question: What rock band was formed in 1983 and sang "Snow ((Hey Oh))"?
answer: Red Hot Chili Peppers
context: Title: 1927 (band)
  Passage: 1927 are an Australian pop rock band formed in 1987 with James Barton on drums, Bill Frost on bass guitar, his brother Garry Frost on guitar and keyboards, and Eric Weideman on vocals, guitar and keyboards.  They were popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s with their major hit songs "That's When I Think of You", "If I Could", "Compulsory Hero" and "Tell Me a Story".  Their multi-platinum number-one album, "...ish" (1988) was followed by "The Other Side" (1990) which peaked at number three.  At the ARIA Music Awards of 1989 they won two categories: Breakthrough Artist – Album for "...ish" and Breakthrough Artist – Single for "That's When I Think of You".  At the 1990 ceremony they won Best Video for "Compulsory Hero", which was directed by Geoff Barter.  Late in 1986 Garry Frost (ex-Moving Pictures) saw Weideman on a "Red Faces" talent segment of variety TV show "Hey Hey It's Saturday", Frost offered Weideman a spot in a new band, 1927.  In 1992 the group released a third studio album, "1927", which reached the top 40; but they disbanded the following year.  Weideman reformed 1927 in 2009 with a new line-up.
  Title: Red Hot Chili Peppers
  Passage: Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American funk rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983.  The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk rock and psychedelic rock.  When played live, their music incorporates elements of jam band due to the improvised nature of many of their performances.  Currently, the band consists of founding members vocalist Anthony Kiedis and bassist Flea, longtime drummer Chad Smith, and former touring guitarist Josh Klinghoffer.  Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of the best-selling bands of all time with over 80 million records sold worldwide, have been nominated for sixteen Grammy Awards, of which they have won six, and are the most successful band in alternative rock radio history, currently holding the records for most number-one singles (13), most cumulative weeks at number one (85) and most top-ten songs (25) on the "Billboard" Alternative Songs chart.  In 2012, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
  Title: Snow (Hey Oh)
  Passage: "Snow ((Hey Oh))" is a song by American band Red Hot Chili Peppers from their 2006 double album, "Stadium Arcadium".  The song was released as the follow-up single to "Tell Me Baby" on November 20, 2006 and became the band's third straight number one hit on the "Billboard" Modern Rock chart, a spot it held for five straight weeks.  The single was their 11th to top that chart, giving the band the all-time record for any artist on that chart, a record they still hold to date and extended in 2016 to 13.
  Title: The Rats (American band)
  Passage: The Rats were an American garage punk band from Portland, Oregon, formed by Fred Cole previously of the garage rock band, The Lollipop Shoppe.  Cole played guitar and sang, his wife, "Toody" played bass and sang, and initially Rod Rat played drums.  Their sound was a raw mix of punk rock with occasional country touches.  Their self-titled debut album appeared on Cole's Whizeagle label in 1980.  Soon after, Rod Rat left the band, though he guested on the 1981 follow-up "Intermittent Signals" before his death by suicide.  (Prior to his suicide Rod Rat (aka Rod Hibbert) also played drums in 1980-81 for Portland power pop band Domino Theory).  Sam Henry, formerly of the Wipers, played drums on this LP but left to join another Portland band, Napalm Beach.  Louis Samora was on the drum throne for the 1983 album "In a Desperate Red", still on Whizeagle.  Samora left in 1984 to concentrate on his rockabilly band, The Jackals.  The band broke up, but Bill Barker of Profile Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia convinced the band to reunite for a single.  It appeared under the band name The Desperate Edge later in 1984.  Soon after, Cole assembled a country band, Western Front, and he and Toody later reunited in Dead Moon.  The Rats' records have long been out of print and sell for high prices on eBay.  In 2008, Portland's Mississippi Records reissued the first album on vinyl.
