Screaming Infidelities
{{Short description|2002 single by Dashboard Confessional}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Screaming Infidelities
| cover = ScreamingInfidelities.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Dashboard Confessional
| album = The Swiss Army Romance and The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most
| released = January 15, 2002
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| genre = Emo,[https://web.archive.org/web/20220111091806/https://www.altpress.com/features/list/sad-emo-lyrics-throwback-2000s/ 13 Throwback Emo Lyrics That Broke Your Heart - AltPress]{{cite web|last=Koerber|first=Brian|date=February 5, 2015|title=22 emo songs that helped you through your high-school breakup|url= https://mashable.com/2015/02/05/emo-music-breakup/#NHxX4gpFuuqV|access-date=April 15, 2024|publisher=Mashable|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201211807/https://mashable.com/2015/02/05/emo-music-breakup/#NHxX4gpFuuqV |archive-date=2018-02-01 }} indie rock, acoustic rock
| length = 3:33 (original); 3:46 (reworked version)
| label = Vagrant
| writer = Chris Carrabba
| producer = James Paul Wisner
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| next_title = Saints and Sailors
| next_year = 2002
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"Screaming Infidelities" is the first single from Dashboard Confessional's 2001 album The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most. The song was written by lead singer Chris Carrabba. It was originally recorded for the band's 2000 debut album, The Swiss Army Romance.
A live version of the song appears on the band's 2002 MTV Unplugged 2.0 album. The song was also featured in the 2002 MTV movie, Wasted.[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1692788/ Dashboard Confessional Filmography]. IMDb.com. Retrieved on July 9, 2009.
Release and reception
"Screaming Infidelities" is considered the band's breakout single.Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (Eds.) (2004). In [https://books.google.com/books?id=lRgtYCC6OUwC&pg=PA424&vq=Dashboard+Confessional+The+Swiss+Army+Romance&dq=rolling+stone+ll+cool+j&source=gbs_search_s&cad=0#PPA213,M1 The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]. Fireside Publishing. p. 213. {{ISBN|0-7432-0169-8}}. Google Book Search. Retrieved on July 9, 2009. The song peaked at #22 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in May 2002.
A music video for the song was released in 2002 and was directed by Maureen Egan and Matthew Barry.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/dashboard-confessional/14600/screaming-infidelities.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081213003519/http://www.mtv.com/videos/dashboard-confessional/14600/screaming-infidelities.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 13, 2008|title=Dashboard Confessional - "Screaming Infidelities"|date=5 February 2002|publisher=MTV}}{{cite web|url=http://vimeo.com/15714783|title=Dashboard Confessional - "Screaming Infidelities"|date=10 October 2010|publisher=Vimeo}} The video won the MTV2 award at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards, beating out Norah Jones, The Strokes, Musiq Soulchild, The Hives, and Nappy Roots.{{cite web|url=http://www.shootonline.com/node/28469|title=SuperMega/Palomar and FM Rocks Top MTV Awards|first=Kristin|last=Wilcha|date=6 September 2002|publisher=SHOOTonline.com}} Carrabba said that winning the award ranked among his biggest accomplishments in a year marked by crowning achievements.[https://web.archive.org/web/20040419003358/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458151/20021015/dashboard_confessional.jhtml Carrabba talks new LP]. MTV.com. Retrieved on July 9, 2009.
Alternative Press said of the song: "CC's manifestation of honest emotion remains far more sincere than the sub-par mewling of wafer-heads currently wasting oxygen in independently owned coffeehouses."[http://www.altpress.com/features/242.htm The List On AP: Classic Rock For The Year 2022]. AltPress.com. Retrieved on July 9, 2009.
Variety ranked it as one of the best emo songs of all time in 2022.{{Cite web|date=October 18, 2020 |title=The 25 Best Emo Songs of All Time|url=https://variety.com/lists/best-emo-songs-my-chemical-romance-paramore/|access-date=October 18, 2022 |website=Variety}}
Chart performance
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!Chart (2002) !Peak |
| {{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|22|artist=Dashboard Confessional|accessdate=September 25, 2015}} |
Cover versions
- Joanna Pacitti, prior to becoming a contestant on American Idol during season 8, released a cover version of the song as a single from her 2006 album, This Crazy Life.
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|z7itHHrTty0|Watch the "Screaming Infidelities" video}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090420015204/http://www.mtv.com/lyrics/dashboard_confessional/screaming_infidelities/2841898/lyrics.jhtml "Screaming Infidelity" lyrics]
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Category:Songs written by Chris Carrabba
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