adam song adam song song recorded american rock band second studio album released final single state september adam song shares writing credits band guitarist bassist primary composer song track concerns suicide depression incorporates piano bridge section regarded songs band written point inspired friends died tour significant return home single influenced teen suicide letter read magazine song takes form suicide note contains lyrical allusions band adam song songs written recorded state nearly left album worried subject matter depressing receptive message song produced adam song peaked number billboard hot modern rock tracks chart hit canada italy replicate success charts received praise music critics considered change pace trio singles single music video hit mtv directed song intended inspire hope struggling depression encountered controversy student committed suicide track repeat background beginning summer enter extended period touring support second studio album group played handful dates tour lifestyle tour promoting punk rock music release popularity play date tour worldwide bands group gone hometown san_diego nearly months straight beginning late longest tour stretch right started dating recalled vocalist guitarist new love leave hey months hard bassist penned adam song vent loneliness experienced tour members longtime return home single tour lonely said hang great time everybody wants come home girlfriend time fly home tom drummer scott waiting airport didn depressed lonely tour having come home couldn wait got home pass time room originally ended plane said song inspiration came reading magazine teenage kid killed left letter family online rumors purported song inspired friend high school years committed suicide play titled adam letter focus fictional suicide note script adam letter play wasn written years adam song came writer adam letter said play written different title renamed released web adam letter actual suicide note written play script written years song absolutely connection whatsoever note writing song token naming central character coincidence goes original script knowledge music time memoir drummer travis wrote song title taken sketch band writes song encouraging particular fan kill creator confirmed commenting fans knowing tribute thought pretty cool recording production adam song tracks composed recorded state nearly absent final album band halfway finished recording developed idea worried bit far depressing trying receptive idea remember day played adam song tom travis like wow pretty heavy song good question record real song right direction song write good song record wanted write song don know people vocals usually alternate takes complete completed vocal track adam song single pretty high register night dinner like cent final track told idea include piano track came realized sound piano tried sounded said piano performed session musician best known work composition adam song departure content band previous singles favor slower tempo depressing lyrics mtv wrote explores new ground adam song setting aside normal pop punk punch influenced approach song pop punk alternative rock track composed key major set time signature common time tempo beats minute vocal range spans song begins narrator contemplating suicide lyrics thought die lyrics continue depressed sorry gone adam song includes reference come come includes lyrics time hurry choice don late adam song turn includes lyrics took time choice didn think drum track labeled creative beats career mainly consists basic beat repeated sections verses measure begins kick drum splash playing followed hit bell ride beat preceding open hat rings count beat kick snare floor tom hit simultaneously beat followed floor tom hits sixteenth note beat snare hit beats respectively song gradually builds powerful piano laden song final chorus conclusion uplifting view world tomorrow holds better days days feel alive wait outside noted guitar parts recorded gigantic sad choruses mixing extra ones didn little unclear going commercial performance adam song mainly commercial success united_states hit canada italy debuted billboard chart number issue dated march following weeks gradually ascended chart peak number issue dated april remained position seven weeks held position doors single peaked number bubbling hot chart trade magazine contained exclusive charts non commercial college radio airplay independent trend forward retail sales adam song number hit chart issue dated song sole appearance billboard hot airplay chart date peaking number song appearance chart came september spent weeks chart billboard issue july recognized single certified award radio spins song later appearance billboard position shortly release band sixth album neighborhoods october canada single debuted rock report chart compiled rpm number ensuing weeks position fluctuated reached peak number june appeared chart july number dropping italy single reached peak number spent weeks charts new_zealand song reached peak number spent weeks chart germany single fared poorly spending week reaching peak critical reception adam song generally considered band songs hints emotional maturity later releases particularly eponymous release washington_post deemed song powerful exploration exhaustion depression writing spin compared song music billboard recognized singles calling good old fashioned depressing song mainstream flair writing los_angeles_times called poignant essay teen suicide conversely los_angeles_times dubbed moving examination called rare departure usual fare writers club listed suicide related songs describing surprisingly affecting especially band reaches chorus song describes suicide crushing aftermath retrospective review billboard wrote breakthrough putting heads speed band verses let breathe bit resulting chorus arena worthy feel achieved state controversy song caused controversy set replay indefinitely nearby stereo year old teenager attended lost best friends massacre previous year hanged garage family home sympathetic stressed song meaning actually shopping management called told story happened like anti suicide song felt awful mean things kid life end way depressing adam song heart song having hard times life depressed going difficult period finding strength finding better place affected strongly song song hope writing knew specifically want kids think thought cool didn endorse way told received fan mail following song release fans contemplated suicide decided hearing song rolling_stone compared controversy suicide solution similarly playing teen committed suicide music video song music video directed debuted mtv total request live march consists performance footage trio warehouse wall decorated photographs verses photos origins explored different perspectives individuals near band band prepares play man conversation girl subsequently left read magazines inside late night convenience store melancholy woman attempts pay phone trio company friends practicing man looking sea solitary man deserted outdoor restaurant final montage consists personal photos band past use popular culture covers live performances song covered math rock group compilation guess growing combining adam song drake surfaced online called received positive review mtv called hip hop meets pop punk nostalgia wrote trust want watch article tyler sharp alternative press wrote bizarre unexpected way result maybe enjoyable following death born close friend wrote adam song hard perform permanently retired set list formats track listing songs written noted live tracks recorded november universal los_angeles california credits personnel credits adapted liner notes state locations recorded signature sound san_diego california mad studios los_angeles california conway recording studios hollywood california big fish studios california mixed hollywood california miami florida mastering hollywood california personnel charts
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