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((Short description|Canadian punk rock band))((Refimprove|date=March 2020))
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| name                = Not By Choice
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| origin              = [[Ajax, Ontario|Ajax]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| genre               = ((flatlist|
*[[Punk rock]]
*[[pop Punk]]
*[[Alternative rock]]
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| years_active        = ((start date|1997))–((end date|2008)); ((start date|2017))–((end date|present))
| label               = [[Linus Records|Linus]]<br>[[Warner Music Canada|Warner]]<br>[[MapleMusic Recordings|MapleMusic]]<br>[[Universal Records|Universal]]
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| current_members     = Mike Bilcox<br>Glenn "Chico" Dunning<br>Liam Killeen<br>AJ Bovaird
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'''Not by Choice''' is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[punk rock]] [[music band|band]] from [[Ajax, Ontario|Ajax]].  They have released two albums, ''[[Maybe One Day]]'' in 2002 ([[Linus Records]]/[[Warner Music Canada]]), and ''[[Secondhand Opinions]]'' ([[Maple Music Recordings]]/[[Universal Music Canada]]) in 2004.

==History==
===2002-2003: Debut album and acclaim===
In 2002, Not By Choice signed with [[Linus Entertainment]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.chartattack.com/DAMN/2002/06/0406.cfm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030701231615/http://www.chartattack.com/DAMN/2002/06/0406.cfm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 1, 2003|title=Not By Choice Sign With Linus |publisher=[[Chart Attack]] |accessdate=January 30, 2019))</ref> That same year, the band released their debut album, ''Maybe One Day''. The band earned a [[MuchMusic Video Awards|MuchMusic Video Award]] for "Best Independent Video" ("Now That You Are Leaving"), a [[CASBY award]] for "Best Independent Album",<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.chartattack.com/DAMN/2002/11/2504.cfm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030513084708/http://www.chartattack.com/DAMN/2002/11/2504.cfm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=May 13, 2003 |title=Simple Plan, Treble Charger Win At The 2002 Casby Awards|publisher=[[Chart Attack]] |accessdate=February 3, 2019))</ref> and inclusion on two ''[[Big Shiny Tunes]]'' compilations (''[[Now That You Are Leaving]]'' and ''[[Standing All Alone]]''). In 2003, the band signed with [[MapleMusic Recordings]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2003/11/1104.cfm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031120120114/http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2003/11/1104.cfm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=November 20, 2003|title=Not By Choice Sign With MapleMusic|publisher=[[Chart Attack]] |accessdate=February 5, 2019))</ref> ''Maybe One Day'' was released in [[Japan]] in December 2003, selling over 25,000 records in the country.

===2004-2005: Second album, Bovaird departure===
The band's October 2004 release of their second album, ''Secondhand Opinions'', presented a different direction from the pop-punk roots of ''Maybe One Day'' with a more mature-sounding musical approach.  The album was not well received by commercial radio, and did not meet the expectations set by the success of their first album.  Despite a heavy push from Much Music with their video for the first single ''Days Go By'', the band did not tour outside of Southern Ontario for more than a handful of sporadic dates.  They were given the opening band slot for Avril Lavigne's 2005 summer tour in Southern Ontario, but the effort came almost 8 months after the release of ''Secondhand Opinions''.

The band did prove to have a faithful following in Japan, and ''Secondhand Opinions'' did manage to receive a great deal of attention.  The band was able to tour Japan in March 2005, performing a week of headlining shows followed by a week as the opening band for [[Simple Plan]].

After the departure of bassist AJ Bovaird during the summer of 2005, Not by Choice took a break from touring and began writing songs for a new album. However, the band later stopped progress on their third studio album and took an indefinite hiatus.

===2017-present: reunion===
On April 10, 2017, Not By Choice announced that the classic lineup would be reuniting to play live as the main support for Simple Plan's No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls 15th anniversary tour stop in Toronto. This show occurred on September 16, 2017.<ref name="reunion">((Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/notbychoice/|title=Not By Choice|website=Facebook.com|accessdate=2020-03-25))</ref>

In 2018, Not By Choice performed at the Sound of Music Festival in [[Burlington, Ontario]].

==Discography==
===Albums===
*2002: ''[[Maybe One Day]]''
*2004: ''[[Secondhand Opinions]]''

===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2" width="170"| Single
!colspan="1"| Chart peaks
!rowspan="2"| Album
|-
!style="width:3em;font-size:75%"|[[MuchMusic Countdown|MM<br>Countdown]]<br><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.muchmusic.com/tv/countdown/index.aspx|title=MuchMusic Countdown |publisher=[[MuchMusic]] |accessdate=2011-04-15))</ref>
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| 2002
| "Standing All Alone"
| align="center"| 11
|rowspan="2" | ''Maybe One Day''
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| 2003
| "Now That You Are Leaving"
| align="center"| 4
|-
| 2004
| "Days Go By"
| align="center"| 16
| ''Secondhand Opinions''
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==Members==
* Mike Bilcox – guitar, lead vocals
* Glenn "Chico" Dunning – guitar, backing vocals
* Liam Killeen – drums
* AJ Bovaird – bass, backing vocals

==Singles==
*2002: "[[Standing All Alone]]"
*2002: "[[Now That You Are Leaving]]"
*2004: "[[Days Go By (Not by Choice song)|Days Go By]]"

==References==
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[[Category:Musical groups reestablished in 2017]]
[[Category:Musical groups from the Regional Municipality of Durham]]
[[Category:Canadian pop punk groups]]
[[Category:MapleMusic Recordings artists]]
[[Category:1997 establishments in Ontario]]

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