"Have Faith in Me" is a single by A Day to Remember from their third studio album '' Homesick''. It was released as a radio single on March 2, 2010. The song charted at number 40 on the Alternative Songs.

Composition

The song was written by A Day to Remember, with lyrics by vocalist

Jeremy McKinnon Jeremy Wade McKinnon (born December 17, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as a founding member and the lead vocalist of A Day to Remember. He has produced full-length albums for The Ghost Inside, Neck Dee ...

and

Jason Lancaster Jason Lancaster is a singer-songwriter born in Tallahassee, Florida. He was the co-lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist in Mayday Parade as well as the lead vocalist/guitarist/pianist in Go Radio. Since Go Radio's breakup shortly after their particip ...

. The lyrics are about trusting other people, and looking after them.

Release and performances

While discussing a live video of "I'm Made of Wax, Larry, What Are You Made Of?", guitarist Neil Westfall said the band's following music video might be for "Have Faith in Me". "Have Faith in Me" was then announced to be a single on September 25, 2009. In a March 2010 interview with Alter the Press!, lead guitarist Kevin Skaff said the next video the band were working on was going to be for "Have Faith in Me", which Westfall said would be filmed on March 21. The band had performed acoustic versions of both "Homesick" and "Have Faith in Me" before a gig show on April 9, for 98 Rock, and again, this time for

KROQ KROQ-FM (106.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Pasadena, California, serving Greater Los Angeles. Owned by Audacy, Inc., it broadcasts an alternative rock format known as "The World Famous KROQ" (pronounced "kay-rock"). The st ...

a few months later. Both songs were played, on electric instruments, for ''

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''The AP Sessions''. The band played "Have Faith in Me" again acoustically, but this time for MTV in April, which was posted on April 16. The music video for "Have Faith in Me", directed by Mark Staubach, was released on July 14, receiving its world premiere on MTV. "Have Faith in Me" charted at number 40 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks. The song was, for five weeks in a row, the most requested song at KROQ, and received over 7,000 plays by radio stations across the U.S. The song is available as downloadable content for '' Rock Band''. "Have Faith in Me" was called a tribute to

Blink-182 Blink-182 (stylized as blink-182) is an American rock band formed in Poway, California in 1992. Their current lineup consists of bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus, guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. Though their sound has ...

, by Punknews.org reviewer Elliot.

Track listing

;Digital download #"Have Faith in Me" – 3:08 ;Promotional CD #"Have Faith in Me (Album Version)" – 3:08 #"Have Faith in Me (Instrumental Version)" – 3:08

Personnel

Personnel per album booklet. ;A Day to Remember *

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

*Alex Shelnutt — drums *Neil Westfall — rhythm guitar *Josh Woodard —

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

Tom Denney Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in '' Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character ...

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lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featu ...

;Production *

Chad Gilbert Chad Everett Gilbert (born March 9, 1981) is an American musician and record producer. He is best known as a founding member of the rock band New Found Glory, for whom he plays lead guitar, sings backing vocals, and composes music. He was also ...

and A Day to Remember —

producers Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

Andrew Wade Andrew Robert Wade (born August 4, 1984) is an American recording engineer and music producer. Early years and A Wish for Marilynne (2002–2006) In August 2002, Wade started playing guitar and singing lead vocals in Christian rock/ emo band ...

, Chris Rubey, and

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pre-production Pre-production is the process of planning some of the elements involved in a film, television show, play, or other performance, as distinct from production and post-production. Pre-production ends when the planning ends and the content start ...

Adam Dutkiewicz Adam Jonathan Dutkiewicz (born April 4, 1977) is an American musician, recording engineer, songwriter, and music producer, best known as the lead guitarist and backup vocalist from Massachusetts metalcore bands Killswitch Engage, Aftershock, and ...

— mixing *Alan Douches — mastering

Chart positions

Certifications

References

{{authority control A Day to Remember songs 2008 songs 2010 singles Song recordings produced by Chad Gilbert Songs written by Jeremy McKinnon Song recordings produced by Jeremy McKinnon Songs written by Tom Denney Victory Records singles Songs written by Jason Lancaster