the last song

"The Last Song" is a song by The All-American Rejects and is the second single released from their self-titled debut album. The CD single was released in the United Kingdom on November 10, 2003 through the label Polydor Records. According to lead singer Tyson Ritter in a 2003 interview with MTV about the new single, he said the song came to being after he "got inspired to write something that wasn't about an all-girl topic" and "[i]t's about leaving your town and making something of yourself,". He also commented that the second single was a favorite since "The Last Song" worked as an autobiographical send-off that wrapped-up The All-American Rejects. "The Last Song" was on the "Modern Rocks Tracks" chart for eight weeks, from May 24 to July 12, 2003. It also spent one week on the UK's Top 75 chart during the week of November 22, 2003. The music video of "The Last Song" was shot in Pasadena, California and was directed by Charles Jensen. Once the video was finished, it was released in...