold 37,500 copies in the first week of release in the US alone. The album debuted at No.&nbsp;1 on the ''Billboard'' Top Independent Albums chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56820/hanson-hopes-to-educate-with-new-dvd |title=Hanson Hopes To Educate With New DVD |website=Billboard.com |date=October 27, 2006 |access-date=November 27, 2010}}</ref> and No.&nbsp;25 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] album chart,<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/1438906/winans-prince-cant-stop-usher |title=Winans, Prince Can't Stop Usher's No.&nbsp;1 Run |website=Billboard.com |date=April 28, 2004 |access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref> making ''Underneath'' one of the most successful self-released albums of all time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.superiorpics.com/isaac_hanson/ |title=The Isaac Hanson Picture Pages |website=Superiorpics.com }}</ref> Hanson's The Underneath Tour took them across the globe for nearly a full year (July - December 2004; March - June 2005).

In autumn 2005, Hanson toured in the US and Canada to support ''[[The Best of Hanson: Live & Electric]]''. They also visited colleges to showcase ''[[Strong Enough to Break]]'', the documentary chronicling difficulties with and departure from Island Def Jam. During college visits, the band held question-and-answer sessions about independent artists' role in the music industry.<ref name=nique>{{cite news| last = Lipko| first = Hillary| title = Think radio sucks? You're not alone.| newspaper = Technique| date = March 11, 2005| url = http://dev.nique.gatech.edu/issues/2005-03-11/entertainment/1| access-date = December 17, 2009| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080830031021/http://dev.nique.gatech.edu/issues/2005-03-11/entertainment/1| archive-date = August 30, 2008}}</ref>