Dear Maria, Count Me In
| "Dear Maria, Count Me In" | |
|---|---|
| Song by All Time Low | |
| from the album So Wrong, It's Right | |
| Released | May 6, 2008 |
| Recorded | 2007 |
| Genre | Emo pop, pop punk |
| Length | 3:02 |
| Label | Hopeless |
| Songwriter(s) | Jack Barakat, Rian Dawson, Alex Gaskarth, Zack Merrick |
| Producer(s) | Matt Squire, Paul Leavitt |
"Dear Maria, Count Me In" is the first single off of American pop punk band All Time Low's second studio album So Wrong, It's Right. The song was released on May 6, 2008.
The song was able to make it to #3 on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart and #86 on the Billboard Pop 100 charts.[1][2] It was also certified 3× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[3]
Vocalist Alex Gaskarth said that he made the song about a girl from his hometown named Maria who had become a stripper. Gaskarth said the song is about someone doing what the have to do to make ends meet and live the life they want to live.[4]
A music video for the song was released. In the video, the band is in a strip club. Another group of men who are the band's alter egos are also in the club. The other men are causing trouble in the club. The band and their alter egos end up fighting. The alter egos get arrested and the band leaves with a chimpanzee.
It became a trend on TikTok with users playing the song and saying that their emo phase never left them. The band eventually joined in on it as well.[5] Another TikTok trend happened where users said that the song sounded like the music in the anime My Hero Academia. The band approved of the trend.[6]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart (21 January 2021 - 28 January 2021)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ↑ "All Time Low - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "All Time Low - Dear Maria, Count Me In". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ↑ "Alex Gaskarth Recalls All Time Low Smash "Dear Maria, Count Me In"". American Songwriter. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ↑ "See All Time Low finally join in on the Dear Maria, Count Me In TikTok trend". Kerrang!. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ↑ "All Time Low Approves of TikTok's My Hero Academia Crossover". ComicBook.com. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
