Seein' Red (Unwritten Law song)

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"Seein' Red"
Unwritten Law - Seein' Red cover.jpg
Single by Unwritten Law
from the album Elva
ReleasedApril 9, 2002
Recorded2001
Studio Total Access, Redondo Beach, California
Genre
Label Interscope
Songwriter(s) Scott Russo
Producer(s)
Unwritten Law singles chronology
"Up All Night"
(2001)
"Seein' Red"
(2002)
"Rest of My Life"
(2003)
Music video
"Seein' Red" on YouTube

"Seein' Red" is a song by the San Diego-based rock band Unwritten Law, released as the second single from the band's 2002 album, Elva . It was written by singer Scott Russo and produced by Michael "Miguel" Happoldt. It became the highest-charting single of the band's career, holding the number one spot on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart for four weeks between May and June 2002. [1]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicProducerLength
1."Seein' Red"Scott RussoRusso Miguel, Unwritten Law3:47
2."Take Me Away"RussoRusso Rick Parashar 4:06
3."Mean Girl" (Trickbaby remix)Ben Rosen, RussoRosen John Shanks 3:25

Personnel

Band

Additional musicians

Production

Artwork

Charts

Chart performance for "Seein' Red"
Chart (2002)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [2] 73
US Modern Rock ( Billboard ) [1] 1

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References

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  2. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 289.