All Signs Point to Lauderdale

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"All Signs Point to Lauderdale"
Single by A Day to Remember
from the album What Separates Me from You
ReleasedMay 24, 2011
RecordedMay–July 2010,
The Wade Studio, Ocala, Florida
GenrePop punk[1]
Length3:17
LabelVictory
Songwriter(s)Tom Denney, Chad Gilbert, Jeremy McKinnon, Alex Shelnutt, Kevin Skaff, Neil Westfall
Producer(s)Chad Gilbert, Andrew Wade, Jeremy McKinnon
A Day to Remember singles chronology
"All I Want"
(2010) 		"All Signs Point to Lauderdale"
(2011) 		"It's Complicated"
(2011)

"All Signs Point to Lauderdale" is the second single from A Day to Remember's fourth album, What Separates Me from You, released on June 7, 2011.

Music and lyrics[edit]

Lead vocalist, Jeremy McKinnon wrote the lyrics, while the music was written by Tom Denney, McKinnon, guitarist Kevin Skaff, producer Chad Gilbert and A Day to Remember.[2] The title came from an occasion when McKinnon and bassist Joshua Woodard were in a rough neighborhood in West Palm Beach, Florida.[3] The pair were walking down Drexel Road in the early hours of the morning; they looked up to notice signs saying "Fort Lauderdale".[4] In an interview with PopCrush in 2011, McKinnon said "All Signs Point to Lauderdale" was when you get the "feeling like you're stuck in a place that's leading you nowhere" and "standing up for yourself and taking charge of your life."[5] The song talks "about being young and stuck in a town that you feel like you don't belong in. Sometimes, you feel like you want to get away from everything and everybody and do your own thing."[6]

Release and reception[edit]

The song impacted radio on May 24, 2011.[7] The music video for the song was filmed in one day in Los Angeles when the group had a day-off from touring.[5] The idea for which came from the band's management.[8] The music video premiered on MTV2 on June 7, 2011.[9] "All Signs Point to Lauderdale" charted on both Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks and Rock Songs charts, at number 32 and number 48, respectively.[10] The track was voted as number 10 in the "10 Best Rock Songs of 2011" by AOL Radio.[11] "All Signs Point to Lauderdale" is available as downloadable content for Rock Band games.[12] The song was included on Warped Tour 2011 Tour Compilation.[13] Rick Florino of Artistdirect called the song "incisive and infectious".[6]

Track listing[edit]

Digital download
  1. "All Signs Point to Lauderdale" – 3:17
Promotional CD
  1. "All Signs Point to Lauderdale (Radio Edit)" – 3:17

Chart positions[edit]

Chart (2011) Peak
Position
U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs[10] 32
U.S. Billboard Rock Songs[10] 48

Personnel[edit]

Personnel per album booklet.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Christopher, James. "What Separates Me from You - A Day to Remember". AllMusic. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  2. ^ a b What Separates Me from You (Booklet). A Day to Remember. Victory. 2010. VR603.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ ADayToRememberVEVO (October 22, 2011). "What Separates Me From You Track Commentary". YouTube. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  4. ^ PitCamProduction (March 20, 2011). "A DAY TO REMEMBER - Interview with Neil Westfall & Kevin Skaff at Huxleys, Berlin / www.PitCam.tv". YouTube. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "A Day to Remember Feel 'Washed Up' in 'All Signs Point to Lauderdale'". Popcrush.com. May 5, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  6. ^ a b Florino, Rick (November 22, 2010). "A Day To Remember Talk "What Separates Me From You," "Call of Duty: Black Ops" and "Diablo 3" @ARTISTdirect". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  7. ^ "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. May 17, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  8. ^ Emmalee (September 30, 2011). "A Day To Remember Sit Down for an Interview with IAMTHETREND.COM". I Am The Trend. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  9. ^ "Alternative Press | News | A Day To Remember release "All Signs Point To Lauderdale" music video". Altpress.com. June 7, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  10. ^ a b c "A Day to Remember - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  11. ^ "10 Best Rock Songs of 2011". AOL Radio Blog. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  12. ^ "A Day to Remember // Songs // Rock Band®". Rockband.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  13. ^ "iTunes - Music - 2011 Warped Tour Compilation by Various Artists". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
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