"Sink Into Me" is a song by the
American rock
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band
Taking Back Sunday
Taking Back Sunday is an American rock band from Long Island, New York. The band was formed by guitarist Eddie Reyes and bassist Jesse Lacey in 1999. The band's members currently are Adam Lazzara (lead vocals), John Nolan (lead guitar, keybo ...
. It was released as a
single on April 27, 2009. The song impacted radio on April 28. The song is featured on the band's fourth album, ''
New Again
''New Again'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Taking Back Sunday. When guitarist Fred Mascherino left the group after the Projekt Revolution tour ended in September 2007, band members took a break after years of touring. ''New ...
'', which was released on June 2, 2009. The
music video
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was released on May 11, 2009 on MTV.com, MTV2, MTVU and MTV Hits.
On June 2, the day ''New Again'' was released, "Sink Into Me" was performed on ''
Jimmy Kimmel Live!''.
The band performed with a third guitarist, Isaac Bolivar, as well as having
backing vocals
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and
handclaps supplied by members of
Envy on the Coast and
Anberlin
Anberlin is an American alternative rock band formed in Winter Haven, Florida in 2002. Since the beginning of 2007, the band consists of lead vocalist Stephen Christian, guitarists Joseph Milligan and Christian McAlhaney, bassist Deon Rexroat, a ...
. The backing vocalists all donned yellow T-shirts with the phrase "I USED TO BE IN TAKING BACK SUNDAY" on them - a reference to the constant line-up changes the band has undergone. Despite the success of the single, since the reunion of the ''
Tell All Your Friends'' lineup, the song has often been left off setlists.
Track listing
;CD single
#"Sink Into Me" – 3:03
;iTunes
#"Sink Into Me" – 3:03
#"Catholic Knees
6th Street ShakedownVersion" – 3:09
Music video
The music video for "Sink Into Me" begins with slow motion of
Adam Lazzara
Adam Burbank Lazzara (born September 22, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is the lead vocalist of the rock band Taking Back Sunday. Along with singing lead vocals, Lazzara plays guitar and occasionally the harmonica.
...
's face and the band performing in front of an audience in an undisclosed location. During the performance a black, glue-like liquid begins to drip from the ceiling and the band is slowly "sinking" into the stage, which is descending. The music video ends with Adam fully sinking into the glue and throwing the drum kit.
Directed by Travis Kopach. Casting was set in Brooklyn, NY and the audience is made up of fans wishing to partake in the video.
Chart performance
"Sink Into Me" became Taking Back Sunday's second top-ten hit on the
''Billboard'' Alternative Songs chart (after "
MakeDamnSure
"MakeDamnSure" (originally titled "You're So Cool") is a song by American rock band Taking Back Sunday. It was released as the first single from their third album, ''Louder Now''. "MakeDamnSure" was released to radio on March 14, 2006. It has expe ...
"), reaching number ten, and was also their first entry on the new
Rock Songs
Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (formerly known as Rock Songs and Hot Rock Songs) is a record chart published by '' Billboard'' magazine. From its debut on June 20, 2009, through October 13, 2012, the chart ranked the airplay of songs across alterna ...
chart, where it reached number thirty-two.
Charts
References
External links
Taking Back Sunday Sink Into Me Official Music Video.
2009 singles
Taking Back Sunday songs
2009 songs
Interscope Records singles
Song recordings produced by David Kahne
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