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, released as the first

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from the band's 2005 album ''

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''. It was written by singer Scott Russo along with

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and

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, and was produced by Perry and Sean Beavan. It became the second highest-charting single of the band's career, reaching #5 on ''Billboard'''s

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chart.

Track listing

Personnel

Band

*Scott Russo -

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*Steve Morris -

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*Rob Brewer -

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, backing vocals *Pat "PK" Kim -

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Additional musicians

*Ben Rosen - programming

Production

*Sean Beavan –

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, mixing *

– producer of "Save Me (Wake Up Call)" (with Beavan) *Critter and Zach Barnhorst – engineers *Zach Barnhorst, Jay Groin, James Murray, and Alex Pavlides – assistant engineers *Brain Gardener – mastering

References

{{Unwritten Law 2005 singles Unwritten Law songs Songs written by Linda Perry Music videos directed by Brett Simon Animated music videos 2005 songs Songs written by Aimee Allen