Vindicated (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Vindicated
| cover = DC-Vindicated.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Dashboard Confessional
| album = Dusk and Summer {{no italic|and}} Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man 2
| B-side = "The Warmth of the Sand"
| released = May 31, 2004
| recorded = 2003/2004
| studio = NRG, North Hollywood
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|
| emo{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/candacelowry/songs-every-former-emo-kid-will-never-forget-crying-to|title=23 Songs Every Former Emo Kid Will Never Forget|work=Buzzfeed|access-date=December 22, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.chsrnb.com/post/song-review-dashboard-confessional-s-vindicated|title=Song Review: Dashboard Confessional's 'Vindicated|work=chsrnb.com|accessdate=August 25, 2021|archive-date=August 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825112923/https://www.chsrnb.com/post/song-review-dashboard-confessional-s-vindicated|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/best-emo-power-ballads/|title=The 12 Best Emo Power Ballads|website=Loudwire |date=May 18, 2023}}}}
| length = 3:21
| label = Vagrant, Interscope
| writer = Chris Carrabba
| producer = Don Gilmore, Gil Norton
| prev_title = Rapid Hope Loss
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = Don't Wait
| next_year = 2006
}}
"Vindicated" is a song by American rock band Dashboard Confessional. It was written by Chris Carrabba with production from Don Gilmore and Gil Norton. The song was released on May 31, 2004 as the lead single from the soundtrack of the film Spider-Man 2. Played over the film's end credits, "Vindicated" is the theme for the film. The song was included on Dashboard Confessional's fourth studio album, Dusk and Summer (2006) as a bonus track on some pressings and on deluxe edition versions.
Loudwire included the track on their list of The 12 Best Emo Power Ballads.{{cite web |title=The 12 Best Emo Power Ballads |url=https://loudwire.com/best-emo-power-ballads/ |website=Loudwire |access-date=November 29, 2024}}
Background
Initially, a song titled "I Need a Sure Thing" was to be used on the Spider-Man 2 soundtrack; but, after having received a special screening of the film, Carrabba penned "Vindicated" in 10 minutes,Valmero A. (2010.) [http://loqal.ph/arts-and-entertainment/2010/05/27/chris-carabba-shares-stories-behind-dashboard-confessionals-music/ Chris Carrabba shares stories behind Dashboard Confessional's music] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111217075253/http://loqal.ph/arts-and-entertainment/2010/05/27/chris-carabba-shares-stories-behind-dashboard-confessionals-music/ |date=2011-12-17 }}, loQal.phRichardson S. (2004.) [http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/events/future/documents/03910180.asp Vindication: Emo superhero Chris Carrabba puts a new spin on Spider-Man] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402062609/http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/events/future/documents/03910180.asp |date=2013-04-02 }}, The Boston Phoenix, 18{{Ndash}}24 June.Segovia J.-A. Q. (2010.) [http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/super/super/view/20100529-272645/Chris-Carrabba-knows-how-to-be-funny Chris Carrabba knows how to be funny] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209101724/http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/super/super/view/20100529-272645/Chris-Carrabba-knows-how-to-be-funny |date=2013-12-09 }}, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 29 May. inspired by and reflecting the theme of the film.{{YouTube|id=kNxzdnZVIp0|title=Dashboard Confessional - Vindicated}}
"I Need a Sure Thing" has since then been performed during the Dusk and Summer tour, but not thereafter.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
Reception
"Vindicated" was released to radio on June 1, 2004.{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771|title=FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock|publisher=Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated|access-date=October 30, 2016|archive-date=March 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322142732/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771|url-status=dead}} "Vindicated" received significant airplay on US alternative rock radio stations in late 2004, peaking at #2 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart. It was held off from the #1 spot by Three Days Grace's "Just Like You".{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/alternative-songs/2004-08-07|title=Alternative Songs: Top Alternative Songs Chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2018-02-04}}
Track listing
UK maxi single
- "Vindicated" – 3:20
- "The Warmth of the Sand" – 4:17
- "Hands Down" – 3:07
- :Track 3 taken from the So Impossible EP.
Music video
Directed by Nigel Dick, the music video, through the view of an individual reading a comic book, features the band performing the song in Doctor Octopus' hideout interspersed with scenes from the film.{{YouTube|2WoJV4NLxqg|Dashboard Confessional - "Vindicated"}}
Chart history
References
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{{Spider-Man films}}
{{Dashboard Confessional}}
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Category:Dashboard Confessional songs
Category:Music videos directed by Nigel Dick
Category:Songs written by Chris Carrabba
Category:Vagrant Records singles
Category:Interscope Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Gil Norton