"Untitled (How Could This Happen to Me?)" is a song by Canadian

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band Simple Plan. The

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was released in March 2005 as the third single from their second studio album, '' Still Not Getting Any...''. The song's official title, when the CD was released, was simply "Untitled".

Music video

The music video tells a story of a car crash on a rainy evening where a young male

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crashes his sedan head-on into a Trans Am driven by a female, resulting in her death. The drunk driver, however, survives relatively uninjured, and ends up arrested by the

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. The video was filmed near the famous tunnel in

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. Vocalist Pierre Bouvier is seen singing the song at the scene of the car crash, and is also seen at the end of the video where the victim is at the hospital. The video also shows the backstory of the car crash, accompanied by clips of the victim's family doing things such as: her brother is seen playing video games in the family living room, her sister is doing her homework in her bedroom, their mom is in her house's kitchen washing dishes and their dad is working in his office. Then abruptly just as the two cars collide, the entire family is violently thrown into the walls surrounding them as the boy falls out of his bedroom window and the dad lands on his computer. In a joint letter with MADD, Simple Plan explained the events in the video:

Live performances

When performed live, the guitar solo in the middle of the song is performed by Bouvier. Lead guitarist Jeff Stinco plays a semi-acoustic guitar until the end of the solo, while rhythm guitarist Sébastien Lefebvre and drummer Chuck Comeau come in at the beginning of the solo. Bassist David Desrosiers' main role is backing vocals, with his bass taking a backseat until Bouvier's solo and the final chorus. Stinco also plays a second solo as the song fades out.

In other media

The song has since been used in

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Track listings

European CD single # "Untitled (How Could This Happen to Me?)" # " Welcome to My Life" (live) Australian CD single # "Untitled (How Could This Happen to Me?)" # "Welcome to My Life" (live) # "Jump" (live)

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Untitled (How Could This Happen To Me?) 2000s ballads 2005 singles 2005 songs Simple Plan songs American alternative rock songs Songs about driving under the influence Music videos directed by Marc Klasfeld Songs written by Pierre Bouvier Songs written by Chuck Comeau Song recordings produced by Bob Rock Lava Records singles Rock ballads Vehicle wreck ballads