"Dear X (You Don't Own Me)" or "Dear X, You Don't Own Me" is a song by

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from their 2010 album '' Horseshoes & Handgrenades''. It was released as the first single on July 20, 2010. The song peaked at No. 30 on the

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chart. It lasted 21 weeks on the overall chart, their longest charting single on the chart The song is played in a

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Composition

The song is written in the format of a

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. Lead vocalist Kevin Young explained to Kevin Davis of New Release Tuesday that they had written the song as if they were writing a letter to the things of their past. The name "Dear X" was chosen so it would not sound like "Dear Ex," as if addressed to an ex-girlfriend.

Music video

The music video for the single "Dear X (You Don't Own Me"" was released on May 20, 2013.

Charts

References

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