"In This Diary" is a song recorded by American

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. It was released in February 2003 as the lead single from their fourth album ''

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''. "In This Diary" was released to radio on February 11, 2003. It peaked at number 11 on the U.S. ''

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chart. The song can be heard in the closing credits of the 2004 film ''

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Music video

The accompanying music video shows the Ataris playing live, and was recorded at Capitol Milling in California. This shoot was later made into a live DVD, ''Live at Capitol Milling''.

Chart performance

References

{{authority control 2002 songs 2003 singles The Ataris songs Columbia Records singles