When I Get Home, You're So Dead Explained

When I Get Home, You're So Dead
Cover:When I Get Home, You're So Dead.jpg
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Type:single
Artist:Mayday Parade
Album:A Lesson in Romantics
Studio:Tree Sound Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)
Label:Fearless
Chronology:Mayday Parade
Next Title:Jamie All Over
Next Year:2008

"When I Get Home, You're So Dead" is a song by American rock band Mayday Parade. It is the group's debut single and was released as the lead single on December 3, 2007 from their debut studio album, A Lesson in Romantics.[1]

Background

"When I Get Home, You're So Dead" premiered on the band's MySpace page on June 6, 2007.[2] It was later released as the lead single from A Lesson in Romantics on December 3, 2007.[1] The song originally was not intended to be on the album before Fearless Records encouraged the group to have it on the record. Lead vocalist Derek Sanders recalled, "I don't think that was something that we would have done. But Fearless really wanted us to do that."[3] The song is about, "the anger the band fostered."[4]

Composition and recording

"When I Get Home, You're So Dead" was written by Jason Lancaster, Derek Sanders, Jeremy Lenzo, Alex Garcia, Jake Bundrick and Brooks Betts while production was handled by Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount.[5] The track runs at 146 BPM and is in the key of A minor.[6]

The track was one of the first songs the band had ever wrote.[7] It appeared on their debut EP, Tales Told by Dead Friends,[7] recorded at the Earthsound Recording Studio in Valdosta, Georgia.[8] It was re-recorded for their debut studio album at Tree Sound Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. Speaking about why the group chose to re-record the track with AbsolutePunk, the band stated, "When I get home was a song that got a great response from people all over the country so we decided to have that on the album so that kids could rock out to a new version [...] we love playing that song, it's so energetic and a crowd favorite and we didn't want to stop playing it when the new CD came out."[9]

Critical reception

New York Post stated that the song is, "the ultimate reminder that sometimes girls make boys cry, too."[10] Joe DeAndrea of AbsolutePunk stated that the re-recorded version of "When I Get Home, You're So Dead" was "clearly better" than the original one that appeared on their debut EP.[11]

Music video

The music video for "When I Get Home, You're So Dead" was directed by Marco de la Torre and was shot in September 2007.[12] The music video premiered on November 14, 2007.[13] In 2008, the music video was nominated for two MTV Video Music Awards for Best Rock Video and Video of the Year.[14]

Credits and personnel

Mayday Parade

Additional musicians

Production

Release history

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DateFormatLabel
VariousDecember 3, 2007Digital downloadFearless

Notes and References

  1. Web site: When I Get Home, You're So Dead - Single by Mayday Parade. Spotify. February 16, 2023.
  2. Web site: Mayday Parade Post Re-Recorded Album Track. AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. Brandon Allin. June 6, 2007. December 15, 2023. dead. https://archive.today/20140714020001/http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=242845. July 14, 2014.
  3. Mayday Parade didn't originally want this song on A Lesson In Romantics. Alternative Press. September 28, 2020. February 17, 2023.
  4. 10 scene song lyrics that probably wouldn't have been sung in 2020. Alternative Press. March 31, 2020. February 17, 2023.
  5. Web site: When I Get Home, You're So Dead – Mayday Parade. AllMusic. August 17, 2023.
  6. Web site: Key and BPM of When I Get Home, You're So Dead by Mayday Parade. Musicstax.com. July 10, 2007. February 16, 2023.
  7. Mayday Parade announce 'Tales Told By Dead Friends' 10-year tour. Alternative Press. Tyler Sharp. July 27, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160728114707/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/mayday_parade_announce_tales_told_by_dead_friends_10_year_tour. July 28, 2016. December 15, 2023.
  8. Web site: Mayday Parade - Tales Told By Dead Friends Credits. AllMusic. December 15, 2023.
  9. Web site: Mayday Parade - 06.15.07. AbsolutePunk. Jamie Pham. June 15, 2007. https://archive.today/20150828214115/http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=245796. August 28, 2015. December 15, 2023.
  10. Web site: 207 Best Songs to Download From 2007. New York Post. NYP Holdings, Inc. Mary Huhn. December 28, 2007. February 16, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20150831051231/http://nypost.com/2007/12/28/207-best-songs-to-download-from-2007/. August 31, 2015.
  11. Web site: DeAndrea. Joe. Mayday Parade - A Lesson in Romantics. AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. June 26, 2007. December 15, 2023. dead. https://archive.today/20130111221130/http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=247896. January 11, 2013.
  12. Web site: Mayday Parade To Shoot Music Video. AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. Joe DeAndrea. August 29, 2007. December 15, 2023. dead. https://archive.today/20160307140745/http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=262750. March 7, 2016.
  13. Web site: Mayday Parade: When I Get Home, You're So Dead. Aubin Paul. November 14, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20150828203659/http://www.punknews.org/article/26520/videos-mayday-parade-when-i-get-home-youre-so-dead. August 28, 2015. February 17, 2023.
  14. Web site: Daily VMA Update: Mayday Parade Cuts to the Chase With Their Nomination Plea. MTV. Viacom. Tamar Anitai. August 12, 2008. February 17, 2023. August 29, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150829202737/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2008/08/12/daily-vma-update-mayday-parade-cuts-to-the-chase-with-their-nomination-plea/. dead.

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