"The Motivation Proclamation" is a song by American rock band

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. Vocalist

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and lead guitarist

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wrote the song while Don Gilmore produced it. The track, whose lyrics talking about moving on from distressing routines, was included on the band's self-titled debut album (2000). Although "The Motivation Proclamation'" received some airplay in the United States, it was not released as a single there.

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instead issued a

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on August 6, 2001, in Australia and New Zealand. While the song stalled at number 67 in Australia, it became a top-30 hit in New Zealand, where it peaked at number 28. A music video directed by

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was made for the song, featuring the band waking up and performing the song together.

Background and release

According to guitarist

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, "The Motivation Proclamation" is about "breaking out of a cycle if you're depressed on something... getting over it and going on". In the United States, the song began receiving airplay as an album cut in January and February 2001, but it did not appear on any ''

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'' rankings. In Australia and New Zealand, a

was issued. In the former country, the song was released on August 6, 2001, and debuted at number 78 on the

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the following week. It spent two more weeks on the chart before dropping out. After ''

'' entered the top 100 on the

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, the song re-entered the top 100 at number 67, its peak, in mid-October. In New Zealand, the track entered the

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at number 44 on September 6, 2001, and peaked at number 28 on October 21, 2001, spending 15 weeks in the top 50.

Music video

directed the song's music video. In the clip, the band members are initially asleep. As the song progresses, each member wakes up and begins to play their instrument in the same room. Throughout the video, shots of a television airing American-Canadian

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'' are sporadically shown. The video was added to the playlists of

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and

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in March 2001.

Track listing

Australian and New Zealand CD single # "The Motivation Proclamation" # "If You Leave" # "Let Me Go"

Credits and personnel

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(New York City) Personnel *

– writing *

– writing * Jimi HaHa – additional vocals * Don Gilmore – production, engineering, mixing * John Ewing Jr. – additional engineering,

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– mastering

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Motivation Proclamation 2000 songs 2001 singles Epic Records singles Good Charlotte songs Music videos directed by Marc Webb Songs written by Benji Madden Songs written by Joel Madden