Chariot (song)

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"Chariot"
Chariot single.jpg
Single by Gavin DeGraw
from the album Chariot
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2005 (2005-02-22) [1]
Length3:59
Label J
Songwriter(s) Gavin DeGraw
Producer(s) Gavin DeGraw
Gavin DeGraw singles chronology
"I Don't Want to Be"
(2004)
"Chariot"
(2005)
"Follow Through"
(2005)

"Chariot" is a song by American singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw. It appears on his 2003 debut studio album, Chariot , and was released as the album's second single in February 2005. The song addresses the overwhelming feeling Gavin felt when he moved to New York from his rural hometown; in the songs, he pleads for a (metaphorical) chariot to come and take him home.[ citation needed ]

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Upon its release, "Chariot" peaked at number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in July 2005 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Worldwide, the song reached the top 20 in the Netherlands and Norway and peaked at number 30 on Radio & Records ' Canadian CHR/Pop Top 30 chart.

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Gavin DeGraw said of "Chariot":

"Chariot" is a metaphorical vehicle for getting to a place in your mind that is a more broken down and laid back. It's somewhere to be just for a moment—instead of being wrapped up and living wherever you're living and consumed with what you're doing. It's a place to release and chill out. [2]

Music video

The music video for "Chariot" was directed by Zach Braff, who also directed music videos for Joshua Radin. It stars model and actress Jaime King and also features a brief cameo from Donald Faison, who plays the role of Christopher Turk in the TV show Scrubs , in which Braff is also a cast member.

Track listing

European CD single [3]

  1. "Chariot" (album version) – 3:54
  2. "W.B.T." – 4:31

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [16] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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