Natural Disaster (Plain White T's Song)
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"Natural Disaster" is the first single from the
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fifth studio album ''
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''. It was released to pop radio on August 8, 2008, and peaked at No. 25 on the ''Billboard''
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chart and No. 38 on the U.S. ''Billboard''
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chart.


Music video

The music video for the song became available in August 2008 and was released in many music channels, such as
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. It begins with the famous line "
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. The video shows the band playing on a club and each member of the band is seduced by a beautiful model. One of the girls seducing
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, who was known for playing Frannie Morgan on
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'' in seasons 1 & 2, which the band has many affiliations with. The song is available for download as a playable track in ''
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Charts


References

2008 singles 2008 songs Plain White T's songs Songs written by Tom Higgenson Songs written by Ian Kirkpatrick (record producer) Song recordings produced by Johnny K Music videos directed by Shane Drake Hollywood Records singles {{2000s-pop-song-stub