"All Signs Point to Lauderdale" | ||||
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Single by A Day to Remember | ||||
from the album What Separates Me from You | ||||
Released | May 24, 2011 | |||
Recorded | May–July 2010, The Wade Studio, Ocala, Florida | |||
Genre | Pop punk [1] | |||
Length | 3:17 | |||
Label | Victory | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tom Denney, Chad Gilbert, Jeremy McKinnon, Alex Shelnutt, Kevin Skaff, Neil Westfall | |||
Producer(s) | Chad Gilbert, Andrew Wade, Jeremy McKinnon | |||
A Day to Remember singles chronology | ||||
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"All Signs Point to Lauderdale" is the second single from A Day to Remember's fourth album, What Separates Me from You , released on June 7, 2011.
Lead vocalist, Jeremy McKinnon wrote the lyrics, while the music was written by Tom Denney, McKinnon, guitarist Kevin Skaff, producer Chad Gilbert and A Day to Remember. [2] The title came from an occasion when McKinnon and bassist Joshua Woodard were in a rough neighborhood in West Palm Beach, Florida. [3] The pair were walking down Drexel Road in the early hours of the morning; they looked up to notice signs saying "Fort Lauderdale". [4] In an interview with PopCrush in 2011, McKinnon said "All Signs Point to Lauderdale" was when you get the "feeling like you're stuck in a place that's leading you nowhere" and "standing up for yourself and taking charge of your life." [5] The song talks "about being young and stuck in a town that you feel like you don't belong in. Sometimes, you feel like you want to get away from everything and everybody and do your own thing." [6]
The song impacted radio on May 24, 2011. [7] The music video for the song was filmed in one day in Los Angeles when the group had a day-off from touring. [5] The idea for which came from the band's management. [8] The music video premiered on MTV2 on June 7, 2011. [9] "All Signs Point to Lauderdale" charted on both Billboard 's Hot Modern Rock Tracks and Rock Songs charts, at number 32 and number 48, respectively. [10] The track was voted as number 10 in the "10 Best Rock Songs of 2011" by AOL Radio. [11] "All Signs Point to Lauderdale" is available as downloadable content for Rock Band games. [12] The song was included on Warped Tour 2011 Tour Compilation. [13] Rick Florino of Artistdirect called the song "incisive and infectious". [6]
Chart (2011) | Peak Position |
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U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs [10] | 32 |
U.S. Billboard Rock Songs [10] | 48 |
Personnel per album booklet. [2]
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