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Dear Maria, Count Me In

"Dear Maria, Count Me In" is a song by the American rock band All Time Low. The song is from their second studio album So Wrong, It's Right. It was released May 6, 2008, through Hopeless Records as the album's second single.[4] The song became the band's first to chart on a Billboard chart, reaching No. 86 on the Pop 100, and had a music video that aired frequently on MTV. The commercial success of the song contributed to All Time Low's greater success with their follow-up album Nothing Personal in 2009. In 2011, the song was certified Gold by the RIAA for reaching 500,000 sales, and later Platinum in 2015 for reaching 1,000,000 units consumed.

"Dear Maria, Count Me In"
Single by All Time Low
from the album So Wrong, It's Right
ReleasedMay 6, 2008 (2008-05-06)
Recorded2007
StudioSOMD Studios, Beltsville, Maryland
Genre
Length3:02
LabelHopeless
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
All Time Low singles chronology
"Six Feet Under the Stars"
(2007) 		"Dear Maria, Count Me In"
(2008) 		"Poppin' Champagne"
(2008)

Music video

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A music video for "Dear Maria, Count Me In" was released on February 14, 2008. The video was directed by Travis Kopach and features the band at a strip club watching a stripper, portrayed by Gilli Messer,[5] with the members' alter egos, portrayed by the band themselves, on the other side of the club. Over the course of the video, the actions of the alter egos become more nonsensical, like riding a motorcycle on stage and letting a chimpanzee dance on the pole. The video reaches a climax when the band members and the alter egos begin to fight, resulting in the alter egos being arrested.[6]

Legacy

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Since its release, it has been considered a pop-punk classic.[2]

The song was featured in the first episode of the TV show Stoked, chosen by show-creators Tom McGillis and Jennifer Pertsch.

In January 2021, the song went viral on TikTok, also appearing on Spotify’s “Viral Hits” playlist. The song first gained major traction on the app when a user posted a video of himself listening to the song in the car and declaring: "Mom, it was never a phase, it’s a lifestyle!" This started the viral "it’s not a phase" trend, which saw users quote the line while listening to "Dear Maria, Count Me In" to emphasize their continued appreciation for the pop punk and emo pop of the 2000s.[7] The song gained further notice when users began to argue that it sounded similar to the songs often used in the title sequences of popular anime.[8]

This song also appeared in Guitar Hero 5 DLC and Rock Band 4 DLC.

Track listings

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Digital download[9]

  1. "Dear Maria, Count Me In" — 3:02

UK digital single[10]

  1. "Dear Maria, Count Me In" — 3:02
  2. "Dear Maria, Count Me In" (Connect Sets acoustic) — 3:28

Live single[11]

  1. "Dear Maria, Count Me In" (Live) — 6:46
  2. "Dear Maria, Count Me In" (Live) [Video] — 5:29

Charts and certifications

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Release history

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Country Date Format Label Ref.
United States May 6, 2008 Modern rock radio Hopeless Records [4]
United Kingdom May 12, 2008 Digital download [10]
North America April 23, 2010 Digital download
(Live version) 		[11]

References

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  1. ^ Chesler, Josh (August 31, 2015). "10 Best Pop-Punk Songs of All Time". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "20 Essential Pop Punk Tracks Everyone Should Know". NME. June 2, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  3. ^ "27 SONGS THAT WILL TAKE YOU STRAIGHT BACK TO BEING A '00S EMO". Punkee. 29 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b "R&R :: Going For Adds :: Alternative". Radio & Records. Archived from the original (Week Of: May 6, 2008) on February 5, 2015.
  5. ^ "THE ACTRESS IN ALL TIME LOW'S "DEAR MARIA, COUNT ME IN" STILL HAS THIS PROP". Alternative Press. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  6. ^ "All Time Low - Dear Maria, Count Me In (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  7. ^ "ALL TIME LOW JUST JOINED IN ON THAT VIRAL "DEAR MARIA" TIKTOK TREND—WATCH". Alternative Press. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  8. ^ Peters, Megan (April 22, 2021). "All Time Low Approves of TikTok's My Hero Academia Crossover". ComicBook.com. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  9. ^ "So Wrong, It's Right by All Time Low". iTunes Store (CA). Apple Inc. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  10. ^ a b "Dear Maria, Count Me In (Single): All Time Low: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  11. ^ a b "Dear Maria, Count Me In (Live) - Single by All Time Low". iTunes Store (CA). Apple Inc. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  12. ^ "All Time Low | Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  13. ^ "UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  14. ^ "British single certifications – All Time Low – Dear Maria Count Me In". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  15. ^ "American single certifications – All Time Low – Dear Maria, Count Me In". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
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