Released November 5, 2003 Label Columbia | Genre Emo, alternative rock Writer(s) Kris Roe | |
Length 4:15 (standard version)
4:09 (acoustic version) "The Saddest Song"
(2003) "Not Capable of Love"
(2006) | ||
"The Saddest Song" is a single by The Ataris from their fourth album, So Long, Astoria. "The Saddest Song" was released to radio on September 9, 2003. It reached #27 on the US Modern Rock Tracks.
This song was written by singer Kris Roe about being away from his daughter, Starla. He also cites his own broken childhood.
The accompanying music video shows the band playing in an abandoned house with a little girl trying to find them.
Chart performance
"The Saddest Song" peaked at number 27 on the US Modern Rock chart.
References
The Saddest Song Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA