"Weightless" is a song by American

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band

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and the first and

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from the group's third studio album '' Nothing Personal'' (2009). The single was released through

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as a digital download on April 7, 2009, and was released in the UK on August 3, 2009. The song is also available to download on the music video games ''

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'' and ''

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''. It became the first song by the band to receive radio airplay, exposing the band to a new audience, and helping it peak at No. 104 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song has become a live staple, and is considered to be one of the band's signature songs along with "

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". In 2014 the song was certified Gold by the

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Meaning

Lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Alex Gaskarth stated in an interview with

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that "The whole mentality of the song is like, you feel like you're stuck in this like, negative space and you just want to get out. Summer's rolling up and uh, everybody's finishing up with school and everybody's getting like the exam beatdown". In the ''Nothing Personal'' album trailer, Jack Barakat said that the song is about not wanting to grow up and just wanting to be a kid.

Music video

The music video for "Weightless" commenced filming on May 20, directed by Matthew Stawski. Fans were invited to go on the set and be a part of the music video. It debuted on MTV,

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and HITS the day before the album's release, on July 6, 2009. The video opens with Alex Gaskarth being spoken to by some groupies backstage, with text representing his inner monologue, saying things over the girls such as "Only wants your money", "Obsessed", and "Get a restraining order on her." The video continues in this manner with the camera tracking through the venue; situations include Gaskarth backstage being pampered by crew members while text says that lead singers are spoiled, and also for people such as the merchandise seller, the roadies and crew, and various crowd members (including one who thinks "I'd rather be watching

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.") The video also features cameo appearances by

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, bassist of

, and

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, bassist and vocalist of

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with a joke that Wentz tweets to Hoppus via mobile that All Time Low rips off Fall Out Boy. Hoppus then despairingly thinks to himself that both All Time Low and Fall Out Boy rip off Blink-182. The video ends with the slogan ''Nothing Personal'', which is not only a reference to the album, but is also the theme of the video.

Chart and certifications

Weekly charts

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Weightless (All Time Low Song) 2009 singles All Time Low songs 2009 songs Hopeless Records singles Songs written by Jack Barakat Songs written by Rian Dawson Songs written by Alex Gaskarth Songs written by Zack Merrick Songs written by Matt Squire