We Fight

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"We Fight"
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Single by Dashboard Confessional
from the album Crooked Shadows
ReleasedNovember 15, 2017
Genre
Length3:25
Label Fueled by Ramen
Songwriter(s) Chris Carrabba
Producer(s)
Dashboard Confessional singles chronology
"Belle of the Boulevard"
(2009)
"We Fight"
(2017)

"We Fight" is a song by the American rock band Dashboard Confessional, the first single off of their seventh studio album Crooked Shadows . The song was released on November 15, 2017, the band's first new song in over eight years. [1] Written by lead singer Chris Carrabba, the song has been described by Carrabba as being about "beliefs worth protecting, worth standing up for." [2]

Contents

Background and recording

After the release of 2009's Alter the Ending , Dashboard Confessional did not officially release new original material for over eight years. In an interview with Beats 1's Zane Lowe, Carrabba stated that "We Fight" originated as a personal song, saying "I found a place in the world, which was worth fighting for, which was the music scene that I come from. I wasn’t cool in school. I didn’t fit in. I found this music scene and it fostered this community and it fostered the people in it." [2] Following the election of Donald Trump in 2016, Carrabba took note of his administration's regressive policies, which appeared to undo the progress that had been made in prior years. [2]

Regarding the title, Carrabba said, "As this album was coming together I realized, especially as the world’s political climate was rapidly changing, that 'personal' did not necessarily mean 'mine' – suddenly, 'me' became 'we' and that realization was empowering, comforting and terrifying all at once." [2]

Release

"We Fight" was released on November 15, 2017. [3] The song impacted alternative radio stations on November 28, 2017. [4] It has peaked at No. 14 on the Alternative Songs chart, the band's first single to chart there since "Don't Wait" in 2007 and the band's highest-peaking single since "Vindicated" reached No. 2 in 2004.

Track listing

Digital single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."We Fight" Chris Carrabba 3:25

Charts

Chart (2017–18)Peak
position
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [5] 14

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