A Decade Under the Influence (song)

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"A Decade Under the Influence"
A Decade Under the Influence (TBS).jpg
Single by Taking Back Sunday
from the album Where You Want to Be
ReleasedJune 22, 2004
RecordedMarch–April 2004
Studio
Genre Emo [1]
Length4:10
Label Victory
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Lou Giordano
Taking Back Sunday singles chronology
"You're So Last Summer"
(2003)
"A Decade Under the Influence"
(2004)
"This Photograph Is Proof (I Know You Know)"
(2005)

"A Decade Under the Influence" is a song by American rock band Taking Back Sunday. The song was released as the lead single from the band's second studio album Where You Want to Be . "A Decade Under the Influence" would become the band's breakout single, peaking at no. 16 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and no. 70 on the UK Singles Chart. [2] [3]

Contents

Composition

The song started out as riff written by rhythm guitarist Eddie Reyes. [4] Vocalist Adam Lazzara wrote the lyrics after he had broken up with a long-time girlfriend; his ex-girlfriend had purchased tickets for the pair to attend a Coldplay concert and, despite the two having broken up, still went to the show together. [5] The song itself is about someone who realizes he understands less about the world than he had originally thought. [6]

Track listing

CD single
No.TitleLength
1."A Decade Under the Influence" (Album Version)4:10
2."Little Devotional" (Mike Sapone Demo)2:55
3."A Decade Under the Influence" (Mike Sapone Demo)4:08
7" single
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."A Decade Under the Influence"4:10
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Your Own Disaster"4:51

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [2] 16
Scotland (OCC) [7] 79
UK Singles (OCC) [3] 70
UK Rock and Metal (OCC) [8] 9

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