"Screaming Infidelities" is the first single from

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's 2001 album ''

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''. The song was written by lead singer

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. It was originally recorded for the band's 2000 debut album, ''

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.'' A live version of the song appears on the band's 2002 ''

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'' album. The song was also featured in the 2002

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movie, ''Wasted.''

Release and reception

"Screaming Infidelities" is considered the band's breakout single. The song peaked at #22 on the ''

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chart in May 2002. A

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for the song was released in 2002 and was directed by

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and Matthew Barry. The video won the MTV2 award at the

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, beating out

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, and

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. Carrabba said that winning the award ranked among his biggest accomplishments in a year marked by crowning achievements. ''

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'' said of the song: "CC's manifestation of honest emotion remains far more sincere than the sub-par mewling of wafer-heads currently wasting oxygen in independently owned coffeehouses." ''

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'' ranked it as one of the best emo songs of all time in 2022.

Chart performance

Cover versions

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, prior to becoming a contestant on ''

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'' during

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, released a cover version of the song as a single from her 2006 album, ''

This Crazy Life ''This Crazy Life'' is the debut studio album by American singer Joanna Pacitti, more commonly known as Joanna. The singles from this album are " Let It Slide" and "Screaming Infidelities". One of Pacitti's songs, "Ultraviolet" was featured on t ...

''.

References

External links

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"Screaming Infidelity" lyrics
{{Dashboard Confessional 2002 debut singles Songs written by Chris Carrabba Dashboard Confessional songs 2000 songs Vagrant Records singles Songs about infidelity