  Title: Snow Patrol discography
  Passage: The discography of Snow Patrol, an alternative rock band from Northern Ireland and based in Dundee, Scotland, consists of six studio albums, twenty-eight singles, eight extended plays, two compilation albums and one live DVD.  Snow Patrol was formed in 1994 by Gary Lightbody, Michael Morrison and Mark McClelland under the name Shrug.  They released an extended play (EP) titled "The Yogurt vs. Yogurt Debate".  Morrison left in 1995, and the band changed their name to Polarbear.  Under this name they released their other EP, "Starfighter Pilot", on the Electric Honey label.  Drummer Jonny Quinn joined in 1997 and the band signed to Jeepster Records the same year.  They then underwent their final name change to Snow Patrol.  The band's first two studio albums: "Songs for Polarbears" and "When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up" were released in 1998 and 2001 respectively, but failed to do well commercially.  Subsequently, the band was dropped by the label.
  Title: Tell Me Baby
  Passage: "Tell Me Baby" is a song from the Red Hot Chili Peppers' ninth studio album "Stadium Arcadium".  The song was released as the follow-up to the hit single "Dani California" on July 17, 2006.  The single was not as successful as their prior single "Dani California" nor their next single "Snow (Hey Oh)" as far as chart success, but did reach number one on the "Billboard" Modern Rock chart and remained there for four weeks making it the band's second straight number one on that chart from "Stadium Arcadium" and tenth number one overall.
  Title: The Mavis's
  Passage: The Mavis's were an Australian rock band formed in Ballarat, Victoria in 1987.  Founding mainstays are Becky Thomas (a.k.a. Beki Thomas, Beki Colada) on lead vocals and keyboards, her brother Matt Thomas on guitar and vocals (a.k.a. Matt Doll) and Andrea Vendy on drums.  They were joined by Nick Gill (a.k.a. Nik Daniel) on guitar, in 1990, and Josh Alexander on bass guitar in 1994.  They released three studio albums, "Venus Returning" (July 1996), "Pink Pills" (April 1998) – which reached No. 12 on the ARIA Albums Chart – and "Rapture" (March 2003).  Their synth-driven single, "Cry" (February 1998), peaked at No. 13 on the ARIA Singles Charts and was listed on the Triple J Hottest 100 for 1998.  The band also performed the song on "Hey Hey It's Saturday".  They disbanded in December 2001 after a farewell tour of Australia.
  Title: The Oral Cigarettes
  Passage: The Oral Cigarettes (ジ オーラル シガレッツ ) , stylized as THE ORAL CIGARETTES is a four member Japanese alternative rock band from Nara Prefecture formed in July, 2010.  The band signed to A-Sketch in 2012 and have currently released two independent albums, three studio albums, one extended play, nine single albums and one demo album.  They are best known for performing the opening theme song of the anime "Noragami Aragoto", "Kyōran Hey Kids!!"  (狂乱 Hey Kids!!  , Frenzy Hey Kids!! )  .
  Title: Stadium Arcadium
  Passage: Stadium Arcadium is the ninth studio album by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers.  The album was released on May 9, 2006, on Warner Bros.  Records.  The album produced five singles: "Dani California", "Tell Me Baby", "Snow ((Hey Oh))", "Desecration Smile", and "Hump de Bump" along with the first ever fan made music video for the song, "Charlie".  In the U.S., "Stadium Arcadium" became the band's first number one selling album.  According to the band's vocalist Anthony Kiedis, "Stadium Arcadium" was originally scheduled to be a trilogy of albums each released six months apart, but was eventually condensed into a double album.  The album is also the group's last to feature guitarist John Frusciante, who confirmed his departure from the band in 2009.
  Title: Hey Monday
  Passage: Hey Monday is an American rock band from West Palm Beach, Florida, formed in 2008.  The band is on a hiatus as of December 2011.  They released their debut album "Hold On Tight" in 2008, which produced the singles "Homecoming" and "How You Love Me Now."  The album was followed up with their 2010 EP "Beneath It All", which achieved moderate commercial success, and "Candles" EP in 2011.  Their final release, "The Christmas EP", was released on December 6, 2011.  Hey Monday is on hiatus and claims to not be "broken up".  The lead singer Cassadee Pope is now a solo artist.
citations: Red Hot Chili Peppers Snow (Hey Oh)