"Dear Maria, Count Me In" is a song by the American

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All Time Low All Time Low is an American rock band from Towson, Maryland, formed in 2003. Consisting of lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist Alex Gaskarth, lead guitarist Jack Barakat, bassist/backing vocalist Zack Merrick, and drummer Rian Dawson, the band to ...

. The song is from their second studio album ''

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''. It was released May 6, 2008, through Hopeless Records as the album's second single. The song became the band's first to chart on a '' Billboard'' chart, reaching No. 86 on the

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, and had a music video that aired frequently on MTV. The commercial success of the song contributed to All Time Low's greater success with their follow-up album '' Nothing Personal'' in 2009. In 2011, the song was

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by the RIAA for reaching 500,000 sales, and later Platinum in 2015 for reaching 1,000,000 units consumed.

Music video

A music video for "Dear Maria, Count Me In" was released on February 14, 2008. The video was directed by Travis Kopach and features the band at a strip club watching a stripper, portrayed by Gilli Messer, with the members' alter egos, portrayed by the band themselves, on the other side of the club. Over the course of the video, the actions of the alter egos become more nonsensical, like riding a motorcycle on stage and letting a chimpanzee dance on the pole. The video reaches a climax when the band members and the alter egos begin to fight, resulting in the alter egos being arrested.

Legacy

Since its release, it has been considered a

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classic. The song was featured in the first episode of the TV show '' Stoked'', chosen by show-creators Tom McGillis and Jennifer Pertsch. In January 2021, the song went viral on

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’s “Viral Hits” playlist. The song first gained major traction on the app when a user posted a video of himself listening to the song in the car and declaring: "Mom, it was never a phase, it’s a lifestyle!" This started the viral "it’s not a phase" trend, which saw users quote the line while listening to "Dear Maria, Count Me In" to emphasize their continued appreciation for the

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of the 2000s. The song gained further notice when users began to argue that it sounded similar to the songs often used in the

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s of popular anime. This song also appeared in

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Track listings

Digital download # "Dear Maria, Count Me In" — 3:02 UK digital single # "Dear Maria, Count Me In" — 3:02 # "Dear Maria, Count Me In" — 3:28 Live single # "Dear Maria, Count Me In" — 6:46 # "Dear Maria, Count Me In" — 5:29

Charts and certifications

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Release history

References

{{authority control 2008 singles All Time Low songs 2007 songs Hopeless Records singles Songs written by Alex Gaskarth Songs written by Jack Barakat Songs written by Zack Merrick Songs written by Rian Dawson