Hands Down (song)

"Hands Down"
Single by Dashboard Confessional
from the album A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar
Released August 12, 2003
10 November, 2003
Format CD
Genre Emo, alternative rock
Length 3:06
Label Vagrant Records
Songwriter(s) Chris Carrabba

"Hands Down" is a song by Dashboard Confessional that was originally recorded for the acoustic So Impossible EP in 2001, which told the story of a date that Chris Carrabba had in his late teens/early twenties. It was later re-recorded and released as the lead single for the LP A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar in 2003 with a full band. Carrabba has said that this song is about the best day and date that he's ever had, and introduces it as such at concerts. "Hands Down" was released to radio on July 15, 2003.[1]

The song peaked at No. 8 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart, marking Dashboard Confessional's first top-10 hit.

Track listing

UK Maxi Single

  1. "Hands Down" 3:07
  2. "I Do" 3:12
  3. "Saints and Sailors" (MTV Unplugged Version) 2:33
  4. "Hands Down" (Video CD-ROM)

Chart performance

Chart (2003) Peak
position
U.S. Alternative Songs (Billboard)[2] 8

References

  1. ↑ "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Dashboard Confessional Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
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